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WAITING FOR GUFFMAN Screens in St. Louis Next Tuesday at THE MX INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
“We consider ourselves bi-costal if you consider the Mississippi River one of the coasts!”
WAITING FOR GUFFMAN screens Tuesday, September 30th at the MX Theater downtown (618 Washington Ave, St Louis, MO 63101) as part of THE MX INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL. Admission is FREE!
Never has small town theater been so hysterical. Christopher Guest’s mockumentary WAITING FOR GUFFMAN is one of the funniest movies ever made. Its smart humor and devoted cast all give the 1996 film what it needs to work. In the small town of Blaine Missouri (“The stool capital of the world”), temperamental, effeminate Corky St. Clair (Christopher Guest) is determined to get his play about the town’s history off the ground. Using all the (very) limited talent he has in the community, Corky puts on his production. Blaine’s dentist Dr. Allen Pearl (Eugene Levy), travel agents Rob and Sheila Albertson (Fred Willard and Catherine O’Hara – “Some people find it ironical that although we run a travel agency, we’ve never been outside of Blaine”), and Libby Mae Brown (Parker Posey), the local Dairy Queen employee, all team up to give Blaine it’s tribute to history which includes UFO’s and, of course, stools. While getting the show ready, they are informed of an important Broadway critic is going to come and review the show to see if it has any potential what so ever of making it ….to Broadway! This makes the cast excited, anxious, and just ready to give Blaine and the critic Mr. Guffman one hell of a performance. The dialogue between these characters is priceless (“….’cause you people are BASTARD PEOPLE!”). They unleash what could be some of the funniest scenes of cinema history such as when Corky tries to put “modern” dance into the play. What Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy have written is solid 24k gold (“Well, then, I just HATE you… and I hate your… ass… FACE!“). The characters are outlandish, eccentric and quirky and all played quite phenomenally. The writing is spot on and it’s just terrific.
St. Louis-area film fans will have the chance to see WAITING FOR GUFFMAN on the big screen when it plays Tuesday, September 30th at the MX Theater downtown (618 Washington Ave, St Louis, MO 63101) as part of THE MX INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL. Admission is FREE!
All of the details about the THE MX INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL can be found HERE
This is a special screening sponsored by Sham Fest, a celebration of mockery, spoofs, and satire which will take place October 24th at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (for details on that film fest, go HERE) http://shamfilmfestival.com/
THE MX INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL is aimed at local, independent filmmakers and features the best of what St. Louis screenwriters, directors, and actors have to offer. THE MX INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL is dedicated to making the film festival experience as accessible as possible for both filmmaker and audiences alike. Taking a minimalist approach they collect no submission fees and the majority of festival events are free. However no expenses are spared when it comes to filmmaker recognition, with trophies offered for both audience and jury awards. The awards ceremony will be held on October 4th starting at 9:00p in the MX Bar Lounge with free beer provided by Urban Chestnut.
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