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#Cowboys Vs indies – A film review on #TomDiCillo´s "Living in Oblivion"
Available @metacritic
metacritic.com/movie/living-i…

1.- #LivinginOblivion is a satire that realistically deals with the ups and downs of an indie film production. It even dares Image
@metacritic 2.- to take aim at the industry itself to show what a frivolous world hides behind the glitz and glamour. "Living in Oblivion" makes you realize that #filmmaking may not be as fun as you think it's (even if sometimes it is). There are many extra bits to it, sometimes straight
@metacritic 3.- unpleasant, and can be really frustrating at times, especially when you're trying to make a LO-NO budgeted feature film; there can be tension between the crew on set, and there is a limit an independent director can handle to finish a product.
An excellent @steve_buscemii
@metacritic @steve_buscemii 4.- plays all of this and more as an #aspiringdirector struggling to finish his #independent film. Watching him is a clear example of how stressful and scary it can be (specially when working with aficionados) to shoot the same scene over and over again, on the expensive days of
@metacritic @steve_buscemii 5.- non-digital shoots, while sharing the stage and responsibility with small time divas and nefarious co-stars.
The film turns out to be a satire on the clichés that abound in the seventh art. Impossible to forget that scene in which a then "unknown" @Peter_Dinklage, refuses to
@metacritic @steve_buscemii @Peter_Dinklage 6.- be part of a surreal dream scene, wondering and questioning the dramatic uses of pixies in movies. The film makes mainly a collection of gags with a certain continuity, offering a very entertaining, hilarious and accurate view of the process of making an independent film, the
@metacritic @steve_buscemii @Peter_Dinklage 7.- crew, the language and, above all, the accidents that do not allow the film to be finished among many other brilliant insights. Definitely a #greatcomedy to watch with friends, not only because of a great choral work by all the cast, but also because of the complexity of the
@metacritic @steve_buscemii @Peter_Dinklage 8.- script and the pertinence of its content. Di Cillo take the piss of indie shoots from the inside out and even being a hilarious comedy anyone can grab the feel of an honest insider´s confession. A must view film for anyone who is seduced by the idea of getting in the movie

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