Terrence Malick’s Moby Dick
About two weeks ago, the esteemed film critic Matt Zoller Seitz – who currently writes for The New York Times – asked me to do a lead illustration for his essential film blog The House Next Door. When I got the email, partly inspired by my recent Negative Space cartoons, I gulped so hard that Matt may have heard it from overseas.
As soon as he started mentioning key words like “minimalist,” “violence,” “obsession” and (most importantly) “Saul Bass,” however, I knew this was an offer I could impossibly refuse.
To read more about the fascinating film project below and to see my poster in a size that does the epic subject more justice, get thee to The House Next Door (clicking it there will enlarge it)!




January 27th, 2007 at 4:04 am
Very, very nice Peet! Have you ever read the novel? It’s a…whale of a novel.
January 30th, 2007 at 8:48 am
This is a beautiful poster! I like it. There some kind of Soviet Constructivism in there
February 3rd, 2007 at 12:29 am
Jim:
I haven’t read the novel, but I’ve eaten a piece of white whale once. Does that count? (That’s a joke, people.)
Thanks, Harry!
February 16th, 2007 at 3:44 am
nice work! The poster steals the thunder in Matt’s post
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:31 am
Malick?? Gibson?/ What???
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:49 am
Can someone shed more light on this? Terrence Mallick? Where is this movie?
October 22nd, 2007 at 7:26 pm
me confused. thought malick was dead
October 23rd, 2007 at 12:43 am
Hey Guy,
I would go see that movie. No Download, No Rental -pay the $20 to see it on the big screen. This movie should exist.
Thanks,
JokerUSMC