When i was 20 years old, i had no plans to ever be a filmmaker, said the director spike jonze, cozy in a cotton buttondown oxford shirt and a crewneck sweatshirt, even on a stiff couch in. The aesthetic is minimalist, trend setting, and believably futuristic only in that little has changed in spike jonze s world compared to the world as we know it presently. We would like to thank director spike jonze and musician thurston moore for participating, as well as the audience members who showed up to partake. But i saw this interview of him on letterman where he went on to apologize for being such a lunatic the year before when he quit acting to be a rapper, and in the interview. Spike jonze is filming a secret project with frank ocean and brad pitt watch. The trio is reteaming with veteran music video director spike jonze to helm the clip for the groups upcoming single, dont play no game that i cant. Adam spiegel born october 22, 1969, known professionally as spike jonze is an american. Spike jonzes influences, transitioning from music video to.
Jonzes volume, the work of director spike jonze, was released in october and comprises his videos, as well as photographs, drawings and interviews. Jan 20, 2015 the aesthetic is minimalist, trend setting, and believably futuristic only in that little has changed in spike jonzes world compared to the world as we know it presently. Spike jonze the leading online destination for mens contemporary fashion and streetwear. My dislike is selfish not objective, i was sad and surprised to see matters take a turn for the worse, even though in retrospect ample warning was given. It begins as jonze is positioning himself behind the steering wheel of his automobile, the interviewer filming him on videotape. He was especially noted for the videos for fatboy slims praise you and weapon of choice and for such movies as being. In the leadup to the oscars, director spike jonze has been doing a lot of interviews about his nominated film her, which probably means that he keeps getting asked the same boring questions about. Director spike jonze talks to techradar about his lofi scfi movie, her. Spike jonze was born plain old adam spiegel on 22 october 1969 and has made his name by being one of the most innovative filmmakers of the past 20 years. This 2sided dvd is the first time the bulk of spike s nontheatrical work has ever been compiled o. Spike jonzes love story premieres at the new york film festival, and turns out to be a pixelera pygmalion. A curious chat with spike jonze the director of her performs impromptu lavender therapy, phones a friend, and occasionally discusses his new movie.
An interview with director spike jonze video 2000 imdb. Spike jonze reveals why the os of the future is all talk. Spike jonzes influences, transitioning from music video. Hes gone on record being a frank ocean fan in his may gq interview. Watch the tonight show starring jimmy fallon interview spike jonze, mia wasikowska and lakeith stanfield on their dance collaboration on. At the end of the interview, jason bentley asked each of them to name a favorite love song. Spike jonze, karen o and kk barrett play the moon song live on. Spike jonze presents a stop motion film for book lovers open. The following took place on september 16, 2008, at the museum of modern art, in new york city. Spike jonze the nine club with chris roberts episode 78. Apr 10, 2020 news of director spike jonzes death spread quickly earlier this week, causing concern among fans across the world. Jonze s volume, the work of director spike jonze, was released in october and comprises his videos, as. Hey guys, spike jonze is coming to my school today for a screening of the movie her and we have the opportunity to ask a few questions. Jonze hosted his own interview show on the service.
Dec 09, 20 spike jonze s new film, her, is a futuristic slightly romance sort of about a lonely, soontobedivorced writer he ghostwrites heartfelt letters for other people who finds love or some approximate variant thereof anew or maybe not with an artificially intelligent computer operating system with scarlett johanssons voice. However, the april 2020 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax, the director best known for her, where the wild things are or being john malkovich is alive and well. Spike jonze interview tim robey talks to spike jonze, whose oscarnominated new film, her, is a romance between a man and his computer. Watch spike jonze get really whiney in this interview. Aug 20, 2017 spike jonze spends saturday in london with sri lankas most famous musician m. Jonze cofounded directors label a series of dvds devoted to music video directors in september 2003 with filmmakers chris cunningham and michel gondry. With only a hint of a futuristic setting, spike jonze takes a remarkably honest look at human emotions as a man and his computers intelligent operating system fall madly in love with each other. Home with man armed with knife spike jonze armed intruder at his l. Spike jonze gets freaky for kenzo where film meets beauty the being john malkovich director has shot a perfume advert for the japanese brand the latest in a line of unusual collaborations.
Her, joaquin phoenix, expendables 4 features spike jonze, the director of her, chats about directing joaquin phoenix, his expendables 4 plot idea, and more. Spike jonze has directed a new fourminute short film for apples homepod speaker featuring yet another marquee collaboratorthe english musician and dancer fka twigs. Over the course of four features, spike jonze has become american cinemas poet laureate of solipsism. It all started when filmmaker spike jonze being john malkovich, where the. In 1993, jonze codirected the trippy music video for the breeders song. The result is a stunning piece thats charming, surreal, emotional, playful, theatrical and utterly compellingone of the most remarkable ads of the year so far.
Writerdirector spike jonze s latest movie, called simply her, is about a. Hes always been drawn to getting us so lost inside a characters head that reality is experienced as a blurred, flared out, and mostly inaccessible dreamworld. At interview magazine, we occasionally stage interviews in front of a live audience. Like we were once a fairytale, im here finds jonze employing sleight of hand, leading the audience in one direction, only to turn that conception on its head. This quite dismal extra is the most modest in worth of an uneven selection supplied with a universal dvd version of being john malkovich, with firsttime feature director jonze subject here of a truncated interview.
Spike jonzes live dance film on the tonight show audience pov. Spike jonze s new film, her, is a futuristic slightly romance sort of about a lonely, soontobedivorced writer he ghostwrites heartfelt letters for other people who finds love or some approximate variant thereof anew or maybe not with an artificially intelligent computer operating system with scarlett johanssons voice. Spike jonze interview on david letterman full interview. Youtube mashable stumbleupon mashable linkedin mashable mashable is a global, multiplatform media and entertainment. For an interview with spin magazine, he took the writer to the home of a musician whom jonze said he was hoping to make a music video with. Spike jonze has a huge cult following that stems as much from his activities in the mtv arena. Spike jonze spends saturday in london with sri lankas most famous musician m. Spike jonzes kanye west film is leaked online the new. Spike jonzes new film with joaquin phoenix and amy adams is up for five oscars, but dont expect. Spike jonzes beastie boys documentary is coming to apple. These three uncommon characters were all editors for grand royal magazine as well, under the direction of mike d and adam horovitz and adam. Spike jonze born adam spiegel on october 22, 1969, is an american director of videos, most notably offbeat music videos, and academy awardnominated director and producer of films, most notably the 1999 black comedy being john malkovich and the 2002 film adaptation.
Spike jonze, american director and producer known for his visually arresting and innovative music videos and films. Spike jonzes influences, transitioning from music video to films, and writing her. Spike jonze being interviewed shortly after his duties as director of being john malkovich had finished. Jonze, who directed the last apple ad, came up with an exciting idea that used visual storytelling full. An exclusive bbc interview with spike jonze, director of her. Spike jonze made up onethird along with andy jenkins and mark lewman of the triumvirate of genius minds behind dirt magazine, the brother. Joaquin phoenix and spike jonze on the set of her sbs movies.
Sep 06, 2016 the parallels between weapon of choice and jonzes latest internetbreaker should not be ignoredand neither should the directors long history of video innovations. Spike jonze interview on david letterman full interview youtube. He used to write for a major publication, but now hes settled into an eightyear stint. Spike jonze has been making viral music videos ripe for the internet before the term viral even existed. Nov 28, 20 spike jonze on jackass, scarlett johanssons erotic voice and techno love john patterson. Nov 18, 2016 spike jonze has a huge cult following that stems as much from his activities in the mtv arena. Frank ocean had spike jonze film his first new york concert. How spike jonze became the king of viral music videos.
Martin scorsese on david letterman full interview duration. Watch spike jonze get really whiney in this interview about her. Ive known this for a while, but it wasnt until seeing tlj that i realized kinda what it meant. Spike jonze is filming a project with frank ocean and brad. Nov 24, 2008 at interview magazine, we occasionally stage interviews in front of a live audience. Scifi as social criticism director spike jonze replaces the genres usual escapism with a vision of the future that reveals hard truths about the present, writes solvej. Chainsaw kittens high in high school by heavymetalshop.
Joaquin phoenix plays a man in love with an operating system in director spike jonze s latest film, her. There is a man who has a job writing letters for people at an office and returns to his condo at night where he hangs out with his friend amy or. Aug 31, 2016 spike jonzes new kenzo perfume ad is out of this world. Spike jonze directs gorgeous homepod mini film starring. Spike jonze discusses evolution of her the new york times. Spike jonze made up onethird along with andy jenkins and mark lewman of the triumvirate of genius minds behind dirt magazine, the brother publication of the much lamented groundbreaking sassy magazine.
The show that has skateboarders talking this week spike jonze discusses growing up on the east coast, how shooting bmx lead him into skateboarding, startin. An exclusive bbc interview with spike jonze, director. Spike jonze interview this interview was recorded in the fall of 2001 for a japanese magazine but the full audio is published for the first time here on january 1, 20. Jonze served as the creative director of the youtube music awards on november 3, 20. Writer charlie kaufman, director spike jonze talk of taking liberties with fact and fiction in adaptation facebook. Apr 30, 2019 swat standoff at director spike jonze l.
May 22, 2015 spike jonze interview on david letterman full interview. Feb 03, 2014 spike jonze interview tim robey talks to spike jonze, whose oscarnominated new film, her, is a romance between a man and his computer. Spike jonze s upcoming beastie boys documentary has found a home jonze s beastie boys story was acquired by apple, variety reports. Jonze has just come from the youtube awards, shooting a live video for arcade fires. When we meet, jonze has just come from the youtube awards, shooting a live video for. Even in the future, theodore is your typical lonely, heartbroken guy. Spike jonze on jackass, scarlett johanssons erotic voice and. Normally when you put it out you dont get to watch. Spike jonze, mia wasikowska and lakeith stanfield on their.
Spike jonze, karen o and kk barrett play the moon song live on kcrw. Disney is giving the reins director to director notwithstanding rogue one and solo, for some reason, but they are full trusting each episode to each director jj and rian, at least to tell their own stories in their own way. In addition to being a wildly successful indie filmmaker, spike jonze is now an. Spike jonze belongs to this gang of filmmakers who developed their signature and style making music videos and then managed to take those onto any other format, from feature film to commercials. Spike jonze opens his heart for her in the directors scifi romance, a man joaquin phoenix falls very much in love with his computer operating system scarlett johansson. A first trailer for the beastie boys documentary by spike. Phoenix doesnt give many interviews, so curious fans thought the 2010 documentary im still here. Spike jonze s love story premieres at the new york film festival, and turns out to be a pixelera pygmalion. At the start of the year, spike jonze recalled in a telephone interview on thursday evening, he and the rapper kanye west had a conversation about collaborating on a music video that would. Spike jonze celebrity profile check out the latest spike jonze photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
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