Robert Crumb
Рождение : 1943-08-30, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
История
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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
Documentary exploring the colorful history of the erotic comic strip, including its current comeback and controversial place in society.
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
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В то время, как все благовоспитанные выпускники средней школы отправились в колледж, наши героини Энид и Ребекка решили, что учиться дальше — это скука смертная и бесполезная трата времени. Гораздо лучше отдохнуть в свое удовольствие; поглядеть, что к чему; ну и, конечно, как следует «перемыть косточки» всем несовершенным представителям рода человеческого. А их, к счастью, повсюду превеликое множество! Но вот однажды, «пулестойкое» сердце нашей язвительной и саркастичной Энид дрогнуло. Это произошло после встречи со скромным и нерешительным холостяком-неудачником, торгующим старыми виниловыми пластинками. Девушку начинает необъяснимым образом тянуть к этому одинокому и застенчивому человеку…
Self
This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through interviews with his mother, two brothers, wife, and ex-girlfriends, as well as selections from his vast quantity of graphic art, we are treated to a darkly comic ride through one man's subconscious mind.
Himself
Another low-budget horror documentary.
Himself
In the 20th century, no artistic medium in North America with so much potential for creative expression has had a more turbulent history plagued with less respect than comic books. Through animated montages, readings and interviews, this film guides us through the history of the medium from the late 1930s and 1940s with the first explosion of popularity with the superheroes created by great talents like Jack Kirby and hitting its first artistic zenith with Will Eisner's "Spirit". It then shifts to the post war comics world with the rising popularity of crime and horror comics, especially those published by EC Comics under the editorshiop of William B. Gaines until it came crashing down the rise of censorship with the imposition of the Comics Code. In its wake of the devastation of the medium's creative freedom, we also explore EC's defiant survival with the creation of the singular "Mad Magazine" by 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
Очень злой и в тоже время душевный мульт о похождениях Кота Фрица, рекомендуется к просмотру лицам от 18 и старше. Сюжет пересказывать бесполезно, его как такового нет, девять новелл, заканчивающихся в основном трагически для несчастного животного…
Characters
Весьма откровенный мультипликационный, полнометражный фильм для взрослых, основанный на персонажах, созданных Робертом Крамбом, забавен, развлекателен и великолепно демонстрирует вечные особенности молодых. Кот Фриц проходит через вереницу грубоватых и карикатурных политических приключений. Изумительная анимация и монтаж позволяют забыть о некоторых провалах в сюжете, так как за смехом их и не замечаешь. Сексуальные проделки, полицейские погони, гетто для чернокожих, революционеры на мотоциклах и много, много другого, поражающего зрителя богатством неуемной фантазии.
Don Proctor
A young rock & roll hopeful is given a shot at the big time by the unscrupulous owner of a small record company.
