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  1. Maurice Sendak, Author of 'Where the Wild Things Are,' Dead at 83

    Tue, 8 May 2012

    musicians and artists. An animated adaptation was created in 1973, and it was the subject of a hit film by director Spike Jonze in 2009. President Obama and his family read from "Where the Wild Things Are" at this year's White House Easter

  2. A Reflection: Adam "MCA" Yauch (1964-2012)

    Fri, 4 May 2012

    from just about any song that had ever hit the commercial radio airwaves, anchored by an amazing video directed by Spike Jonze . "Hello Nasty" in 1998 was even more of a genre-defying collection. On that record, the trio experimented with

  3. Reflection: R.I.P. Adam "MCA" Yauch (1964-2012)

    Fri, 4 May 2012

    than just about any song that had ever hit the commercial radio airwaves, anchored by an amazing video directed by Spike Jonze . "Hello Nasty" in 1998 was even more of a genre defying collection. On that record, the trio experimented with

  4. What Romney can learn from Obama's Mount Rushmore dreams: Character Sketch

    Thu, 5 Apr 2012

    campaign, the spontaneity-challenged Gore told ad-maker Carter Eskew that he constantly felt like a character in the Spike Jonze movie " Being John Malkovich ," with "all those voices in my head telling me what to do." That is why — despite the long

  5. What Romney can learn from Obama's Mt. Rushmore dreams: Character Sketch

    Wed, 4 Apr 2012

    campaign, the spontaneity-challenged Gore told admaker Carter Eskew that he constantly felt like a character in the Spike Jonze movie, Being John Malkovich with "all those voices in my head telling me what to do." That is why--despite the long

  6. Oct. 22: Stuttering Awareness Day; Cuban Missile Crisis; Apollo 7

    Sat, 22 Oct 2011

    business and personal shopping. Famous Birthdays 1938 Christopher Lloyd 1946 Deepak Chopra 1952 Jeff Goldblum 1969 Spike Jonze 1975 Jesse Tyler Ferguson 1982 Robinson Cano 1985 Zac Hanson 1990 Jonathan Lipnicki Jump back to Oct. 21: Day in History

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  1. Review: LCD Soundsystem’s “This Is Happening”

    Mon, 24 May 2010

    album, separated from its obnoxious music video. (Quite possibly the most annoying piece of work the normally on point Spike Jonze has ever directed. Are those people dressed like pandas??!!) It’s blatantly trashy. Not in the good way. “One Touch

  2. The Year In Review: The Top 50 Best Albums of 2009

    Wed, 30 Dec 2009

    stands for North America South America. It’s a collaborative effort from Squeak E. Clean, (Sam Spiegel, film-maker Spike Jonze ’s brother) and South American DJ, D.J. Zegon. Together they rustle up an allstar cast of folks you never thought you

  3. Why Did Kanye West Shoot Down His 'Fairytale'?

    Wed, 21 Oct 2009

    stir. In the 11-minute long film, made by longtime West collaborator and " Where the Wild Things Are " director Spike Jonze , the rapper plays a drunk version of himself stumbling around a club. West seems darkly desperate in the video, shouting

  4. Kanye West's Hilarious 'Behind the Scenes' 'Fairytale' Follow Up

    Wed, 21 Oct 2009

    off. Last week, West posted the somber, surreal short film " We Were Once a Fairytale " on his blog. Just as the Spike Jonze -directed video was starting to spark controversy, West pulled it down, only offering fans the explanation, " Sorry

  5. The "Wild Things" Were at the White House this Weekend

    Mon, 19 Oct 2009

    made a movie of called 'Where The Wild Thing Are'," The President said, "We saw it yesterday." This weekend Spike Jonze 's movie adaptation of Maurice Sendak's children's book raked in a whopping $32.5 million dollars its first

  6. The Rumpus Begins: 'Where the Wild Things Are' Premieres in NYC

    Wed, 14 Oct 2009

    cab horn. Through the honking and squeaking of rush hour, the stars somehow managed to unanimously praise director Spike Jonze , loud and clear. Karen O, lead singer for the indie band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Jonze's ex-girlfriend, wrote

  7. A Field Guide to Getting Lost

    Thu, 8 Oct 2009

    that she now plays with extraordinary style and care is that of a young single parent. She is no longer with director Spike Jonze : "The timing was impossible. I thought falling in love again was the only thing that was going to save me from the pain

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  1. VIDEO: Spike Jonze and Kanye West get into a staged altercation on the set of a movie.
  2. VIDEO: kanye West appears in Spike Jonze film We Were Once a Fairytale.
  3. VIDEO: Director Spike Jonze turns Maurice Sendak?s "Where the Wild Things Are" into a movie.

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