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“American Splendor,” which already made a big splash at Sundance earlier this year, winning the grand jury prize, has taken Cannes by storm. This brilliant mélange of documentary and fiction film, in ...

At the beginning of American Splendor, a v.o. narration by the real Harvey Pekar describes the man portraying him in the film. “This guy here, he’s our man, all grown up and going nowhere,” says Pekar ...

American Splendor Production: An HBO Films presentation of a Good Machine production. Produced by Ted Hope. Directed, written by Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini, based on the "American Splendor" ...

The late 70’s are a great period in filmmaking. The artists in charge of defining the decade changed the game, giving us Taxi Drivers and Godfathers and Mean Streets to grow up on. They pulled the ...

In a gruff, scratchy voice — part aggrieved and part matter-of-fact, Harvey Pekar admits, “I thought they did a pretty good job of capturing the feeling of the work.” “But,” adds the celebrated comics ...

Harvey Pekar, whose autobiographical comic book American Splendor attracted a cult following for its unvarnished stories of a depressed, aggrieved Everyman negotiating daily life in Cleveland and ...

Acclaimed comic-book author Harvey Pekar died Monday at the age of 70. He's best known for his autobiographical comic series American Splendor, which was made into a 2003 film starring Paul Giamatti.

CLEVELAND - Harvey Pekar, whose autobiographical comic book series "American Splendor" portrayed his unglamorous life with bone-dry honesty and wit, was found dead at home early , authorities said. He ...