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Where The Wild Things Are – movie review

Where The Wild Things Are – movie review

By Philip Lee McCall II on October 27, 2009

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This most beloved children’s book gets a film treatment, and like many I went to the theatre with fond memories of childhood and reading Where The Wild Things Are. The film by Spike Jonze starts off very stylized as the audience sees the world through Max’s eyes and discovers a lonely boy with a vivid imagination, who is starved for attention. Right from the start of the film it felt flat and distant for me and somewhat unpolished.

Read the full review after the jump…

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Where the Wild Things Are – new clips from Spike Jonze film

Where the Wild Things Are – new clips from Spike Jonze film

By Jay Tomio on October 3, 2009

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We have over 7-minutes of footage via clips from the Spike Jonze adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are below. Not too long away from hitting theaters, so I’ve been expecting a bit more to pop up soon! Last month we got a set of character posters, and earlier, two trailers to gaze that bring the Sendak world to life.

Check them out after the jump…

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more Where the Wild Things Are character posters

more Where the Wild Things Are character posters

By Jay Tomio on September 16, 2009

where the wild things are character poster 4 2Last week, MySpace debuted a set of Where the Wild Things Are character banners. This time Cinematical got the honors of completing the set, and delivered with an Imax poster to boot!–more Spike Jonze/Sendak monsters!

Check them out after the jump…

Posted in Books, Movies | Tagged Fantasy, Maurice Sendak, Movie Poster, Spike Jonze, Warner Bros., Where the Wild Things Are | 1 Response

More Where The Wild Things Are images

More Where The Wild Things Are images

By Jay Tomio on September 15, 2009

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The NY Times has ran a feature called Magical Mystery Tour, dealing with the art direction of the upcoming Spike Jonze adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s Where The Wild Things Are. As the process is explained, the bits are accompanied by five new images from the film. After you check out the images below, the feature is definitely worth the read. Just in this month we’ve got a lot of new Where the Wild Things Are news with new character posters, tv spots, and film one-sheet.

Get more wild after the jump…

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Where the Wild Things Are TV Spots

Where the Wild Things Are TV Spots

By Jay Tomio on September 14, 2009

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Just a few days ago we posted some new character banners for the film, and now a couple of TV Spots for the Spike Jonze take on Where the Wild Things Are are now online. There’s some new footage in these bits including some wild thang battlin’, so completists don’t blink!

Watch them after the jump…

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Where the Wild Things Are character posters!

Where the Wild Things Are character posters!

By Jay Tomio on September 10, 2009

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Just last week we got a new poster for the Spoke Jonze helmed Where the Wild Things Are film adaptation, and now MySpace has debuted 4 character banners featuring Max (Max Records), Carol (voiced by James Gandolfini), Judith (voiced by Catherine O’Hara), and KW (voiced by Lauren Ambrose).

Check them out after the jump…

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New Where the Wild Things Are Poster

New Where the Wild Things Are Poster

By Jay Tomio on September 4, 2009

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Earlier in the month we got our second trailer to Spike Jonze helmed Where the Wild Things Are adaptation of the classic children’s novel by Mauruce Sendak. Today, (via MSN) we are posting the third poster that we’ve noted from the film.

Check it out after the jump…

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New Where the Wild Things Are trailer!

New Where the Wild Things Are trailer!

By Jay Tomio on August 7, 2009

wildthingsaremovieUmmmm…wow! The initial trailer for the Spike Jonze adaptation hit us in March, and now we have a second amazing trailer.

Must see after the jump…

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second Where the Wild Things Are poster!

second Where the Wild Things Are poster!

By Jay Tomio on April 7, 2009

where_the_wild_things_are_posterMan, I was talking up my excitement for Avatar and I forgot all about Where the Wild Things Are. Everything we’ve seen – images, the first trailer and poster has been incredible and now a second poster has been revealed.

Check it after the break . .

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Where the Wild Things Are trailer (HD)

Where the Wild Things Are trailer (HD)

By Jay Tomio on March 25, 2009

where-the-wild-thigns-are-trailerIt’s here! The trailer for Where the Wild Things Are!

We’ve had images and posters, and now we finally have video of the Spike Jonze adaptation . . .

Posted in Movies | Tagged Maurice Sendak, Spike Jonze, Trailer, Warner Bros., Where the Wild Things Are | 2 Responses

New Images from Where the Wild Things Are

New Images from Where the Wild Things Are

By Jay Tomio on March 23, 2009

where-the-wild-things-are More images from the Spike Jonze adaptation of Sendaks’s classic Where the Wild Things Are have hit the web via USA Today, and it’s really more of the same goodness we’ve been seeing.

This should look ridiculous, but like via Sendak these images . . .

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Where the Wild Things Are movie poster

Where the Wild Things Are movie poster

By Jay Tomio on March 17, 2009

where-the-wild-things-areA poster for the forthcoming Spike Jonze film adaptation of the classic book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak was in Nick Magazine.

The film is scheduled . . .

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