Have you seen “Where the Wild Things Are”? While I thought it was a bit violent for very young kids, the animation just blew me away. Read my review here. I gave it 3.5 out of 5 Geckos, but it’s really one of the best book adaptations of 2009.
Catherine Keener and Max Records sat down with Paul Byrne of Movies.ie and talked about the behind-the-scenes goings on. Keener has several movies coming up, including “Nailed,” a romantic comedy also starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel. Records can be seen next in the sci-fi comedy “Bad Robot.”

Roland Emmerich’s disaster flick “2012” starring John Cusack slayed all the other contenders at the box office this weekend.
“A Christmas Carol” came in second, with the sleeper hit “Precious” placing third. Here are the numbers from Box Office Mojo:

2012, $65.23M
A Christmas Carol, $22.30M
Precious, $5.87M
The Men Who Stare at Goats, $5.86M
Michael Jackson’s This Is It, $5.07M
The Fourth Kind, $4.60M
Couples Retreat, $4.16M
Paranormal Activity, $4.04M
Law Abiding Citizen, $3.79M
The Box, $3.15M
Pirate Radio, $2.90M
Where the Wild Things Are, $2.41M

Image: Sony Pictures Releasing

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
Gecko Rating:

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