Monthly Archives: October 2009

     I had three totally different reactions from people when I told them I was seeing Michael Jackson’s ‘This Is It’ today. My 24-year-old sister asked me what the big deal was, my best friend said he had no idea a Michael Jackson movie existed and that it was probably exploitation, and a co-worker just laughed and asked what I thought of MJ being a pedophile. While all three responses made me sad, I understood where they were all coming from. After all, Michael Jackson is easily one of the most controversial and fascinating figures of the last century. ‘This

     I don’t think there is a man, woman, or child that has existed within the last 46 years that doesn’t have a special regard for “Where the Wild Things Are”. It is one of those perfectly simple stories that connects with you on a deep and almost primal level. To put it simply: Spike Jonze (director of “Being John Malkovich”, “Adaptation”, now “Where…”) gets it. He has flawlessly adapted a 10 page children’s book into an expressive, powerful feature length film.      I am very curious to see how children will react to this movie. It is a film more