Watterson is available both in theaters and as a digital download. Its a bunch of people taking random details and making. Jun, 2014 last year, bill watterson was featured in a bittorrent bundle for a wonderful biographical documentary, dear mr. The term feelgood documentary is not often bandied about, but dear mr. Watterson is not a quest to find bill watterson, or to invade his privacy. 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. Watterson has made use of kickstarter twice, in december 2009 to kick off production and again this month to finish postproduction of the film kickfinishing as schroeder puts it. Watterson original film score by we were pirates, released 09. 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.
Be prepared for one use of the word bullst, but other than that, the movie includes no sex or violence. Watterson is an unabashed love letter, chronicling not only the directors own relationship to calvin and hobbes but also the myriad ways in which watterson revolutionized his medium. Director joel allen schroeder starring berkeley breathed, bill amend, stephan pastis genres special interest, documentary subtitles english cc audio languages english. 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. Watterson is a documentary film about the greatest comic strip ever.
Watterson, a new documentary by joel schroeder, attempts to capture the enduring appeal of calvin and hobbes. When the strips creator, bill watterson, retired the strip on new. Watterson is a new documentary about the impact of the best comic strip in. Watterson movie poster, signed by the director and any crew members who arent worn out after signing dvds. Watterson october 12, 20 friday download is dedicated to curating the best downloadable objects on the free web, courtesy of bittorrent bundle for publishers. Watterson is a 20 american documentary film directed by joel allen schroeder, produced by christopher browne and matt mcusic, with andrew p. While i cant say its a film that will change your life, its definitely one that will remind.
Watterson by austin leigh briggs on june, 2014 friday download is dedicated to curating the best downloadable objects on the web, courtesy of bittorrent bundle publishers. The success of firsttime director joel allen schroeders. Bittorrent users can save 20% on the digital download of the film by using. Watterson is a love letter to beloved comic strip calvin and hobbes dear mr. When you download the songs, the download will not have that. Watterson original film score by we were pirates, released 09 april 20 1. All of the above, plus youll get an 11 x 17 dear mr. Dec 18, 20 calvin and hobbes, and the author of the universally loved comic strip, bill watterson, are the subjects of the new documentary, dear mr. Calvin and hobbes, and the author of the universally loved comic strip, bill watterson, are the subjects of the new documentary, dear mr. 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. A documentary about the impact of the newspaper comic strip calvin and hobbes, created by bill. Watterson is a 20 american documentary film directed by joel allen schroeder. Watterson does its best, relying on choice excerpts of the work and enthusiastic talkinghead interviews.
Dyedinthewool devotees gush about how calvins adventures got them through the death of a parent or the horrors of. Watterson features shots of original calvin and hobbes strips, as well as creator bill. Watterson is the perfect tribute to a man who hid from the spotlight, but allowed his incredible imagination to shine through his work. It is an exploration to discover why his simple comic strip has made such an impact on so many readers, and why it still means so much to us today. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the joel schroederdirected movie via subscription can be tricky, so.
Good ol charlie brown is represented by sparky schulzs widow, jean, who explains how her late husband executed control over use of his creations. Today, were featuring a wonderful, heartfelt documentary about the cartoonist bill watterson, creator of calvin and hobbes. Watterson explains why geeks love calvin and hobbes. Bill watterson has kept an extremely low profile during this time, living a very private life in ohio. Watterson is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Watterson then shows the two most famous examples of ubiquitous comic strip character media saturation. All of the above, plus, i, joel, the director of dear mr. Watterson did more for the public school system and has created more engaged readers than any government program.
It is an exploration to discover why his simple comic strip has. Watterson is the documentary film about the impact of the best comic strip in the history of the universe. Watterson 20 starring berkeley breathed and stephan pastis on dvd and bluray. 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. And there happened to be a little boy and a stuffed tiger involved. Friday download is dedicated to curating the best downloadable objects on the free web, courtesy of bittorrent bundle for publishers. For a comic that began in 1985 and ended a decade later at the peak of its pop. Watterson, showcasing the impact of wattersons work and the special relationship calvin and hobbes fans share with the legendary characters. Watterson is a documentary film about the greatest comic strip in the history of the universe.
Watterson, comicbook artists and critics pay tribute to bill watterson, whose wry, principled mind unleashed the anarchic strip calvin and hobbes on. But he did it in a sneaky, nonstandard way he created excellent art with a compelling plot and big words. Watterson stream this so called documentary is really just a bunch of random ideas and frankly uninteresting personal opinions, with no real factual basis. With berkeley breathed, jef mallett, stephan pastis, seth green. 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 begins its theatrical run and will be available for download on november 15. A documentary film about the greatest comic strip ever. Watterson, comicbook artists and critics pay tribute to bill watterson, whose wry, principled mind. This so called documentary is really just a bunch of random ideas and frankly uninteresting personal opinions, with no real factual basis. Phil barress, the manager of the fireside book shop in chagrin falls, ohio, talks about the relationship that the. Joel allen schroeder a bighearted but overly fawning documentary about the impact of the popular newspaper comic strip of the same name, dear mr. Watterson the much praised documentary about the comics creator bill watterson, in select theaters and on vod on friday, itunes has made the documentarys soundtrack and the entire calvin and hobbes collection available to download here. Friday download is dedicated to curating the best downloadable objects on the web, courtesy of bittorrent bundle publishers. Despite his quiet lifestyle, he is remembered and appreciated daily by fans who still enjoy his amazing collection of work.
How calvin and hobbes inspired a generation the atlantic. To learn more about the film and check theater release dates, please visit. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the joel schroederdirected movie. A documentary about the impact of the newspaper comic strip calvin and hobbes, created by bill watterson.
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