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Waiting for Guffman
Why this pick
Its ensemble of earnest local performers, mock-documentary realism, and affectionate deadpan humor closely match the awkward creative ambition of For Your Consideration.
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MOVIE2006 1h 26m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
When three actors learn that their respective performances in the film "Home for Purim," a drama set in the mid-1940s American South, is generating award-season buzz they are filled with memories from the past.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Catherine O'Hara
Marilyn Hack
Parker Posey
Callie Webb
Christopher Moynihan
Brian Chubb
Carrie Aizley
Pam Campanella
Jennifer Coolidge
Whitney Taylor Brown
Christopher Guest
Jay Berman
Jim Piddock
Simon Whitset
Bob Balaban
Philip Koontz