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American Splendor

2003 · Film · 101 min

Directed by Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman

ComedyDrama

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

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  1. PositivethorinJun 9, 2022

    The Doors, love the look of the film and always enjoy kicking back and listening to the music

    Labyrinth, with the kids now (and Spirited away and Totoro)

    David Lynch films

    American Splendor, becomes more relevant with age.

  2. PositiveLarryMade2Apr 29, 2013

    American Splendor - About comic creator Harvey Pekar, who isn't an artist, just a storyteller. But was the creator of some popular cult-classic comics detailing his ordinary life tribulations and trials. Creativity comes in all forms.

    Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi - these are usually more considered artsy films but they also small views of different cultures busy at work and how they interact.

    Some of the early Nova series programs (early = 1980's) they had some really great stuff such as the Exploratoruim - its history and a really good bit about how they designed/built exhibits (with the founder, Dr. Frank Oppeheimer)... and another one on Open Spaces, particularly centering on the public spaces in New York and the studies of maximizing planning and design for public usability. It just illustrated to me there are a wide variety of real life problems in need of solutions.

    Bell Science Educational Series - (1956-64, available on VHS) covers a lot of ground in many aspects of sciences (not just physics and chemistry) Very approachable for a kid from the sticks. :-)