Contributed By Guest Blogger BRIAN BURKE

It’s not often I’m compelled to put fingertip to keyboard in effort to make a point about a movie I’ve recently seen, but Where the Wild Things Are had me reaching for a nice tall glass of single malt lithium. Why? Because the movie’s drama comes from a place that is too real, too comprehensible, too common and most unfortunately – just the type of thing you go to the movies to escape.

From it’s trailer we’re led to believe that fuzzy monsters with CG lips and the warm nasal breathings of a Soprano’s lead will satisfy something deep and powerful within us; the hopeful sound bites, “I didn’t want to wake you up, but I really want to show you something,” the transcendent Arcade Fire track rising, crescendoing, promising of secrets revealed, hope rediscovered, problems solved, the washed out cinematography, the power of imagination. It’s a dreamland we’re going to. The kind of dreamland where everything is ok.

And then we’re given the island of Eeyore.

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Super fan Deirdre Synan from New York bakes a mean batch of chocolate chip cookies (trust us)…but she doesn’t stop there.  Deirdre recently sent us a picture of her latest “Wild” creation in honor of Spike’s film adaptation (which she adored).

Even if you have mixed emotions about the film, it’s hard to argue with this killer sugar concoction.

Our good friends over at Slash Film reported this at the beginning of the month, but in case you missed it, The New York Times Magazine published a wonderful article about music video mastermind – diehard skateboarder – movie mold breaker Spike Jonze, and the trials and tribulations involved in bringing Where The Wild Things Are to the big screen.

If you’re not already a member of NYT Online, you’ll have to register…but it’s quick, free, and well worth it. To check it out, go here.

I cannot WAIT for this film.  Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers, plus a passionate endorsement from the original book’s author, Maurice Sendak.

Add this to the early list of 2009 Best Picture nominations along with The Hurt Locker, Up, and Ghost of Girlfriends Past (just wanted to make sure you were paying attention).  

Special thanks to our man, Oren Arbit, for letting us know about this!

Being that I only attended Comic-Con for one day this year, and being that I was on a producing mission, rather than a picture snapping, fan reporting escapade…I’m gonna let our good friends over at Slash Film fill you in.

Our main man David Chen just posted an amazing wrap-up of all the panels and premieres that went down over four sweat-filled, geek-clogged, costume-smelling days in San Diego.  

Topics include everything from Tron Legacy to Avatar, A Nightmare on Elm Street to A Christmas Carol, Zombieland to Where the Wild Things Are (my personal favorite of the bunch).

So, head on over to Slash Film!