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Animator Don Hertzfeldt stops in Chicago on Friday with his latest work!!! Does he hit your town next??

no Seattle?!?! by BadMrWonka	Oct 23rd, 2008 12:19:54 AM
blech! we never get anything! Hertzfeldt is a genius!
evidently a lonely genius... by BadMrWonka	Oct 23rd, 2008 01:03:48 AM
no one interested in this? this guy is one of the only true animation auteurs out there.
Fucking STOKED. by RawShark13	Oct 23rd, 2008 01:21:18 AM
Guy's been a hero of mine since high school.
He was at my school last week... by Nohomo	Oct 23rd, 2008 01:37:40 AM
it was great watching a genius talk.
Saw this in Austin last week by richy	Oct 23rd, 2008 01:45:53 AM
It's times like this I'm thankful to live near a theater like the Alamo. "I'm So Proud of You" was fuckin' FANTASTIC and Don was surprisingly engaging and funny (not the portrait of some freaked out animator). He was a real down to earth dude, he answered every question and stayed late to say hi to everyone, the genuine article. I'd definitely recommend this if the event's playing anywhere within 2-3 hours of you. Looks like Seattle and Portland are already over with and now he's heading to the east coast.
It already played Seattle by Bilblow	Oct 23rd, 2008 06:49:07 AM
at the Grand Illusion
No Indianapolis by EriamJH	Oct 23rd, 2008 09:40:31 AM
No doubt. No expectations. No fun!!!
Sorry, Wonka, definitely hit Seattle by smatt584	Oct 23rd, 2008 12:11:10 PM
I saw him at the Grand Illusion almost two weeks ago. It was a one-time thing and they had an article in The Stranger over a week before it played. It's too bad you missed it because they screened a lot of his older cartoons before playing "It Will All Be OK" and "We Are All So Proud of You" back-to-back, follwed by a Q&A session. It was pretty great stuff too, great to see it in front of a crowd (even a small one like the one that turned up). The new films were thoughtful and sort of melancholy, but with plenty of his twisted humor thrown in. He narrated both films himself, which he was embarrassed about (and was originally thinking about approaching a celeb like Walken to do), but i think it adds nicely to the film with his sort of broken cadence over top the visuals.
Motherfucker by kungfuhustler84	Oct 23rd, 2008 03:43:45 PM
I emailed all the AICN people about this like two weeks ago when Hertzfeldt came to Eugene. LAME.
Seattle sold out by Ministry	Oct 23rd, 2008 08:11:43 PM
Every screening. The Lantern's a small theater and I got turned away at the door both times :-( I'm still cursing myself for forgetting to get advance tix.
by Ministry	Oct 23rd, 2008 08:18:40 PM
(D'oh, not the Lantern, the Grand Illusion! The Lantern's in Philly.)
Won't be awkward by s0nicdeathmonkey	Oct 24th, 2008 12:25:05 AM
he's a great, engaging speaker. Seen him twice in the last month. (He went to my college and does shows and lectures here fairly often).
fuck!!! by BadMrWonka	Oct 24th, 2008 01:01:20 AM
stupid Wonka
"everything will be ok" is so fucking beautiful. by s00p3rm4n	Oct 24th, 2008 02:27:10 AM
that's all i really have to say about this. it was the first cartoon that made me tear up since fucking dumbo. (shut up, you know you did too.) an absolutely brilliant piece of artistry and storytelling, and i'm so excited to see his next.
Waste of time and $$ by catlettuce4	Oct 29th, 2008 04:28:22 PM
Wait for it on DVD or better yet online. The talkback here is dead wrong. I thought his new cartoon was TERRIBLE!

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