Not since the Muppets has a soundtrack for a family film been so anticipated, as is Karen O and the Kids' upcoming release for Where the Wild Things Are. Everything about Spike Jonze's big screen adaptation of Maurice Sendak's timeless storybook seems perfect, and the music from the wonderful lead singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs makes a perfect fit for the movie. Take a listen for yourself, via a post from IWatchStuff.I failed to see any posts on any of the normal blog sites I hit yesterday on the weekend's box office performances. Maybe it was because a second week of domination at the hands of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is just slightly disheartening. Still, I am happy to report that my prediction of Fame taking the number one spot was way off, as the film ended up being third overall in a somewhat disappointing showing. Second place went to another debut on the charts, Jonathan Mostow's Surrogates.
Finally, to end a rather slow news day, Asian Movie Pulse announces some upcoming plans of Studio Ghibli. The most important in my mind is that Hayao Miyazaki is now contracted to churn out two more feature films in the next three years. Also, Miyazaki's Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata will be directing his first film in ten years, Taketori Monogatari, an adaptation of an old Japanese folk tale.
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