Dir. Spike Jonze/ 2009/ US/ 101 minutes
Based on the beloved book by Maurice Sendak, Where The Wild Things Are is the children’s classic recreated for the screen by the inventive director Spike Jonze. The story involves Max, a little boy, who after creating mischief is sent to his room without his supper and in his solitude travels to an island where the Wild Things dwell. Featuring imaginative special effects and appealing performances by monsters and actors alike, Manohla Dargis of The New York Times calls Where The Wild Things Are “intensely original...”
Based on the beloved book by Maurice Sendak, Where The Wild Things Are is the children’s classic recreated for the screen by the inventive director Spike Jonze. The story involves Max, a little boy, who after creating mischief is sent to his room without his supper and in his solitude travels to an island where the Wild Things dwell. Featuring imaginative special effects and appealing performances by monsters and actors alike, Manohla Dargis of The New York Times calls Where The Wild Things Are “intensely original...”
Dir. Lee Daniels/ 2009/ US/109 minutes
Sixteen, overweight, abused and pregnant with her second child, Precious is a lost soul who has shut down emotionally from a life that seems to conspire against her. It’s only when a caring counselor sees the shining light buried inside of her that things begin to change. Filled with remarkable performances, Precious is a powerful story of hope and redemption rising up from the lowest depths imaginable. Roger Ebert calls Precious “a great American film.”
Sixteen, overweight, abused and pregnant with her second child, Precious is a lost soul who has shut down emotionally from a life that seems to conspire against her. It’s only when a caring counselor sees the shining light buried inside of her that things begin to change. Filled with remarkable performances, Precious is a powerful story of hope and redemption rising up from the lowest depths imaginable. Roger Ebert calls Precious “a great American film.”