Where the wild things star

For all its ribbon-wearing , left-leaning tendencies, Hollywood remains a Homo sapiens-centric place. But real talent comes in all shapes, colors, species and spatial dimensions. What would ‘Alien’ have been without the alien? Or ‘Black Stallion’ without the horse? Even if she never won an Oscar, surely it’s time for Lassie to have a listing of her own on IMDB.