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The supporting actor and actress awards went, respectively, to Djimon Hounsou for Blood Diamond and Catherine O'Hara for the Hollywood satire For Your Consideration. Pedro Almod;var's Volver was named best foreign-language film. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Women And 'Dreamgirls' Rule Dec 7, 2006
Also possible: Vera Farmiga, "The Departed,'' Phyllis Somerville, "Little Children,'' Carmen Maura, "Volver,'' NRB winner Catherine O'Hara, "For Your Consideration. . (New York Post -- Entertainment)
National Board of Review Names Clint Eastwood's 'Letters From Iwo Jima' Top Movie of 2006 Dec 7, 2006
Top acting honors went to as Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland" and Helen Mirren as in "The Queen." The awards for supporting performances went to Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond" and Catherine O'Hara in "For Your Consideration.". (Story continues below). (Fox News -- Life)
List of winners Dec 7, 2006
Best Supporting Actress: Catherine O'Hara, "For Your Consideration". Best Foreign Film: "Volver". (CNN -- Showbiz)
Christopher Guest: Dec 2, 2006
Twelve years after Spinal Tap, Guest reappeared to jam with a new band, which included Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, and Fred Willard ... Going into a Guest movie, you know that Fred Willard will be a fast talker who covers up his dumbness in a patter of inanity (his Best in Show color man being perhaps the height of the form); that Eugene Levy will speak slowly and formally; that Catherine O'Hara will be a tightly wound ball of emotion; that Parker Posey will be enthusiastic and slightly... (Slate)
A Guest comedy is not to everyone's taste Nov 30, 2006
Things take a turn when someone mentions to Marilyn Hack (played by Catherine O'Hara) that he read on a Web site that someone thinks she has a shot at an Oscar nomination. Eventually three members of the cast get that infamous Oscar buzz, and they struggle with it in different ways. (Buffalo News)
'Miss Sunshine,' 'Half Nelson' top indie nominees Nov 30, 2006
Other nominees for best female lead were Catherine O'Hara, "For Your Consideration"; Elizabeth Reaser, "Sweet Land"; Michelle Williams, "Land of Plenty"; and Robin Wright Penn, "Sorry, Haters.". Joining Gosling in the best male lead category were Aaron Eckhart, "Thank You for Smoking"; Edward Norton, "The Painted Veil"; Ahmad Razvi, "Man Push Cart"; and Forest Whitaker, "American Gun.". (CNN -- Showbiz)
Film Independent's Spirit Awards Nominations Announced Nov 29, 2006
Catherine O'Hara For Your Consideration. Elizabeth Reaser Sweet Land. (MovieWeb)
"Sunshine" leads indie film nominees Nov 29, 2006
In the female lead category, Epps will vie for honors with Catherine O'Hara ("For Your Consideration"), Elizabeth Reaser ("Sweet Land"), Michelle Williams ("Land of Plenty"), and Robin Wright Penn ("Sorry, Haters"). The event is organized by Film Independent, a Los Angeles-based group that fosters indie movies. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Movie Reviews Nov 28, 2006
The actors, played by Guest regulars Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer and Parker Posey, soon discover they have caught some "buzz" on the Internet that could lead to their receiving Oscar nominations for their performances. The ensuing publicity drive and the shooting of the film provide the bulk of the story, as the actors struggle with the possibility of making the "A-list" and being catapulted into the ranks of the best of the best. (University News, MO)
Bloggers creating Oscars buzz Nov 26, 2006
Every minor item is an eye-popping scoop, whether O'Neil is touting Catherine O'Hara in "For Your Consideration" or "Factory Girl's" Sienna Miller, whom he claims "is coming on strong as a late-breaking Oscar rival - some gurus even dare to say front-runner - in the best actress derby." Hollywood-Elsewhere (hollywood-elsewhere. com) - Blogging is supposed to be personal, but too often Jeffrey Wells tells us more than we want to know about what's going on in his life. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
Consider `For Your Consideration' funny Nov 25, 2006
Suzanne Tenner / Shangri-La Entertainment Christopher Moynihan (left), Harry Shearer, Catherine O'Hara and Parker Posey star as the cast of an Oscar-buzz-generating movie in Christopher Guest's 'For Your Consideration ... Hey, I heard that Catherine O'Hara is so splendid in Christopher Guest's latest ensemble comedy, For Your Consideration, that she's a shoo-in for an Oscar nomination. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Hollywood hype is ripe for satire Nov 25, 2006
For inspiration, its star, Marilyn Hack (Catherine O'Hara) -- who was once, very briefly, Somebody -- lip syncs to Bette Davis in ``Jezebel'' before driving to the studio ... Cast: Ricky Gervais, Christopher Guest, John Michael Higgins, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Catherine O'Hara, Jim Piddock, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, Fred Willard. (San Jose Mercury News)
O'Hara 'Considers' lift Nov 24, 2006
It happens in For Your Consideration, in wide release this week, when Catherine O'Hara, as a barely famous B-movie actress, suddenly finds herself the target of Oscar speculation and goes on a late-night TV talk show to boost her nomination chances ... Before: Catherine O'Hara as pre-face-lifted Marilyn Hack in For Your Consideration. (USA Today -- Life)
'For Your Consideration' succumbs to insiderish gags Nov 24, 2006
Christopher Moynihan, from left, Harry Shearer, Catherine O'Hara and Parker Posey appear in a scene from the motion picture "For Your Consideration."Suzanne Tenner/Warner Independent Pictures 'For Your Consideration' Two and a half stars (out of four)Rated PG Related Articles ... Still, "For Your Consideration" allows director Guest, his co-writer Levy and their wonderful troupe of co-stars such as Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer and Fred Willard to ham it up as if their shaky... (Pensacola News Journal)
'For Your Consideration' Nov 24, 2006
"For Your Consideration" features, from left, Christopher Moynihan as Brian Chubb, Harry Shearer as Victor Allan Miller, Catherine O'Hara as Marilyn Hack and Parker Posey as Callie Webb ... "ET" and its knockoffs trade in Oscar gossip, a subject that hits close to home for Levy, whose name was floated in 2003 as a possible contender for "A Mighty Wind." He and Catherine O'Hara played Mitch & Mickey, real-life sweethearts and singing partners until their marriage and careers blew up in the... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
'For Your Consideration,' 'Deck the Halls,' 'Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus,' 'Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny' Nov 24, 2006
It starts with an aside by a crew member that a middle-aged actress with the unfortunate name of Marilyn Hack (Catherine O'Hara) has been mentioned on the Internet as a possible Oscar contender for her role as a dying Southern matriarch. Once the seed is planted in her mind -- and on the set of the indie picture -- it grows like the monster plant from "Little Shop of Horrors." It changes everyone and everything in its path in this latest comedy from director Christopher Guest ("A Mighty Wind,"... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Guest is noble, egalitarian and a creature of habit Nov 24, 2006
From Waiting for Guffman through to his latest, For Your Consideration, now in theaters, Guest's movies always star "the usual suspects" -- Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Bob Balaban, Parker Posey, Fred Willard, "a repertory company of 23 friends" is how he describes it ... " An actress (Catherine O'Hara) working on a tiny, independent movie, discovers there's been a mention on the Internet of her work in the film being "Oscar-worthy. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
O'Hara in the spotlight Nov 23, 2006
Catherine O'Hara plays an actress who's freaked out by the thought of winning an Academy Award in the film "For Your Consideration." Paul Hawthorne / the associated press ... 2006 advertisement Toward the end of "For Your Consideration," Catherine O'Hara's face so realistically looks like the results of bad plastic surgery that it makes you wonder: Is it a computer-generated special effect ... "I get, 'You look like that actress oh, what's her name?' . . . And a few times I get, 'You look... (Arizona Daily Star)
Improv comedy is a winner Nov 23, 2006 CREATING A BUZZ Nov 22, 2006 More reviews | Deja Vu, For Your Consideration, The Fountain, Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny, Deck the Halls Nov 22, 2006 This One Goes to Eleven Nov 22, 2006 'For Your Consideration' falls short Nov 22, 2006 High expectations go unmet Nov 22, 2006 For Your Consideration (2 stars out of 5) Nov 22, 2006 Christopher's funny fraternity (Kelly Jane Torrance) Nov 22, 2006 'The Fountain': Space Odyssey, By Kurt Loder Nov 22, 2006 Perry playing every gig like it's the last Nov 21, 2006 'Feet' dances to top of box office Nov 21, 2006 Screening a piece of stage history Nov 20, 2006 How do 'small' films get such big-time buzz? Nov 20, 2006 When actors in a small film get mighty big heads Nov 19, 2006 O'Hara's Oscar-worthy Barrymore moment Nov 18, 2006 Wait for it . . . Nov 18, 2006 EW review: 'Happy Feet,' affable movie Nov 18, 2006 'For Your Consideration': Comedy with a kick Nov 17, 2006 Guest's satire worthy of 'Consideration' Nov 17, 2006 No 'Consideration' for Oscar Nov 17, 2006 Foolproof 'Consideration' (Christian Toto) Nov 17, 2006 'Consideration': Success about failures Nov 17, 2006 Consideration deserves its own Oscar Nov 17, 2006 GUEST'S H'WOOD SPOOF HAS ZEST IN SHOW Nov 17, 2006 'For Your Consideration': Been There, Seen That Nov 17, 2006 "For Your Consideration" Nov 17, 2006 'For Your Consideration': Oscar buzz Nov 16, 2006 Parker Posy talks about 'Consideration' Nov 16, 2006 Oscar File: Will Catherine O'Hara Be Up For 'Consideration'? Nov 16, 2006 A couple of characters for your consideration Nov 15, 2006 O'Hara at Center of New Guest Film Nov 15, 2006 Christopher Guest turns film-biz satire up to 11 Nov 15, 2006 Escape the cold: Winter movie guide Nov 15, 2006 Comedy veterans take their cues for latest Hollywood satire from life on the set Nov 14, 2006 Harry Shearer finds yet another voice Nov 14, 2006 Fired WRKO host wants job back Nov 10, 2006 Movie File: Heath Ledger, 'Die Hard 4,' Wilmer Valderrama & More Nov 8, 2006 The complete list Nov 6, 2006 Bird Flu actress opts for swan song Nov 4, 2006 Coming Films Range from Seasonal to Serious to Screwball Nov 4, 2006 28 things to think about at the DVD store Nov 3, 2006 Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe Split: Witnessed Oct 31, 2006 Big-Screen Blizzard Oct 29, 2006 Director's film mocks awards -- but he got one in Orlando Oct 28, 2006 Death of a man nobody knew Oct 20, 2006 Tim Burton's recurring 'Nightmare' Oct 18, 2006 @ The Movies: Holiday Movie Preview Oct 16, 2006 Pippi Longstocking Oct 15, 2006 Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre Delivers Tricks and Treats for Disney Digital 3-D(TM) Debut of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' on Thursday October 19th; Special Shows Continue Thru Jan. 4th Oct 13, 2006 Getting to Be That Time of the Year Oct 11, 2006 Tyrants and twits Oct 10, 2006 Share concert photos Oct 9, 2006 Oscar contenders liven up the fall Oct 7, 2006 Red, white and a Blues Brother Sep 24, 2006 Toronto International Film Festival Ends Sep 19, 2006 You had to laugh, seriously folks Sep 17, 2006 Toronto Film Festival Sep 17, 2006 Comedies could be tops at TIFF Sep 16, 2006 Christopher Guest spoofs own biz Sep 15, 2006 Film fest or global seminar? Tough questions asked in Toronto Sep 14, 2006 MOCKADEMY AWARDS Sep 14, 2006 'For Your Consideration' pokes fun at Oscar buzz Sep 14, 2006 Borat Takes Toronto The wild man from Kazakhstan brings levity to a serious festival Sep 14, 2006 Christopher Guest answers Sep 13, 2006 A delightful few days in Toronto Sep 13, 2006
Faded star Marilyn Hack (Catherine O'Hara) plays the Pischer clan's matriarch, slowly dying but hoping to hang on until her estranged daughter (Parker Posey) can return for a reunion. Adding a social message, she is bringing home a surprise, her lesbian lover. (The Palm Beach Post)
This mockumentary doesn't deliver laughs Nov 22, 2006
Cast: Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, Eugene Levy, Christopher Guest, Parker Posey, Jennifer Coolidge, Fred Willard ... Or that veteran actors (Harry Shearer and Catherine O'Hara) would abandon what's left of their tattered dignity the minute Web chatter hints at Academy Awards. (Indianapolis Star)
Christopher Moynihan, left, Harry Shearer, Catherine O'Hara and Parker Posey try to stir up Oscar interest in "For Your Consideration." ... (out of four)Rated: PG-13Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Ricky Gervais, Parker Posey, and Fred Willard in Guest's new improv comedy about a low-prospect indie movie that suddenly starts getting Oscar buzz ... And Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara were so good in their roles as former lovers having a musical reunion - so... (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
Cast: Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, Parker Posey, Eugene Levy, Jennifer Coolidge, Christopher Guest, Ed Begley Jr., John Michael Higgins, Christopher Moynihan. Director: Christopher Guest. (Miami.com, FL -- Entertainment)
As Marilyn Hack, Purim's lead actress, the always winning Catherine O'Hara gives the film its tragicomic heart, going from endearingly clueless to obsessive to downright horror-movie terrifying (aided by of one of the best, most harrowing makeup jobs I've ever seen). Parker Posey, who can spout and sell gibberish with the best of 'em, is as gleefully deadpan and committed as ever as a fellow nominee; she manages a heartbreaking earnest bit, as well. (San Antonio Current, TX)
text size Christopher Moynihan, Harry Shearer, Catherine O'Hara and Parker Posey star in 'For Your Consideration ... Cast: Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, Parker Posey, John Michael Higgins, Jennifer Coolidge ... Guest regular Catherine O'Hara, playing a veteran actress who has never earned fame, is splendid yet again, giving a performance with both funny and serious sides. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
What: "For Your Consideration," a Warner Independent release Rating: PG-13 (mild language) Starring: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, Parker Posey, Fred Willard, Jane Lynch Director: Christopher Guest Running time: 1 hour, 26 minutes Grade: C+ ADVERTISMENT Christopher Guest's latest film, "For Your Consideration," is the writer/director's weakest work ... At the center of the media frenzy is down-and-almost-out actress Marilyn Hack (Catherine O'Hara). (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
For Your Consideration' Cast: Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer ... It's a Southern World War II period piece set in a Jewish household with a dying mom (Catherine O'Hara), a stoic dad (Harry Shearer) and Navy son (Christopher Moynihan) all awaiting the return of the prodigal daughter (Parker Posey) with a big sexual "secret.". (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Actors like Eugene Levy, Jennifer Coolidge and Catherine O'Hara are so funny, it was nearly impossible to stop laughing and start asking more questions ... Every spoof is spot-on, but Catherine O'Hara's aging actress, Marilyn Hack, is one of the best. (Washington Times)
Director Christopher Guest has rounded up his repertory gang again Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, Parker Posey, co-writer Eugene Levy, and of course one-time "Spinal Tap" partners Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, among many, many others to take a satirical shot at the movie business, and the witless TV infotainment industry that feeds off of it. The picture has some hysterical lines, as you'd expect, and some funny situations; what it doesn't quite have is the bull's-eye bite of such earlier... (VHI.com -- Music News)
"For Your Consideration" stars Norwell native Jennifer Coolidge and Catherine O'Hara, who both performed in the "Comic Relief" benefit, chatted after the show with Boston's James Costa, who was a talent coordinator for the show held in Vegas over the weekend. Boston's own Joey McIntyre, a veteran of the first season of "Dancing With the Stars," and his wife, Barrett Williams, were among the black-tie attired gathered in Hollywood over the weekend for "Day & Night," an event featuring... (Boston Globe)
The film released by Warner Independent features a huge ensemble including director Guest, co-writer Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara in a comedy about Academy Awards fever among the cast of a small Hollywood drama. Emilio Estevez's Robert Kennedy saga "Bobby" opened well with $67,000 in just two theaters. (Charlotte.com, NC -- Entertainment)
And with the new Christopher Guest film "For Your Consideration" reminding us how terrific the ensembles are in his recent movies -- actors Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Jennifer Coolidge, and Eugene Levy among them -- the Coolidge is presenting a "Best of Guest" program. Next weekend it's "This Is Spinal Tap." Dec. 1 and 2 it's "Spinal Tap" again and "Waiting for Guffman," and Dec. 8 and 9 is "Best in Show." All shows are at midnight. (Boston Globe)
From left, Christopher Moynihan, Harry Shearer, Catherine O'Hara and Parker Posey star in Christopher Guest's new film, "For Your Consideration," which opens Wednesday in area theaters. NEW YORK - "Home for Purim" is getting huge amounts of buzz. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
At the center of the ensemble is Catherine O'Hara as Marilyn, a matronly character actress who has been kicking around for 30 years doing great work but still goes unrecognized when she shows up at the studio gate every morning. She's making a holiday film, "Home for Purim," a period piece about a Jewish family in the South. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The irony, of course, is that Catherine O'Hara, in her virtuoso lead performance in the new Christopher Guest improv comedy For Your Consideration, plays a timid, tenuous no-name actress who morphs into a kind of Hollywood monster when rumours start to circulate about her possible Oscar nomination. It spoils nothing to reveal that she does not get it the Oscar or even the nomination. (Toronto Star -- Arts)
"There is a scene in the movie with Catherine O'Hara and Deborah Theaker that was originally conceived (to take place) in a restaurant called Sullivans, where the maitre'd did an Ed Sullivan impression. And then you go to the bar, and the bartender does an Ed Sullivan impression. And then the waiter comes to say your table is ready, and he's doing .. "Everybody who works at Sullivans does Sullivan," Levy says."That made us laugh in the office," continues Guest. "Probably just because Eugene does... (Toronto Star -- Arts)
But then veteran actress Marilyn Hack (Catherine O'Hara), who plays Esther, is mentioned in some blip on some blog as being Oscar-worthy. And soon the whole dum-dum production is twisted by hurricanes of hype, gusts that blow into enterprises as blithery as the Ebert/Roeper-like TV show "Love It/Hate It," and as blathery as a "Charlie Rose"-like chin tugger. (CNN -- Showbiz)
During the production a rumor hits the Internet, impossibly, that Marilyn Hack (Catherine O'Hara) , an insecure passive-aggressive, is giving an Oscar-caliber performance as the high-strung mother ("I've gone meshugenah!"). Soon this tiny, irrelevant, unfinished, and -- let's be honest -- terrifically stupid independent film is beset by attention, expectations, and egos. (Boston Globe -- Living)
He's also taken on Hollywood once before, in his 1989 directorial debut "The Big Picture." The film here is called "Home for Purim," a low-budget production about a fractured Jewish family uniting for Purim, starring Marilyn Hack (Catherine O'Hara), an actress who was once, very briefly, Somebody ... Starring: Ricky Gervais, Christopher Guest, John Michael Higgins, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Catherine O'Hara, Jim Piddock, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, Fred Willard. (Contra Costa Times -- Entertainment)
For Your Consideration* * 1/2 (out of four)Director: Christopher GuestStars: Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, Parker Posey, Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Fred WillardDirector: Christopher GuestDistributor: Warner Independent PicturesRating: PG-13 for sexual references and brief languageRunning time: 1 hour, 27 minutesOpens Friday in select cities ... Catherine O'Hara is excellent as downbeat actress Marilyn Hack, who transforms herself when she hears a rumor her performance in a cloying... (USA Today -- Life)
The leaker thinks lead actress Marilyn Hack (Catherine O'Hara) is turning in Oscar-caliber work, and his biased opinion sets off a chain reaction in La-La Land. Soon, entertainment reporters are stalking the "Purim" set, and the Oscar buzz spreads to other cast members. (Washington Times, DC)
Starring Catherine O'Hara, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Parker Posey, Michael McKean, Bob Balaban, Eugene Levy, Ed Begley Jr., Jennifer Coolidge, Ricky Gervais ... A variation on the latter incident transpires most horrifically in Guest's movie, which features the writer-director's usual gang of gifted collaborators (Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, Fred Willard, Michael McKean, Parker Posey, Jennifer Coolidge among them) ... Focusing on the touchingly never-was actress Marilyn Hack (played... (Toronto Star -- Arts)
Christopher Moynihan, Harry Shearer, Catherine O'Hara and Parker Posey play the cast of the movie within a movie, "Home for Purim" in "For Your Consideration." ... Starring: Ricky Gervais, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, Eugene LevyDirector: Christopher GuestRun time: 1 hour, 26 minutesMPAA rating: PG-13. (MSNBC -- Movies)
" From what we can see, "Purim" has everything going against it - a tone-deaf, schmaltzy script (Michael McKean and Bob Balaban play the writers), a distracted director (Guest himself), a clueless producer (Jennifer Coolidge) and positively desperate performances. The leads are Marilyn Hack (the wonderful Catherine O'Hara), a has-been playing the dying family matriarch, and, as her husband, Victor Allan Miller (Harry Shearer), a pompous blowhard best known for his work in commercials as Irv the... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Working with an outstanding band of repertory players -- co-writer Eugene Levy, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, Parker Posey and Catherine O'Hara, among others -- Guest has become the master of the form, providing his actors with a few notes and letting them rip with improvisatory brilliance ... From left, Christopher Moynihan, Harry Shearer, Catherine O'Hara and Parker Posey can't save Christopher Guest's Hollywood mockumentary. (Washington Post)
In a world of disappointing movie comedies, the pictures of Christopher Guest and the trusty ensemble of actors who work with him -- among them Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer and Jennifer Coolidge -- have become dependable pleasures. The modest but entertaining 1996 "Waiting for Guffman" paved the way for the wonderfully detailed 2000 dog-show sendup in 2003, Guest and his actors refined their approach even further with their deeply affectionate folkie-reunion mockumentary which... (Salon)
Playing the B-grade buzz victims are Catherine O'Hara as unsung actress Marilyn Hack, Parker Posey as arty ing ... Home for Purim: Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer and ParkerPosey act in a movie within the movie For Your Consideration. (USA Today)
The scene where you meet Catherine O'Hara, after she's gotten all the face work, was kind of sad. Have you ever had that experience, where you run into someone you didn't even recognize. (Newsday -- New York City)
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They're played by Catherine O'Hara and Harry Shearer ... "And Catherine O'Hara, being a great comedian but also a very, very good actress, was the perfect person to be the center of this story.". (Boston Globe)
Toward the end of "For Your Consideration," Catherine O'Hara's face so realistically looks like the results of bad plastic surgery that it makes you wonder: Is it a computer-generated special effect ... "I get `You look like that actress oh, what's her name?' ... And a few times I get, `You look like, what's her name, what's her name, Catherine O'Hara.' And for fun, a few times I tried this and it almost always, like, bit me in the ass for doing it ... I'd say, `I don't look anything like that... (San Francisco Chronicle)
His new film, For Your Consideration, opening Friday, contains the full roster of regulars he has accumulated over nine years and three films: among them Eugene Levy (who also co-wrote), Bob Balaban, Michael McKean, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, Fred Willard, Ed Begley Jr., Jennifer Coolidge and John Michael Higgins. Even so, Guest found room for several new faces in his latest improv comedy - which does for the indie-film industry what his Waiting for Guffman (1997) did for... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Starring: Bob Balaban, Ed Begley, Jr., Jennifer Coolidge, Ricky Gervais, Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Larry Miller, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, Fred WillardDirector: Christopher GuestStory: Christopher Guest and his improvising bunch are back with this story about a small film, Home for Purim, that starts to generate Oscar buzz, driving the whole gang absolutely bonkers. Guest plays the director; Lynch and Willard host an Access... (MSNBC -- Movies)
Their writing together has allowed Guest to develop his unique directorial style in which brilliant actors -- Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara, and Parker Posey are among the core group of regulars -- improvise with the cameras rolling. Guest and Levy are both actors and they love actors, yet "For Your Consideration" plays like a cautionary tale. (San Francisco Chronicle)
9), "Le Show." This week, he has a new movie coming out, "For Your Consideration," a satire of awards season, directed by frequent collaborator Christopher Guest and starring Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Bob Balaban, Parker Posey and numerous other members of his inner circle. And now, like Steve Martin, he has gone literary (or at least quasi-literary) with his first novel, a farcical examination of Native American casino culture titled "Not Enough Indians.". (Los Angeles Times)
("For Your Consideration," starring Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, Parker Posey, and Norwell native Jennifer Coolidge, opens Nov. 17. "It's considerably toned down from reality, and I think there are people who might find that hard to believe," said Guest, who bristles when terms such as "zany" and "spoof" are applied to this picture. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Step aside, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie: Fifty-two-year-old actress Catherine O'Hara is about to become the wildest lady in show business. The "Best in Show" veteran will lend her voice to a monster in Spike Jonze's adaptation of the classic children's book "Where the Wild Things Are." She's promising the transformation from page to screen will be flawless even though she hasn't seen any of the footage yet. (VHI.com -- Music News)
With Eugene Levy, Harry Shearer, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard and John Michael Higgins. Written by Guest & Levy. (Los Angeles Times)
Catherine O'Hara, John Candy, Mike Myers the alumni list says it all. And in its current revue, Bird Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Snieckus does her part to keep the laugh factory's legacy alive. (Toronto Star -- Arts)
Three actors (Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer and Parker Posey) catch Oscar fever when their little movie earns awards buzz in Christopher Guest's Hollywood satire "For Your Consideration.". A crook (Dax Shepard) seeks revenge by arranging to become cell mate to the son of the judge who sent him to jail in "Let's Go to Prison.". (The Ledger)
As with The Polar Express, the creators of this comic-horror adventure film first used motion-capture cameras to film real actors (Steve Buscemi, Catherine O'Hara) acting out their roles, and then animated the results. One of the extras lets you toggle between five stages of development of a scene (from rough sketch through motion capture to final art), so you can make your own computer-generated film should a hole open up in the schedule. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Catherine O'Hara plays the mother, Harry Shearer is the father, Parker Posey is the wayward (and lesbian) daughter and Christopher Moynihan plays the Navy outfit-wearing son. (it s unclear that he s actually in the Navy, but that s another story). (Fox News -- Views)
- Christopher Guest assembles his usual mockumentary crew - Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, Eugene Levy, Jennifer Coolidge, John Michael Higgins, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean and the world's funniest woman, Catherine O'Hara - and directs a straight-on fiction film about a scrappy indie that unexpectedly starts getting Oscar buzz. PG-13. (CTNow.com)
His own "little comedy" was made with his repertory company of Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard and others. It follows an oddball independent movie that picks up Oscar buzz. (Orlando Sentinel)
The SCTV crew may have scattered -- Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara have fortuitously fallen in with Christopher Guest's improv crowd, Rick Moranis participates in children's movies, Dave Thomas was on "Arrested Development," Andrea Martin and Joe Flaherty do occasional guest shots and John Candy R.I.P. -- but there was a time when they were Guy Caballero, Edith Prickley, Bobby Bittman, Bob and Doug McKenzie and all the rest of the crazy denizens of "SCTV." A collection of 15 episodes -- "SCTV:... (CNN -- Showbiz)
The story is about Jack Skellington, the bored Pumpkin King (spoken voice by Chris Sarandon, singing by Danny Elfman) who attempts to take over Christmas, against the advice of Sally (voice by Catherine O'Hara), the rag doll who has a crush on him. It is darkly mischievous and eccentric, yet has an inherent, unsentimental sweetness. (USA Today)
17) Featuring such Guest stalwarts as Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, Jennifer Coolidge, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean and Parker Posey, the film follows the Oscar "buzz" surrounding a small, independent film. Drama One film that will seriously be vying for awards consideration is "The Fountain" (Nov. (NBC 11, CA)
According to teenage reviewers, the beloved European children's classic is rendered flat and dull in this straight-to-video trifle with voices by Melissa Altro and Catherine O'Hara. Seamstress. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
With ten ghoulishly delightful songs by Danny Elfman (who also provided the singing voice for Jack) and the vocal talents of Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix, Paul Reubens, and Ken Page, "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is a unique and entertaining moviegoing experience. For Further Information Dennis Rice Senior Vice President Publicity Buena Vista Pictures Marketing (818) 560-5610. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
"For Your Consideration'' (Nov. 17). It may not win any Oscars of its own, but this Christopher Guest send-up of awards-season frenzy will probably be the funniest (and most honest) thing to come out of Hollywood all year. The whole gang is back: Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Fred Willard and, of course, Guest himself. DISCUSS THIS ARTICLE on this topic. More discussion: Last modified: October 11. 2006 12:00AM ? 2006 The Ledger. (The Ledger)
Its highly strung cast (Harry Shearer, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey) go into a monumental group tizz. The Family Friend (dir. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
The Toronto Film Festival: A celebrity sell-ebration. The Toronto Film Festival: A celebrity sell-ebration. (The Palm Beach Post)
The whole gang is back: Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Fred Willard and, of course, Guest himself. Weather. (Florida Today)
Actress Catherine O'Hara, a close friend since their Second City days, will be near the top of the list, Aykroyd says, partly because of the buzz he is hearing about her performance in the yet-to-be-released Christopher Guest comedy For Your Consideration. "I love that woman; she is like a sister to me," Aykroyd says. (Globe and Mail)
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION is a very funny film about the making of a new Hollywood film called HOME FOR PURIM. It is funny to hear Catherine O'Hara spouting Yiddishisms. But the film sputters out towards the end. (Canada Free Press)
The movie stars Toronto native Catherine O'Hara as a washed-up actress suddenly energized by Academy accolades, and it leaves no stone unturned in razzing Oscar seekers and the press corps. And how funny will it get, as more than one critic noted, if O'Hara garners legitimate awards attention. (Toronto Star -- Arts)
" "For Your Consideration" is a perfect choice for the Toronto festival, a hub of Oscar buzz. The latest film from director Christopher Guest and his co-writer Eugene Levy is about a has-been actress (played by the inimitable Catherine O'Hara), who hears that her name is being mentioned on the Internet as a possible Oscar nominee for a low-budget melodrama called "Home for Purim. " She becomes delirious with Oscar fever and has a glamour makeover including injections to puff up her lips. Levy... (San Francisco Chronicle)
For Your Consideration, a spoof of Oscar buzz madness, is the latest laugher from writer/director Christopher Guest, co-writer Eugene Levy and their comedy troupe that includes Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, Parker Posey and MIchael McKean. Borat, directed by Larry Charles (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm) is a bawdy fish-out-of-water satire starring the sexed-up Kazakhstan journalist character Borat Sagdiyev, created by Sacha Baron Coen, star of TV's Da Ali G Show. (Toronto Star)
While Christopher Guest, left, grabs a few winks, Eugene Levy, centre, makes a point and Catherine O'Hara cracks up at the For Your Consideration press conference yesterday ... The aging diva (Catherine O'Hara), the ingenue (Parker Posey) and the veteran character actor (Harry Shearer) all get caught up in the gamesmanship and talk-show whirl. (Jam! Showbiz)
The picture pokes fun at the notion of Oscar fever, as the actors featured in a low-budget indie Home for Purim, starring veteran performers played by Catherine O'Hara and Harry Shearer, improbably get fingered as Oscar nominees in the making. The best jokes in the film are directed not at the show business folk, but the slavish, whorish media covering them. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
" That's one character's unwittingly damning observation in Christopher Guest's "For Your Consideration," a side-splitting spoof of awards buzz - which was generating some buzz itself before its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Stepping away from the mock documentary - a format he has perfected in films such as "Best in Show" - in favor of a straight narrative, Guest still uses mostly improvised performances from a cast of many veterans of his earlier movies, including an... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
For Your Consideration,' starring Harry Shearer, Parker Posey, Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy ... Toronto-native Catherine O'Hara plays a has-been actor who experiences that emotional and disruptive roller coaster ride when, after decades of little recognition, an Internet rumour says her portrayal as a dying Jewish mother should earn her an Oscar nod. (CTV.ca)
But mainly, Helm's script might have been confected to answer a Hollywood mogul's call, "Give me a Charlie Kaufman script, but make it adorable. The movie answers that call. With busy, doesn't-miss-a-trick direction by Marc Forster (Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland) and supporting performances, including Maggie Gyllenhaal's as the mandatory love interest, that underline all the appropriate gags and emotions, Stranger Than Fiction demands to be hugged. And comes close to getting it. That's... (Time.com)
From left: Director Christopher Guest, actor/screenwriter Eugene Levy and actress Catherine O'Hara attend the 'For Your Consideration' press conference during the Toronto International Film Festival held at the Sutton Place Hotel on September 11, 2006 in Toronto, Canada ... After much clapping and laughing from the cast members such as Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey and Bob Balaban (all of whom appeared in both For Your Consideration and Waiting for Guffman), Guest replied,"Well,... (Globe and Mail)
They're played by real Guest stock company members Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer and Parker Posey and the movie is, miraculously, every bit as hilarious as many of us hoped it would be. e-mail. (Buffalo News -- Arts)
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