Robert Crumb
Nacimiento : 1943-08-30, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Historia
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Robert Dennis Crumb (born August 30, 1943)—known as Robert Crumb and R. Crumb—is an American artist, illustrator, and musician recognized for the distinctive style of his drawings and his critical, satirical, subversive view of the American mainstream.
Crumb was a founder of the underground comix movement and is regarded as its most prominent figure. Though one of the most celebrated of comic book artists, Crumb's entire career has unfolded outside the mainstream comic book publishing industry. One of his most recognized works is the "Keep on Truckin'" comic, which became a widely distributed fixture of pop culture in the 1970s. Others are the characters Devil Girl, Fritz the Cat, and Mr. Natural.
He was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1991.
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Himself
Aleksandar Zograf, a renowned cartoonist discovers an unusual comic book from World War II. The comic’s hero is Kaktus Kid – a small cactus trapped in his pot. Intrigued, Zograf investigates into the life of Kaktus Kid’s creator – little known artist Veljko Kockar. He soon discovers that Kockar was arrested just after the liberation of Belgrade in 1944. He was charged for being a Gestapo agent and executed. Zograf’s investigation reveals a far more complex story: Kockar’s identity and artistic works were stolen, he possibly has an affair with the girlfriend of a guerilla soldier and he drew anti-communist propaganda for the Nazis. As he explores the story and pieces together the scraps of evidence 70 years after it happened Zograf is faced with his own personal and artistic dilemmas: why do these little drawings have such power to give consolation but also lead to violence?
Featuring Robert Crumb, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiny Tim, Russ Meyer and more this volume of the “Midnight Blue” collection focuses on celebrities.
Himself
El cómic erótico está regresando a la escena pública hasta el punto que muchos lo empiezan a considerar como un género en sí mismo. Este reconocimiento ha llegado en los últimos tiempos gracias a las lujosas reediciones que se han publicado de los grandes maestros, como Crumb, Manara, Ralf König o Suehiro Maruo, pero también por el empuje de una nueva ola de creadores rebosantes de calidad y talento, como Aurelia Aurita, Aude Picault o Zep.
Himself
Chelsea on the Rocks celebrates the personalities and artistic voices that have emerged from New York’s legendary Chelsea Hotel. Once considered an untouchable, impenetrable tower for writers, artists, musicians and mavericks, it has been recently claimed as a boutique hotel venture for a management company that shows disregard for its formidable history. –Cannes Film Festival
Thanks
Enid y Rebecca, dos rebeldes adolescentes amigas desde hace años, no saben cómo pasar el rato ahora que ya han acabado los estudios de secundaria. Pese a sus tímidos esfuerzos por encontrar trabajo, a menudo acaban deambulando por las calles, escrutando el comportamiento de la gente que les rodea. Atraídas por los personajes excéntricos, suelen mirar los anuncios personales del periódico local. Enid llama al autor del anuncio más lamentable, un hombre solitario de cuarenta años, coleccionista de discos, y le invita a una cita a ciegas. Ambas acudirán al restaurante convenido para espiarle y saber cómo es su vida...
Self
Documental sobre la vida del dibujante de cómics underground por excelencia, Robert Crumb, autor entre otros de personajes como Fritz el Gato. Una persona excéntrica, a partes iguales entrañable y enfermiza, cuyo arte ha estado en boca de todos desde hace más de 30 años.
Himself
Another low-budget horror documentary.
Himself
En el siglo 20, en Norteamerica, no hay medio artístico, con potencial para la expresión creativa, que haya tenido una historia más turbulenta y con menos respeto que los libros de historietas. A través de montajes animados, lecturas y entrevistas, esta guía a través de la historia del medio desde la década de 1930 y 1940 con la primera explosión de la popularidad de los superhéroes creados por grandes talentos como Jack Kirby y que alcanzó su cénit artístico de primera con Will Eisner "Espíritu". A continuación, se desplaza a la posguerra, con la creciente popularidad de los cómics de terror y de delincuencia, hasta que ha llegado el aumento de la censura con la imposición del Comics Code. En su paso por la devastación de la libertad creativa del medio, también explora la supervivencia desafiante de EC Comics con la creación de la singular "Mad Magazine" por Harvey Kurtzman.
Writer
In 1987, Robert Crumb presents himself: raised by a Marine father, educated in Catholic schools, married at 21 in Cleveland where he worked for a greeting card company, dropping acid in 1965, heading to San Francisco and getting in on the formation of Zap Comix, gaining celebrity, loving old time jazz, starting a band, living in a commune, meeting Aline Kominsky who became his second wife and his partner in art, having a daughter, and developing a more realistic drawing style. The confessions include his loneliness, his obsessions with women, his bewilderment by fame, his sense of the disintegration of Sixties' subculture, his nervous breakdown in 1973, and his peace now.
In 1987, Robert Crumb presents himself: raised by a Marine father, educated in Catholic schools, married at 21 in Cleveland where he worked for a greeting card company, dropping acid in 1965, heading to San Francisco and getting in on the formation of Zap Comix, gaining celebrity, loving old time jazz, starting a band, living in a commune, meeting Aline Kominsky who became his second wife and his partner in art, having a daughter, and developing a more realistic drawing style. The confessions include his loneliness, his obsessions with women, his bewilderment by fame, his sense of the disintegration of Sixties' subculture, his nervous breakdown in 1973, and his peace now.
Characters
Time is up for The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers! The landlady has had enough of their dodging rent and drunken stoner parties, and she’s giving them one day to get the rent paid or they’re being evicted by sundown. Completely out of money, the Brothers decide to hit the streets and get jobs so they can stay in their awful apartment (it has a toilet in the kitchen)!
Comic Book
Fritz, ahora casado y con un hijo, está desesperado por salir del infierno interno en el que ahora se encuentra. Encendiendo porros, empieza a soñar con sus otras ocho vidas, con la esperanza de encontrar una que sea más distraída y agradable. Entre los viajes que le inducen las drogas se incluyen el ser astronauta, el psiquiatra de Hitler, un mensajero que viaja por territorio hostil durante una campaña militar, y el ser el alumno de un gurú indio, viviendo en las alcantarillas de Nueva York. (FILMAFFINITY)
Characters
Película de animación que mezcla, en el ambiente en los barrios populares de Nueva York, el sexo, las drogas y la violencia. La historia se desarrolla en la década de los 60, gira alrededor de un gato pervertido en su búsqueda del amor en los lugares menos indicados.
Don Proctor
A young rock & roll hopeful is given a shot at the big time by the unscrupulous owner of a small record company.
