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- Read the Empire Movie review of A Mighty Wind. Improv comedy at its best: subtle, hilarious, excruciating and affecting in equal measure.
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Apr 16, 2003 · The premise: The beloved folk promoter Irving Steinbloom has passed away, and his son Jonathan (Bob Balaban) wants to stage a concert in his honor at Town Hall, legendary site of so many folk performances.
A Mighty Wind is a 2003 American mockumentary comedy film about a folk music reunion concert in which three folk bands reunite for a television performance for the first time in decades.
Just like with Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman and Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind is a laugh a minute and just feels so good! All the talent you're expecting with all the excellent acting and humor and subtle jabs at anything they want to get away with.
Apr 16, 2003 · In this hilarious backstage mockumentary, three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert...
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- Christopher Guest
- PG-13
- Bob Balaban
Jan 13, 2004 · An improvisational comedy which carries the germ of a good idea, it hinges on a memorial concert held for an inspirational record executive, from the acts whose names he made. Broad targets are...
A Mighty Wind: Directed by Christopher Guest. With Jim Moret, Stuart Luce, Mary Gross, Marty Belafsky. Mockumentary captures the reunion of 1960s folk trio the Folksmen as they prepare for a show at The Town Hall to memorialize a recently deceased concert promoter.
Apr 16, 2003 · ''A Mighty Wind'' addresses a broader swath of American popular culture, making it more accessible, harder to escape and also vulnerable to the charge that it has missed its satiric target.
