A Purim sell-out

From: Jerusalem Post | Date: March 4, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

HANNAH BROWN
Jerusalem Post
03-04-2007
Headline: A Purim sell-out
Byline: HANNAH BROWN
Edition; Daily
Section: Arts
Page: 24

Sunday, March 4, 2007 -- Right now is the perfect time to watch Christopher Guest's latest movie, For Your Consideration (which is available in Israel on DVD) because it's during Purim and right after the Oscars. Guest, who is probably best known for skewering the world of heavy metal music in his acclaimed "mockumentary," This Is Spinal Tap (1984), and who later unleashed his sardonic but affectionate sensibility on amateur theater (Waiting for Guffman), dog shows (Best In ...

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