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donde viven los monstruos

2009-12-11T17:46:35Z

Spanish Housing Minister Beatriz Corredor, Max Records and director Spike Jonze attend 'Donde Viven los Monstruos' premiere at Callao cinema Madrid, Spain - 10.12.09

Copyright 2009 ENGLAND - DECEMBER 02: (UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS OUT) L-R Vince Landay, Max Records and Spike Jonze attend the UK premiere of Where The Wild Things Are held at the Vue West End on December 2, 2009 in London, England...

Where The Wild Things Are - UK Premiere - Red Carpet Arrivals

2009-12-02T15:34:48Z

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 02: Spike Jonze (L) and Max Records attend the Premiere for 'Where The Wild Things Are' at Vue West End on December 2, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Spike Jonze, Max Records 'Where The Wild Things Are' Paris premiere at Cinema Gaumont Marignan Paris, France - 01.12.09

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'Christmas Carol' hits high note at box office

2010-02-24T07:42:13Z

<div><p>The festive season lured North American movie-goers at the weekend to leave "Disney's A Christmas Carol" on top of the box office rankings, final figures showed Monday.</p><p>The latest adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic tale, featuring Jim Ca...

'Christmas Carol' beats the dickens out of box office rivals

2010-02-24T08:11:13Z

<div><p>With more than 40 shopping days left until Christmas, North American theater audiences already had enough holiday cheer to put "Disney's A Christmas Carol" at the top of the box office this week.</p><p>Early estimates on Sunday by box office tracker Exhibitor Relations ...

Low-budget thriller 'Paranormal' tops weekend box office

2010-02-24T14:08:36Z

<div><p>Low-budget sensation "Paranormal Activity" bested the competition -- including the latest "Saw" horror film -- to claim North America's pre-Halloween box office, final figures showed on Monday.</p><p>"Paranormal," made for a paltry 11,000 dollars, has raked in 61.6 million, including 21.1 million this weekend, according to box office tracker North America's pre-Halloween box office, weekend estimates showed Sunday on the heels of rave word-of-mouth reviews and clever marketing.</p><p>Much like the "Paranormal" story line, its own backstory has neared the realm of supernatural, given that the movie made for a ...

'Wild Things' gobble up weekend box office

2010-02-24T16:51:11Z

<div><p>"Where The Wild Things Are," a live action rendering of the beloved children's book, topped the North American box office in its first weekend of release, final figures have shown.</p><p>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 32.7 million dollars in its debut.&a...

"Where the Wild Things Are" tops weekend box office

2010-02-24T18:16:27Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Where the Wild Things Are" topped the North American box office, according to studio estimates on Sunday, a strong start for a film that, like its little boy hero, sailed into somewhat uncharted waters.</p><p>The Spike Jonze-directed mov...

Kanye West exorcises demon in new Spike Jonze clip

2010-02-24T17:01:56Z

<div id="subtitle">Kanye West exorcises his demon in a new 11-minute short film directed by Spike Jonze</div><div><p>Is Kanye West getting rid of some of his demons? That seems to be the message of his latest project — an 11-minute short film directed by Spike Jonze (JOHNZ').</p><p>The beleaguered rapper debu...

Adults lead `Wild Things' $32.5M box-office rumpus

2010-02-24T19:49:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Adults lead `Wild Things' $32.5M box-office rumpus; `Paranormal Activity' climbs to $20.2M</div><div><p>"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.</p><p>Moviegoers 18 and older accounted for 43...

Where The Wild Things Are premiere

2009-10-15T10:01:34Z

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"Where The Wild Things Are" New York Premiere

2009-10-14T02:19:06Z

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 13: (L-R) Producer Tom Hanks, director Spike Jonze and producer Gary Goetzman attend the "Where The Wild Things Are" premiere at Alice Tully Hall on October 13, 2009 in

2010-02-24T19:34:59Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Turning a classic children's book into a Hollywood movie takes courage.</p><p>When that book is Maurice Sendak's dark but beloved "Where the Wild Things Are" and the illustrated original consists of just nine simple sentences, it al...

Sendak, ever-untamed, sees `Wild Things' adapted

2010-02-24T19:38:41Z

<div id="subtitle">Maurice Sendak, ever-untamed, sees his `Wild Things' adapted into a film</div><div><p>About the hoopla surrounding the film adaptation of "Where the Wild Things Are," Maurice Sendak is characteristically gruff.</p><p>"I kind of want it over," he said. "I'm not used to this invasion."</p><p>But that speaks mo...

Children's classic 'Wild Things' arrives on big screen

2010-02-24T19:43:10Z

<div><p>The long-awaited movie of the children's book "Where the Wild Things Are" finally arrives in cinemas this week after a three-year journey every bit as arduous as the imaginary voyage of its hero.</p><p>Author Maurice Sendak's beautifully illustrated classic -- about a mischievous boy called Max who sails away to an enchanted kingdom populated by monsters -- has delighted mi...

Danger lurks in Jonze adaptation of `Wild Things'

2010-02-24T19:52:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Danger ahead: Spike Jonze emphasizes the wild in adaptation of Sendak's `Wild Things'</div><div><p>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.</p><p&...

tell them anything

2009-10-10T09:47:17Z

Spike Jonze 66 Productions - Tell Them Anything you Want at Allison Sarofim's residence New York City, USA - 08.10.09

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Film picks

2010-02-28T13:15:52Z

<div><p><em class="bold">Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End</em>7pm, Sky Movies Premiere(Gore Verbinski, 2007) </p><p>Shiver me timbers, but this concluding chunk of the Pirates trilogy goes on: nearly three hours of Johnny Depp's chancer Jack ...