Spike Jonze, Jason Reitman and the fearsome third.
There's two good profiles published in the last few days about polar opposite Great White Hopes of Hollywood film. The New York Times profiles Spike Jonze in anticipation of his adaptation of Maurice Sendak's "Where The Wild Things Are"; Anthony Breznican tackles Jason Reitman for USA Today in advance of "Up In The Air"'s premiere in Toronto. As befits the man, the Reitman profile is competent and occasionally absorbing, but basically pedestrian; Saki Knafo's take on Jonze is a great piece -- if you think Jonze is a major American auteur, it'll be the major piece to refer to in the years until someone writes a full biography (Sharon Waxman's "Rebels on the Backlot" devoted a few chapters to the former Adam Spiegel); if he turns out to be a flash in the pan, this'll be the peak of his career. Both profiles arrive on the eve of potentially make-or-break...
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