Sunday, February 24, 2008

extra stuff

Since I had to leave early because of this bug going around campus, I forgot to talk about the casting, directing, and awards of American Splendor. Sorry if any of you are finding this out for the second time:

Directed by: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini

-Created in 2003, is a biopic about Harvey Pekar who created the American Splendor comic book series

Stars: Paul Giamatti as Pekar, Hope Davis as the wife,. Also features Joyce Brabner.

Won Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Film at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at Academy Awards


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