From off the streets of Cleveland; the amazing and occasionally regrettable true-life adventures of Harvey Pekar; cineaste. Harvey Pekar is from Cleveland. This much you know. But with the release of American Splendor; the indie hit film based on his comic of the same name; the world discovered Harvey in earnest. Once Harvey was content merely to flirt with fame. But when fame wanted a commitment; he found himself a household name. Sort of. And; to tell you the truth; itrsquo;s starting to bug the hell out of him. An original; incisive graphic novel featuring the talents of R. Crumb; Gary Dumm; Mark Zingarelli; and other artists; Our Movie Year chronicles a whirlwind twelve months in the life of Harvey Pekar. It recounts his rise from the filing room at the Cleveland VA hospital to the red carpet at Cannes; Sundance; the Oscars; and beyondndash;where Harvey won awards; accolades; and the promise of a bigger paycheck. A lot of funny things can happen in a year; and many of them happened to Harvey. And now everyone gets to read about them in Our Movie Year.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Really niceBy CustomerA lot of fun. terrific illustrations. Nice hardbound book that I hope will be in our family for a long time. If youd like to see some more examples of the illustrations (all of which are full-page. color). I recommend checking out the review at the blog "Book by its Cover".0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Sometimes more questions than answersBy KmVictorianldquo;The Why. the Where. and the Howrdquo; is interesting. if you can understand it. I found this book portraying ldquo;the wondrous mysteries of sciencerdquo; was frequently beyond my ability to comprehend. Subjects like ldquo;What is antimatter?rdquo; and ldquo;What happens to time as you approach the speed of light?rdquo; carry a language of their own and almost require a physics background to make much sense.Also. ldquo;theoriesrdquo; is the operative word for many of these mini-chapters. The confession that scientistsrsquo; conclusions ldquo;might berdquo; accurate dots these pages. especially those pages dealing with quantum mechanics.In spite of difficulties in the reading material. some chapters are very interesting. For example. the section on whales songs was fascinating. and I wished it had been longer. As well. the interactive table of contents and index were very helpful in locating specific topics. The artistsrsquo; illustrations are also interesting. although the Kindle format canrsquo;t do justice to them.Bottom line: The concept of this book is good. but sometimes the actualities of scientific dialogue can get in the way for ordinary readers.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great Coffee Table BookBy Joshy GGreat Coffee Table Book. its a fun intro to topic book but like just about any textbook has a few errors so I wouldnt suggest for heavy learning purposes. but on the flip side they make the subject matter fun for novices (children. etc.)
