Movie: Where the Wild Things Are * Official Site
In Theaters: Oct. 16, 2009

Runtime: 94 minutes
Directed by: Spike Jonze

MPAA Rating: PG for mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language
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I may be one of the few people who hasn’t read the book by Maurice Sendak on which this movie is based. Or if I did, it was so long ago, I don’t remember it. At any rate, I liked the movie, not so much for the storyline, but for the incredible cinematography and CG animation of the wild things. They’re so expressive, and your eyes are just affixed …read more

Don’t you just want to run away with Max and become part of his fantasy world? That’s what I think every time I see a new image or trailer for “Where the Wild Things Are,” in theaters Oct. 16, 2009.
Based on the classic children’s book by Maurice Sendak, it follows the fantastical adventures of Max, a disobedient boy who’s sent to bed without his supper and retaliates by creating a fantasy world inhabited by wild beasts who crown Max (Max Records) as their leader.
The movie is directed by Spike Jonze and also stars Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo, Lauren …read more

Here’s the Warner Bros. 2009 Film Preview. And woohoo that "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" will finally hit theaters on July 17, 2009. "The Dark Knight" hits theaters — AGAIN! Zac Efron gets a chance to be young again in "17 Again" (uh, haven’t we seen that plotline in about 20 movies?), John Connor comes back in "Terminator: Salvation," Robert Downey, Jr. plays Sherlock Holmes, and Clint Eastwood is nowhere near retiring. He begins AND ends 2009 with new movies. Check out the lineup:
GRAN TORINO In theatres on December 12 (NY & LA) …read more