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Monthly Archives: October 2009
‘Tis the Season
Posted in Organ Thievery, Photography, Uncategorized Tagged Costume, Decapitation, Decoration, Gruesome, Halloween, Head, Meat, Photography, Severed Head Leave a comment
…and Where They Were
It turned out to be a lovely movie, very evocative of the inner turmoil of childhood, which is shown but not commented on in the source material. The monsters were each deeply characterized, and the method of their depiction was reminiscent of the golden age of Henson muppets (such as Labyrinth and Dark Crystal), if [...]
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Wild Things…
You are probably, like myself, eagerly anticipating tomorrows release of Where the Wild Things Are. It looks intense, it looks kinetic, it looks just as richly detailed as Maurice Sendak’s original artwork, evoking his densely hatched and lined illustrations. The film looks alive, yet alive mainly in the imagination of a child, which has always [...]
Posted in Art, Childrens Books, Film, Illustration Tagged Adaptation, Children's Book, Dave Eggers, Film, Filmmaking, Max, Spike Jonze, Where the Wild Things Are Leave a comment