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The 25 Most Anticipated Films for the Rest of 2009

15 July 2009 6:45 PM, PDT | From SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news

[1] Originally Posted in Creative Loafing [2]. 2009 is already halfway over, and the fall movie season (with all the originality and Oscar-bait it has to offer) is just around the corner. What follows is my list of the 25 films I'm most interested in seeing in the second half of 2009. Read all the way to the bottom for some honorable mentions and films that flat out didn't make the cut, despite the big-name talent behind the production. (I'm looking at you Scorsese and Apatow.) Then let me know in the comments what you're looking forward to seeing in the next six months. Read on for the my 25 most anticipated films of the rest of 2009. 25) Big Fan [3] (August 28) I know the Sundance hit wasn't praised for its production values, but The Wrestler scribe Robert D. Siegal looks like he has written another winner about a loser. Patton Oswalt [4]plays a very big New York Giants fan who,

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Fantasia 2009 – Week one wrap up.

14 July 2009 12:20 PM, PDT | From SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news

Must Love Death Directed by Andreas Schaap *** The first feature by director Andreas Schaap has had made some big impressions amongst Fantasia movie-goers. Clearly one of the more surprising and original films of the festival, it blends two seemingly opposite genres, the romantic comedy and extreme horror. These are the horror films one expects to see at the festival. Simultaneously good-natured and mean spirited, the film boasts some excellent and professional production values considering  its film school origins. A brave, unapologetic and truly independent achievement. The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle Directed by David Russo **** A strange and oddly charming film which openly refers to itself as toilet humor but also toilet tragedy, toilet inspiration, etc. You can call it an acid-vision experimental art house feature or a zany pseudo-subversive gender farce or you can simply sum it up as brilliant. It's a moving exploration of gender while touching on topics like commitment,

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Midway Point: Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2009: #7. Where the Wild Things Are

9 July 2009 | From ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news

- #7. Where the Wild Things Are Director/Writer: Spike Jonze - co-writer Dave Eggers (Away We Go) Producers: John B. Carls, Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Vincent Landay and Maurice SendakDistributor: Warner Bros. The Gist: This is based on the classic children's book by Maurice Sendak. Published in 1963, this follows the adventures of Max, a head-strong young boy who leaves home after having a fight with his mother (Catherine Keener) -- only to find himself in a mysterious forest bordering a vast sea. Misunderstood and rebellious, Max sets sail to the land of the Wild Things, where mischief reigns. The adventure film will use a unique process to bring the story to life, incorporating the most dynamic elements of voice performance, live-action puppetry and computer animation. Fact: We feel for Spike. This film has gone thru post-production hell. Unconfirmed re-shoots, edits, CGI add-ons, etc. Why is it on the list?:

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Trailer Watch: Where The Wild Things Are, Sherlock Holmes, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Jennifer’s Body, District 9

3 July 2009 4:10 PM, PDT | From /Film | See recent /Film news

Want to know when new trailers for Where The Wild Things Are, Sherlock Holmes, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Jennifer's Body and District 9 are scheduled to hit? We have some updates after the jump. The new trailer for Spike Jonze's Where The Wild Things Are will premiere attached to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which hits theaters on July 15th 2009. JoBlo is reporting that the trailer will run one minute and thirty three seconds, a bit shorter than the first trailer. I'm sure it will be cut to appeal to the younger Potter demographic. Also, a new 2+ minute long trailer for Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes will also be attached to the new Potter film. I'm sure that trailer will also be edited to appeal to the younger demo (more action/comedy Pirates-style), which is smart because in my experience, the older demo hasn't been taking to it. Originally

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Video: Brad Pitt in Spike Jonze's Commercial

3 July 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | From WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news

Back in April, photos of Brad Pitt holding a sumo wrestler in his arms appeared online. It turned out that he was in New York shooting a Japanese Softbank commercial. We now have that commercial and you can check it out below. Early photos also showed director Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich, Where the Wild Things Are) around the set. We now know that he is the helmer behind the commercial, adding even more star power to that of Pitt's. The ad will not air in the Us and maybe that's a good thing, because I can't figure out the point of it. Can anyone explain it or translate the words at the end? Softbank Ad: If you cannot see the player, click here.

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Spike Jonze-Directed Softbank Commercial Starring Brad Pitt

2 July 2009 12:59 PM, PDT | From /Film | See recent /Film news

Spike Jonze has directed a new commercial for the Japanese company Softbank, starring Brad Pitt as the personal assistant of a Sumo wrestler. From what I recall, the spot was shot in the Sirius/Xm building in New York City. The tv advertisement won't be airing in America, but you can watch the international television spot embedded after the jump. = photo above thanks to popsugar

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Nine Seconds With Spike Jonze and His Digital Wild Things Chicken

2 July 2009 10:30 AM, PDT | From Movieline | See recent Movieline news

From the beer-soaked couches of Silver Lake hipster dives, to the Great Furry Happenings of New Mexico's finest fetish ranches, to the oak-walled children's playrooms on Manhattan's tony Upper East Side, not a corner of this great land of ours was left untouched by the Arcade Fire-scored trailer for Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are . As the director dabs the final touches onto his magic-hour-drenched love letter to the wonders and perils of childhood, virtually no emergent detail is too small not to pass along to you, the Wild Things-curious readers.

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Where The Wild Things Are Behind the Scenes Video

2 July 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Director Mark Romanek posted this behind the scenes video of Spike Jonze working on the visual effects on the upcoming fantasy film “Where the Wild Things Are” by director Spike Jonze (Jackass Number Two) and starring Forest Whitaker (The Expendables, Street Kings), Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood), Catherine Keener (Hamlet 2, Capote) and James Gandolfini (The Sopranos). Click Here to watch the video on Marks official blog. Synopsis: 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. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie [...]

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Hey Hollywood, What About the Rest of My Childhood?

1 July 2009 12:08 PM, PDT | From newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news

Right now, as I type this Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is nearing one kagillion dollars at the worldwide box office, a total so large it has gone into made up numbers.  At this point it’s fairly well documented that I wasn’t a fan of the sequel, so I won’t reiterate how there was no story and most of the critics got it right.

But Transformers got me thinking about how I used to take Soundwave in the tub with me and, while surrounded by bubbles, dive bomb the rubber ducky.  Then, after I finished reminiscing about last weekend, I reflected further back to my childhood.  Those were the good times before I had responsibilities and other things I procrastinate.  However, now that 80’s adaptations are successful in theaters, Hollywood will milk that cash cow dry until we’re all sick of hearing about the toys we

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Just How Many Versions are There of Where The Wild Things Are? Karen O's Seen Many.

29 June 2009 8:45 AM, PDT | From Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news

For the past couple years, covering Spike Jonze's forthcoming Where The Wild Things Are has simply been the wolf's pajamas, as writers have faithfully chronicled the film's ultra-delayed release date, director-and-production company squabbles and test screenings that apparently scared the bejesus out of small children. It's no surprise, really. There's a ton of grown-up kids out there peeing their pants in anticipation of its eventual release, and we're no exception. Judging by the film's Arcade Fire-y trailer and the creative force behind it all, Wild Things looks like it'll be stunning when it finally does hit theaters.

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Paramount Gets "Hellified"

27 June 2009 8:59 AM, PDT | From www.ohmygore.com/ | See recent OhMyGore news

Paramount has picked up "Hellified", a supernatural action script by Andy Burg, with Dan Bradley attached to direct. The Hollywood Reporter says Lorenzo di Bonaventura (upcoming "G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra", "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen") is on board to produce. "Hellified" is known to be a supernatural action movie involving a journey to hell. Bradley is a second-unit director and stunt coordinator-turned-director who is helming MGM's high-flying "Red Dawn" remake. Among his credits for action design are "The Bourne Supremacy", "The Bourne Ultimatum", "Quantum Of Solace" and the "Spider-man" sequels. He also was second-unit director on Spike Jonze's upcoming "Where The Wild Things Are"....

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Nightmare on Elm Street Ready to Take Comic-Con

26 June 2009 | From shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news

All memberships for this year's Comic-Con International San Diego have officially sold out, but for those attending or who will be following ComingSoon.net's coverage, there's a lot of anticipation for what movies might have presentations at the annual event, especially the big movie presentations in the 6,000+ seat Hall H, which is always packed to capacity. Warner Bros. is leading the pack of studios announcing their line-up, starting on Thursday, July 23 at 3:30Pm with the first-ever 3D Presentation in Hall H of the fourth chapter of the horror franchise The Final Destination with producer Craig Perry on hand. The studio's biggest presentation will take place on Friday, July 24th between 10:15 Am and 12:30 Pm with most of their biggest movies including Spike Jonze's...

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Paramount Gets Hellified

26 June 2009 | From shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news

Paramount has picked up Hellified , a supernatural action script by Andy Burg, with Dan Bradley attached to direct. The Hollywood Reporter says Lorenzo di Bonaventura (upcoming G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra , Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ) is on board to produce. Hellified is known to be a supernatural action movie involving a journey to hell. Bradley is a second-unit director and stunt coordinator-turned-director who is helming MGM's high-flying Red Dawn remake. Among his credits for action design are The Bourne Supremacy , The Bourne Ultimatum , Quantum of Solace and the "Spider-Man" sequels. He also was second-unit director on Spike Jonze's upcoming Where the Wild Things Are .

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Paramount Gets Burg & Bradley Hellified

25 June 2009 11:47 PM, PDT | From DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news

Despite fears that the spec script market is drying up, Paramount has acquired rights to Andy Burg's Hellified and attached Dan Bradley to direct it. Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce.

None of those names sound particularly familiar? Well, Burg has been away from the scene since the early 2000's, when he left writing to become a Web entrepreneur. But now he's back with a "supernatural action movie involving a journey to hell". Bradley is a bit of a rising star. A former stunt coordinator and second-unit director, prior to revving up Hellified, he'll be helming MGM's Red Dawn remake. His previous action design credits include The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, Quantum of Solace, and the Spider-Man sequels. He also was second-unit director on Spike Jonze's upcoming Where the Wild Things Are.

And di Bonaventura? You may have heard a little something about his latest project, Transformers 2.

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Five Favorite Films with Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida

25 June 2009 8:17 AM, PDT | From Rotten Tomatoes | See recent Rotten Tomatoes news

We have Dave Eggers. He broke into the mainstream with 2000's A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, the idiosyncratic Pulitzer-nominated memoir about his journey to and living in San Francisco with his brother. Eggers followed that up with several more books, the script to Spike Jonze's Where The Wild Things Are, and founding McSweeney's, a book publishing arm (also the name of his quarterly literary journal). We have Vendela Vida, who has written two acclaimed novels: And Now You Can Go and Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name. And Vida, alongside husband Eggers, acts on the board of 826...

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Spike Jonze, David Cross and Will Arnett Join Forces, Make Increasingly Poor Decisions

23 June 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | From Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news

We can't seem to leave Spike Jonze alone. We've been following the never-ending status updates on his upcoming film, Where The Wild Things Are, on a regular basis. And that's not even counting all of its warm-and-fuzzy (and slightly creepy) offshoots. We'd considered giving the director a rest, but after we heard he had teamed up with Arrested Development alums, David Cross and Will Arnett, to shoot a pilot for a U.K. sitcom, we caved.

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David Cross Creates UK Television Comedy With Spike Jonze and Will Arnett

22 June 2009 11:30 AM, PDT | From /Film | See recent /Film news

Were you let down by the so-so showing of David Cross in this weekend's Year One? Here's the antidote: Cross has written a pilot for a UK comedy show called The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret. His co-writer is Shaun Pye, an actor who had a recurring role in Extras. Alongside Cross, the stars of the show are Will Arnett and, in his first big acting gig since Three Kings, Spike Jonze. The pilot was shot recently and should be finished now, as Cross said to the La Times a week ago: I shot a pilot for Channel 4. And it'll air, I believe, in December. When we picture-lock on Friday, it will be almost two years to the day that I was first approached by those guys. The cast is a crazy dream team. Dream team, indeed. The plot follows a Us exec who is mistakenly sent to run

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Experiment For Brody, Whitaker And Wood

19 June 2009 12:15 AM, PDT | From EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news

The cast has been announced for the remake of gritty German thriller Das Experiment. Oscar winners Adrien Brody and Forest Whitaker will face off in a big brother style psychological experiment with terrifying consequences. Elijah Wood (who is up next playing the raggydoll saviour of mankind in 9) and Twilight-er Cam Gigandet round off the cast.The original, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel and starring The Baader Meinhoff Complex's Moritz Bleibtreu, followed a group of regular Joes who enter a research study looking at how power and authority can corrupt, which places them in assigned roles in a prison set-up.Brody who is next up in sci-fi thriller Splice and school stoner comedy High School, will play the ring-leader of the prisoners.  Whitaker - who can be seen (well, heard) in Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are later this year, as well as distopian thriller Repossession Mambo with Jude Law

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Dave Eggers' Where the Wild Things Are Novelization to Include Special Edition Furry Cover

18 June 2009 9:45 AM, PDT | From Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news

By now you might have heard about the film adaptation of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are; these two under-the-radar guys named Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers did the directing and screenplaying respectively, and some little-known band called Arcade Fire will even have their music featured in the movie. You might also know that Eggers is planning a 300-page novelization of the movie, due in October and called The Wild Things. Now here's something that maybe you didn't know: Eggers' novelization is getting a special-edition treatment that will simultaneously frighten you and tug at your heartstrings.

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Top 10 Most Creative People in Movies and Television

18 June 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | From Fast Company | See recent Fast Company news

1. Rich Ross, President, Disney Channels Worldwide A lifelong TV addict, Ross has expanded Disney's channels beyond the box into film, radio, mobile, and online. But he'll be remembered most for unleashing Hannah Montana and High School Musical on the world.

2. James Schamus, Chief executive officer, Focus Features In addition to being a CEO, he's a veteran screenwriter, Columbia University film professor, producer, marketer, distributor, and sometime composer. Schamus, 49, cofounded Focus in 2002, which has produced Oscar winners Milk and Lost in Translation. Coming soon: Taking Woodstock, Schamus's latest screenplay for director Ang Lee.

3. Jj Abrams, Founder, Bad Robot Productions Star Trek is winning the summer box office race, thanks to Abrams' ability to warp time at will. Past, present, and future coexist as a kind of fluid that cannot be contained in his movies and TV shows. The camera jumps back and forth in time. Characters age and grow younger again.

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