Looking Back at When Maurice Sendak and Spike Jonze Hung Out
Well, if you didn't hear, today has started poorly with the news legendary children's book author Maurice Sendak has died at 83, due to complications from a recent stroke. I'll leave it to The New York Times for the full obituary, but I thought we might remember the illustration icon with a brief featurette made by Spike Jonze back in 2009, when the director sat down with Sendak to talk about his seminal book and the then-upcoming Where the Wild Things Are movie. Have a look below.
I plan to spend the entire night bellowing mournful, animalistic howls. And now I have a justifiable reason for why I'm doing that.
At last, child screaming is being used for something better than alerting nearby authorities. Spike Jonze and Karen O harnessed untrained kid vocals for the Where the Wild Things Are Soundtrack (remember listening to that?), and now there's this featurette where you can see how... / Continue →
Another reminder to stay non-bedridden until at least after October 16th: a new behind-the-scenes featurette for one of this fall's most anticipated releases, Where the Wild Things Are. In it, author Maurice Sendak voices his enthusiastic approval for Spike Jonze's adaptation, ... / Continue →
Only about a month until Where the Wild Things Are comes out, meaning about a month until my unbridled, enthusiastic optimism will have to finally face the harsh reality of an actual film and its flaws. I'm a bit nervous. This film is my internet girlfriend, and while I'm excit... / Continue →
