And i have no idea if joel schroeder and fred schroeder are related. Watterson does its best, relying on choice excerpts of the work and enthusiastic talkinghead interviews. Not to derail anything, but here is more about that other comic strip documentary, from its comiccon panel, including how they landed bill watterson for an audio interview which im pretty sure was what the dear mr. Today, were featuring a wonderful, heartfelt documentary about the cartoonist bill watterson, creator of calvin and hobbes. 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 is a love letter to beloved comic strip calvin and hobbes. Watterson 20 producers christopher browne, matt mcusic, joel allen schroeder. Watterson is not a quest to find bill watterson, or to invade his privacy. 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. Be prepared for one use of the word bullst, but other than that, the movie includes no sex or violence. Gravitas ventures has acquired all north american rights to dear mr.
But he did it in a sneaky, nonstandard way he created excellent art with a compelling plot and big words. Genres kids, documentary director joel allen schroeder. Watterson did more for the public school system and has created more engaged readers than any government program. Watterson one calvin and hobbes fans love letter to the comicstrips creator attempts to fill the gap left by not licensing the character. Watterson is a documentary film about the greatest comic strip in the history of the universe. Obviously, calvin and hobbes inspired many cartoonists, and dear mr. The evershrinking comic strip space is offered as a possible reason why watterson decided to end calvin and hobbes in 1995. Watterson, the elusive cartoonist and whether well ever see another comic strip like calvin and hobbes. Watterson interviews a good many of them that respect and admire bill watterson for the work he did. Watterson, joel allen schroeders documentary about bill wattersons calvin and. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central.
Watterson is surprisingly stingy about allowing us to see and absorb wattersons panels. Friday download is dedicated to curating the best downloadable objects on the free web, courtesy of bittorrent bundle for publishers. 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. Despite his quiet lifestyle, he is remembered and appreciated daily by fans who still enjoy his amazing collection of work. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Watterson, showcasing the impact of watterson s work and the special relationship calvin and hobbes fans share with the legendary characters. It ran for just slightly more than a decadea drop in the bucket compared with most.
To all our filmmakers, sponsors, and film lovers, thank you. And there happened to be a little boy and a stuffed tiger involved. Watterson is a slight and light hearted documentary about the former daily comic strip calvin and hobbes and its now recluse creator, bill watterson. Aside from supplying a few sentences to the documentary, im not involved with the film, so daves request to draw the poster came completely out of the blue, watterson tells comic riffs. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Bittorrent takes on netflix and amazon with its first original tv. A documentary film about the greatest comic strip ever. Watterson is a 20 american documentary film directed by joel allen schroeder, produced by christopher browne and matt mcusic, with andrew p. The documentary explores the impact of wattersons work and the love people feel for the story of a boy and his tiger.
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. Directed by joel allen schroeder and starring berkeley breathed, seth green, sephan pastis and bill amend. Watterson director discusses cultural impact of calvin and hobbes director joel allen schroeder talks with spinoff online about his documentary dear mr. Watterson a cinematic exploration into the impact of the greatest comic strip in the history of the universe. Watterson is the documentary film about the impact of the best comic strip in the history of the. Calvin and hobbes, and the author of the universally loved comic strip, bill watterson, are the subjects of the new documentary, dear mr. Watterson is the documentary film about the impact of the best comic strip in the history of the universe. The anecdotes from diehard fans, crammed into comic panels, tend to be more touching than. Last year, bill watterson was featured in a bittorrent bundle for a wonderful biographical documentary, dear mr. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dear mr. One of the pieces schroeder requests is his favorite comic strip.
A documentary about the impact of the newspaper comic strip calvin and hobbes, created by bill watterson. The film looks to set exactly the right tone of fun, awe and respect. Watterson is a documentary film about the greatest comic strip ever. Watterson 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Joel allen schroeder is a writer, producer, and director from milwaukee, wisconsin. Friday download is dedicated to curating the best downloadable objects on. Check out the trailer and exclusive bonus footage from the film below. He graduated from uscs film production department in 2002. One of the defining differences between calvin and hobbes and many other comic strips was its ability to appease a 9yearolds imagination and a 40yearolds intellect. Right now, the programming committee is scouring the world for great new documentaries which are in the final stages of production. Watterson original film score by we were pirates, released 09 april 20 1. Watterson is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Bittorrent users can save 20% on the digital download of the film by using promo code. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket.
But weve got so much footage and a film can only be so. The funny pages were a big part of popular culture, and it was hard to find a comics. Remembering the last great newspaper comic bill watterson combined a reckless boy and a conscientious tiger, and brought down the curtain on a popculture era. Catch22 is amazing, but so goddamn tedious and repetitive. The eightepisode show will be a free download on bittorrents.
A loveletter, a token of appreciation, a showcase, and a necessary film for the iconic comic strip that has gone on to live in a life confined to the pages of a book and old newspaper rather than all thinkable merchandize on cluttered store shelves. Watterson, a new documentary by joel schroeder, attempts to capture the enduring appeal of calvin and hobbes. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Joel got his start behind the camera and still works as a videographer for television. If anybody deserves a tribute documentary its bill watterson, creator of. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Watterson less about himself, the film opens up to become an engaging study of a misunderstood, often dismissed art form.
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