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Waiting for Guffman (1996)
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"I always enjoy Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show and A Mighty Wind on a variety of levels. First, there’s the watching of a batch of actors who truly know where their towels are to an extent that they can largely make a movie up as they’re going along. Then there’s the level on which I admire the editing of the footage that was shot into a coherent story. Finally there’s the mental image that follows every scene of the cast breaking each other up and requiring another take to try and play it straight. Of the three Best in Show probably works the best in terms of being an actual movie. The characters are the best developed and it’s played straight for the most part, only rarely diving into overt gags. The other two are filled with more “funny” moments as opposed to letting the humor bubble up from the outrageous situations the characters find themselves in. Still, though, all three are a treat to watch. Plus, watch Christopher Guest through the films and you’ll see how scary good ... "
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10 More ’90s Indies to Franchise
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"Now that we know, courtesy of Stu at Defamer, that Werner Herzog’s remake of Abel Ferrara’s Bad Lieutenant is not so much a remake as it is like a new entry into a franchise, a la the James Bond movies, we at SpoutBlog wonder what other ’90s indie favorites could be continued with similar yet “completely different” installments. I remember back in the day thinking that Clerks should be a franchise, each film focusing on a different crappy job experience, but now that Clerks II has come and gone, that idea will likely never be realized. Of course, the concept of sequels unrelated to the original aren’t new — just look at any sequel title substituting the number 2 (or II) with the word Too. But nevertheless, here’s a few suggestions for other crazy foreign auteurs to take into consideration: Kids - Looking back, Larry Clark’s then-shocking debut is pretty tame. Nowaday "
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"I cannot deny that Waiting for Guffman is a very funny movie. There was one joke, regarding an orchestra that gets way too into a piece of music, that had me laughing uncontrollably. But the movie is oddly ephameral- it's worthwike while watching it, but it kind of dissapears after. It's the first of three mockumentaries by Christopher Guest, most famous for his role as Nigel Tufnel in the greatest mockumentary of them all, This Is Spinal Tap. Using the same techniques as that film, (16mm, improvisions by actors), Guest satirizes small town values. Every year, Blaine, Missouri puts on a musical production, and for this year, the town's 150th aniversay, the town council wants to do something special. Corky St. Clair (Guest), an effeminate former broadway director, writes an original production- a history of the town in music. Although the local pool of talent is lacking to say the least, Corky is enthusastic and puts together a cast. Everyone is energized when the receive word ... "
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Guest in Show
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"'Waiting for Guffman'... the Chris Guest film that i had unaccountably missed seeing up to now , unaccountably, because i AM one of those people who can quote, endlessly from 'This Is Spinal Tap'.. and , of course i love 'Best in Show' and 'A Mighty Wind'... so it's a must for Guest fans...members of the variable ensemble are here ..Catherine O'hara, Eugene Levy, Parker Posey ,Fred Willard..Apart from the beautifully observed , totally 'camped out' Corky,(Guest)...highlight,for me is Parker Posey in pure 'White Trash' gum-chewin mode,with her innapropriately sexy audition,of 'Teachers Pet'...seemingly quite happy , whatever happens!!... "Waiting for Guffman"... .hurrah!!! "
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Guffman Was Worth the Wait
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"I had this on my Netflix queue, but I didn't get to it through the natural progression of the queue. I have a friend, one of my closest, for whom this film is one of her absolute favorites. She's a theater-geek and a stage manager in training. Ever since I've known her, she's been like "Waiting for Guffman, Waiting for Guffman, you have to see Waiting for Guffman." I, of course, had never heard of it prior to becoming a theater geek myself and meeting her and hearing everyone talk about it. Because she's one of my closest friends, and because we hang out a lot, we often quote movies in passing. We have common movies, but Waiting for Guffman was always the one she insisted I watch. I insist she watch Bridget Jones' Diary. It's her turn now. Last night, I finally watching Waiting for Guffman. It was my first Christopher Guest-helmed movie too. And it was hilarious.Guest, who directed, also stars as Corky St. Clair, a New York transplant ... "
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This is Spinal Tap
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"There are some lines from books or from movies or from music that spread through the popular consciousness so completely that you don't even have to have read the book or seen the movie to know them. The first line of A Tale of Two Cities, the first few bars of Beethoven's Fifth, half the lines in Casablanca... Somehow I've managed to get this far through life without having seen This is Spinal Tap, yet I already knew about Nigel Tufnel and turning the amps up to 11. I was expecting to see the band wandering around lost back-stage and that the drummers would all meet an untimely fate.It's a shame actually, because I do think this detracts somewhat from the film. I had a similar feeling when I did finally get to see Casablanca a few months back... I couldn't help but sit there counting off the well-known exchanges and waiting for the next one to turn up. Also, I've probably come to Spinal Tap a bit backwards. "
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Considerable
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"Watched this one the other night (probably should have watched it on Sunday, before the oscars, it would have made Nicole Kidman's face all that funnier).Not quite as side splittingly funny as his previous three films. This one abandons the 'mockumentary' format and tries for... well, I suppose 'mockudrama' would be a way to describe it. Interviews are still a big portion of the show, although it is frequently the interviewers who are the focus of the parody a lot of the time.Catherine O'Hara is brilliant as usual, and undergoes the most depressingly familiar transformation, from hard working underappreciated thespian uncomfortable with the 'fame' part of the actor's life, to absolute publicity hag, botoxed and tucked beyond recognition. Fred Willard is cluelessly hilarious as usual, and the usual gang of regulars have their moments (I love all the older characters confusing references to that mysterious thing called the 'internet'). Rick ... "
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