It’s a downpour outside, and I just watched A Mighty Wind<\/i>. I am happy.<\/p>\n
Bob Balaban. I love that guy.<\/p>\n
Christopher Guest’s hairdo.<\/p>\n
And the album covers! hahaha The album called “Wishin'” – the 3 guys in blue suits around a wishing well, laughing at the camera …<\/p>\n
“There had been abuse in my family … but it was mostly musical in nature.”<\/p>\n
“Martin Berg. Folk Historian.” haha That was the guy who everyone thought was Guffman in Waiting for Guffman<\/i>. And here he is in a tie-dye shirt with a long white beard.<\/p>\n
“I learned to play the ukelele in my last film: Not so Tiny Tim<\/i>.”<\/p>\n
It amazes me that those same three guys were also Spinal Tap. Dammit, they’re geniuses.<\/p>\n
“HEY, WHA HAPPENED?”<\/p>\n
Catherine O’Hara gives a deep and serious performance here. It’s pained, and real, and … just so unexpected. We expect her to be funny. And here she is thoughtful, with sad eyes. It’s very odd, very striking. In the middle of this funny mockumentary is a dramatic and convincing performance.<\/p>\n
“If they didn’t have model trains, they wouldn’t have gotten the idea to make the big trains.”<\/p>\n
Jennifer Coolidge is so funny I don’t know what to do with myself. She’s like Madeline Kahn.<\/p>\n
In my opinion, Eugene Levy – usually so perfect – gives a less-than-perfect performance. It really stands out. It pains me to say, and I don’t even want to admit it, but you know what? It’s true. I love him, but his performance in this doesn’t work.<\/p>\n
When Bob Balban gets slapped. hahahaha “This banjo is flat.” “Well, it’s painted<\/i> to look three-dimensional …” “Is this the real furniture?” “A – it’s not furniture, it’s a set.”<\/p>\n
I love that Parker Posey has almost no lines in this film. She knew it going in, she didn’t care. She just loves being involved with these movies, and would rather have fun in her career than trying to position herself in leading roles. Love her.<\/p>\n
“This candle represents the uncertainty of life, in all its delicacy. It also represents a penis.”<\/p>\n
The worship of color. I mean … come ON. “That saturated energy …” “Reeed orange yellowwwww green bluuuueee”<\/p>\n
I love Town Hall. I saw Rufus Wainwright there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s a downpour outside, and I just watched A Mighty Wind. I am happy. Bob Balaban. I love that guy. Christopher Guest’s hairdo. And the album covers! hahaha The album called “Wishin’” – the 3 guys in blue suits around … Continue reading