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...This represents a last flicker of hope for Hack. And for the film. Pretty soon producer, publicist, the whole cast, are launching campaigns for other actors and for the movie itself. And director Christopher Guest, who with Eugene Levy co-wrote the heavily improvised script, has launched another of his wee, wry curiously compassionate comedies. It may not be quite as funny as their masterpiece, Best in Show, but it is, I think, superior in energy, characterizations and narrative strength to Waiting for Guffman and A Mighty Wind...
Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy have documented—or, more accurately, mockumented—humanity at its most chaotic and unpredictable.Legendary images from their films include rockers utterly incapable of finding their way to a stage in “This is Spinal Tap,” the slapdash creation of a disastrous community play in “Waiting for Guffman,” and a frantic quest for a Weirmaraner’s chew toy in “Best in Show.” Adding to the anarchy is the fact that all those scenes were...
...Your Consideration Directed by Christopher Guest Warner Independent Pictures 4 Stars The kings of the “mockumentary” return with a more-polished product in this film industry spoof. While it is a very funny movie, “For Your Consideration” may still leave diehard Christopher Guest fans wanting more of his traditional spontaneity. Writers and actors Guest and Eugene Levy—credited with other such independent film successes as “Best in Show,” “Waiting for Guffman...
...visits to the White House earlier this week highlighted the key dilemma facing President Bush as he contemplates changes to his Iraq policy: One guest was former Secretary of State James Baker and the rest of the Iraq Study Group, which together with much of the "realist" establishment in U.S. foreign policy is urging the Administration to recognize that a dialogue with Iran (and Syria) is an essential component of any successful strategy to stabilize Iraq. Bush's other visitor was Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, whose main purpose at the White House appeared to be pressing the President...
...According to Matthew R. Greenfield ’08, the lack of non-traditional advising methods at Harvard is a major problem. “Right now you have to talk to all sorts of people in the House and get permission” to bring a non-traditional guest to dinner, Matthew R. Greenfield ’08 said. “It’s a problem when students have to pay money for advising.” The UC will seek funding from the Freshman Dean’s Office for the plan. The meeting was preceded...