Tag: A Mighty Wind
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Documentary Now! Season 4: Release Date, Trailer & Everything We Know
The mockumentary format has become an essential subgenre for comedic filmmaking. Filmmakers like Christopher Guest are considered at the forefront of this style of comedy, with projects like Best in Show (2000), Waiting for Guffman (1996), and A Mighty Wind (2003) all being considered modern comedic classics. Just like in film, the mockumentary format has…
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Christopher Guest on His Collaborator Jennifer Coolidge: ‘This Person Stands Out’
“No one else acts the way she acts,” says director Christopher Guest of his frequent collaborator Jennifer Coolidge. “I don’t mean acting as an actor. I mean behaves the way she behaves.”Coolidge, currently a first-time Emmy nominee for HBO’s “The White Lotus,” is on the cover of this week’s edition of Variety; she first became…
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Here’s What’s Coming to Hulu in July 2020
Hulu has announced its lineup of new titles arriving in July 2020. The big new original on the schedule is the hilarious Andy Samberg/Cristin Milioti comedy Palm Springs. You should avoid the trailer for this one and just trust us (we saw the film at Sundance) that you should watch this film when it hits…
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Fred Willard, Legendary Comedian and Star of ‘A Mighty Wind’, Has Died at 86
Following the passing of Jerry Stiller this past week, the world has unfortunately lost another brilliant comedic talent. Fred Willard, a longtime comedy star with entertainment roots going all the way back to 1960 and best known for his roles in Christopher Guest mockumentary movies such as A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, and For…
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Fred Willard, much-loved star of Best in Show and This is Spinal Tap, dies aged 86
Willard, whose career was reinvigorated by his work on the mockumentaries of Rob Reiner and Christopher Guest, was a beloved and ubiquitous presence in Us comedyFred Willard, an actor whose career was dotted with innumerable indelible cameos playing genial buffoons in unfortunate roles of authority, has died aged 86.The news was first broken by Jamie…