A Mighty Wind (DVD)

Description: Genre: Music DVDs - World & Folk / Theatrical Release: 2003 / Actors: Jr. Ed Begley, Paul Dooley ... / DVD released 23 ... more

A Mighty Wind (DVD) ... September, 2003 at Warner Home Video / Features of the DVD: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen / Christopher Guest follows up his hilarious mockumentary BEST IN SHOW with this parody of the folk music industry. Three well-known folk groups come together for a reunion concert in New York City, singing brilliantly funny songs and producing uniquely bizarre laughs along the way. The Folksmen are an all-male trio consisting of an upright bass, a banjo, a guitar, and a whole lot of melody. Hilarious scenes of the group rehearsing casually in the kitchen, while reflecting on bygone days, are some of the most candidly funny moments in the film. Fake archival photos of the band, combined with the names of their hit songs--Hitchin', Singin', Ramblin', Wishin', and Pickin'--generate wonderfully dry jokes. When not peering in on the Folksmen, the film spends time getting to know Mitch and Mickey, a popular duo and a great folk love story. Mitch and Mickey talk openly about the emotional torment of their breakup, though it is clearly difficult for them. However, back together again, they manage to rehearse--and perform--their famous love song that requires a dramatic kiss in the middle. Last but not least are The New Main Street Singers, a raucous group of nine--a neuftette--that wear matching outfits and sing upbeat songs. Some of the more bizarre personalities in the film come out of this group, bringing a tone to this folk odyssey that recalls moments from Guest's BEST IN SHOW and WAITING FOR GUFFMAN. A hollerin' good time, A MIGHTY WIND is yet another comic masterpiece from Guest, whose films resonate with viewers long after they're through, and easily lend themselves to repeat viewings.

Newest Review: ... and Garfunkel. Just like Best in Class the film is not scripted instead there is an outline given to the actors and then they ... more

... improvise around it, this helps give it the stunted feel of a documentary where people say the strangest things and there are then really uncomfortable silences. The Main Street Singers who have now addd New to their title ust to emphasise their similarity to the New Seekers even though the band has no original members left in it, there is a sickly sweet style of music while Mitch and Mickey are a Sonny and Cher style duo who have since gone very different ways in life. The film focuses on bringing the groups tog...more

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	A Mighty Wind [DVD] [2004] [Region 1] [USImport] [NTSC] Release Date: 2003 - 09 - 23, Last Update 09.12.2009 06:11	£ 4.72

A Mighty Wind [DVD] [2004] [Region 1] [USImport] [NTSC]
Release Date: 2003 - 09 - 23,

Last Update 09.12.2009 06:11

£ 4.72

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A Mighty Wind (DVD): Happy clappy clap (406 words)
by - written on 01/11/09 (Very useful, 24 readings)
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A Mighty Wind comes from the same creative genius that gave us This is Spinal Tap however this time the focus is about three folk bands who are trying to revitalise their career by taking part in a festival. Similar to Spinal Tap this is also shot as a fake documentary with the focus on three different bands The Main Street Singers, The Folksmen and Mitch and Mickey all of which can be seen as paraodies of some of the 60's folk bands like The Seekers and Simon and Garfunkel. Just like Best in Class the film is not scripted instead there is an outline given to the actors and then they improvise around it, this helps give it the stunted feel of a documentary ... Read the complete review

For Folk's Sake Watch this! (518 words)
by - written on 09/04/06 (Useful, 72 readings)
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Where were you when musical impresario Irving Steinbloom died? Were you aware that this veritable giant of the music industry had passed away? Had you considered the psychological impact this would have had on his former proteges? Anyone with a passing interest in film must have seen the Rock'n'Roll 'mockumentary' 'This is Spinal Tap' at least once in their lives. Director Christopher Guest (who is also the lucky so-and-so who is married to Jamie Lee Curtis) went on to make the well-received 'Best in Show', and eventually went on to make a 'mockumentary' on the 1960s folk-music scene, which was entitled 'A Mighty Wind'. When I say folk music I don't ... Read the complete review

A Mighty Wind (DVD): Blowing in the Wind (1512 words)
by - written on 30/09/05 (Very useful, 413 readings)
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Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean are still best known for their brilliant spoof rockumentary ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ almost 20 years later they’re back but this time as a folk band form the 60’s trying to re-launch their career. THE FILM In the same way that ‘Spinal Tap’ pretended to be a documentary about the Rock band Spinal Tap A mighty wind follows in a documentary style the setting up and performance of a folk reunion concert featuring top folk band from the 60’s 'The Main Street Singers', 'The Folksmen' and 'Mitch and Mickey' as a tribute for legendary folk impresario Irving Steinbloom. Of course as in Spinal Tap ... Read the complete review

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