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The Videogum Movie Club: Where The Wild Things Are

I went to see Where the Wild Things Are on Saturday, but it was sold out. Ay-ay-ay. That was a surprise! I mean, anticipation for this movie seemed pretty high, but anticipation for lots of movies seems high, especially when...  CONTINUE READING THE VIDEOGUM MOVIE CLUB: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE»

Posted on October 19, 2009 in (114 comments)
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Kanye West Is Just A Broken Down Piece Of Meat

We Were Once a Fairytale, the strange short film that Kanye West made with Spike Jonze, is finally here! For the most part, it depicts a typical night in the life of Kanye West: a boorish, blurry, endless evening in...  CONTINUE READING KANYE WEST IS JUST A BROKEN DOWN PIECE OF MEAT»

Posted on October 19, 2009 in (29 comments)
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This New Where The Wild Things Are Poster Is Virtual Insanity!

Oh yeah what we're living in (let me tell ya) It' a wonder man can eat at all When things are big That should be small Who can tell what magic spells we'll be doing for us. And I'm giving...  CONTINUE READING THIS NEW WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE POSTER IS VIRTUAL INSANITY!»

Posted on August 12, 2009 in (29 comments)
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Where The Wild Things Are Is Not The Answer, Probably

New Where the Wild Things Are trailer, you guys: I think these trailers are sending the wrong message. I love them so much that I am fully expecting this movie to "fix" everything. I don't even know what that means!...  CONTINUE READING WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE IS NOT THE ANSWER, PROBABLY»

Posted on August 7, 2009 in (91 comments)
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Where The Wild Things Are Continues To Look Like Where The Great Things Are!

Maybe a little late on this (so sue me, in Time Court) (huh?), but if you haven't already seen: there's a new WTWA trailer and also a making-of featurette. Nice....  CONTINUE READING WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE CONTINUES TO LOOK LIKE WHERE THE GREAT THINGS ARE!»

Posted on July 28, 2009 in (18 comments)
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Where The Wild Things Thrash!

These Where the Wild Things Are skateboards kind of take away from the magic of the trailer and poster. It's, like, one step away from a Where the Wild Things Are energy drink. "UNLEASH THE BEAST."...  CONTINUE READING WHERE THE WILD THINGS THRASH!»

Posted on July 7, 2009 in (6 comments)
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Kanye West Makes A Short Documentary About His Life

Kanye West appeared at the Los Angeles Film Festival yesterday to premiere a short film called We Were Once A Fairytale, directed by Spike Jonze. Supposedly it was originally going to be a music video for 808's & Heartbreak, but...  CONTINUE READING KANYE WEST MAKES A SHORT DOCUMENTARY ABOUT HIS LIFE»

Posted on June 25, 2009 in (19 comments)
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David Cross Is Less Grumpy Than Usual

He talked to the L.A. Times about his upcoming UK TV show with Will Arnett and Spike Jonze, his new book, and his girrrrlfriend Amber Tamblyn, woo woo. Dude sounds happy for once. Yay!...  CONTINUE READING DAVID CROSS IS LESS GRUMPY THAN USUAL»

Posted on June 15, 2009 in (10 comments)
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Where The Wild Things Are Focus Group #1

Lance Bangs posted this video in which Spike Jonze tests out one of the Where the Wild Things Are masks on a potential moviegoer. Where the Wild Things Awww! This guy knows:...  CONTINUE READING WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE FOCUS GROUP #1»

Posted on May 11, 2009 in (9 comments)
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The Unusuals Beastie Boys Mash-Up (Also, Watch The Unusuals)

An anonymous tipster at ABC sent over this just-for-fun mashup (apparently created by the show for their own amusement) using footage from The Unusuals, the Adam Goldberg/Amber Tamblyn cop dramedy that comes on after Lost now. I just had to...  CONTINUE READING THE UNUSUALS BEASTIE BOYS MASH-UP (ALSO, WATCH THE UNUSUALS)»

Posted on April 14, 2009 in , (8 comments)
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Where The Wild Things Are Refuses To Stop Looking So Good

New Where the Wild Things Are poster, you guys. Perhaps a little more conservative than the original, no screaming children or artfully cropped monster faces, just your typical fantastical creature hiding behind a scratched up tree in a mystical autumn...  CONTINUE READING WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE REFUSES TO STOP LOOKING SO GOOD»

Posted on April 7, 2009 in (10 comments)
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Where The Wild Things Are Looks Like Where The Great Things Are!

Where the Wild Things Are trailer, you guys: Well played, Where the Wild Things Are. First a great poster and now a great trailer. If you were a horse and I was a sad old man in torn poop pants...  CONTINUE READING WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE LOOKS LIKE WHERE THE GREAT THINGS ARE!»

Posted on March 25, 2009 in (86 comments)
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Where The Wild Things Are Probably Can't Get Much Better Than Its Poster

Check out the poster for Where the Wild Things Are, you guys! What a great poster. It's like fine art in a fancy museum. I'm going to get this poster framed and hang it above my bed, and then when...  CONTINUE READING WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE PROBABLY CAN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN ITS POSTER»

Posted on March 17, 2009 in (28 comments)
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Old Ladies Know Where The Wild Things Are Isn't Dead After All

Ignore the rumors that Spike Jonze too-awesome-for-America version of Where The Wild Things Are is on hold and possibly won't come out in theaters. We know that the edgy kid's movie will definitely come out, because Madame Alexander is already...  CONTINUE READING OLD LADIES KNOW WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE ISN'T DEAD AFTER ALL»

Posted on July 14, 2008 in (3 comments)
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Skate Or Why Won't That Guy Die?

The truth of the matter is that skateboard videos are super fun to watch, and if they're directed by Spike Jonze and feature slow motion explosions, all the better. (via kanyewest.blogspot.com) Then again, I got a text message from a...  CONTINUE READING SKATE OR WHY WON'T THAT GUY DIE?»

Posted on June 2, 2008 in (1 comments)
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