Too soon?
The big hurdle was spinning a beloved, essentially plot-free … children’s book into a feature-length movie, but Jonze—along with co-scripter Dave Eggers, who knows a thing or two about the trials of childhood—managed to remain faithful to Sendak’s sentiment and visuals while expanding their scope.
— The A.V. Club’s Josh Modell loves the “expansive, wondrous, confusing, scary, and gorgeous place” that is Spike Jonze’s Where The Wild Things Are. (via Hadyn Green)
Still from Wes Anderson’s forthcoming stop-motion feature The Fantastic Mr Fox. (via I Watch Stuff)
First Look: Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Reserving my judgment in light of Willy Wonka. (via The Daily What)
Yes. (via Bitten Tongue)
“Who watches the watchbabies? A good babysitter is hard to find.” Watchbabies illustration by Glen Brogan. (via Super Punch)
The superhero movies we know and love take what’s necessary (the heroes), guiltlessly change the rest, and are much better films for it.
— Anthony Burch at Bam Kapow is conflicted over Zach Snyder’s forthcoming adaptation of Alan Moore’s Watchmen. (via Jose Barbosa)
I don’t read many novels, but Portuguese writer José Saramago’s Blindness sticks in my mind as a favourite of the last decade. The film adaptation by City Of God director Fernando Meirelles was originally to have starred Daniel Craig in the lead role, but his replacement Mark Ruffalo is a superior choice. I love the bleached-out look of this trailer; it’s even better in HD.
