For Your Consideration

Oscar fever unleashes the insecurities and vainglorious dreams of the cast and crew of an indie movie after an online posting of dubious provenance suggests the future might hold an Academy Award nomination for one or more of them. In this backstage comedy, frequent collaborators Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy dispense with the mockumentary format they used for A MIGHTY WIND (2003), BEST IN SHOW (2000) and WAITING FOR GUFFMAN (1999). But otherwise, it follows a familiar pattern, skewering the insular concerns of a group of self-absorbed characters. Sitcom director Jay Berman (Guest) is making his feature debut with the florid drama "Home for Purim," which chronicl...