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Documentary. Featuring Walt Disney. Directed by Theodore Thomas. Images Have you seen one of Christopher Guest's mock documentaries, particularly "A Mighty Wind" or "Best in Show," in which comically obsessed characters talk directly to the camera with great and ridiculous earnestness? "Walt & El Grupo," a documentary about Walt Disney's 1941 ...
Since coming out of the North Texas State University One O'Clock Lab Band, Bissonette has worked steadily across a number of genres, from jazz with trumpeter Maynard Ferguson to rock with David Lee Roth.
Interview: Catherine O'Hara of Where the Wild Things Are
Catherine O'Hara is my idea of the ultimate funny aunt. At the Royal York Hotel for a roundtable interview with Toronto press promoting Where the Wild Things Are , she is high-spirited, fast-talking, and engaged to an extent that is downright noble for someone who has been woken up early for a day of inane interviews.
Jane Lynch makes 'Glee' a must-see show
Wednesday's episode of "Glee" promises more musical moments, more high school romance, more problems from the geeks in the glee club, and more of Jane Lynch's over-the-top villainous character, Sue Sylvester.
Think Michael Moore is edgy? Then you haven't seen Matt Dunstone's...
Picture an unlikely hybrid of the mockumentary goofiness popularized by Christopher Guest with works like "This Is Spinal Tap" and "Best in Show" and the call-to-action imperative of a Discovery Channel documentary.
Just What You've Always Wanted! A Catherine O'Hara Mega Post
The subject of what's permissible for children is apropos since the Canadian-born actress voices negative, neurotic Judith, one of the titular creatures in director Spike Jonze's dark but resonant Where the Wild Things Are, which opens Friday.
Unwigged and Unplugged Live Concert DVD
In 10 Words or Less None more entertaining Reviewer's Bias* Loves: Basically anything these three do Likes: Concert films Dislikes: When DVDs aren't in Dobly Hates: Stuff these three aren't involved in The Show I'll say right off the bat that this is probably going to be one of my least biased reviews to date.
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October 7, 2009 - MICHELE NORRIS, host: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
The Yes List - Michael McKean's Sweet Broadway Treat
Each week, The Daily Beast scours the cultural landscape to choose three top picks.
Cinema File: 'Paper Heart' shows sincerity, even if it's fake
The hardest part about making a "mockumentary" film is creating a false reality and selling it as reality.
Michael McKean: Time to Make the Donuts
In his fourth Broadway outing, Michael McKean taps into a whole new side of his very versatile persona.
'Glee': Jane Lynch brings the mean
Here's how nasty Jane Lynch 's character in "Glee" will get in the coming weeks: Lynch feels a need to remind one her castmates that she's only acting.
Harry Shearer's Guide to Rocking Out, 'Spinal Tap'-Style
" This Is Spinal Tap ," the cult-classic mockumentary that tracks a heavy metal band's efforts to turn their lives "up to 11," is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Lego refuses permission for Spinal Tap YouTube hit to be used in anniversary DVD
A popular YouTube clip of a group of Lego characters playing a song made famous by the satirical rock legends Spinal Tap, has been banned from use in an anniversary DVD.
Lego refuses permission for Spinal Tap YouTube hit to be used in anniversary DVD
A popular YouTube clip of a group of Lego characters playing a song made famous by the satirical rock legends Spinal Tap, has been banned from use in an anniversary DVD.
Those who deem the gentle comedies of Christopher Guest cruel to showbiz dreamers should be subjected to this ugliness.
Spawn of Spinal Tap: A beginner's guide to mockumentaries
With the upcoming release of Paper Heart , you've heard about these mockumentaries, and once you look into it, it seems as if they're everywhere.
Faux Documentaries Entertain Film & TV Audiences
Documentary films, the traditional kind that the average person simply ignores, have long since given way to the popular faux documentary.
Spawn of Spinal Tap: A beginner's guide to mockumentaries
With the upcoming release of Paper Heart , you've heard about these mockumentaries, and once you look into it, it seems as if they're everywhere.
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