(Aotn) Ever wonder what happened to several high profile projects that various well-known directors were said to be helming, but somehow have never seen the light of day? Many of these films were either “pet projects” for the directors or they ended up getting tied up in so many legal battles that eventually they were just scrapped or the director ended up simply walking away.
The wonderful folks over at IndieWire have complied a fantastic list compiling several of these films that have yet to see the light of day from directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Kathryn Bigelow, Christopher Nolan and more!
First up is director Christopher Nolan’s rumored Howard Hughes biopic. In several interviews Nolan called the script for the film “the best he had ever written”, in fact, the film was even picked by Castle Rock in 2002 and actor Jim Carrey was attached to star. So, just where did things go wrong?...
The wonderful folks over at IndieWire have complied a fantastic list compiling several of these films that have yet to see the light of day from directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Kathryn Bigelow, Christopher Nolan and more!
First up is director Christopher Nolan’s rumored Howard Hughes biopic. In several interviews Nolan called the script for the film “the best he had ever written”, in fact, the film was even picked by Castle Rock in 2002 and actor Jim Carrey was attached to star. So, just where did things go wrong?...
- 8/1/2017
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
We’re not saying they all should be, but they could.
This week, Disney releases another live-action remake of one of their animated classics. And they have many more planned for the future. But they aren’t the only ones attempting to adapt animated works into flesh and blood. The Ghost in the Shell joins Beauty and the Beast in theaters later this month, and other anime remakes, such as Akira, are in development.
It is surprising that more studios aren’t trying to copy Disney with the idea, though. Is it because so few non-Disney features involve human characters or because those that do aren’t that interesting? Below I’ve selected some that could work just fine. Some of them maybe should be done. If you have any other ideas, be our guest and share them in a response.
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
As I’m not a fan of redundant literal adaptations, I...
This week, Disney releases another live-action remake of one of their animated classics. And they have many more planned for the future. But they aren’t the only ones attempting to adapt animated works into flesh and blood. The Ghost in the Shell joins Beauty and the Beast in theaters later this month, and other anime remakes, such as Akira, are in development.
It is surprising that more studios aren’t trying to copy Disney with the idea, though. Is it because so few non-Disney features involve human characters or because those that do aren’t that interesting? Below I’ve selected some that could work just fine. Some of them maybe should be done. If you have any other ideas, be our guest and share them in a response.
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
As I’m not a fan of redundant literal adaptations, I...
- 3/14/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
One of the great joys of becoming a responsible adult is being able to walk into a store that sells nothing but candy and soda and spend twenty bucks, just because you have it and you want to with no one can really tell you no. It’s even better to be able to walk into a comic book store with another twenty or maybe fifty and just buy yourself some books that look interesting. Far better even than that is Free Comic Book Day.
Free Comic Book Day has rapidly become my favorite day of the year, because I get to go and pick out comics that I want to try without having to worry about how much I have to spend and whether or not I will like it. All that matters is if it piques my interest and if I think I want to read it. Well,...
Free Comic Book Day has rapidly become my favorite day of the year, because I get to go and pick out comics that I want to try without having to worry about how much I have to spend and whether or not I will like it. All that matters is if it piques my interest and if I think I want to read it. Well,...
- 5/30/2012
- by dragonwomant
- Boomtron
"Please don't go. We'll eat you up, we love you so"
- Maurice Sendak, "Where The Wild Things Are"
Only a few days after the death of Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, more sad news has arrived today, with The New York Times reporting that Maurice Sendak, author of beloved children's classics "Where The Wild Things Are" (which was turned into an acclaimed 2009 film by Spike Jonze) and "In The Night Kitchen," among others, has passed away at the age of 83.
Sendak, the child of Polish Jewish immigrants, was born in Brooklyn in 1928, and set his heart on becoming an illustrator after seeing Walt Disney's "Fantasia" at the age of 12. He worked on books for other authors for years, most notably Else Holmelund Minarik's "Little Bear" series, before gaining fame of his own accord in 1963 for "Where The Wild Things Are," the story of an unruly boy in a wolf...
- Maurice Sendak, "Where The Wild Things Are"
Only a few days after the death of Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, more sad news has arrived today, with The New York Times reporting that Maurice Sendak, author of beloved children's classics "Where The Wild Things Are" (which was turned into an acclaimed 2009 film by Spike Jonze) and "In The Night Kitchen," among others, has passed away at the age of 83.
Sendak, the child of Polish Jewish immigrants, was born in Brooklyn in 1928, and set his heart on becoming an illustrator after seeing Walt Disney's "Fantasia" at the age of 12. He worked on books for other authors for years, most notably Else Holmelund Minarik's "Little Bear" series, before gaining fame of his own accord in 1963 for "Where The Wild Things Are," the story of an unruly boy in a wolf...
- 5/8/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Chicago – Now that most of the big summer movies have already had their trailers hit the internet, studios are realizing that we’ve probably decided whether or not we’re seeing “Avengers” (yes) or “Battleship” (no), and, as such, they’re now releasing previews for some of their more interesting films coming out later this year. In their minds, the marketing battle for Summer 2012 is already over and now it’s time to turn our attention to the fall and holidays seasons.
Frankly, though I love big, blockbuster, $300-million-dollar previews, it’s nice to get a look at how movie studios plan to thrill us for the rest of the year. And, from the looks of these trailers, it seems like their main strategy is to wow us with high concept premises. What do I mean by “high concept”? I mean, big gimmicky wild ideas. We’re not talking about...
Frankly, though I love big, blockbuster, $300-million-dollar previews, it’s nice to get a look at how movie studios plan to thrill us for the rest of the year. And, from the looks of these trailers, it seems like their main strategy is to wow us with high concept premises. What do I mean by “high concept”? I mean, big gimmicky wild ideas. We’re not talking about...
- 4/18/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Artist, producer, and director Michael Sporn is in production on Poe, a feature length animated film about the life of the legendary American writer wrapped around four of his most famous tales. Sporn has had his hand in television, film, and print for decades now, lending his skills to everything from Reading Rainbow, to animated adaptations of Harold And The Purple Crayon and Goodnight Moon, and in 1984 his animated short Doctor Desoto was nominated for an Academy Award. Poe was written by Maxine Fisher and has an animation team made up of Matthew (Between The Lions) Clinton and Tissa (Simple Gifts) David.
Below you will find a wealth of concept art and storyboards (which feature art by Jason McDonald). The film is set for release on June 6, several months after the John Cusack-starring The Raven (covered in our next issue) whets our appetite for Baltimore’s somber best.
Sources: IMDb,...
Below you will find a wealth of concept art and storyboards (which feature art by Jason McDonald). The film is set for release on June 6, several months after the John Cusack-starring The Raven (covered in our next issue) whets our appetite for Baltimore’s somber best.
Sources: IMDb,...
- 1/6/2012
- by Justin
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
The author with his family
Hi, I'm a gay dad, and to answer your next question, I'm a Mitchell. My boyfriend and I have two-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, and because we're both men, people constantly compare us to TV's most mommyless modern family, Mitchell and Cameron. Honestly, I don't mind. It's a step up from the days when gay couples got asked, "Who's the man and who's the woman?"
Truth be told, our lives are a lot like Mitchell and Cam's. We live in Los Angeles. My boyfriend has a big fancy job, and I'm a stay-home Dad. Some days while he's at work, I pose our kids in elaborate photo shoots to immortalize their cuteness at every stage of development. (All right. Maybe I'm the Cam after all.)
Modern Family is probably the best depiction of gay fatherhood ever on TV. Sometimes, I'd swear they have our home bugged.
Hi, I'm a gay dad, and to answer your next question, I'm a Mitchell. My boyfriend and I have two-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, and because we're both men, people constantly compare us to TV's most mommyless modern family, Mitchell and Cameron. Honestly, I don't mind. It's a step up from the days when gay couples got asked, "Who's the man and who's the woman?"
Truth be told, our lives are a lot like Mitchell and Cam's. We live in Los Angeles. My boyfriend has a big fancy job, and I'm a stay-home Dad. Some days while he's at work, I pose our kids in elaborate photo shoots to immortalize their cuteness at every stage of development. (All right. Maybe I'm the Cam after all.)
Modern Family is probably the best depiction of gay fatherhood ever on TV. Sometimes, I'd swear they have our home bugged.
- 11/2/2011
- by Jerry Mahoney
- The Backlot
Adam Hendershot
Thanks for welcoming our celebrity blogger — Elisabeth Röhm!
The actress, 37, best known for her role as Serena Southerlyn on Law & Order, has a busy 2011 ahead of her.
She can be seen on the big screen in the upcoming films Chlorine, Transit and Abduction, and plans to continue her role as spokesmom for Juno Baby.
In her latest blog, Röhm — who is mom to 2½-year-old daughter Easton August with fiancé Ron Anthony — looks back on her own love of the written word, shares her and Easton’s favorite books to read together, and asks for your picks.
I’ll...
Thanks for welcoming our celebrity blogger — Elisabeth Röhm!
The actress, 37, best known for her role as Serena Southerlyn on Law & Order, has a busy 2011 ahead of her.
She can be seen on the big screen in the upcoming films Chlorine, Transit and Abduction, and plans to continue her role as spokesmom for Juno Baby.
In her latest blog, Röhm — who is mom to 2½-year-old daughter Easton August with fiancé Ron Anthony — looks back on her own love of the written word, shares her and Easton’s favorite books to read together, and asks for your picks.
I’ll...
- 2/24/2011
- by Sarah
- People - CelebrityBabies
I miss Reading Rainbow. Last year, the well-loved children’s show was canceled, and it makes me sad to think that some kids will grow up without the experience of sitting down to watch Reading Rainbow and eating macaroni and cheese or celery with peanut butter and raisins. (Man, I love childhood lunches. Ants-on-a-Log was/is awesome.) Even though LeVar Burton is no longer reading stories on PBS, Scholastic Books has released a series of short children’s stories on DVD. Five Little Monkeys tells three classic stories and teaches children reading and American Sign Language vocabulary. While it is no replacement for Reading Rainbow, I am happy to learn that Scholastic is utilizing different ways to teach new reading vocabulary and introduce kids to American Sign Language.
All the stories on here are pretty straightforward. Five Little Monkeys Jumping On the Bed is about five monkeys who disobey their...
All the stories on here are pretty straightforward. Five Little Monkeys Jumping On the Bed is about five monkeys who disobey their...
- 9/14/2010
- by Rachel Kolb
- JustPressPlay.net
Courtesy of Emily Giffin
Ever wondered what an author reads? Recently, writer Emily Giffin, whose newest tome Heart of the Matter is on shelves now, talked to People Moms & Babies about what she’s reading with her kids — and for herself.
“We always read before bedtime,” she says. “It gives the kids something to look forward to. And if we can’t finish a chapter, or if it’s late, we’ll continue at the breakfast table.”
Giffin shares that her 6-year-old twins, Edward and George, are just getting into chapter books.
“I’m reading the second book in the Harry Potter series to them,...
Ever wondered what an author reads? Recently, writer Emily Giffin, whose newest tome Heart of the Matter is on shelves now, talked to People Moms & Babies about what she’s reading with her kids — and for herself.
“We always read before bedtime,” she says. “It gives the kids something to look forward to. And if we can’t finish a chapter, or if it’s late, we’ll continue at the breakfast table.”
Giffin shares that her 6-year-old twins, Edward and George, are just getting into chapter books.
“I’m reading the second book in the Harry Potter series to them,...
- 6/16/2010
- by Shanelle
- People - CelebrityBabies
Some writer-related stories hit over the weekend. Amongst the news:
"American Psycho" author Bret Easton Ellis claims on his Twitter that he's just finished the screenplay for the adaptation of the Vanity Fair article "The Golden Suicides".
The true story follows the controversy and conspiracy surrounding a successful East Village couple who mysteriously committed suicide last year.
Meanwhile Gregory Allen Howard ("Remember the Titans") will write the biopic "The Magician" about American Football quarterback Marlin Briscoe reports Moviefone.
Briscoe, who played for the Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins, fell into drug addiction and jail but later found redemption starting his own football camp for young people.
Finally, Josh Klausner ("Date Night") is rewriting Michael Tolkin's script for an animated adaptation of Crockett Johnson's acclaimed 1955 children’s book "Harold and the Purple Crayon" reports Pajiba.
Maurice Sendak, Will Smith and James Lassiter are producing the film which at one point Spike Jonze was pursuing.
"American Psycho" author Bret Easton Ellis claims on his Twitter that he's just finished the screenplay for the adaptation of the Vanity Fair article "The Golden Suicides".
The true story follows the controversy and conspiracy surrounding a successful East Village couple who mysteriously committed suicide last year.
Meanwhile Gregory Allen Howard ("Remember the Titans") will write the biopic "The Magician" about American Football quarterback Marlin Briscoe reports Moviefone.
Briscoe, who played for the Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins, fell into drug addiction and jail but later found redemption starting his own football camp for young people.
Finally, Josh Klausner ("Date Night") is rewriting Michael Tolkin's script for an animated adaptation of Crockett Johnson's acclaimed 1955 children’s book "Harold and the Purple Crayon" reports Pajiba.
Maurice Sendak, Will Smith and James Lassiter are producing the film which at one point Spike Jonze was pursuing.
- 3/1/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Maurice Sendak spent years building his reputation as a crank who wanted nothing to do with anyone, so why is he sacrificing all that in the name of Hollywood? He already participated in the publicity tour for the adaptation of the book Where the Wild Things Are (though in his own cranky way of course), and now according to Pajiba, he'll be producing an animated adaptation of the book Harold and the Purple Crayon, which was written by his mentor Crockett Johnson. It's strange news no matter how you look at it, especially with the added detail that Date Night writer Josh Klausner will be handling a rewrite on the script. But at least they're not planning on a live-action version, as the book's simplicity-- a little kid uses his purple crayon to draw all kinds of crazy worlds-- wouldn't really lend itself to a big expansion. I'll be waiting...
- 2/26/2010
- cinemablend.com
Could we finally see Harold and his wild imagination brought to the big screen? According to Pajiba, Crockett Johnson's classic children's book "Harold and the Purple Crayon," which follows a little boy and the adventures he creates through drawings, is now set up at Sony Animation, where Will Smith, James Lassiter and children's book author Maurice Sendak are producing an adaptation that will reportedly be all-computer-rendered.
Long ago, Spike Jonze was attached to direct a combination live-action and animated film (see his test film here) as his first feature, but after more than a year of work on the project, the whole thing fell through. TriStar pulled out two months before filming was to begin. Sendak, a protege of Johnson, was also involved back then. And ultimately, as you know, he had Jonze adapt his own book, "Where the Wild Things Are," instead.
The new incarnation of "Harold," which...
Long ago, Spike Jonze was attached to direct a combination live-action and animated film (see his test film here) as his first feature, but after more than a year of work on the project, the whole thing fell through. TriStar pulled out two months before filming was to begin. Sendak, a protege of Johnson, was also involved back then. And ultimately, as you know, he had Jonze adapt his own book, "Where the Wild Things Are," instead.
The new incarnation of "Harold," which...
- 2/26/2010
- by Christopher Campbell
- MTV Movies Blog
Fifteen years after Spike Jonze thought about bringing Harold And The Purple Crayon to life, it appears the film is finally on its way to being made, though Jonze and his former vision are nowhere to be found. Rather, the book will be adapated a CGI feature (Not a live-action hybrid, thank god), and the script has been written (by Deep Impact’s Michael Tolkin) and re-written (by Shrek The Third’s Josh Klausner), and the tone is said to be similar to A Neverending Story....
- 2/26/2010
- by Paul Tassi
- JoBlo.com
Sony Animated is giving Will Smith, James Lassiter and Maurice Sendak some Crayolas and turning them loose on the classic children’s book "Harold and the Purple Crayon".
The source material, written by Crockett Johnson, revolves around a young boy who draws, and whose pictures lead to all sorts of fantasy adventures. According to Pajiba, the adaptation will be produced by Smith, Lassiter and Sendak through Smith’s Overbook Entertainment, and consist entirely of computer-rendered animation. The site also reports that Sony is trying for a tone similar to The NeverEnding Story.
Sendak is the author of the book "Where the Wild Things Are", which was adapted by Spike Jones into a live-action movie last year, as well as a protégé of Johnson's. He had previously been involved in a live-action/animated film with Jones, but it fell through. Hopefully, with Josh Klausner, who wrote Shrek the Third and the upcoming Shrek Forever After,...
The source material, written by Crockett Johnson, revolves around a young boy who draws, and whose pictures lead to all sorts of fantasy adventures. According to Pajiba, the adaptation will be produced by Smith, Lassiter and Sendak through Smith’s Overbook Entertainment, and consist entirely of computer-rendered animation. The site also reports that Sony is trying for a tone similar to The NeverEnding Story.
Sendak is the author of the book "Where the Wild Things Are", which was adapted by Spike Jones into a live-action movie last year, as well as a protégé of Johnson's. He had previously been involved in a live-action/animated film with Jones, but it fell through. Hopefully, with Josh Klausner, who wrote Shrek the Third and the upcoming Shrek Forever After,...
- 2/26/2010
- CinemaSpy
I'll concede that this may not interest too many folks, but like Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are, this particular big screen version of a children's classic intrigues me because I have a two-year-old, and he loves the hell out of Harold and the Purple Crayon (whenever he wears footie pajamas, he pretends to be Harold).
Now, before you get all up in a nipple-twisting zorker about a feature movie version of Harold and start foaming at the pant leg about desecrated childhood memories, maybe knowing who is behind the project will ease your mind to a degree. For this kind of movie, you could hardly ask for a better producer than Maurice Sendak (who was a protege of Crockett Johnson, the write of Harold and the Purple Crayon), who I hope is involved to keep an eye on the project to ensure it maintains the spirit of the source material.
Now, before you get all up in a nipple-twisting zorker about a feature movie version of Harold and start foaming at the pant leg about desecrated childhood memories, maybe knowing who is behind the project will ease your mind to a degree. For this kind of movie, you could hardly ask for a better producer than Maurice Sendak (who was a protege of Crockett Johnson, the write of Harold and the Purple Crayon), who I hope is involved to keep an eye on the project to ensure it maintains the spirit of the source material.
- 2/26/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Well, this was just a tiny bit random.
One of the more interesting projects that never really got off the ground was a feature-length adaptation of Harold And The Purple Crayon, directed by none other than Spike Jonze. Well, now it looks like the book itself is set to actual start making its way to the silver screen.
Read more on Shrek The Third writer penning Harold And The Purple Crayon film?…...
One of the more interesting projects that never really got off the ground was a feature-length adaptation of Harold And The Purple Crayon, directed by none other than Spike Jonze. Well, now it looks like the book itself is set to actual start making its way to the silver screen.
Read more on Shrek The Third writer penning Harold And The Purple Crayon film?…...
- 2/26/2010
- by Joshua Brunsting
- GordonandtheWhale
You could argue that Spike Jonze’ sterling work on Where The Wild Things Are and the relative success of Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs led to this, but an adaptation of Harold And The Purple Crayon has been in the works for some time – it just has a little more juice thanks to the aforementioned kids-book-to-film releases.Pajiba is reporting that the Us kiddie classic is getting closer to the big screen, with Wild Things creator Maurice Sendak – a protégé of original Harold writer Crockett Johnson – acting as producer to ensure as much faithfulness as possible. Turning it into a movie (likely CG animated, staying clear of the current trend of CG/live-action blends) will be a challenge, since the original book has a simple story across 64 pages. Spike Jonze actually met Sendak when he was aiming to get his version of Harold made, but nothing came of it.
- 2/26/2010
- EmpireOnline
You ready for this news? Pajiba is reporting that an adaptation of Crockett Johnson's popular children's book Harold and the Purple Crayon is in the works over at Sony Pictures Animation. Producing it is none other than Where the Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak along with Will Smith (by way of his Overbook Entertainment production company). The movie will follow Harold, who uses his magic purple crayon to retreat into his own fantasy world, but soon realizes that he’s been selfish with his crayon and uses it to decide to help his parents and others, and even go on a mission to Mars. How fun does that sound? The book was originally adapted by screenwriter Michael Tolkin (Deep Impact, Changing Lanes, Nine) but his version is currently being rewritten by more family friendly writer Josh Klausner (Shrek the Third, Date Night, Shrek Forever After). Apparently the project...
- 2/26/2010
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Before Where the Wild Things Are, and even before Being John Malkovich, Spike Jonze was developing a big screen adaptation of the acclaimed 1955 children's book Harold and the Purple Crayon. Harold and the Purple Crayon tells the story of a curious four-year-old boy who draws his reality and lives in the imaginary world he creates. The film famously fell apart a mere two weeks before principal photography (more information about that after the jump) but it now appears that development is alive again at Sony Pictures Animation. According to Pajiba, Date Night and Shrek the Third scribe Josh Klausner has been working on a a script, which is being compared in tone to A Neverending Story, and the animated feature will be produced by Maurice Sendak, set up at Will Smith’s Overbook Entertainment. No director is attached , and while I doubt Spike Jonze will come aboard this latest attempt,...
- 2/25/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Once the hippest name in music videos, the 40-year-old director will this week terrify children with his adaption of Maurice Sendak's adored tale
A large rubber-band ball sits on the bedside table of the wilful young Max, hero of the new Spike Jonze film, while overhead, on a shelf, sits a bird's nest. Early shots of these odd objects cleverly prelude the virtuoso visual style of this audacious adaptation of a children's classic: the 1963 picture book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.
In the hands of the Oscar-nominated Jonze the island of fearful monsters that Max discovers one night when he has been sent to bed without supper becomes a perilous wasteland dotted with spherical wickerwork huts, nest-like forts and rounded boulders. Although Max, along with his ugly, untamed group of new friends, is clearly recognisable from Sendak's book, any parent who returns to their nursery copy...
A large rubber-band ball sits on the bedside table of the wilful young Max, hero of the new Spike Jonze film, while overhead, on a shelf, sits a bird's nest. Early shots of these odd objects cleverly prelude the virtuoso visual style of this audacious adaptation of a children's classic: the 1963 picture book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.
In the hands of the Oscar-nominated Jonze the island of fearful monsters that Max discovers one night when he has been sent to bed without supper becomes a perilous wasteland dotted with spherical wickerwork huts, nest-like forts and rounded boulders. Although Max, along with his ugly, untamed group of new friends, is clearly recognisable from Sendak's book, any parent who returns to their nursery copy...
- 12/7/2009
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers relive the cold winter's day when they went to visit famously prickly writer Maurice Sendak, to talk about filming Where the Wild Things Are
Dave Eggers: So here we are. It's always awkward doing this kind of thing together. If we wrote this the way we wrote the script, fighting over every word, it would probably take a year.
Spike Jonze: We should just have a conversation. Then we can fight over every word when we edit it.
De: But let's be really eloquent. We can talk, and then after we transcribe the talk, we can make ourselves seem articulate.
Sj: Yes, we shall do that. It brings to mind something the bard once said: "Tis excellent to be spontaneous, tho better to be brilliant."
De: He didn't say that.
Sj: He did. In one of his lesser-known plays, The Sisters of Hannah.
Dave Eggers: So here we are. It's always awkward doing this kind of thing together. If we wrote this the way we wrote the script, fighting over every word, it would probably take a year.
Spike Jonze: We should just have a conversation. Then we can fight over every word when we edit it.
De: But let's be really eloquent. We can talk, and then after we transcribe the talk, we can make ourselves seem articulate.
Sj: Yes, we shall do that. It brings to mind something the bard once said: "Tis excellent to be spontaneous, tho better to be brilliant."
De: He didn't say that.
Sj: He did. In one of his lesser-known plays, The Sisters of Hannah.
- 11/23/2009
- by Dave Eggers
- The Guardian - Film News
I got the collection of Scholastic Storybook Treasures for the popular titles in includes like Where the Wild Things Are, Curious George and Harold and the Purple Crayon. Those are delightful and don.t disappoint, but among the 100 stories in the 16 DVDs are lots of less famous stories to discover.
On DVD: Scholastic Storybook Treasures Treasury of 100 Storybook Classics
The animation is really wonderful. It brings the illustrations of storybooks to life. Wild Things Is Sendak.s drawings, only they move. And, there.s a full frontal shot in In the Night Kitchen. Ah, European animation. The extra Sendak feature is especially timely with the Wild Things movie. He seems like a coherent creative artist, not difficult at all. He skips the controversy, which is the best way to deal with it, but has really smart insights circa 1985.
There is only one Curious George in the whole set, and just...
On DVD: Scholastic Storybook Treasures Treasury of 100 Storybook Classics
The animation is really wonderful. It brings the illustrations of storybooks to life. Wild Things Is Sendak.s drawings, only they move. And, there.s a full frontal shot in In the Night Kitchen. Ah, European animation. The extra Sendak feature is especially timely with the Wild Things movie. He seems like a coherent creative artist, not difficult at all. He skips the controversy, which is the best way to deal with it, but has really smart insights circa 1985.
There is only one Curious George in the whole set, and just...
- 11/11/2009
- www.canmag.com
Curious George. Harold and the Purple Crayon. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel. Classics each and every one. Call it a babysitter in a box or call it a great tool for educating your children, either way what we have on our hands here is 19 hours of story books new and old converted to a digital medium. Some of these genuinely are treasures reincarnated in an animated medium while others are newer stories that have yet to prove their heirloom mettle. However, your average tot won’t care as much about the legacy of a given story as they will about the presentation. A majority of the stories found on these 16 discs have received the full animation treatment from the humble illustration origins, but there are a few in the collection which are little more than scans of the pages being panned over by the camera. Depending on the age...
- 10/31/2009
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
"To make a movie about what it feels like to be 9 years old -- that was my simple intention," says Spike Jonze, whose edgy riff on Maurice Sendak's classic children's book, Where the Wild Things Are hits theaters on Oct. 16. But don’t let the PG rating fool you. Where most family films are comically zany and full of morals, Wild Things is naturalistic, dramatic, and raw. Jonze -- who clashed with Warner Bros. over the final product -- has directed what's reportedly a $80 million family film about childhood that really isn't for children, leaving its box office prospects...
- 10/8/2009
- by Jeff Jensen
- EW.com - PopWatch
Dangerous Minds is one of my favorite new sites. It's the brainchild of Richard Metzger, the brilliant Brit once behind Disinfo.com pictured at left, and Tara McGinley, a costume designer/stylist (and Metzger's wife). Although the site covers everything from sex to pop culture and "kooks," my favorite is naturally the movie section.
Metzger and friends dig up and dissect the obscure, the weird, and the fantastic. Just a sampling of the website turns up info on an art show featuring "production drawings" and "commissioned work" from Alejandro Jodorowsky's aborted Dune adaptation featuring artists like H.R. Giger, Moebius, and Chris Foss, as well as a deep-cut discussion of the Mexican midnight movie staple Coffin Joe, which Metzger describes as "a rant-prone Nietzschean Übermensch with a top hat, cape and excessively long fingernails." Seriously, can you pass that up?
Sure, some of these movies are things you might never want to see,...
Metzger and friends dig up and dissect the obscure, the weird, and the fantastic. Just a sampling of the website turns up info on an art show featuring "production drawings" and "commissioned work" from Alejandro Jodorowsky's aborted Dune adaptation featuring artists like H.R. Giger, Moebius, and Chris Foss, as well as a deep-cut discussion of the Mexican midnight movie staple Coffin Joe, which Metzger describes as "a rant-prone Nietzschean Übermensch with a top hat, cape and excessively long fingernails." Seriously, can you pass that up?
Sure, some of these movies are things you might never want to see,...
- 9/10/2009
- by Jenni Miller
- Cinematical
Writer-producer Jeff Kline has inked a new two-year development deal with Touchstone TV and a separate pact with Walt Disney Television Animation. Kline, who co-created and executive produced last year's short-lived ABC/Touchstone drama That Was Then, has long straddled the worlds of live-action primetime series and animated fare for younger viewers. On the animation side, Kline has spent the past eight years based at Sony and Columbia TriStar TV, where he executive produced such Saturday-morning hits as Jackie Chan Adventures, Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles, Men in Black: The Series and HBO Family's adaptation of the classic Harold and the Purple Crayon.
- 10/14/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WMA has signed Sharon Stone for representation. Stone, who next stars in the Walt Disney Co.'s Cold Creek Manor for director Mike Figgis, was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in 1995's Casino, which also earned her a Golden Globe Award. As a producer, Stone co-produced TriStar's The Quick and the Dead, in which she also starred. Stone's company, Chaos Prods., also co-produced Miramax's The Mighty, in which she starred. Stone has not been a high-profile presence on the big screen in recent years. She most recently narrated Sony Pictures Family Entertainment's animated pay television series Harold and the Purple Crayon. Her other credits include the features The Muse, Gloria, Sphere and HBO's If These Walls Could Talk 2. For the past 18 months, Stone was repped by UTA.
- 2/27/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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