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'Paranormal Activity' slays 'Saw' with $22 million

"Paranormal Activity" has won a weekend battle of fright films over part six of the "Saw" franchise.

Sendak, ever-untamed, sees `Wild Things' adapted

About the hoopla surrounding the film adaptation of "Where the Wild Things Are," Maurice Sendak is characteristically gruff.

Danger lurks in Jonze adaptation of `Wild Things'

Spike Jonze recalls how Maurice Sendak urged him to make the movie version of "Where the Wild Things Are" as dangerous as the book was when the children's classic came out in 1963.

Sendak's Work With Carole King Displayed

The Rosenbach Museum & Library is celebrating the work of Maurice Sendak with an expansion of its gallery space and "Really Rosie," a new show exploring the children's book author's collaboration with singer-songwriter Carole King.

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Movie Review: Where the Wild Things Are
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I recall this book vividly as a child. It was one of the first books my parents read to me as a little one. My own experience with this movie echos the sentiments of the author contained in this seed.

Maurice Sendak tells parents to go to hell
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

Reporter: "What do you say to parents who think the Wild Things film may be too scary?" Sendak: "I would tell them to go to hell. That's a question I will not tolerate." Reporter: "Because kids can handle it?"

Film Trailer: Where the Wild Things Are [video]
Source: ScienceBlogs

Did you know that Maurice Sendak's legendary book, Where the Wild Things Are, is now a MOVIE? Well, here's the streaming film trailer for you to enjoy!

Maurice Sendak's Concerns, Beyond Where the Wild Things Are
Source: The New York Times

Maurice Sendak's 80th year — which ended with his birthday earlier this summer and is being celebrated on Monday night with a benefit at the 92nd Street Y — was a tough one.

Where are the wild things? Too scary for the cinema, apparently
Source: theage.com.au

When classic picture book Where the Wild Things Are was published in 1963, critics said it was too scary and weird for children. Now the movie of the book, filmed in Melbourne in 2006 by director Spike Jonze, could be scrapped and reshot to make it more family-friendly.

NPR : Maurice Sendak's newest children's book
Source: NPR

(audio article) Maurice Sendak's newest book has been published - here, the author is interviewed, and answers questions about what goes into his literature.

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