Christopher Guest

County's Tourism Council celebrates 30 years of service

2011-09-14 00:00:00

I can't imagine living here and not having the services of the Howard County Tourism Council available. I love to visit their website to learn about upcoming events, and to stop in the Visitors Center on Main Street every now and then to check out the...

Orlando Fringe review: 'Little Miss Fringe Festival'

2013-05-17 23:16:00

If Honey Boo Boo competed for the title of� "Little Miss Fringe Festival," the reality TV starlet would be the classiest of the bunch. The local Parliament House favorite is back, and this helping of "Little Miss,"� written by Jeff Jones, may be...

'Family Tree': A Christopher Guest regular and 9 other things to look forward to in HBO's new comedy

2013-05-15 16:33:43

Family Tree: HBO brings Christopher Guest mockumentary style to TV

2013-05-10 16:32:44

TV Review: â€˜Family Treeâ€™

2013-05-12 14:30:04

Given his history, it’s a wonder Christopher Guest and HBO haven’t hooked up sooner, what with the cultish devotion to his understated satires "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind." Yet the actual wedding, "Family Tree," bears rather disappointing fruit,...

Genealogical absurdity in Christopher Guest's 'Family Tree'

2013-05-12 01:44:02

You have to give Christopher Guest credit: When he finds a comedy style that works for him, he sticks with it. Since This Is Spinal Tap in 1984, he has devoted himself to deadpan mockumentaries like Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman, using a loyal...

Review: HBO's 'Family Tree' rooted in warm, goofy eccentricity

2013-05-11 05:00:00

Christopher Guest, the director of "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind," has made a TV series for HBO. The eight-episode "Family Tree," which premieres Sunday, is his first work in seven years, and like his films it is sweet and funny and not a little...

TV This Week: May 12 - 18: 'Mammas' on Sundance

2013-05-10 12:38:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 12 - 18, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- � SUNDAY Just in time for Mother's Day, it's...

Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray column

2013-05-10 01:34:02

FAMILY TREE. 10:30 p.m. Sunday, HBO. ANCESTOR worship's all the rage these days. So HBO's newest comedy, "Family Tree," about a man tracing his roots, should have built-in appeal for those not already sold by the name of co-creator Christopher Guest...

TV Picks: 'Family Tree,' 'Nashville,' '10 Buildings,' 'The Middle'

2013-05-09 14:50:00

"Family Tree" (HBO, premieres Sunday). Christopher Guest has made you a TV series. Thank him. The director of "A Mighty Wind" and "Best in Show" and one of the forces behind and in "This Is Spinal Tap" -- in which he was Nigel Tufnel, whose amplifier went...

'This Is Spinal Tap' LP to be reissued June 11 -- on black vinyl

2013-05-09 12:20:00

Spinal Tap, the fabled heavy metal band celebrated for its amps that go to 11 and an 18-inch Stonehenge stage set, is proving itself at the cutting edge of rock music once again with the impending reissue of its debut album -- on black vinyl. “...

McNamara's Picks: 'Scandal,' 'Family Tree,' 'Elementary'

2013-05-09 09:01:00

"Scandal": Shonda Rhimes' whacked-out buzzfest of a political drama comes to a much-fanticipated close after its first full season (it debuted as a mid-season replacement.) As super-sleuth and super-stylin' D.C. power-fixer Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington)...

Premiered: Sunday, May 12 on HBO Why we're watching: HBO's latest comedy comes with an impressive pedigree.

2013-05-13 22:19:00

Chris O'Dowd stars as a man in search of his roots in Christopher Guest's new HBO series, "Family Tree."

2013-05-09 14:50:00

Spinal Tap -- Christopher Guest, left, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, R.J. Parnell and David Kaff -- is reissuing its debut album, "This Is Spinal Tap," on vinyl on June 11.

2013-05-09 11:49:43