There are plenty of films about loneliness and the struggle to find love and meaning, but none of them do it quite like spike jonzes her set in a slightly futuristic l. Spike jonze, the multifaceted filmmaker coming from the music videos golden era along with michel gondry and chris cunningham, who smoothly transitioned into feature films with bams thanks to his highly inspired collaborations with charlie kaufman, this same spike jonze did an ask me anything ama on reddit about a week ago, to talk about her, his latest film with joaquin phoenix. Spike jonzes her 20 spoiler alert hello, im here and im going to discuss spike jonzes new film her in as much depth as i possibly can. Spike jonze, the multifaceted filmmaker coming from the music videos golden era along with michel gondry and chris cunningham, who smoothly transitioned into feature films with bams thanks to his highly inspired collaborations with charlie kaufman, this same spike jonze did an ask me anything ama on reddit about a week ago, to talk. The whole film is a horror story dissembling as a romance.
How spike jonze became the king of viral music videos. Spike jonze is an american director, producer, screenwriter and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television. From academy awardwinning filmmaker spike jonze being john malkovich, adaptation comes an original love story that explores the evolving nature and risks of intimacy in the modern world. Spike jonze biography, movie highlights and photos. Spike jonze has been making viral music videos ripe for the internet before the term viral even existed. Jonze has gradually refined a wispy, childseye style thats been. Spike jonzes influences, transitioning from music video to. Adam spiegel born october 22, 1969, known professionally as spike jonze pronounced as the common welsh name jones, is an american filmmaker, photographer, and actor, whose work includes film, television, music videos, and commercials jonze began his career as a teenager photographing bmx riders and skateboarders for freestylin magazine and transworld skateboarding, and he co. 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. It all started when filmmaker spike jonze being john malkovich, where the wild things are met handbag designer olympia letan and asked her to create a catcher in the rye embroidery for his wall. The last jedi with rian johnson and spike jonze ep. The parallels between weapon of choice and jonzes latest internetbreaker should not be ignoredand neither should the directors long history of video innovations.
Dec 01, 2015 jonze has worked with brands such as the gap, adidas, and ikea. The moments when her is at its absolute most gripping and transfixing and i found the entire affair absolutely transcendent. 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. Hes looking at something off camera, deep in thought. Samanthas organic ability to adapt to theodore and eventually intellectually surpass his own character makes her seem more human. With the release of being john malkovich in the fall of 1999, however, those were exactly the kinds of superlatives being lauded upon the impetuous wunderkind. Spike jonze gets freaky for kenzo where film meets.
Spike jonzes advert for kenzo world fragrance, starring margaret qualley and a bronze statue. Astrology and natal chart of spike jonze, born on 19691022. If you havent seen the spike jonze love story, i highly recommend watching the film, before reading this essay. Pdf spike jonzes her 2014 is a film that perfectly illustrates the crumbling borders between personhood and technology and echoes speculative. Her writer and director spike jonze won the oscar for best original screenplay at the academy awards in 2014. Spike jonzes influences, transitioning from music video. Dec 30, 20 the whole film is a horror story dissembling as a romance. Spike jonze opens up about mat hoffman and his bmx days gq. Spike jonze has a huge cult following that stems as much from his activities in the mtv arena he even produces the jackass movies and ventures as from his cinema. Her press conference spike jonze, joaquin phoenix, amy adams, rooney mara, olivia wilde duration. Spike jonze poses in the press room with the award for the best original screenplay of the year for her during the oscars.
After his parents divorced, jonze spent most of his formative years with his mother in maryland, where he cultivated interests in skateboarding, freestyle biking, and photography. Mar 10, 2018 spike jonze is an american director, producer, screenwriter and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. Here are six of the best examples of spike jonzes working in advertising. He started his feature film directing career with being john malkovich and adaptation, both written by charlie kaufman, and then started movies with screenplays of his own with where the wild things are and her. Director rian johnson discusses his new film, star wars. When extraterrestrials attempt to steal earths gravity, only the giftgiving spirit of. The film society of lincoln center said on thursday that the closingnight gala selection for this years festival would be her, a new feature written and directed by spike jonze about a man who becomes smitten with his computers operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology. 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 being john malkovich director has shot a perfume advert for the japanese brand the latest in a line of unusual collaborations.
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. To theodores surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. 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. In fact, thats one of the major concepts the film unpacks. Thoughts and analysis of her by spike jonze adam lester. Theodore becomes a limited equation a book to be read and. July, somebody 2014 and the long her, written and directed by spike jonze 20. Heffington, said sam spiegel, the music director and mr. 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. Horoscope and natal chart of spike jonze, born on 19691022.
Spike jonze 22 october 1969, rockville, maryland, usa is an american director and producer, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television. Mar 03, 2014 spike jonzes 10 best music videos, before he was an oscar winner. Jan 20, 2014 spoiler alert hello, im here and im going to discuss spike jonze s new film her in as much depth as i possibly can. Jonze already loved, with some suggestions from mr. Nicknamed spike at a young age he was fond of buzz haircuts he would adopt the jonze later in life as an homage to the comic bandleader of the 1940s. Guy lodge enjoys spike jonzes oscarwinning script and howard hawkss hyperverbal.
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. Writerdirector spike jonze talks about his new film, in which joaquin phoenix falls in love with a computeroperating system in a nearfuture. This is im here 2010 a short film by spike jonze by luis farfan on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The 10 or so tracks that form the score were mostly songs that mr. These three uncommon characters were all editors for grand royal magazine as well, under the direction of mike d and adam horovitz and adam. Jonze made a faux documentary called the mystery of dalaro in 2004 as part of an advertising campaign for the volvo s40. 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. The force awakens, as rey develops her force abilities with a reluctant luke skywalker while finn, general leia organa and the resistance continue their battle against kylo ren and the first. Her by megan ellison, spike jonze, vincent landay pp. With joaquin phoenix, amy adams, scarlett johansson, rooney mara. Spike jonzes her will close new york film festival the.
The colours in her by spike jonze she movie, film inspiration. Spike jonzes 10 best music videos, before he was an oscar. Youtube t he first few seconds of spike jonzes new advert for kenzo perfume lull you. Hoffman with spike jonze in edmond, ok in 1990 ask anyone whos tried to interview spike jonze about any number of thingshis early life, his films, his nameand. So incredibly, unbelievably raw, like a fresh, open emotional wound being explored and worked through in the most artistic of ways. Spike jonzes 10 best music videos, before he was an oscar winner. Spike jonzes her will close new york film festival. If you dont do that, there will be literally no future for you. Spike jonze is good at cutting from joaquins soliloquies and samantha conversations to other people who are obsessively connected to their earpiece.
Sep 08, 2017 the 10 or so tracks that form the score were mostly songs that mr. From the singular perspective of filmmaker spike jonze, her, which won the 2014 oscar for best original screenplay, is an original love story that explores the. An oscar nominee in five categories, perhaps the most pleasantly surprising nod spike jonze s her received was for best original score, credited to will butler and owen pallett, but. Over the course of four features, spike jonze has become american cinemas poet laureate of solipsism. Jonzes volume, the work of director spike jonze, was released in october and comprises his videos, as well as photographs, drawings and interviews. Paramount brought johnny, spike jonze, and jeff tremaines project to the big screen for the first time in 2002. Spike jonze gets freaky for kenzo where film meets beauty.
In a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need. Spike jonzes 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. Youtube t he first few seconds of spike jonzes new. Aug 31, 2016 spike jonzes advert for kenzo world fragrance, starring margaret qualley and a bronze statue. As the eight installment of the blockbuster franchise, the film continues the events of star wars. Spike jonze takes the helm for this comedy about a withdrawn writer joaquin phoenix who falls in love with his computers highly advanced operating system. From academy awardwinning filmmaker spike jonze being john malkovich, adaptation comes an original love story that explores the. Dec 16, 20 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. In a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely. It also starred bam margera, chris pontius, and steveo. In the not so distant future, theodore, a lonely writer purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the users every needs. Spike jonze presents a stop motion film for book lovers.
He starts quietly dictating a love letter into a small microphone. Dec 08, 20 spike jonzes her is an immensely raw film. It feels to me as if the film is one massive confessional, on levels both macro and micro. If you cant get a date for the closing night of the new york film festival you can always bring your laptop. A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system thats designed to meet his every need. Jun 16, 2014 cannes, france creative ideas can come from any place and arrive at any time, be it walking down a city street or chatting with a friend, says filmmaker spike jonze. Her is a 20 american sciencefiction romantic drama film written, directed, and produced by spike jonze. Jonzes ads have been well received by industry insiders, in 2006 he was nominated by the directors guild of america for outstanding achievement in commercials. Cannes, france creative ideas can come from any place and arrive at any time, be it walking down a city street or chatting with a friend, says filmmaker spike jonze. 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. Spike jonze net worth, age, height, weight 2017 update.