Watterson 20 starring berkeley breathed and stephan pastis on dvd and bluray. Watterson did more for the public school system and has created more engaged readers than any government program. Watterson, joel allen schroeders documentary about bill wattersons calvin and hobbes comic strip. Watterson is a love letter to beloved comic strip calvin. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film.
Be prepared for one use of the word bullst, but other than that, the movie includes no sex or violence. Calvin and hobbes documentary gets north american distribution. A documentary about the impact of the newspaper comic strip calvin and hobbes, created by bill. Drawn by the extremely secretive american artist william bill boyd watterson, which is something i admire about him, calvin and hobbes was only drawn from 1985 to 1995 but during that time it became one of the most popular comic strips. Watterson is the documentary film about the impact of the best comic strip in the history of the. Watterson is the documentary film about the impact of the best comic strip in the history of the universe. Sur dernier films francais vous pouvez trouver les derniers films disponibles en. Watterson, which had its festival premiere in april at the cleveland international fan festival, will debut nov.
It could have easily been half of the novel that it was and felt the same, but it also makes me wonder if others could say the same of moby dick, while i would counter that half of the heart of moby dick is in the tedium and gross amount of detail. A documentary film about the greatest comic strip ever. But he did it in a sneaky, nonstandard way he created excellent art with a compelling plot and big words. Joel got his start behind the camera and still works as a videographer for television. Admiral mcraven addresses the university of texas at austin class of 2014 duration. This film is not a quest to find bill watterson, or to invade his privacy. The film follows the career of bill watterson, the author of the comic strip calvin and hobbes, and the influence of both the author and the comic strip on. The university of texas at austin recommended for you. With berkeley breathed, jef mallett, stephan pastis, seth green. Watterson features shots of original calvin and hobbes strips, as well as creator bill. Watterson ended the strip on december 31, 1995, and since then has avoided the public scene. Watterson is a documentary film about the greatest comic strip ever. A documentary about the impact of the newspaper comic strip calvin and hobbes, created by bill watterson.
But unlike calvins alter ego spaceman spiff, this film never manages to achieve liftoff. Watterson is a work of charming reportorial energy, in which schroeder who wrote, directed and edited the movie interviews many prominent fans and friends of watterson. Bill watterson has kept an extremely low profile during this time, living a very private life in ohio. I really miss calvin and hobbes and still respect bill watterson. Gravitas ventures has debuted a new fulllength trailer for dear mr. Watterson is a slight and light hearted documentary about the former daily comic strip calvin and hobbes and its now recluse creator, bill watterson. What calvin and hobbes obsessives really crave is a chance to meet the reclusive genius behind the comicstrip. Watterson features shots of original calvin and hobbes strips, as well.
Phil barress, the manager of the fireside book shop in chagrin falls, ohio, talks about the relationship that the independent book store has with bill watte. Watterson then shows the two most famous examples of ubiquitous comic strip character media saturation. You can follow the films progress over at the official dear mr watterson site. Newspaper readership and book sales can be tracked and recorded, but the human impact he has had and the value of his art are perhaps impossible to measure. Watterson is not a quest to find bill watterson, or to invade his privacy. Good ol charlie brown is represented by sparky schulzs widow, jean, who explains how her late husband executed control over use of his creations. Watterson, which screens at artisphere on saturday. Watterson is a documentary about the creator of the great calvin and hobbes comic strip, and while theres almost no objectionable content, kids will likely be bored by the talking head format.
Calvin and hobbes were always there, schroeder, 34, says in his film dear mr. Nearly two decades later, the film showcases how the collected works of watterson still speak to readers everywhere. It ran for just slightly more than a decadea drop in the bucket compared with most. Jul 15, 20 gravitas ventures has acquired all north american rights to dear mr. Newspaper readership and book sales can be tracked and. Watterson a cinematic exploration into the impact of the greatest comic strip in the history of the universe. Drawn by the extremely secretive american artist william bill boyd watterson, which is something i admire about him, calvin and hobbes was only drawn from 1985 to 1995 but during that time it became one of the most popular comic strips ever. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Sur dernier films francais vous pouvez trouver les derniers films. Watterson 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watterson does its best, relying on choice excerpts of the work and enthusiastic talkinghead interviews.
Ive got the complete calvin and hobbes collection on my coffee. Watterson original film score by we were pirates, released 09 april 20 1. Watterson 3d streaming vftelecharger gratuit le dernier film dear mr. Apr 16, 20 20 best feature winner, chagrin documentary film festival 20 official selection, buffalo international film festival 20 official selection, new orleans film festival.
Calvin and hobbes has always been one of my favorite cartoon strips. Its a love letter to the comic pure and simple and that is fine with me because of the memories the film provided of hovering over the collections that were handed down to me by my dad. Directed by joel allen schroeder and starring berkeley breathed, seth green, sephan pastis and bill amend. Jul 17, 20 dear mr watterson is set for full release in the usa on the 15th of november and im currently deliberating whether to pay for flights just to go watch it. And there happened to be a little boy and a stuffed tiger involved. Gravitas ventures has acquired all north american rights to dear mr. Dyedinthewool devotees gush about how calvins adventures got them through the death of a parent or the horrors of. Watterson is a 20 american documentary film directed by joel allen schroeder, produced by christopher browne and matt mcusic, with andrew p.
Watterson is a love letter to beloved comic strip calvin and hobbes dear mr. Despite his quiet lifestyle, he is remembered and appreciated daily by fans who still enjoy his amazing collection of work. He graduated from uscs film production department in 2002. The film follows the career of bill watterson, the author of the comic strip calvin and hobbes, and the influence of both the author and the comic strip on the world. Watterson has steadfastly declined to license his beloved calvin and hobbes characters for any wider commercial purposes, a. Watterson is a work of charming reportorial energy, in which schroeder who wrote, directed and edited the movie interviews many prominent fans and friends of. Joel allen schroeder is a writer, producer, and director from milwaukee, wisconsin. Watterson is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider.
Watterson 20 producers christopher browne, matt mcusic, joel allen schroeder. Watterson is a documentary film about the greatest comic strip in the history of the universe. Watterson original film score by we were pirates now. Sur dernier films francais vous pouvez trouver les derniers films disponibles en telechargement en format bluray.