I first heard of Terry Zwigoff in the autobiographical stories of Harvey Pekar that were drawn by R. Crumb. I knew he was very into artwork, music and comic books. But I, like many others, didn't really get into him until he directed the documentary, Crumb, in the early 90's. Even though the brilliance of Zwigoff rolled off of that work we didn't get to see another film of his until the narrative Ghost World was released. That film was an adaptation of Daniel Clowes' graphic novel. Both Clowes and...

Motionboy

Saint Helena

January 2004

APR 30, 2006 08:30 AM

Saw this movie last week , it was so awesome!

Goatfish

San Rafael, CA

September 2004

APR 30, 2006 08:53 PM

I look forward to whatever he does and he was very down to Earth.

I met him once when my local videostore had a GHOST WORLD screenplay/DVD signing with him - I was able to have him sign both my copy of the screenplay and the DVD.

Clairific

Los Angeles, CA

August 2005

MAY 01, 2006 12:09 PM

Oh Terry, such a big time Hollywood director guy, but when're you gonna do a Suits show again?

EvanX

Grand Rapids, MI

June 2003

MAY 01, 2006 01:07 PM

Fucking.
Awesome.

ReverendGonzo

Savannah, GA

September 2003

MAY 01, 2006 09:51 PM

I can't wait for Art School. I fucking love Zwigoff's films.

ReverendGonzo

Savannah, GA

September 2003

MAY 01, 2006 10:43 PM

Note: I thought it was weird that Zwigoff said that "the guy" (James Urbaniak) get a bad job as R. Crumb. I thought he did a fantastic job, but what do I know?

jonasgrumby

Portland, OR

April 2004

MAY 03, 2006 11:46 PM

DocGonzo said:
Note: I thought it was weird that Zwigoff said that "the guy" (James Urbaniak) get a bad job as R. Crumb. I thought he did a fantastic job, but what do I know?

James Urbaniak is great. I imagine it's going to be disconcerting anytime you see somebody you know that well portrayed onscreen, though. It's likely nobody could've satisfied him in that role.

It could be sort of an uncanny valley effect, too. The closer the actor comes to an accurate portrayal without quite reaching a perfect replication, the more eerily off-putting the performance may seem to someone who knows the real thing well.

Ainur

Alameda, CA

May 2005

MAY 09, 2006 09:33 PM

"They're softcore pictures."

"Now you've lost me."

.............lol!

Jeff_Fries

Humptulips, WA

September 2003

MAY 09, 2006 10:13 PM

Zwigoff can be as mean to his characters as Todd Solondz_the dramatized painting critiques (in which everyone gets an A) rival the idiocies of the creative-writing class in Solondz's Storytelling. But where Solondz is fastidious in his filmmaking, Zwigoff is indifferent_Art School Confidential can be nearly avant-garde in its tone (deaf) shifts and spatial incoherence. And while Solondz's revulsion is cerebral, Zwigoff's is visceral. He may mock body art (along with conceptualism, minimalism, and every other '70s tendency) but his own dyspepsia suggests a kindred gut-based sensibility_ call it bilious, splenetic, jaundiced.

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