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.
Posted 10.30.2009 | Comedy
Via Gotcha Media comes this spoof of "Where the Wild Things Are" You know what's scarier than monsters? Hipsters. But whatever, you don't have to be s...
Olivia Rosewood | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living
When a feeling is heard, it becomes safe and friendly. It's only when wild things (or emotions) are locked away that we have reason to fear them.
Jonathan Kim | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment
Making a fantasy movie about a 9-year-old learning to understand his emotions and empathize with others seems like an almost impossible task, and Jonze pulled it off in a way I could have never imagined.
The Hollywood Ham | Posted 10.21.2009 | Comedy
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.
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment
With courageous creativity Spike Jonze has taken Sendak's book and produced a visually astounding and psychologically turbulent film that warrants recognition in its own right.
Amy Hungerford | Posted 10.20.2009 | Books
Storytelling -- in words, pictures, film -- is a flexible art in which compelling stories produce unlimited creative responses that can enchant us, can move or madden us.
Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment
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.
August J. Pollak | Posted 10.19.2009 | Comedy
Clever humor about a current issue! Hooray! To see more of August J. Pollak's cartoon "Some Guy With a Website," check out the archive....
AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — "Where the Wild Things Are" proved a bigger hit with adult audiences than family crowds as the adaptation of Maurice Sendak's belo...
Brian Dickie | Posted 10.16.2009 | Chicago
We watched HBO's documentary on Maurice Sendak alternately with laughter and tears. Maurice has been an important part of my life for the last 29 years.
Deanna Neil | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living
We want to get kids outside, but who should lead the way: teachers, parents or kids themselves? Deciding the best approach for reengaging kids with nature means knowing where the problem stems from.
Rob Fishman | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment
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.
AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 10.20.2009 | Books
LOS ANGELES — Before joining the cast of "Where the Wild Things Are," the actors had fond memories of Maurice Sendak's picture book about an unr...
people.com | Nicholas White | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment
Not many child stars -- not even Macaulay Culkin -- get to romp (sans parents) with the Wild Things. Unknown child actor, Max Records, 12, was pluc...
Scott Mendelson | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment
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.
Kim Morgan | Posted 10.17.2009 | Entertainment
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
AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 10.12.2009 | Entertainment
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...
Newsweek | Ramin Setoodeh and Andrew Romano | Posted 10.12.2009 | Books
To discuss the dark, unorthodox adaptation, Sendak invited us over, along with Jonze and novelist-screenwriter Dave Eggers (who participated via speak...
Molly Magid Hoagland | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living
In a story my older son wrote, a volcano asks a question of a flamingo, a camel, a beehive and an okapi: "What month are you gonna die in?" He's been thinking about death for a year now.
Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.08.2009 | Comedy
Inside all of us is...poop. That's the tagline and message of the new Spike Jonze "joint" about pooping. Well, it would be if this were a real trailer...
Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 04.25.2009 | Entertainment
The trailer for the long-awaited Spike Jonze adaptation of "Where the Wild Things Are" is finally out. The big-screen version of the Maurice Sendak ...
Jan Herman | Posted 04.09.2009 | Entertainment
Henry Kisor has posted on his news blog an item called The 'Inept Blob' vs. the 'Inhuman Turd,' about the nasty friction between the novelist Nelson A...
Alex Remington | Posted 11.16.2009 | Entertainment