It’s hard to remember our childhood without reminiscing about the mischievous monsters of Maurice Sendak’s Where The Wild Things Are that lived in our dreams. The figments of our animated imagination finally come to life with director Spike Jonze’s highly-anticipated film adaption of the your favorite bedtime story. With the film opening this weekend, put the baby mama drama aside and your boss’ bitching outta your head, and sail into the land of the Wild Things, just like you always used to.
If there’s one person who never left that mysterious land, it’s Spike Jonze. His expansive career has been built on boyish fantasies of skateboards, bikes, explosions, and pranks. Hell, even his name is make-believe (his birth name was Adam Spiegel). With that said, we think it’s time we take a peek into Jonze’s coloring book and check out the most iconic/interesting of the works that have kept him 39 going on 13…
You already know you’re gonna watch Spike Jonze’s big-screen adaptation of Where The Wild Things Are when it hits theaters in October. But there’s something extra dope about actually being able to playMaurice Sendak’s timeless childhood classic from the ’60s. In the video game, which comes out on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii. and DS around the same time as the movie, you assume the role of Max, “King Of All Wild Things,” who teams up the giant furry creatures to find a way to safety and battle the island’s enemies and rugged terrain. Sold. [via Joystiq]
Tune in to Complex.com every morning at 8 AM for your daily “Wake N’ Watch” video.
The Bicycle Film Festival kicks off tonight in NYC at the South Street Seaport before going on a nation-wide tour. Hit the site for full info. [Bicycle Film Festival]
The Nike SB Am movie Debacle info just went up. [Nike Skateboarding]
Longchamp x Jeremy Scott for your lady this weekend. [Colette]
Girl Skateboards x Where the Wild Things Are = Spike Jones is the man. [Brooklyn Projects]
New York’s Gagosian Gallery is pulling bangers all summer. It follows one of the greatest Picasso exhibits in a bit with a new Yayoi Kusama retrospective. Go there and see it. [Slam x Hype]
First Nylon Magazine with a Dunk, and now Maxim with an Air Max 1? hahahahaaha. [Hypebeast]
You can put lipstick on a pig, but what about a Blue Lobster? All the info you ever wanted to know. [High Snobiety]
