Her

In the near future, Theodore upgrades his operating system and subsequently falls in love; Spike Jonze conceives the romance, Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlet Johansson sell it.

"...Directed by: Spike Jonze. Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Being John Malkovich

"...Directed by: Spike Jonze. Starring: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, John Malkovich, Catherine..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

jackass the movie

"...peppered with cameos from Henry Rollins and exec producer Spike Jonze, this piece of outré performance art defies typical..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Where the Wild Things Are

This very special film is the rare children’s offering that isn’t coded for adults or made corny and flip for kids.

"...Directed by: Spike Jonze. Starring: Max Records, Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo, Pepita..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

'I Apologize, Austin. Shit. Sorry.'

Spike Jonze mistakes Austin for Portland; otherwise, he wows the crowd at his talk on the UT campus

"...Spike Jonze had nothing to apologize for when he spoke..."

April 14, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Suburban Apocalypse

Spike Jonze's Austin-shot Arcade Fire video released

"...Remember when Spike Jonze was in town shooting a super-secret video project..."

Nov. 23, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Adaptation.

"...Directed by: Spike Jonze. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

From the Archive: The Charlie Kaufman Canon

As Anomalisa opens in Austin, we revisit interviews and reviews

"...be it Kaufman or repeat collaborators Michel Gondry and Spike Jonze – a movie written by Charlie Kaufman tends..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Aural Education

John Pierson's Master Class airs on KUT

"...Back in April, Spike Jonze spent a couple of hours in the Austin..."

July 30, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Kimberley Jones' Top 10 List

"...The singularity inspires a singular romance. Whether or not Spike Jonze's sci-fi "what-if?" proves prescient, right here and right..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Screens Top 10s

"...knockout, but the real marvel is in how sensitive Spike Jonze is to childhood's confusion, ache, and appetite for..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Being Charlie Kaufman

Will the real Charlie Kaufman please stand up?

"...contact, and often looks to his friend and director, Spike Jonze, for backup, possibly protection...."

Dec. 20, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10 List

"...Spike Jonze (Her), Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave), Alfonso..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marc Savlov's Top 10 List

"...I laughed, I cried, I said "Hey, that's me!" Spike Jonze delivers yet another emotional sucker punch, this time..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming

'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more

"...– and there are plenty of familiar names, like Spike Jonze (with the locally shot 30-minute Arcade Fire short..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Screens Top 10s

"...Spike Jonze (Where the Wild Things Are), Joel and Ethan..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sundance Announces Shorts Program

Texans get the nod

"...Program of Four Short Films by Spike Jonze, Rory Kennedy, Patrik Eklund; and François Alaux, Hervé..."

Dec. 8, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

1999 Film Critics Poll

"...Paul Schrader (Affliction), David O. Russell (Three Kings), Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich)..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature

Three Kings

This modern classic is a war movie with a conscience, an action movie with a funny bone, a caper movie with a shifting agenda.

"...O. Russell. Starring: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, Nora Dunn, Jamie Kennedy, Mykelti Williamson, Cliff Curtis..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Reviews

"...Cool: 3 (not so) ShortsShorts Program, Festival Favorites D: Spike Jonze ("I'm Here"), Jordan Vogt-Roberts ("Successful Alcoholics"), Holden Abigail..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Taking a Stand on Shorts

No mere calling card or stepping stone, the short film is enjoying a renaissance

"...of masters of the short form have emerged, thrillingly: Spike Jonze, Ramin Bahrani, and Michel Gondry among them. All..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Kind to Be Cruel

It's all Lovely & Amazing to actress Catherine Keener.

"...from Steven Soderbergh ("a genius, and so fun") to Spike Jonze (he nets an "omigod" ... the rest is..."

July 19, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

October Previews

"...D: Spike Jonze; with John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, John..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Under the Skin

Scarlett Johansson is the blank alien who prowls for earthmen in this spare and disorienting genre smash-up.

"...way, this role mirrors her breathtaking vocal performance in Spike Jonze’s Her, another recent film that played with our..."

April 18, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wolf of Wall Street

Martin Scorsese's latest take on the American hoodlum is a relentlessly wild ride.

"...author Fran Lebowitz, former detective Bo Dietl, and filmmaker Spike Jonze dot the landscape...."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Austin Film Critics Have Spoken

AFCA announces its favorites of 2013 … ish

"...Best Film: Her (Spike Jonze) Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity Best Actor: Chiwetel..."

Dec. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

If Book Jackets Could Walk, and Woo

Spike Jonze collaborates on stop-motion short

"...Die By Your Side") is a new-ish short by Spike Jonze, Olympia Le-Tan, and Simon Chan (it actually played..."

Oct. 25, 2011 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Moneyball

Brad Pitt hits a home run with this film about the inner workings of baseball. It's a film that will appeal to sports fans and nonfans alike.

"...her one scene, she does appear with an unbilled Spike Jonze). Yet even when the film is shagging flies,..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jackass 3D

Now with even more stupefying stunts and added dimensions.

"...jackanapes who, lest we forget, still count American auteur Spike Jonze among their number, is marginally less shocking this..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The A-Team

It's the latest old TV show to be remade as a contemporary feature film and fares just about as well as the rest.

"...for flyboy "Howlin’ Mad" Murdock (in a part that Spike Jonze, channeling his twitchy Three Kings private, would have..."

June 18, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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