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Kanye West's inner "Wild Thing."
Mon, Oct 19 2009 12:55 PM

It's not a great time to be either Kanye West or one of his fans. After his umpteenth public freak-out, interrupting Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Awards, his tour with Lady Gaga was canceled, and rumors are flying that West is hiding out somewhere, doing his best to purge himself of the demons that make him act like a jackass in public. Spike Jonze to the... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Watchy, Spike Jonze, Where the Wild Things Are, Being John Malkovich, We Were Once a Fairytale, Kanye West, Adaptation

A kids' movie that's not for kids.
Mon, Oct 12 2009 2:57 PM

Anne Thompson at indieWIRE believes "Where The Wild Things Are" is too expensive to succeed commercially, and I think she's probably right. Standard movie math says a studio film needs to gross two and a half times its budget before it can start being profitable; in that case, "Where The Wild Things Are" would need to make $250 million... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Spike Jonze, Where the Wild Things Are, Coming attractions, Ponette, Anne Thompson, E.T.

Advertising is the new music video
Tue, Sep 22 2009 1:32 AM

Shane Meadows is a remarkably pragmatic director. This afternoon -- probably already past, for any UK readers -- Meadows will appear at London's Nokia store to hype up a promotional stunt tied in to the London Film Festival. Aspiring filmmakers are invited to submit a 90-minute short on Nokia's behalf showing "what being connect in 2009 means to... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: David Fincher, Somers Town, Shane Meadows, This Is England, Michel Gondry, David Lynch, Spike Jonze, London Film Festival 2009

Spike Jonze, Jason Reitman and the fearsome third.
Thu, Sep 3 2009 12:45 AM

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... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Wes Anderson, David Lynch, Up in the Air, Jason Reitman, Spike Jonze, Where the Wild Things Are, Coming attractions, P.T. Anderson, Alexander Payne

Where the wild things are trailered.
Wed, Mar 25 2009 12:23 PM

Finally, we get a glimpse of Spike Jonze's long-awaited kiddie (?) flick. Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Trailering, Spike Jonze, Where the Wild Things Are, Dave Eggers