Family Tree Review: "The Box" (Episode 1.01)
If you're a Christopher Guest fan, you probably think you know what you're in for with Family Tree. read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsWatch the Trailer for HBO's Christopher Guest Series Family Tree
Family Tree tells the story of a recently unemployed bachelor, played by Chris O'Dowd, that attempts to track down his eccentric family after discovering a mysterious box in his aunt's belongings. read more
Found in: TV, NewsNew Christopher Guest TV Series Gets HBO, BBC Order
HBO has given an order to Christopher Guest’s Family Tree, which will send the single-camera comedy straight to series, Deadline reports. The series was written by Guest and Jim Piddock and is expected to be directed by Guest.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsNew Christopher Guest TV Show in the Works
Vulture reported that Christopher Guest, the iconic comedic satirist who brought us the improv-based classics Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show, is working on a new TV show with longtime collaborator Jim Piddock.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsThe 50 Best Fictional Bands
This weekend, Scott Pilgrim and Sex Bob-omb must do battle with seven evil exes, both on and off the stage. So where does Sex Bob-omb stack up among the best fictional bands of all time? We decided we'd rank celebrate the top 50. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayTour Stonehenge with Spinal Tap
For iTunes' first attempt at releasing original films, they're off to a good start. Now on offer: a seven-minute short film by the actors from This is Spinal Tap, entitled Stonehenge: Tis a Magic Place.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsChristopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer tour
The legendary men of Spinal Tap would be wise to invoke Saint Hubbins, patron of quality footwear, for their upcoming 30-date tour around the country. Dubbed "Unwigged & Unplugged: An evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer," the Mighty Wind/This is Spinal Tap trio's jaunt kicks off Apr. 17 in Vancouver and runs through May 31 in Milwaukee.... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsCatching Up With... Christopher Guest
The film auteur discusses going on tour to perform acoustic Spinal Tap songs and creating "meditation music" with The Beyman Bros... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesChristopher Guest accepts Berklee doctorate, rocks out
Christopher Guest - an honorary doctor of music? You know, it makes a lot more sense than it might seem. After all, what were Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind and This Is Spinal Tap if not dissertations on three disparate genres of music? More than just wickedly funny skewerings of human vanity, Guest's films feature some of the best musical parodies this side of the Yankovic River. For proof, just catch a glimpse of "(Listen to the) Flower People" from Spinal Tap. Extra credit for the Mozart reference! So it's encouraging to see Guest accepting a doctorate from Boston's... read more
Found in: Music, NewsChristopher Guest
I’m a pretty fast typer but I’ll be LUCKY if my fingers can keep pace with my thoughts... read more
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