Sentences with phrase «best mockumentary»
Its not the best mockumentary there is but I thought it was a solid comedy with much to offer.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/ Not exact matches
Also leaping to mind is the director who raised the «mockumentary» to high comedic art: Christopher Guest has not only directorial but screenwriting credits on most of his movies, which include Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, and A Mighty Wind.
Christopher Guest — former «Saturday Night Live» cast member and creator of iconic mockumentaries Waiting For Guffman, Spinal Tap and Best In Show — is coming back to TV, teaming up with Jim Piddock...
If you think of all mockumentaries, in general they're all pretty good, if not classics.
Stealing tone from What We Do In The Shadows, this mockumentary's gist is what hilarity might ensue when incompetents try to kill the best hitman in the world.
But maybe there are a few sticks in the mud who could use a good Taika Waititi - style mockumentary.
Yet another mockumentary, which are always very hit (Best in Show) or miss (Bruno), this one follows a group of vampires Real World style in the months leading up to a large masquerade for the undead.
Written and directed by SNL alumnus Taran Killam, this interminably shrill mockumentary sees a mismatched group of incompetent hitmen out to take Arnie's title as best in the biz.
(Waititi is best known for directing on Flight Of The Conchords and the vampire mockumentary What We Do In The Shadows.)
Rob Reiner walks that fine line in his hilarious mockumentary rockumentary, ostensibly the portrait of a has - been metal band resurrected from a well - deserved obscurity for a disastrous comeback tour.
Among the movies released under the banner last year were Ryan Gosling's murder drama «All Good Things,» the Eliot Spitzer documentary «Client 9» and Joaquin Phoenix's mockumentary «I'm Still Here.»
Christopher Guest defined the mockumentary genre with cult hits «Waiting for Guffman», «A Mighty Wind», «For Your Consideration», and most notably, «Best in Show».
Following in the same genre as his past efforts (Best In Show and Waiting for Guffman), and using many of the same actors, Christopher Guest presents this mockumentary where any resemblance to real people is purely coincidental — okay, not entirely coincidental... this is a spoof after all.
Actor / director Taika Waititi, best known for the vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows, brings that very self - aware tone to the forefront.
While it isn't the first of its kind, it feels like it could be: So deeply does it understand the world it parodies, Spinal Tap knows that a mockumentary is best a biopic of people who never existed, taking the personalities that define this starfucking realm and then, ever so slightly, ever so lovingly, cranking them to 11.
Tennis comedies have found more luck; Andy Samberg's mockumentary about Agassi - era tennis, 7 Days in Hell, was good for 50 minutes of cheap laughs.
«Usually, mockumentaries are about very realistic things — like Best in Show, which is a great movie,» Waititi says during a stop in New York.
In Take the Money and Run, it's stuffy non-fiction filmmaking that gets the send - up in what very well could be the first ever «mockumentary».
11:15 pm — TCM — Best in Show Christopher Guest brings his patented mockumentary touch to the world of dog shows, and while I can't really say I'm that interested in dog shows (and would never have thought of them for spoofing), Best in Show is hilarious.
He most recently directed the hilarious vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows, as well as the Kiwi drama Boy from a few years ago.
Is psychotherapy ripe for a mockumentary, the way dog contests were in Best in Show or folk music was in A Mighty Wind?
I, Tonya has that Coen Brothers darkly comedic sensibility mixed with Christopher Guest mockumentaries like Best in Show or Waiting for Guffman.
In 1995, he made a mockumentary entitled Forgotten Silver, starring Jackson himself, as well as Sam Neill and Harvey Weinstein.
Chris O'Dowd stars in «Family Tree,» the new series co-created by Christopher Guest, who is known for mockumentaries such as «Best in Show» and «This Is Spinal Tap.»
Well, Christopher Guest and his wacky friends are back with another mockumentary.
Combining a mockumentary approach with unreliable narrators and a whole lot of humanity, the film showcases a best - ever performance by Margot Robbie as the gifted and star - crossed athlete Harding and an unforgettable Allison Janney supporting turn as the least - supportive mother of the year.
Brace: There's a new mockumentary coming from the one - and - only Christopher Guest (Best in Show).
It's a genuinely pathetic moment, in the best sense, and ends the film which, while disappointing to those expecting another mockumentary, augurs well for Guest's future growth as a filmmaker.
Following in the same vein as Best in Show and This is Spinal Tap» ¦ Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clements's mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
In this edition of Now Stream This, we have a silent Hitchcock classic, a chilling ghost story, a hilarious mockumentary about dog shows, James Caan getting his ankles smashed by a sledgehammer, and the best performance of Adam Sandler's career.
by Walter Chaw Though Waiting for Guffman remains the best of the three Christopher Guest - directed improv - sketch mockumentaries, A Mighty Wind finds Guest's troupe returning somewhat to form after the disappointing and mean - spirited dog show spoof Best in Sbest of the three Christopher Guest - directed improv - sketch mockumentaries, A Mighty Wind finds Guest's troupe returning somewhat to form after the disappointing and mean - spirited dog show spoof Best in SBest in Show.
There's some good news if you've been following the progress of Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's attempt to turn 2014 vampire mockumentary What We Do In The Shadows into a TV series... The show has now secured a 10 - episode first season order from American network FX.
Along with movie doc usual suspects John Carpenter, William Friedkin, and Martin Scorsese (who brilliantly homaged Hitch in a 2007 mockumentary commercial), relative newcomers Guillermo Del Toro and Eli Roth, as well as assorted lesser known editors, film composers, and others are on hand to explain just why Hitchcock is the most copied film director of all time.
The film's general concept — the vampire «mockumentary» — works much better in the obvious comparison, 2014's What We Do in the Shadows (dir.
O'Hara has collaborated with Christopher Guest and co-writer Eugene Levy four times on the critically acclaimed mockumentary films Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration.
These little side jokes, as well as behaviors and relationships, are often funnier and more interesting than the main plot twists — as well as the «mockumentary» stuff — but there are enough of them in the movie's loose structure that it never gets dull.
aym — «Authors Anonymous» is so charming (it's a mockumentary like «Best in Show») because Dave has been there.
The video accompanying the announcement seems more like a mockumentary than a «dogumentary,» as it's being billed, and the Internet is abuzz with rumors of the line being an April Fool's hoax — but all for a good cause.
[Update, Feb. 18, 7:50 a.m. Interest in the mystery whale has already inspired a mockumentary, «The Loneliest,» as well.]