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NEWS ABOUT: Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are stories: 5 news summaries
box office roundup

 Paranormal Activity 
 Slays Saw VI 

Sleeper hit pulls in $22M to sequel's $14.8M

Oct 25, 09 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - The sleeper hit with the five-figure production budget and red-hot word of mouth triumphed in the weekend box office race as Paranormal Activity handily topped the latest installment in the Saw series. The weekend's $22 million haul in 2,000 theaters brings the 5-week total for Paranormal Activity to $62.... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • film • box office • movies • Where the Wild Things Are • Couples Retreat • Paranormal Activity • Law Abiding Citizen • Saw VI

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE?

 Kanye Exorcises Demons 
 in Short Jonze Film 

Clip, briefly on rapper's site, includes projectile vomiting, cutting himself open

Oct 19, 09 9:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - A glimpse into the inner workings of Kanye West, or just fantasy? We're sure getting a look at something in a new short film directed by Spike Jonze (of Where The Wild Things Are) and starring West, who—after an(other) obnoxious club outing—projectile vomits pink flower petals in a... More »

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 Wild Things 
 Runs Rampant 

Law Abiding Citizen also enjoys strong opening weekend

Oct 18, 09 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Where the Wild Things Are ran wild at the weekend box office, exceeding expectations by doing $32.5 million worth of business. Spike Jonze's first foray into children's cinema earned the director his strongest opening weekend ever. "I can't imagine too many people who could do what Spike did,... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • film • box office • children's books • Warner Brothers • movies • James Gandolfini • Spike Jonze • Warner Bros • Maurice Sendak • Where the Wild Things Are • Couples Retreat • Paranormal Activity • The Stepfather • Law Abiding Citizen

Movie Review

 Wild Things Great ... for Adults 

Spike Jonze's melancholy fantasy gorgeous, heartfelt, uneventful

Oct 16, 09 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are takes a 10-sentence children’s book and turns it into a full-length movie that’s not really for kids at all. But most critics liked it anyway. Here’s what they’re saying:
  • “Parents and tykes expecting the next Shrek
... More »

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movie review • Spike Jonze • Maurice Sendak • Where the Wild Things Are

 Spike Jonze Brings 
 Wild Things  to Life 

Director fought for years for his vision of Sendak's classic  

Sep 5, 09 8:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Spike Jonze grew up on the children's classic Where the Wild Things Are, and wanted to make a very raw, very unconventional movie of it, portraying the wild things as the scary emotions kids feel. Jonze persuaded Maurice Sendak to take a shot on his vision, but the studio was... More »

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film director • Warner Brothers • Dave Eggers • Spike Jonze • Maurice Sendak • Where the Wild Things Are

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