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The play's the thing

Steve Coogan masters tragic irony in Hamlet 2
Like Tropic Thunder , Hamlet 2 makes its satirical intent known straight away with a flurry of phony, funny commercials.
By PETER KEOUGH | August 19, 2008

Eight is enough

Olympians to watch
Sometimes we’d rather root for the unknowns, the underdogs, and the uniques than the professional jerks who are only competing to sweeten their endorsement deals.
By MIKE MILIARD | August 08, 2008

The Grand

Painfully funny poker fanatics
Having followed this band of winners and losers as they sort out their cards and their problems, you may just find yourself caring who wins in the final showdown.
By ELIZABETH FLOCK | April 02, 2008

Primary colors

It’s the political season on area stages
Now that the holiday hubbub is behind us, we have no dreams of white Christmases or visions of Sugar Plum Fairies to warm a theatergoer’s heart.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | December 26, 2007

Tap into Berklee

Christopher Guest at Berklee Performance Center, November 30, 2007
“This,” said Christopher Guest from the Berklee Performance Center stage, “is really difficult to believe. Until an hour ago, I thought it was a practical joke.”
By JIM SULLIVAN | December 04, 2007

Boston music news, November 23, 2007

Notes on Berklee's Spinal Tap event with Christopher Guest
Sting has an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music. David Bowie has one.
By JIM SULLIVAN | November 19, 2007

For Your Consideration

It's been considered
The mock documentary has been around so long that it should have evolved by now into its own parody, the mock mock documentary. Watch the trailer for For Your Consideration (QuickTime)
By PETER KEOUGH | November 15, 2006

Guest appearance

Comedy is hard in For Your Consideration
Those who expect ingratiating clowning and motormouth shtick from Christopher Guest, funny-ha-ha filmmaker of Waiting for Guffman , Best of Show , and A Mighty Wind , guess again. In public, he’s deadpan and somber.
By GERALD PEARY | November 14, 2006

Confetti

An improv success
British theater veteran Debbie Isitt’s mock-documentary follows three couples in the title bridal magazine’s contest for the “Most Original Wedding of the Year,” the prize being a million-dollar dream home . Watch the trailer for Confetti (QuickTime)
By BRETT MICHEL | September 20, 2006

Fall back

This season, Hollywood lives in the past
If you cannot remember the past, so Santayana said, you’re condemned to repeat it. Watch trailers for this fall's new releases.
By PETER KEOUGH | September 13, 2006

Righteous brother

The career of Brian Doyle-Murray
We like to imagine that somewhere there exists an Elks-Club-like organization of the slightly-less-famous brothers of celebrities.
By RYAN STEWART | August 18, 2006

Power failure

Bob Balaban’s network connections
There must be something about Bob Balaban, straight man extraordinaire, that reminds Hollywood and indie filmmakers of the people who sign their paychecks.
By RYAN STEWART | June 22, 2006

Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story

Only makes you long for some Christopher Guest
The presence of The Daily Show ’s Rob Corddry might explain why this 2004 trifle has gotten some theatrical release, but it doesn’t justify belaboring into 90 minutes a premise that at best could sustain a 10-minute TV sketch.
By PETER KEOUGH | April 25, 2006

EXTRAS! EXTRAS!

The 25 Greatest DVD Special Features of All Time
As much as I lament the continuing decline of attendance at the cineplex, it’s also easy to understand.
By BRETT MICHEL | April 25, 2006

Not ready for prime time

The 20 best and 20 worst performances from SNL alumni
With the release of yet another film starring former Saturday Night Live stars trying in vain to recapture the glories of their Lorne Michaels days - that would be The Benchwarmers starring David Spade and Rob Schneider
By RYAN STEWART | April 13, 2006

Great exasperations

Michael Winterbottom adapts Tristram Shandy
Winterbottom's take on Laurence Sterne’s monumental ode to digression itself begins with a digression about actor Rob Brydon’s teeth.
By PETER KEOUGH | February 14, 2006

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