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‘Harold And The Purple Crayon’ Trailer: Zachary Levi Brings The Children’s Book To Life In August

Martin Miller — Wed, 22 May 2024 18:49:31 +0000

Zachary Levi might be done with his superhero role as Shazam, but that doesn’t mean he’s done with franchises. However, his new franchise is aiming its sights on a younger demographic.

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As seen in the trailer for “Harold and the Purple Crayon,” Zachary Levi stars as a grown up version of the title character, based on the popular children’s book.

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Summer 2023 Movie Preview: 52 Must-See Films To Watch

Jamie Rogers — Tue, 02 May 2023 18:14:17 +0000

There is a discussion on Film Twitter that the people excited to see Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” are not the same people that are excited to see Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.” We disagree. Whether the masses want to believe it or not, it’s a Barbie world, and we’re all just living in it–even Ryan Gosling has admitted that he’s finally discovered his Ken-ergy.

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When I Was 9: ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ — Feeling & Attitude More Important Than Plot

Rodrigo Perez — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:12:00 +0000

Talk about wild and unruly things. The New York Times Sunday magazine this weekend has a cover story on Spike Jonze and the six-seven year endeavor to bring “Where The Wild Things Are” to the big screen. It is nearly a whopping 7, 500 words long and we just parsed the whole damn thing so we might as well break down some, but not all, of it for you.

Essentially it’s an all encompassing piece about Jonze’s rise to film auteur status — the nascent BMX and “Dirty” magazine years, directing dazzling MTV videos that put him on the map, impressing with his feature-film “Being John Malkovich,” etc.

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Spike Jonze Is Working On A Documentary About ‘Wild Thing’s Author Maurice Sendak

Rodrigo Perez — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:27:00 +0000

Buried at the bottom of an interview with the the writer-directors of the new Sissy Spacek film, “Lake City,” Hunter Hill and Perry Moore, is a small tidbit about Spike Jonze and “Where The Wild Things Are” author Maurice Sendak.

Namely that the duo are working with Jonze on a documentary about Sendak. Not much other info. Presumably, he’s producing and their writing/directing with his input?

Either way, its evident that Jonze loves Sendak and not just because he’s adapting his work.

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