DFW.com 1 month ago

'Wild Things,’ based on the children’s book, makes the heart sigh

Max (Max Records) and wild thing Carol (voiced by James Gandolfini) Warner Bros.

Why is everyone in <em>Where the Wild Things Are </em>so insanely depressed? Full Article at DFW.com

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  1. Maurice Sendak
  2. Spike Jonze
  3. Dave Eggers

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  1. I set out to make a movie about childhood
    Spike Jonze – Spike Jonze SOURCE: Sowetan 1 month ago
  2. He (Sendak) is very proud of it
    Spike Jonze – Spike Jonze SOURCE: Sowetan 1 month ago
  3. I have a vision of 8-year-olds leaving the movie in bewilderment
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  4. As you do these things, you relive them - and that's not always a pleasant experience
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  1. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 14: Director Spike Jonze (R) attends the dedication of two streets in lower Manhattan to 'Where The Wild Things Are' Author Maurice Sendak on October 14, 2009 in New York City.
  2. Actors (back L-R) Forest Whitaker, Catherine Keener, director Spike Jonze, Lauren Ambrose, Catherine O'Hara, singer Karen O, and producer Tom Hanks stand behind author Maurice Sendak (C) and Max Records before the premiere of the film "Where The Wild Things Are" in New York October 13, 2009.
  3. Actress Catherine Keener claps during the unveiling of a street sign commemorating the area where author Maurice Sendak wrote the book "Where The Wild Things Are", in New York October 14, 2009.
  4. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 14: The proclamation from the NYC Mayors Office is shown on display during the dedication of two streets in lower Manhattan to 'Where The Wild Things Are' Author Maurice Sendak on October 14, 2009 in New York City.

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  3. Dave Eggers Dave Eggers
  4. Catherine Keener Catherine Keener
  5. James Gandolfini James Gandolfini
  6. John Malkovich John Malkovich