'Wild Things' gobble up weekend box office Oct 20, 2009
Author Maurice Sendak (L), director Spike Jonze (C) and actor Max Records attends the "Where The Wild Things Are" premiere at Alice Tully Hall on October 13, in New York City ... The screen adaptation of Maurice Sendak's 1963 picture book about a rebellious boy who sails away to an island populated by giant toothy monsters earned 32. (Yahoo! Asia News)
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LOS ANGELES "Where the Wild Things Are" proved a bigger hit with adult audiences than family crowds as the adaptation of Maurice Sendak's beloved children's book debuted at No. 1 with $32. 5 million. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Jewish Stars 10/16 (30) Oct 19, 2009
The film adaptation of Maurice Sendak s classic 1963 children s book Where the Wild Things Are hits movie theaters on Fri. Oct. 16. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Adults lead 'Wild Things' at box office Oct 19, 2009
5M box-office rumpus101909marquee1Associated Press LOS ANGELES - "Where the Wild Things Are" proved a bigger hit with adult audiences than family crowds as the adaptation of Maurice Sendak's beloved children's book debuted at No. 1 with $32 ... LOS ANGELES - Where the Wild Things Are proved a bigger hit with adult audiences than family crowds as the adaptation of Maurice Sendak s beloved children s book debuted at No. 1 with $32. (Athens Banner-Herald)
"Where The Wild Things Are" tops box office Oct 19, 2009
Based on a popular 1963 children story by novelist Maurice Sendak, the film deals with an adventure where Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world--a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler. Reception of the film have been generally favorable. (Xinhuanet, China)
Box Office Weekend: A Winner With Wild Things Oct 19, 2009
" Think of the beasties as members of the Snuffleupagus family, with a Catskills tinge. But audiences of all ages paid to see it, and the film played especially well (an A- CinemaScore rating) among those under 25. Its road was paved by the success of another favorite children's book brought to the screen, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, which on the previous four weekends had ranked in the top three spots and on Thursday cracked $100 million at the North American box office. It's an open... (Time.com)
"Wild Things": A Real Dream Oct 19, 2009
David Edelstein Says Film of Maurice Sendak Classic Avoids the Synthetic, Processed Sheen of Modern Kids' Movies ... A gala premiere for Spike Jonze's film adaptation of the classic Maurice Sendak book. (CBS News)
DVD Report: This week's new releases Oct 18, 2009
Before Spike Jonze interpreted Maurice Sendak, there was this faithful animated short. The hourlong disc also features Chicken Soup With Rice and others by Sendak, with music by Carole King. (Boston Globe)
Movie review capsules Oct 17, 2009
Where the Wild Things Are In adapting Maurice Sendak s classic book, director Spike Jonze has teased out the melancholy along with the magic. The film has more than its share of wild rumpuses, but its heart is in what happens after the rumpus dies down. (Boston Globe)
Will Wild Things be a monster hit? Oct 17, 2009
It's not what I thought Spike Jonze's long-awaited version of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are would be like, simply because we don't do people in fur suits any more ... But Maurice Sendak, who is now 81, had been trying for years to find someone to adapt his 1963 classic when his production partner saw the young Spike Jonze's video for the Beastie Boys' Sabotage. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Jonze stays close to spirit of book Oct 17, 2009
By WALTER ADDIEGO San Francisco Chronicle Considering what Hollywood has done to Dr. Seuss (check out "The Cat in the Hat" with Mike Myers), fans of Maurice Sendak were right to worry about the movie version of "Where the Wild Things Are." Advertisement The film is here, and judging by what's on the screen, they can rest easy: "Wild Things" was clearly put in good hands, those of director Spike Jonze and co-writer Dave Eggers ... SH09J062PROFILE Oct. 13, 2009 -- From left, actor Paul Dano,... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Return to Sendak Oct 16, 2009
Sadly, you can now add Maurice Sendak s 1963 classic Where the Wild Things Are to that list ... Sadly, you can now add Maurice Sendak s 1963 classic Where the Wild Things Are to that list. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Maurice Sendak's Thin Skin Oct 16, 2009
Where the Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak can't stop positioning himself as Bruno Bettelheim's victim ... For 20 years or longer, author-illustrator Maurice Sendak has claimed that child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim mercilessly attacked his 1963 book Where the Wild Things Are when it was first published, causing him and the book great damage. (Slate)
Film Review: 'Wild Things' lacks warmth, whimsy Oct 16, 2009
"Max Records plays Max, a kid who should be beyond donning his old whiskered wolf suit and terrorizing his mom (Catherine Keener). In a wintry opening built around an ends-in-tears snowball fight with his sister's teenage friends, Max comes off as an impulsive, hyper and self-centered brat. But he's sensitive enough to escape to his plush-toy filled room, and to oblige with a fanciful tale when his hard-pressed single mom sighs, "I could use a story. " WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE HH (out of 5)... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
‘Where the Wild Things Are’ takes Sendak’s story on a voyage to the end of childhood Oct 16, 2009
In adapting Maurice Sendak s slender 1963 picture-book classic, director Spike Jonze and writer Dave Eggers have teased out the melancholy along with the magic ... Written by: Dave Eggers, based on the book by Maurice Sendak. (Boston Globe)
Facing our monsters: How Maurice Sendak tamed the 'Wild Things' Oct 16, 2009
Facing our monsters: How Maurice Sendak tamed the 'Wild Things ... Published in 1963, it was Maurice Sendak's first picture book, and it is brilliant ... His newest book is "Making Mischief: A Maurice Sendak Appreciation" (William Morrow; $27. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Stars Reflect on Sendak's "Wild Things" Oct 16, 2009
A gala premiere for Spike Jonze's film adaptation of the classic Maurice Sendak book ... (AP) Before joining the cast of "Where the Wild Things Are," the actors had fond memories of Maurice Sendak's picture book about an unruly boy's journey to a make-believe realm of monsters after he's sent to his room without his supper ... A Gala Premiere for the Spike Jonze Film Adaptation of Maurice Sendak's Classic Book. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Where The Wild Things Are (2009) - ... Oct 16, 2009
Those with a soft spot for Maurice Sendak's beloved meditation on childhood anger will want to steer well clear of this melancholic mess of emo film-making ... Not much fodder for an hour and a half feature movie, but film director and critical darling Spike Jonze (who was personally nominated for the project by the book's author Maurice Sendak) and Away We Go scribe Dave Eggers knocked ten meager sentences into a full screenplay ... Maurice Sendak Defanged - Where The Mild Things Are. (Suite101.com)
Fun Film Trivia from Where The Wild... Oct 16, 2009
Spike Jonze, director of the film based on Maurice Sendak's popular children's story, delivers a melancholy tale of an insecure, young boy with a powerful imagination ... The film s screenplay is based the classic children s picture book Where The Wild Things Are , written by its illustrator, Maurice Sendak. (Suite101.com)
Where The Wild Things Are Oct 16, 2009
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Newsweek: Are new kids' movies too scary? Oct 16, 2009
For the past five years, Wild Things had been his life: writing the screenplay with author Dave Eggers in San Francisco; brainstorming with the picture book's author, Maurice Sendak, in Connecticut; filming on the cliffs of southern Australia; clashing with studio executives in Los Angeles. "I was looking at him, trying to seeis he just messing with me now?" Jonze told NEWSWEEK in an. (MSNBC -- News)
Kids books face a rough path to the big screen Oct 15, 2009
But what happens when the original book is something like Maurice Sendaks Where the Wild Things Are, which is just a few sentences long ... Maurice Sendak's classic kids story comes to life in this new film from Spike Jones and writer Dave Eggers ... So its no wonder that Maurice Sendak has heartily endorsed Where the Wild Things Are while Dr. Seuss widow announced that Cat would be the last live-action adaptation of her husbands work. (MSNBC -- News)
Red carpet report: 'Where the Wild Things Are' Oct 15, 2009
Director Spike Jonze, center, gathers the other driving forces behind Where the Wild Things Are -- author Maurice Sendak and star Max Records. By Bronwyn Barnes, Special for USA TODAY NEW YORK He created a vast wilderness inhabited by scary creatures in , but still seemed overwhelmed by the line of media and photographers that assembled in the urban jungle for the premiere of the big-screen adaptation of his classic book. (USA Today -- Life)
Flicks: Where The Wild Things Are is another grandiose nostalgia trip Oct 15, 2009
Here s what I know about Where the Wild Things Are, written by Maurice Sendak in 1964. Rebellious, angry boy goes to island populated by fat, horned bovine/porcine things seeking direction. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Running Rampant Oct 15, 2009
British juvenile author Francis Spufford described the book I'm referring to as "one of the very few picture books to make an entirely deliberate, and beautiful, use of the psychoanalytic story of anger." I am of course talking about "Where the Wild things Are," a 1963 children's book by Maurice Sendak. The book opens with a wolf-costumed Max running amok in the house, chasing the dog with a fork and growling at his mother. (Kalona News, IA)
Parents guide to new movie releases Oct 15, 2009
The beloved and award-winning children's book, which Maurice Sendak wrote and illustrated 45 years ago, still holds up beautifully today because it shows keen insight into the conflicted nature of kids - the delight and the frustration that can often co-exist simultaneously ... Spike Jonze recalls how Maurice Sendak urged him to make the movie version of "Where the Wild Things Are" as dangerous as the book was when the children's classic came out in 1963 ... Spike Jonze recalls how Maurice... (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Wild Things author isnt wild about Hollywood Oct 14, 2009
Now 81, Maurice Sendak no longer feels tied to book, admires adaptation ... Maurice Sendak, Dave Eggers and Spike Jones talk about how Sendak's book inspired Jones' big-screen adaptation ... NEW YORK - About the hoopla surrounding the film adaptation of "Where the Wild Things Are," Maurice Sendak is characteristically gruff. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
"Wild Things" Writer Sendak, Ever-Untamed Oct 14, 2009
Director Spike Jonze and author Maurice Sendak on the set of "Where the Wild Things Are," the film adaptation of Sendak's classic children's book ... (AP) About the hoopla surrounding the film adaptation of "Where the Wild Things Are," Maurice Sendak is characteristically gruff. (CBS News)
Movie Review: Bold, gorgeous 'Where the Wild Things Are' roars its way to the big screen Oct 13, 2009
The beloved and award-winning children's book, which Maurice Sendak wrote and illustrated 45 years ago, still holds up beautifully today because it shows keen insight into the conflicted nature of kids the delight and the frustration that can often co-exist simultaneously. Jonze gets that, too. (FOX61, CT)
Naughty Boys Oct 12, 2009
Where the Wild Things Are, An Education review : The New Yorker (New Yorker)
In Max's mind Oct 12, 2009
Considering what Hollywood has done to Dr. Seuss (check out "The Cat in the Hat" with Mike Myers), fans of Maurice Sendak were right to worry about the movie version of "Where the Wild Things Are." The film is here, and judging by what's on the screen, they can rest easy: "Wild Things" was clearly put in good hands, those of director Spike Jonze and co-writer Dave Eggers ... Spike Jonze true to Sendak's 'Wild Things' Articles Considering what Hollywood has done to Dr. Seuss (check out "The Cat... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Daniel Zalewski on Picture Books Oct 12, 2009
In her anarchic spirit, she is a descendant of Maurice Sendak s Max, the wolf-suited boy from Where the Wild Things Are (1963). Though Max is also impressively naughty he chases his dog down the stairs while brandishing a fork his mother is not amused by his antics. (New Yorker)
The wildness within Oct 11, 2009
It s based on the upcoming film, Where the Wild Things Are, which Eggers co-wrote, which is, in turn, based on the classic children s story by Maurice Sendak. Our plot is simple enough. (Boston Globe)
Swiss writer Chessex, 75, dies Oct 10, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO -- Maurice Sendak wasted few words writing his 1963 children's picture book "Where the Wild Things Are." A scant 10 sentences were all he needed to tell the story of Max, a boy who is sent to his room without supper and imagines himself in a world of friendly creatures. It was originally to be horses, but Sendak, who also illustrated the book, couldn't draw them. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
NW: Jonze, Eggers, Sendak discuss Wild Things Oct 10, 2009
Now that we're grown-ups, we still can't help you, but we may have figured out where they really are: living with author Maurice Sendak in his Connecticut home. The front door is flanked by Wild Thing statuettes; vintage stuffed monsters and framed posters fill the living room. (MSNBC -- News)
‘Where the Wild Things Are’ screening at AMC Boston Common Oct 5, 2009
Adventures ensue in Where the Wild Things Are, a new film based on Maurice Sendak s book. The PG-rated movie screens tonight preceded by an audience Q&A with screenwriter Dave Eggers. (Boston Globe)
How Maurice Sendak made the world safe for monsters Oct 4, 2009
One of this fall s most anticipated films is Where the Wild Things Are, which attempts to bring the 338 words and 18 pictures of Maurice Sendak s classic children s book to life on the big screen. The stakes are high because the book is perfect; its simple story, about a misbehaving kid named Max and the creatures he meets on his imaginary voyage, is now a revered parable about growing up, staying young, and dealing with the unknown. (Boston Globe)
Where the wonder goes Oct 4, 2009
An awful lot is riding on the Spike Jonze film adaptation of the beloved 1963 Maurice Sendak picture book, which opens a week from Friday ... Take solace in this, then: The 81-year-old Maurice Sendak has given his blessing to the new movie. (Boston Globe)
HISD bans 5 books deemed offensive Sep 24, 2009
In all, the district banned five books, including La Cocina de Noche by Maurice Sendak. The American Civil Liberties Union Wednesday put out its report of all books banned in Texas schools. (KHOU.com, TX)
'Chance of Meatballs' tops weekend box-office Sep 21, 2009
That s good news for other adaptations of classic children s books on the horizon, namely the much anticipated big screen version of Maurice Sendak s Where the Wild Things Are. The Spike Jonze directed adaptation will be released Oct. 16. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Must-see movies: We're still looking for blue skies through those falling leaves Sep 15, 2009
Spike Jonze directs this adaptation of the Maurice Sendak classic. In a recent profile he cited John Cassavetes as a stylistic influence. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Wildly wise Sendak respected kids' experiences Sep 13, 2009
Organized by the Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia, the show presents a portrait of our era's most famous author and illustrator of books for children, Maurice Sendak. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle)
A look at this fall’s movies Sep 13, 2009
Where the Wild Things Are Spike Jonze s live-action version of Maurice Sendak s children s classic finally arrives. There s no computer-generated imagery; the wild things look like giant stuffed animals, but a little scarier. (Boston Globe)
Plenty of fare for geeks among autumn films Sep 7, 2009
16), director Spike Jonze crafts a live-action film from the classic children's book by Maurice Sendak (see Page 18). Nash sees "Surrogates" as one of those summer movies that either didn't stand a chance against other summer powerhouses like, say, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," or just didn't work. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Leaves and pages turn in the fall books preview Sep 7, 2009
Three whole months after publishing "Zeitoun," Eggers returns with this novelization of the Maurice Sendak story. (Eggers also co-wrote the script for the forthcoming film with director Spike Jonze. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The PG's Fall Movie Preview Sep 3, 2009
" Oct. 9 "Couples Retreat": Comedy about Midwesterners who head for a tropical island resort so one pair can work on their marriage and the others vacation but they learn participation in couples therapy is not optional. Oct. 16 "The Road": Esquire magazine called it "the most important movie of the year," and Western Pennsylvania residents are certainly looking forward to it. Based on the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name, it features Viggo Mortensen and young Kodi Smit-McPhee as father... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
What's on tap for fall visual arts Aug 31, 2009
There's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak: More than 100 drawings, watercolors and other material behind the work of one of the world's most influential authors of children's books, octogenarian Maurice Sendak ... Fall Arts Preview / Visual art Articles September There's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak: More than 100 drawings, watercolors and other material behind the work of one of the world's most influential authors of children's books, octogenarian Maurice Sendak. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
New Fall Books Penned by Prizewinners Aug 28, 2009
Maurice Sendak should be in high demand, and not for a new book, but because of the film version of "Where the Wild Things Are." Dave Eggers, who helped with the screenplay, also completed a novelization, in a fur-covered edition. Gregory Maguire of "Wicked" fame has written "Making Mischief: A Maurice Sendak Appreciation.". (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing Aug 27, 2009
By Bob Minzesheimer and Deirdre Donahue, USA TODAY Ted Kennedy's autobiography is still scheduled for release Sept. 14; Ronald Kessler breaks the top 30 with an inside look at the Secret Service; and Maurice Sendak is the latest author to have a book get a boost from a film adaptation. Kennedy's 'Compass': The publisher of Sen. (USA Today -- Life)
DGC/Interscope to Release Where the Wild Things Are Motion Picture Soundtrack: Original Songs by Karen O and the Kids Aug 21, 2009
"What I initially wanted to do was close to Cat Stevens in Harold & Maude, really simple, but memorably and seamlessly woven into the movie."Working with all these highly-empathetic musicians over of a couple of years on this soundtrack was a lesson in the power of collaboration," says O.Together, Karen O and the Kids created songs that are at times gargantuan and at others stripped-down and bittersweet. Jonze pushed O to pour as much heart and soul as she could muster into the songs, reminding... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Legendary Pictures Present Where the Wild Things Are Jul 21, 2009
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Facebook phenom Jun 28, 2009
2), author Maurice Sendak (41), former supermodel Tyra Banks (49) and poker star Chris Jesus Ferguson (100). Pretty humbling for a Helena guy, Morin said this week in a phone interview from Facebook s new Palo Alto headquarters. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Norwell Column: Class speaker Alex Ray's commencement address Jun 24, 2009
As I recall just a few of the steps we have taken on our own journey into adulthood, I am reminded of the classic children s book by Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are. In the story, a boy named Max, wearing a wolf costume, acts as a model of misbehavior. (Norwell Mariner, MA)
This little Alice' has her own fantasy world of wonder Jun 24, 2009
Laura Bauder is a graphic designer and longtime fan of several writers - Dr. Seuss, the pen name for children's book author Theodor Seuss Geisel; Maurice Sendak; and Lewis Carroll, the nom de plume for Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, who published Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1865. Bauder enjoys the intricate illustrations of these childhood classics, their quirkiness and outright silliness. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Aging books that never seem to go out of style May 2, 2009
In 1988, Where the Wild Things Are was written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Max puts on his wolf suit and goes wild when his parents set some limits for his behavior. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Obamas host first White House egg roll Apr 14, 2009
The president read "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak, which he called "one of my favorite books." He stood in front of the seated children, slowly rotating the book, so that everyone could see the pictures. At the end of the story he asked, "are there any wild things here? I just want to make sure," and issued a soft wild thing-like growl along with the cheering of the crowd. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Borders(R) and Waldenbooks(R) Promote Summer Reading for Kids Through Book Drive Apr 2, 2009
The retailer expects some of the most popular books donated to include "Junie B., First Grader: Dumb Bunny," by Barbara Park; "Where the Wild Things Are," by Maurice Sendak; "Skippyjon Jones" by Judy Schachner; "Monday with a Mad Genius," by Mary Pope Osborne and many others. If they choose, customers can also purchase at most Borders stores nationwide while supplies last "Baxter the Bunny," an adorable brown-and-white bunny with pink ears and a fluffy pink nose, which stores will donate to... (PR Newswire)
'WILD THINGS' TAMED Mar 27, 2009
So what has the "Being John Malkovich" director done with the beloved Maurice Sendak classic ... Maurice Sendak gave us only a glimpse of Max's beastliness in the real world: in his wolf suit, attacking the family dog with a fork. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
