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'Genius' takes 'Wild Things' to big screen

Oct. 14, 2009
Get your wolf suit out, channel your inner child and get ready to howl -- it's time for the wild rumpus to start. Spike Jonze, called a "genius" by "Where the Wild Things Are" author Maurice Sendak, directs the film version, which opens Friday.
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Memorial Day Ceremonies on the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum in New York
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American Military Service members and Veterans hold a 100 foot wide U.S. Flag for Memorial Day ceremonies at the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum in New York City on May 28, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo