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Where the Wild Things Are - Kubrick toy set

Spike Jonze’s live-action adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book, Where The Wild Things Are, is due out soon.

In the meantime have a look at these lovely Kubrick figures.

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Where the Wild Things Are - New Poster for Spike Jonze's adaption of the kids book

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Where the Wild Things Are - Trailer

The trailer for Where the Wild Things Are which premiered on the Ellen Show. An adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's story, 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.

Director: Spike Jonze
Writer: Spike Jonze
Studio: Warner Bros Pictures
Cast: Catherine Keener, Max Records, Mark Ruffalo

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Where the Wild Things Are - New Photos

USA Today had the photos and a bit of a chat with director Spike Jonze.
"As a kid, I just connected to it. I wanted to hear it over and over," he says of the 1963 tale of Max, an angry boy who escapes to a mythical land of untamed giant beasts. "It's like trying to explain why you love somebody. To me, the Wild Things are both cuddly and dangerous. I wanted to climb atop of them like Max."

"I wanted them to actually be there," he says of the seven towering creatures that Max encounters. "I think as a kid I wouldn't imagine it as a cartoon. I would imagine they were in my world. There's a danger with Max being there on a real location. Dangerous and exciting." Jonze won't reveal much, but script additions include details about Max's home life that shed light on why he felt the need to run off to a magical place.

Actress Catherine Keener, who has appeared in all of Jonze's films, plays Max's mother — a character only briefly referred to in the book. The actress says Jonze is the perfect man to set the Wild Things free on screen.

"Spike has such an incredible imagination, and this is very much a work of imagination," she says, "And there is so much room to apply your own."

The voice actors — such as James Galdofini, who speaks for the Wild Thing called Carol in the film, and Catherine O'Hara, who is the Wild Thing known as Judith — were recorded in Los Angeles before the production moved to Australia. Though nameless in the book, Jonze decided who was who based on their personalities.


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Where the Wild Things Are - Poster

The film is being directed by Spike Jonze, and will finally be released on 16th October 2009

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Who will win the 2010 Oscars?

The 2009 Oscars have come and gone, but the movie industry rumbles ever onwards. Pam (thanks again) sent me the link to a great article on The Ampersand (love that word, great name for a monkey!)

In it they talk about what could possibly win at next years Oscars. Obviously it is a way off and there will be plenty of films out between now and then, but this is what they have come up with for some of the awards.

Best Animated Feature

Coraline -- This stop-motion pic has already garnered the critical acclaim; it's probably a safe bet to snag a nomination.

Up -- It's the latest from Pixar, which means a nomination is all-but-guaranteed.

Monsters vs. Aliens -- The use of 3D technology -- it's supposed to be jaw-dropping -- might push it into contention.

9 -- Shane Acker's post-apocalyptic epic has some big names behind it, including Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted). Plus, the animated short it is based on snagged an Academy Award nomination in 2005, which means it has the right pedigree.

Best Director

Martin Scorsese -- Ashecliffe -- Although we prefer the film's original title, Shutter Island, you can never discount Scorsese.

Michael Mann -- Public Enemies -- See the above category of Best Actor. With a cast that includes Depp and Bale, this will be a film worth watching. Mann is always solid.

James Cameron -- Avatar -- Cameron's first feature film in over a decade, this film is going to be huge. The buzz is Avatar may be a game-changer, a film that changes the way we watch movies. It may be too sci-fi to garner a Best Picture nomination, but if I were a betting man a Best Director nomination for Cameron would be a worthy gamble.

Best Picture

Where The Wild Things Are -- We have absolutely no evidence to back this up, except for the hope that Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers, and everyone else can pull off this long-delayed adaptation of the children's classic.

Nine -- No, not 9, the animated feature mentioned above. Nine. Yes, this is going to be confusing. The Academy loves musicals, loves Rob Marshall, and the cast includes Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Kate Hudson Judi Dench, and Sophia Loren. Oh, and Fergie. Can't forget Fergie.

The Lovely Bones -- Recipe for a Best Picture: take an acclaimed novel about a young girl who's brutally murdered and follows her murder investigation from Heaven. Hire an Oscar-winning screenwriting team to adapt the book; mix in an Oscar-winning director -- Peter Jackson -- and sprinkle with a cast that includes Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, and Mark Wahlberg. Yeah, I like it's chances too.

Check out the rest of the article for their thoughts on best actor and actress.

What films do you think will be in the running for next years Oscars and what don't have a hope in hell?

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New Photos - Crank: High Voltage, Avatar, Where the Wild Things Are and Pandorum

The LA Times has launched their own 2009 preview, featuring an extensive look at 67 movies due out this year. Here are photos from four of them.
Crank: High Voltage - A hit man (Jason Statham) launches himself on a chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart.
Where the Wild Things Are - Director Spike Jonze brings Maurice Sendak’s classic tale of adventure to the big screen.
Pandorum - Stranded on a spacecraft, two astronauts awaken from a hyper-sleep and realize they are not alone.
Avatar - An Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people. James Cameron directs.

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Photos from Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are

AICN have these photos along with a huge interview with Spike Jonze about many things. They include Where the Wild Things Are, his adaption of the great children's book which has been wrapped up in problems for so long.
/film picked up on a few main points from the interview:

• They “spent months just working on that voice shoot before we even shot a frame of the film.”
• Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs is working on the film’s score.
• Picture locked three weeks ago, and all the effects will be done by May.
• Framestore is doing the effect shots (the same team that did baby scene in Children of Men)
• Warner Bros will be releasing a behind the scenes art book
• One of the Wild Things is Voiced by Billy Bob Thornton.

It's looking pretty good. Go ahead and have a read of the full interview. What are your memories of the book?
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