Spurlock did an interview outside the theater for a George Washington University film project just before the film showed.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Morgan Spurlock appears for showing at his own "Comic-Con" in Washington DC
Tonight, I attended a special presentation at the West End
Cinema in Washington DC of “Comic-Con Part IV: A Fan’s Hope”, by director and
producer Morgan Spurlock, who was present for Q&A. There was also an
audience costume contest, and the “black cat” won.
The documentary (Warrior Poets with Wreken Hill and E-1 as
distributors) traces the participation of a number of people to the huge annual
comic book convention in San Diego. A bartender, Skip, faces “rejection” of his
work at most tables but gradually wiggles his way into that world. An airman
from Minot ND attends. An older couple that runs “Mile High Comics” in Colorado
tries to succeed financially. A young
man, not too imposing physically, proposes marriage in public forum in front of
MC Kevin Smith.
Costumes vary all over the possibilities, but one of the
best is Jabba the Hutt.
Eli Roth (quite handsome) and Seth Rogen appear.
Spurlock says that the business model for printed comic
books may be weakening, even as there is an explosion of creative art
online. But many comics may be sold as
collector’s items.
At my question, Spurlock discussed his experience learning
of the death of Osama bin Laden, given his film “Where in the World Is Osama
bin Laden” (2008), as well as his experiment with his own body for “Super Size
Me” (2004, about the fast food business), as well as “Freakanomics” (2010).
Spurlock did an interview outside the theater for a George Washington University film project just before the film showed.
Spurlock did an interview outside the theater for a George Washington University film project just before the film showed.
The website for the film is here.
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