Living in Oblivion DVD

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The comical story of an inept film crew in which the cameraman wears an eye-patch, obscuring vision, the sound-man never listens, and the script-girl keeps prompting the male lead...
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Living in Oblivion [DVD] [1995] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
You won't find a smarter, more amusing, or more accurate send-up of low-budget filmmaking ... more
than Tom DiCillo's 1995 independent feature,Living
in Oblivion, wherein a motley cast of would-be
artistes blunders its way through a day on the
set. Steve Buscemi plays goateed Nick Reve, a
harried, sweating director whose crew of
numbskulls and egotists seems hell-bent on ruining
his film. The trials and tribulations of
independent filmmaking are not foreign material
for writer-director DiCillo, who cut his teeth as
Jim Jarmusch's cinematographer on1985'sStranger
Than Paradisebefore going on to direct his own
work, such as the offbeat 1992 comedyJohnny Suede.
Like that film,Living in Oblivionrides a
precariously thin line between the real and the
surreal, featuring a midget actor and an exploding
smoke-effects machine, as well as a ridiculously
narcissistic Brad Pittesque character played by
James Le Gros. While films likeGet Shorty,
Frangois Truffaut'sDay for Night, and Jean-Luc
Godard'sContemptsuggest that moviemaking is hip
and glamorous,Living in Oblivionwill have none of
that. The film within the film feels like a
director's primer on what not to do, and this
modest-budget gem both lovingly and caustically
strips the "cool" veneer from the filmmaking
process. They should show this one to kids
thinking of entering film school. It might make
them think better of it.--Nick Poppy
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Living In Oblivion review
A review by Walter_Kovacs on Living in Oblivion DVD
January 30th, 2009


Author's product rating:   

Did you enjoy it? Liked it 
Story Good 
Characters / Performances Good 
Special Effects Good 
How does it compare to similar films? Good 

Advantages: Well acted, keeps you engaged throughout
Disadvantages: None

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

Full review

Living In Oblivion is a low budget independent film written and directed by Tom DiCillo and starring Steve Buscemi and Dermot Mulroney.

Sure, these aren't A-list stars, but that lends itself to the story. If it was a film about the making of a film and you had George Clooney and Brad Pitt pretending to be small time actors you wouldn't believe it. That's why it was better to use less well known actors, it pulls you more into the story.

The film takes place during one day on set of a low budget movie, and documents all the problems that the director, Nick (Buscemi), and everyone else can encounter, from equipment malfunctioning to office politics to actors forgetting their lines. It's almost like a documentary, it is very realistic and gives you the complete story as to what it's like trying to get a film made.

There are a few dream sequences in the film too, so you're wondering if what you're watching is really happening. It mirrors the dream sequence in the actual movie the characters are making, except, funnily enough, the 'real' dream is a lot more bizarre.

I think this should be required viewing for anyone about to make a film. It shows all the pitfalls involved so they can try and prepare themselves, but it also shows how happy everyone can be when it all comes together.

Steve Buscemi is one of my favourite actors. He seems comfortable doing huge action blockbusters (Armageddon, Con Air) or here, in a low budget indie film. He can fit in anywhere, and that's part of his quality, he has an 'everyman' quality about him, of course being a great actor doesn't hurt either.

Overall a funny, well made and well acted film that seems to have gone below most peoples radar, which is a shame as it is a lot better than some indie films I could name, four stars! 

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Excellent, unheralded classic
Review of Living in Oblivion DVD by Rosebud1985

Advantages: Very funny film- with great performances
Disadvantages: Not availiable on Region 2 DVD- only VHS!

Living In Oblivion remains one of 1990s cinema's most overlooked gems Coming out at the tale end of the late '80s/ ealry '90s US indie revival, which launched the careers of Jim Jarmusch, Quentin Tarantino and Steven Soderbergh to name but a few, this was overshadowed by many other great films of '94, including Pulp Fiction. Steve Buscemi stars as a budding auteur, facing crisis after crisis on his latest film. Not only is his "star" (leGros) trying ...
...Mulroney) is suffering from a personal crisis, the female lead, played by Catherine Keener, is suffering from a breakup and his supporting cast, including Peter Dinklage (recently seen in The Station Agent) is not co-operating. Are these recurring nightmares, prophecies or what is really happening? Released shortly after Robert Altman's "The Player", this is a far more effective spin on the working of the film industry. The claustrophobia and constantly ... Read review

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Living in Oblivion DVD

Product details

Genre: Comedy;, Comedy

Actor(s): Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, Danielle Von Zerneck, James Le Gros

Classification: 15 years and over;, 15 years and over

Director(s): Tom DiCillo

Country Of Origin: United States of America

Production Year: 1995

Consumer Advice: Contains strong language and moderate sex references

Video Category: Feature Film

Release details

Studio(s): SECOND SIGHT FILMS LTD.; METRODOME; SONY DADC

DVD Region: DVD

Languages

Main Language: English

DVD Description

The comical story of an inept film crew in which the cameraman wears an eye-patch, obscuring vision, the sound-man never listens, and the script-girl keeps prompting the male lead - but not about the script...

Technical information

Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Special Features: Director's commentary, Deleted scenes, Interviews with director Tom DiCillo and actor Steve Buscemi

Sound: Dolby Digital

Professional reviews

Review: Ingenius (Time Out, 20/11/2007)

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