Posts Tagged ‘Dave Eggers’

Where the Wild Things Are: Creatures of Comfort

If you have ever complained that CGI is ruining special effects, ever pined wistfully for the days of latex and puppets, hear this: you are not alone. Cinematic creatures have undergone a disturbing revolution since the golden days of Peter Jackson and George Lucas, who captured our hearts with miniatures, puppets, animatronics, and simple [...]

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Away We Go Takes the Low Road

Once in a blue moon, when two exceedingly beautiful people breed, the clashing of genes can result unfairly in a homely child. Even though “exceedingly beautiful” may not be the mot juste to describe the work of Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes and Pulitzer-Prize runner-up Dave Eggers, their brainchild, Away We Go, definitely falls into [...]

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