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      Waiting for Hockney

      2008 1h 20m Documentary List
      Reviews 55% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score An artist spends 10 years on a portrait while waiting for his idol's approval. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member A cringe worthy portrait of a hugely misguided effort and tremendous naivety. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Waiting for Hockney works as art on multiple levels. The simplest level is about Billy Pappas' love of simply drawing and his obsession with putting marks on paper. Marks at a level few can even comprehend: 8 years on one drawing. Billy is obsessive about his art and obsessive about feedback from David Hockney which might seem odd unless you've read Hockney's book Secret Knowledge where Hockney stresses over and over that regardless of the tool used to by the artists it all comes down to the artist putting down marks, which is what Billy does in exquisite and wonderful detail. The other level Waiting for Hockney works as is a wonderful documentary of Billy, his process and his obsession. In an odd way this movie reminds me of Hoop Dreams, also a documentary about the process and the long journey. I loved this movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Just okay, but more depressing than anything else. 8 years???????? Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member This cat from Maryland spends EIGHT years on one drawing of Marilyn Monroe. Eight! Once complete, he sets out to show the piece to artist David Hockney, who, the artist believes, will recognize his genius and make him famous. The film is about art, obsession and determination, with wonderfully stranger than fiction characters. Full Review on Fell Witness: http://bit.ly/j3Vkpu Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis An artist spends 10 years on a portrait while waiting for his idol's approval.
      Director
      Julie Checkoway
      Producer
      Michael Lesser
      Screenwriter
      Chris A. Peterson, Julie Checkoway
      Production Co
      iDeal Partners Film Fund, Littlest Birds Films
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 19, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 20m
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