Christopher Guest


  • Date of Birth: 05 February, 1948
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
  • Biography: Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948), better known as Christopher Guest, is a British screenwriter, composer, musician, director, actor and comedian. He is most widely known in Hollywood for having written, directed and starred in several "mockumentary" films that feature a repertory-like ensemble cast. In the United... Read more

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Documentary films, the traditional kind that the average person simply ignores, have long since given way to the popular faux documentary. These films, unlike their parent genre, have been and continue to be wildly successful. ... Full Article

With the upcoming release of Paper Heart (August 7), you've heard about these mockumentaries, and once you look into it, it seems as if they're everywhere. ... Full Article

LEWISTON - My dictionary defines nostalgia as a "sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past." From a musical standpoint, this particular definition means that a musician, whose appearance at the pinnacle of artistic or monetary success... ... Full Article

Obsessed
slantmagazine.com2009-06-17
Obsessed without first thinking about its progenitor, A&E's award-winning Intervention , an immensely moving and inescapably authentic documentary series that profiles people who are crumbling beneath the weight of their addictions, and the friends and family members who are struggling... ... Full Article

Fake documentaries can be puh-retty funny: the absurdity, foible and screwball comedy of human existence works well in the fourth wall-crushing style. Christopher Guest joints, Borat and the Canadian rocker mock-doc fubar all mine their highly particular subjects for the... ... Full Article

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