Christopher Guest
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
From director Christopher Guest comes a satirical comedy about Hollywood’s obsession with awards season. The film follows the cast and crew of “Home for Purim,” a low-budget drama set in the 1940s American South. When rumors of Oscar buzz start circulating, actors Marilyn Hack (Catherine O’Hara), Victor Allan Miller (Harry Shearer), and Callie Webb (Parker Posey) become consumed by the prospect of fame. As the hype grows, the production spirals...
Pub. Date
1997.
Description
Almost no one's ever heard of flamboyant, would-be Broadway director Corky St. Clair's hometown of Blaine, Missouri. But Corky fully expects Blaine will be his ticket to Broadway when he writes, directs, choreographs and costumes a local show celebrating Blaine's 150th anniversary in this hilarious comic spoof.
5) Best in show
Pub. Date
2001
Description
A comic look at dog show participants (and the pooches who love them).
Pub. Date
c1984
Description
Once upon a time, Spinal Tap had a big hit song. Now, nearly two decades later, Spinal Tap still clings to some glint of their lost glory as they embark on an accident-plagued tour across America. In Cleveland, the group gets lost underneath the stage. In Washington, they're accidently booked at an Air Force formal dance. And in a Chicago record store, no one shows up to get their autographs.
Pub. Date
2007
Description
It's about an indie movie called "Home for Purim," a somewhat inane drama about a dysfunctional Jewish family living in the South during World War II. But while the film is still in production, a reporter for an online entertainment site drops the word -- based on a brief visit to the set -- that one of the ensemble cast performers may be an Oscar contender. It goes on to chronicle how the Oscar buzz affects the director, additional cast members,...
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
Widescreen format.
Description
When the Museum of Natural History is closed for renovations, the museum pieces are moved into federal storage at the famous Smithsonian Institution. It houses the world's largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections. These range from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone's rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy's ruby slippers. From Fonzie's leather jacket to Archie Bunker's...