Spike Jonze to sign behind-the-scenes book on ‘Wild Things’ film Sunday
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The movie ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ has sparked bookish interest around LA. Dave Eggers’ young-adult reworking of the tale, ‘The Wild Things,’ has been on our hardcover bestsellers list for two weeks. Will the enthusiasm continue for Spike Jonze? The film’s director has a ‘Wild Things’-related book that he’ll be signing at the independent bookstore Family on Sunday.
‘Heads On and We Shoot’ is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, with drafts of the screenplay, character sketches, random ephemera (like this on-set playlist) and photographs that reveal the puppetry workings and computer animation. The 240-page oversize book is unusually constructed -- it folds like an accordion -- and includes forwards by both Jonze and Eggers.
On Sunday, Jonze will be signing books and answering questions. Things are set to get underway at 5 p.m. Be warned: Family is a tiny shop, barely big enough to hold one Wild Thing in full gear.
-- Carolyn Kellogg
