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Book Cover Image. Title: Where the Wild Things Are: The Movie Storybook (Where the Wild Things Are Series), Author: Barb Bersche.

At the Movies

Let the Wild Rumpus Begin!

One of the most beloved children's books of all time, Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are takes on astonishing new life as a movie directed by Spike Jonze and co-written by Jonze and Dave Eggers. Combining live action, computer animation, and puppetry, the film has opened with overwhelming success.

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Wallace Shawn

Get Smart -- A Term with Several Meanings

Essaysby Wallace Shawn (Hardcover)

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Book Cover Image. Title: Essays, Author: by Wallace Shawn

There's just one word to describe playright, actor, and all-around wit Wallace (Wally to his friends and enemies) Shawn -- smart. Intelligent people are a dime a dozen; smartness is a more elusive quality. Reading Shawn is bit like hitting your elbow over and over: it sure does smart, but you want to laugh at the same time.

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Manny Farber on the Movies

A One-Man Cahiers du cin�ma

Farber on Filmby Manny Farber (Hardcover)

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Book Cover Image. Title: Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Farber, Author: by Manny Farber

Manny Farber may not be a household name as far as film crtics go (but then, who is), but this splendid collection of his complete writings on film, published by the Library of America, is cause for celebration. After reading it, you'll know why luminaries from Scorsese to Sontag have hailed him as a writer and critic without peer in this field.