Marty Krofft has a vision for the upcoming H.R Pufnstuf movie and it might sound a little familiar to fans of Spike Jonze' Where the Wild Things Are. Galvanized by the box office success of the Sendak adaptation, Krofft is pushing for similar man-in-suit technology to bring his lollopping great characters to life. Sounds good to me.
On the other hand, he's not looking to strike the same melancholy chords as Wild Things but something altogether more sugar and spice. I'm not sure sweetness is worth a great deal without at least a little of something savoury, and I'm even less sure it will work at the box office.
Krofft told the New York Daily News "We always wanted to do low-tech costumes and high-tech heads. But it'll be a big difference in tone, of course - we'll be bright, not dark."
Was Wild Things dark, exactly?
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Lauren Ambrose on Where The Wild Things Are
Monday, October 19, 2009 3:49 PM | From CanMag.Com
Starring in Where The Wild Things Are has brought Lauren Ambrose full circle. The new mom is now reading the book to her two-year-old, as it was once read to her. She provides the voice of one of the wild things in the film, which may be as much for parents as it is for children.
Lauren Ambrose One of the Wild Things
“When was the book published, in the ‘60s?” Ambrose said. “So generations of people, there’s this essential part of you connected to this book. So many people so yeah, I think there’s this generational pull toward this book so I guess it’s for all of those people who love it and will continue to love it.”
The creatures of Spike Jonze’s movie have names, though they are still ambiguous. Ambrose plays KW. “I remember being like, ‘What’s KW stand for?’ He was like, ‘Katherine?’ Then I didn’t ask W. I just made it up.”
Where The Wild Things Are Tops Strong Weekend Box Office
Monday, October 19, 2009 2:56 AM | From CanMag.Com
No surprise here. Riding on a wave of buzz, Where The Wild Things Are took the top spot at a highly competitive weekend box office.
Box Office Winner: Where the Wild Things
The weekend box office numbers were so strong that ticket sales were up 40% over the same frame last year. Whoa! A typically slower weak saw moviegoers finding their way to the theaters thanks to Where the Wild Things Are, which opened to an estimated $32.5 million, Law Abiding Citizen, which came in second with $21.3 million, Paranormal Activity, which successfully went wide with $20.2 million, Couples Retreat, which enjoyed $17.9 million in its second outing, and The Stepfather, which took the rest of the horror bracket with $12.3 million.
To sum it up: A pretty effing strong top five. The same weekend last year saw the debut of Max Payne, which topped the BO with $17.6 million.
The Spike Jonze-directed "Where the Wild Things Are" adaptation earned an estimated $32 million at the domestic box office. It is on track to make back its massive $100 million budget.
Reflections on Where The Wild Things Are The Trials, Wonders, and Joys of Childhood
Note: The following will contain minor spoilers for the movie Where The Wild Things Are and will assume that you know the plot of the book its based on.
Lets get this out of the way: Where The Wild Things Are is not a film for everyone. While Warner Bros. might hope to position this as a kids film, it lacks many of the trappings you might expect from the genre; Max doesnt go on some grand quest with the Wild Things and, just like the book, not that much changes in the real world by the time you reach the end of the story. Even the aesthetic of the world, laden with its warm yet monochromatic look, doesnt lend itself to conventional notions of whimsy. But what the film lacks in convention, it makes up for faithfully capturing many elements of the childhood experience, complete with its resplendent wonder as ...
Sound Off: Where the Wild Things Are - What Did You Think?
Now that you've seen it, what did you think? This is a movie that has been anxiously anticipated by moviegoers for a very long time. Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are, a beautiful adaptation of Maurice Sendak's beloved children's book, finally hits theaters everywhere this weekend, so without further ado, let the wild rumpus start! After waiting this long, though, is it any good? Is it as amazing as the trailers have made it look? Is there even a good story since there wasn't much of one in the book? What did you think? Sound off below, leave a comment, and let us know what you thought of Where the Wild Things Are!
To fuel the fire, while I did enjoy Where the Wild Things Are quite a bit, and I do still think Spike Jonze is an absolutely brilliant filmmaker, it's not my favorite film of the year. In ...
Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are is a classic amongst children’s books, not so much due to mere entertainment value, though it has that, but because of how much it means to children whose parents have read it to them. Children empathize with Max, a boy whose mother sends him to his room after he acts out his more aggressive side, a boy who finds solace in a mystical world he creates where monsters roam and wild rumpuses abound. To say Sendak’s story is magical to children is putting it lightly, and saying Spike Jonze’s feature film adaptation is commendable…
Fred Ponders Where The Wild Things Are
Friday, October 16, 2009 1:56 AM | From CanMag.Com
Where The Wild Things Are wasn’t particularly vital to my childhood. I knew of it, but it wasn’t like Dr. Seuss. It seemed like fresh material for a movie along the lines of my childhood favorites, mostly Labyrinth and its cohorts The Neverending Story and Little Shop of Horrors. Now that I put that in writing, I had some pretty progressive tastes for a 10-year-old. I mean, a rock star romancing a teenager and a plant that eats people?
Review: Where the Wild Things
My point is, Where the Wild Things Are has its similarities with the type of children’s fantasies from before they lost their charm thanks to CGI effects. It’s not one of those though. This is not a happy fantasy. It’s very somber. Melancholy permeates even the most fun scenes. That’s powerful stuff for a 31-year-old to take. I don’t know if I could have handled it at 10.
Movie Review: Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Friday, October 16, 2009 1:14 AM | From RopeofSilicon
The Wild Things and Max (Max Records) in Where the Wild Things Are
Photo: Warner Bros.
Only a few minutes into Where the Wild Things Are, a young girl seated behind me whispered to her father, "Dad, when will we see the monsters?" This was about ten minutes into this 94 minute film and it wasn't until [...]
