For your consideration [videorecording] / Warner Independent Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment present ; a Shangri-La Entertainment production ; produced by Karen Murphy ; written by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy ; directed by Christopher Guest.
Carrie Aizley, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley, Jr., Jennifer Coolidge, Paul Dooley, Ricky Gervais, Christopher Guest, Rachael Harris, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock, Don Lake, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Larry Miller, Christopher Moynihan, Catherine O'Hara, Jim Piddock, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, Deborah Theaker, Fred Willard, Scott Williamson. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006. Special features: Commentary by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy [optional audio feature]; Bonus material (39 min.); 'Home for Purim' poster gallery [slide show]; Theatrical trailer (3 min.). For private home use only.
Contents:
Such a gift -- Don't assume -- No blanket -- Critical opinions -- Whole dysfunction -- Buzz -- Party I would go to -- Tossing the script -- Epic dreams -- Interweb item -- They're booked -- Wake up, L.A. -- What is it about Purim? -- Little tweaks -- I think I can -- Awards season countdown -- To the future nominees -- Nomination surprises -- See the difference? -- End credits.
Summary:
No-name actors are making a low-budget period drama called "Home for Purim," when an anonymous post on the Internet suggests that one performance is Oscar-worthy. Then, two more cast members get Oscar-related press: buzz in "Variety" and appearances on TV prompt the studio executives to insist on changes in the script in anticipation of a blockbuster. Jump ahead a few months to the days before Oscar nominees are announced: just the possibility of a nomination has changed the actors' lives.
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