WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE…SPIKE JONZE + NO AGE @ THE MOMA

What: No Age and Spike Jonze PopRally “An Evening of Skate Videos”

When: October 15th

Where: The MoMA

Damage: $20.00 (free with student ID)

For Spike Jonze, LES staple and director of the new film “Where the Wild Things Are”( in theaters October 16), the lines between childhood and adulthood are always blurred. With a soundtrack composed almost entirely by Yeah Yeah Yeahs front woman Karen O, some dark thematic undertones and a cast of magical puppets, “Where the Wild Things Are” is “sure to appeal to the sensibilities of a certain cohort of urban young adults — the type who read comic-book novels and wear skateboard sneakers.”[NY Times Magazine] This October, the MoMA is jumping on the bandwagon and targeting the same demographic, hosting a mid-mid-career retrospective of Jonze’s work (titled “Spike Jonze: The First 80 Years“) taking place from October 8th-18th and then organized an event on October 15th that will involve skateboarding videos from the 1980’s to today. Featured, will be films from Jonze, a discussion with the director and an after party with a live performance by No Age. A month of skateboards and puppets…who wants to be an adult anyway?