Director Spike Jonze isn’t done with wild themes apparently, having just acquired the rights to Shane Jones’ recently published debut novel Light Boxes. Set in a community of hot air balloonists, the story sees one villager declare war on February following the increasing disappearance of the village’s children populace. Described as a visual book full of metaphors, it should put Jonze right at home among its exploration of death, love and futility. Not...
- 7/29/2009
- by Tony Lang
- JoBlo.com
Variety reports that Spike Jonze has picked up the rights to Shane Jones' first novel Light Boxes and that music video and short film director Ray Tintori will direct. (In the headline I make the assumption that Jonze is producing, but that may not turn out to be the case; the trade doesn't specify.) Tintori has proven himself to be a director of odd and occasionally uncomfortable visions, and his sensibilities should mesh well with those of Jonze. The novel is about at town stuck in a one thousand day winter, and how the townspeople do battle with a powerful personification of February. See some of the young director's work after the break. I first noticed Tintori's video work when I saw his video for Mgmt's song 'Kids'. The vid stars a child who is either an astounding actor or is genuinely terrified as he navigates a playpen and...
- 7/29/2009
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Like a media aftershock, last year's U.S. Presidential election appears to be making its first stab at theaters with an Obama-related romantic comedy that I've not seen mentioned anywhere. Details are in today's Dailies, along with Spike Jonze's new project and what Jake Gyllenhall looks like in wet clothing.
-- "School of Rock" and "Dazed and Confused" director Richard Linklater will helm a romantic comedy about a woman on her way to President Obama's inauguration. The new Miramax film, "Liars (A-e)," co-stars Kat Dennings as a pal to the female lead, who is on a quest collect possessions from ex-boyfriends during a her journey. Place your bets now on whether or not Dennings will say "Yes, we can!" at any point during the film. (Variety)
-- Spike Jonze spoke with "Where the Wild Things Are" author Maurice Sendak in a new video mini-feature. Sendak predicts that the film will spark controversy,...
-- "School of Rock" and "Dazed and Confused" director Richard Linklater will helm a romantic comedy about a woman on her way to President Obama's inauguration. The new Miramax film, "Liars (A-e)," co-stars Kat Dennings as a pal to the female lead, who is on a quest collect possessions from ex-boyfriends during a her journey. Place your bets now on whether or not Dennings will say "Yes, we can!" at any point during the film. (Variety)
-- Spike Jonze spoke with "Where the Wild Things Are" author Maurice Sendak in a new video mini-feature. Sendak predicts that the film will spark controversy,...
- 7/29/2009
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Movies Blog
Sometimes when I have to write an article based on a Variety piece about a first-time screenwriter or director getting a job, it's hard to have anything to say. Today that is not a problem. Spike Jonze has picked up the feature rights to Shane Jones' novel Light Boxes, but instead of directing it, he's handing off those duties to my film school classmate, Ray Tintori. Since graduating from Wesleyan University in '06, Ray's been slowly building a name for himself, directing music videos for fellow Wes graduates Mgmt and The Killers, and submitting his 12-minute thesis film "Death to the Tinman" to the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Out of all the people in our graduating class, he was totally the one who would get the movie deal first. What's cool about this deal is that Jonze will presumably be shepherding Ray through the process, and will hopefully use his...
- 7/28/2009
- cinemablend.com
- Wearing the same producer's hat we wore in help bringing Synecdoche, New York to life, Spike Jonze who recently blogged about his appreciation for a certain commercials, music vids and short film director (Jettison Your Loved Ones and Death to the Tinman) and has put one and one together (or perhaps we should say a first and first together). Variety reports that Jonze has attached the talented Ray Tintori to make his feature film debut based on Shane Jones' debut novel. Light Boxes is about a mysterious town that endures a long, deadly 1,000-day winter. Told in short bursts, the story concerns the war the townspeople bring against February, an oddly real and powerful character. Here are Tintori's shorts, which should draw comparisons to the work of Winnipeg resident Guy Maddin. ...
- 7/28/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
Spike Jonze (upcoming Where the Wild Things Are ) has acquired feature rights to Shane Jones' debut novel "Light Boxes" with Ray Tintori attached to direct. "Light Boxes," published earlier this year by Genius Press, is centered on a mysterious town that endures a deadly 1,000-day winter. Tintori's directed numerous music videos plus short films Jettison Your Loved Ones and Death to the Tinman .
- 7/28/2009
- Comingsoon.net
Spike Jonze may be busy putting the finishing touches on Where The Wild Things Are but he's found time to nip out of the post-production studio to pick up the rights to novel Light Boxes.Light Boxes, the debut novel by New York writer Shane Jones, has a quirky, surreal, Jonze-ian feel: it's set in a town beseiged by a malevolent godlike being called February, which, like its calendar namesake, pitches the place into perpetual winter, and has as its protagonist a balloonist called Thaddeus. Think Alice In Wonderland meets The Road with a script draft by Michael Fish.Light Boxes sees Jonze returns to bean-counting duties as producer, with Ray Tintori (Death To The Tinman) directing. Like Jonze, Tintori cut his teeth making music videos, with promos for Mgmt, The Killers and Chairlift on his CV.No word yet on the setting for Light Boxes' wintry city (although if...
- 7/28/2009
- EmpireOnline
Spike Jonze is giving a fellow music video director his first shot at features.
Variety reports the Being John Malkovich and Where the Wild Things Are helmer, who started his career with videos for Beck and Beastie Boys, has acquired the movie rights to Shane Jones' "Light Boxes". Published earlier this year by Genius Press, the book revolves around a town that endures a 1,000-day-long winter.
Ray Tintori, director of music videos for such acts as Mgmt and The Killers, will make his feature debut with the adaptation of "Light Boxes". He previous credits include the short films Death to the Tinman and Jettison Your Loved Ones, which showed unique visual style and narrative resourcefulness.
The six-minute Jettison Your Loved Ones starts off being about a restless man who repeatedly fakes his own death, but eventually centers around his son, who believes himself to be a time traveler. Tintori...
Variety reports the Being John Malkovich and Where the Wild Things Are helmer, who started his career with videos for Beck and Beastie Boys, has acquired the movie rights to Shane Jones' "Light Boxes". Published earlier this year by Genius Press, the book revolves around a town that endures a 1,000-day-long winter.
Ray Tintori, director of music videos for such acts as Mgmt and The Killers, will make his feature debut with the adaptation of "Light Boxes". He previous credits include the short films Death to the Tinman and Jettison Your Loved Ones, which showed unique visual style and narrative resourcefulness.
The six-minute Jettison Your Loved Ones starts off being about a restless man who repeatedly fakes his own death, but eventually centers around his son, who believes himself to be a time traveler. Tintori...
- 7/28/2009
- CinemaSpy
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