Spike Jonze

Is Jay-Z And Kanye's Car A Work Of Art?

Posted 02.24.2012

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It was a glorious day when the music video for "Otis," the first single from super-collaboration "Watch the Throne" was released. Yet in a music video...

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Top 11 Celeb REMARRIAGES Of 2011

Posted 12.15.2011

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While 2011 was a big year in celebrity splits (think Kim, Ashton and J.Lo), it was also a huge year for celeb remarriages. Some stars married their...

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WATCH: Genius Or Sellout?

Posted 12.07.2011

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There are the starving artists, burning unacknowledged works to keep warm in the wintertime, and then there are these artists. In the slideshow below,...

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A Stop-Motion Skeleton Romance

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Mourir Aupres De Toi, Olympia Le-Tan, Spike Jonze, Culture News

Spike Jonze's latest film is a tender skeleton love story, done in felt stop-motion animation. "Mourir Aupres de Toi" or "To Die By Your Side" tak...

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WATCH: Spike Jonze's New Animated Short

Posted 12.18.2011

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With his adaptation of Maurice Sendak's "Where The Wild Things Are" and his recent robot love story, "I'm Here," Spike Jonze has been on a creative st...

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WATCH: You've Never Seen Kanye West And Jay-Z Like This

Posted 10.16.2011

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Although it may be hard to beat the Spike Jonze-directed "Otis," the first video off Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Watch the Throne," music video director J...

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WATCH: Jay-Z And Kanye West Premiere Their New Video, 'Otis'

Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Video, Jay-Z, Music, Kanye West, Bv-Video, Hip-Hop, Spike Jonze, Black Voices News

Jay-Z & Kanye West defied the digital odds by thwarting any pre-release leaks of their much-hyped collaborative effort, "Watch the Throne." The only s...

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Jay-Z/Kanye Collaboration: You Can Add Spike Jonze To That

Posted 10.02.2011

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Is the world going to implode soon? Spike Jonze was just thrown into the Jay-Z/Kanye mix to round off a trinity of awesomeness. Consequence of Sound r...

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10 Visionary Music Video Directors

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Kanye West, Director, Thriller, Lady GaGa, Beyonce, Michel Gondry, Fatboy Slim, D'Angelo, Video, Music Video, Marco Brambilla, Christopher Walken, John Landis, Hype Williams, White Stripes, Spike Jonze, Mark Romanek, Arts News

Its been a long journey for the music video. Nowadays, we look forward to a new Lady Gaga or Kanye West video almost as much as we look forward to the...

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LISTEN: Arcade Fire Team With David Byrne

Posted 07.23.2011

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Arcade Fire are gearing up to release a deluxe edition of last year's smash hit album The Suburbs which garnered the band a Grammy for album of the ye...

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After Midnight In Cannes, Johnny Depp And Spike Jonze At The Bar

The Wrap | Posted 07.14.2011

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It's after midnight on Saturday, and the fourth installment of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has premiered at the festival in Cannes. The moguls and star...

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WATCH: Breakdancing To Yo-Yo Ma

Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Saint-Saens, Yo-Yo Ma, Opening Ceremony, Camille Saint-Saens, Cello, Youtube, Ballet, Dance, Lil Buck, The Swan, The Dying Swan, Spike Jonze, Arts News

You don't have to wear a tutu to be en pointe. In this modernized treatment of "The Swan," a cello standard composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, cellist ...

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I (Heart) The Fighter

Regina Weinreich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The King's Speech, The Social Network, David O. Russell, Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg, True Grit, The Fighter, Melissa Leo, Amy Adams, Coen Brothers, Frank Rich, Rosie Perez, Jeannie Berlin, Geoffrey Fletcher, Spike Jonze, Entertainment News
Regina Weinreich

Last week's retrospective of David O. Russell's career had me thinking of a new category: Movie with the Biggest Heart. The Fighter may vie with Toy Story 3, but in the end would topple all contenders.

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Celebs Compete In 'Spelling Bee For Cheaters' To Benefit 826LA

GNN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 826la, Dianna-Agron, John Krasinski, Jimmy Kimmel, Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers, Literacy, Education, Kids Reading, Impact News

We're betting Quinn Fabray can spell "Glee," but can Dianna Agron, the actress who plays her on the hit musical comedy, win a spelling bee? She'll try...

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A Spelling Bee for Cheaters Is Coming on August 14th

826LA | Posted 05.25.2011

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826LA

"I still go to work with my dad on Saturdays and during vacation. Sometimes I get paid and sometimes I don't, but I am okay with that because I unders...

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Mighty Movie Podcast Special: Lance Bangs on The Lazarus Effect

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Persons

Before the big show this weekend (Jean-Pierre Jeunet on Micmacs and George Romero on Survival of the Dead, yippee!), here's a bonus episode focusing o...

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HuffPost Review: Where the Wild Things Are: The IMAX Experience

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Mendelson

The idea of high-quality entertainment that is specifically directed at children seems to be an oxymoron in the critical community. However, Where the Wild Things Are, is very much a high-quality children's movie.

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At the Tender Age of 39, Spike Jonze Receives a Retrospective at MoMA

Jane Levere | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Forest Whitaker, Museum of Modern Art, Kanye West, Maurice Sendak, New York Public Library, No Age, Spike Jonze, New York News
Jane Levere

The centerpiece of the retrospective will be two special programs: Jonze will appear with author Maurice Sendak, and there will be an evening of skate videos where No Age will perform.

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Where the Wild Things Are: A Monstrously Mediocre Children's Movie

Alex Remington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alex Remington

Spike Jonze does a great job of evoking the weird and making it normal, but he's never quite pulled off believable emotion. Ultimately, that's what sinks Where the Wild Things Are.

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Wild Things Is Where the Entertainment Isn't

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Single Mother, Wild Things, Children's Book, Fantasy, Maurice Sendak, Spike Jonze, Movie Review, Where the Wild Things Are, Max Records, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini, Dave Eggers, Catherine O'hara, Chris Cooper, Entertainment News
Jackie K. Cooper

Where the Wild Things Are sounds like a fun film for the kids and an emotional one for adults, but it isn't. The film is much too scary for younger children and much too boring for older ones.

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'Where The Wild Things Are' Makes Some Kids Cover Eyes, Ears

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Spike Jonze recalls how Maurice Sendak urged him to make the movie version of "Where the Wild Things Are" as dangerous as the book...

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Hipsters Ironically Boycott Where The Wild Things Are

The Hollywood Ham | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Karen O, Where the Wild Things Are Trailer, Dave Eggers, Where the Wild Things Are, Urban Outfitters, Couples Retreat, The Believer, Spike Jonze, Comedy News
The Hollywood Ham

Those Hipsters who did go to the movies this weekend built on the ironic support for Where The Wild Things Are by seeing Couples Retreat.

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Let the Wild Rumpus Start! Where the Wild Things Are

Kim Morgan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak, Max Records, Spike Jonze, Entertainment News
Kim Morgan

Jonze's masterstroke, Where the Wild Things Are ,isn't just a children's art film, it's an art film in itself. It's a lovely, emotional work of masterful mayhem

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Spike Jonze Slaps Kanye West In Viral Video

Posted 05.25.2011

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Kanye West's head is known to be a bit swollen, so director Spike Jonze probably knew he would have an easy time pushing out this mock behind-the-scen...

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Here We Wild Things Are

Rob Fishman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Balloon Boy, Boy in Balloon, James Gandolfini, Falcon Heene Balloon, Where the Wild Things Are, Falcon Heene, Maurice Sendak, Lauren Ambrose, Spike Jonze, Entertainment News
Rob Fishman

In lieu of an old-fashioned grounding, Falcon Heene's parents should indulge in some down-to-earth parenting, and take him to see Where the Wild Things Are this weekend.

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