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  1. Comic Book Movies You Can Watch OnlineRead the original story

    Wednesday | Rotten Tomatoes

    ... we see more of them hitting theaters than before. Whether you're into quirky indie comics ( Ghost World , American Splendor ), superhero action titles ( The Dark Knight , The Avengers ), graphic novels ( 300 , Persepolis ), or even manga ( Oldboy ), ...

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  2. First look at Paul Giamatti as Rhino in 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'Read the original story w/Photo

    Saturday May 11 | Examiner.com

    ... Giamatti has undergone a number of memorable transformations. Melting into the roles of Harvey Pekar in American Splendor , Joe Gould in Cinderella Man , and even "Founding Father" John Adams , Giamatti gave incredible, wildly different performances ...

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  3. First trailer for 'Girl Most Likely' starring Kristen Wiig and Annette BeningRead the original story

    Saturday May 4 | Examiner.com

    ... for awhile, and the first trailer is here before it hits art houses this summer. Written and directed by American Splendor duo Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman, the film features Wiig as the titular playwright, who uses her dramatic skills ...

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  4. 'Girl Most Likely' Trailer: Kristen Wiig Has a Quirky Indie MeltdownRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 3 | /film

    ... with a string of indies, including her passion project Girl Most Likely (formerly Imogene ). Directed by American Splendor 's Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pucini , the comedy follows a New York playwright (Wiig) who's released into the care of ...

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  5. 'Girl Most Likely' Trailer: Can Kristen Wiig Pull This Off?Read the original story w/Photo

    Thursday May 2 | Film School Rejects

    ... though. The directing team of Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini have done good work before with American Splendor , Annette Bening is such a great actress that she's bound to be able to do at least something interesting, even with a character ...

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  6. Hot Trailer: 'Girl Most Likely'Read the original story

    Thursday May 2 | Deadline

    ... Bening comedy now known as Girl Most Likely is hitting theaters July 19 via Roadside and Lionsgate . The American Splendor duo of Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini directed the pic about a once-rising playwright (Wiig) whose life goes off the ...

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  7. Berman & Pulcini Slip Into A "Coma"Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 1 | Dark Horizons News

    Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini ("Girl Most Likely," "American Splendor") are set to direct the indie rom-com "My Beautiful Coma" for Mandalay Vision and Rat Entertainment. The pair will rewrite Chris Downey's script which follows an ...

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  8. Not monkeying aroundRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Apr 27 | Trinidad Guardian

    ... ever screened in a prison, it would cause riots. Magnificent but extremely harrowing for the sensitive. American Splendor (Shari Springer Berman/2003 USA/Black R), 8 pm Thursday Max. Watch this if you liked ...

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  9. 'Disconnect' review: Web slam not a net gainRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 18, 2013 | Newsday

    ... he's famous for comedies. Michael Nyqvist , of the "Dragon Tattoo" films, and the great Hope Davis ("American Splendor") appear in tiny roles. My main objection: The Web doesn't hurt people, people hurt people. Journalists lie, spouses stray and ...

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  10. Columbia University Film Festival Unveils Details for 26th EventRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 16, 2013 | Film Comment

    ... Bad ), Albert Berger ('83, Little Miss Sunshine ), Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini ('95 and '94, American Splendor ), Kathryn Bigelow ('81, The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty ), Lisa Cholodenko ('97, The Kids Are All Right ), Sabrina Dhawan ...

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  11. The 26th Columbia University Film Festival Runs 5/3-9Read the original story w/Photo

    Apr 15, 2013 | BroadwayWorld.com

    ... Bad), Albert Berg er ('83, Little Miss Sunshine), Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini ('95 and '94, American Splendor), Kathryn Bigelow ('81, The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty), Lisa Cholodenko ('97, The Kids Are All Right), Sabrina Dhawan ...

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  12. The Tangled Web We Watch: A Bizarre Episode of Father-Son Bonding in the 21st CenturyRead the original story

    Apr 9, 2013 | Broward-Palm Beach

    ... absurd circumstances and very specific characters. The grainy, five-minute video shows James Urbaniak ( American Splendor ) trying to connect with his cellphone-clutching, estranged bastard son, Dugan (Griffin Newman). The two are later joined by ...

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  13. A Short, Bald and Manic DaneRead the original story

    Mar 28, 2013 | Wall Street Journal

    Paul Giamatti is everybody's favorite semifamous screen actor. I've never seen him give a lackluster performance, and his work in "American Splendor" and "Sideways" deserves to be hung in a portrait gallery of American personality types.

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  14. Hamlet In Converse: Giamatti Rises To The ChallengeRead the original story

    Mar 23, 2013 | New Haven Independent

    ... most prized roles in all of western drama? Well, if you've seen Giamatti in Sideways , Barney's Version , American Splendor , Big Fat Liar , etc, etc., he is all of that in the sold-out production now playing at the Yale Rep. Physically, he looks ...

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  15. The Tangled Web We Watch: A Bizarre Episode of Father-Son Bonding in the 21st CenturyRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 14, 2013 | houstonpress.com

    ... absurd circumstances and very specific characters. The grainy, five-minute video shows James Urbaniak ( American Splendor ) trying to connect with his cellphone-clutching, estranged bastard son, Dugan (Griffin Newman). The two are later joined by ...

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  16. A bizarre episode of father-son bonding in the 21st centuryRead the original story

    Mar 14, 2013 | westword.com

    ... absurd circumstances and very specific characters. The grainy, five-minute video shows James Urbaniak ( American Splendor ) trying to connect with his cellphone-clutching, estranged bastard son, Dugan (Griffin Newman). The two are later joined by ...

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  17. The splendor of vinyl: How To Build and Preserve a Vinyl Collection in the Digital AgeRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 4, 2013 | Digital Trends

    There's this wonderful moment in the movie American Splendor in which Harvey Pekar meets Robert Crumb for the first time.

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  18. Paul Giamatti To Play The Rhino In Amazing Spider-Man 2... Really?Read the original story

    Feb 28, 2013 | Examiner.com

    Don't get me wrong, I love Paul Giamatti. I think he is a fantastic and versatile actor. He was great in American Splendor, Cinderella Man, Man on the Moon, Saving Private Ryan and as our nation's second president, John Adams in the HBO film of the ...

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  19. '30 Rock' star Judah Friedlander added to Traverse City Winter Comedy Arts FestivalRead the original story

    Feb 13, 2013 | MLive.com

    ... oore and actor/comedian Jeff Garlin. Friedlander has also appeared in several movies, most notably 2003's "American Splendor." The Emmy-winning NBC series "30 Rock" recently wrapped up its seventh and final season.

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  20. The Ed Piskor InterviewRead the original story w/Photo

    Feb 11, 2013 | Boing Boing

    Ed Piskor is one of the most fascinating young cartoonists in America. Self-taught as a child, Piskor broke into the industry when he was invited by Harvey Pekar to illustrate an American Splendor story.

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