With Where the Wilds Things Are set for release sooner thank you think, why not get yourself a little excited? I mean, it's not often that such a beloved children's book hits theatres as a major motion picture. So go and check out this cool Cinefamily-hosted event on Fairfax and get lost in a plethora of various Sendak adaptations. It'll get you pumped.
From Cinefamily: In 1963, with just 10 short sentences, Maurice Sendak created one of the most critically acclaimed and popular childrens' books of all time-- "Where the Wild Things Are". In this loving tribute to everyone's first favorite author, the Cinefamily will show original animated adaptations (on 16mm!) of "Where the Wild Things Are" and "In the Night Kitchen", along with new short films made by Lance Bangs and Spike Jonze while the new live action adaptation of "Wild Things..." was in production. These new short films capture a sometimes melancholy but always wickedly funny Sendak as he reflects on his Depression-era childhood in the Brooklyn shtetl. Lance Bangs, co-director of Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak will be in attendance!
$12.00
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