A Prairie Home Companion: The Movie

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:38 pm

Also released this weekend, though most likely not going to make a whole helluva lot of money, was "A Praire Home Companion". The Vickster and I saw it on Saturday night and I was thoroughly entertained. The performances within the show within the film were great, some very fine bluegrass, and the film itself was quite engaging. Kevin Kline is sooooo damned funny, I always wondered why I enjoyed "French Kiss", now I remember. Garrison Keillor gives a fine performance as himself, basically, (the scenes where he's eating an apple and talking to an angel or anytime he comments "..you know thats how I got started in radio." are priceless). The film is about a large corporation buying and shutting down the radio station that "Prairie" broadcasts on, essentially making it the shows last blast. There is a private eye, an angel, octogenarian sexcapades, a delightful song about some bad jokes ("My horse is smart, he knows math, science, english, but I can't teach him philosophy. I guess you know what they say, "You can't put Descartes in front of the horse.""), and several fine performances by the actors that only did the film to say they worked with Robert Altman (even Lindsey Lohan is good, and I can't stand her).

I used to hate this radio show, I didn't get it, but my mother loved it. It wasn't until about 4 years ago, on a road trip with the parents, that I started to warm to it and bluegrass music. I realized over time that GK is a comedic genius, though quite subtle and you have to be on your sh*t sometimes to catch it. I have since listened to his show several times. (I went a whole year in there never missing a week.)

Support this film and support NPR, grow older and wiser and warm-up to Garrison Keillor before he really pulls the plug on his show.

=^-..-^= · Post by **=^-..-^=** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:05 pm

Garrison Keillor wrote a couple of articles for National Geographic.

The funny thing is, as I read them, I heard Keillor's distinctive voice in my head enunciating the words.

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:21 pm

=^-..-^= wrote:Garrison Keillor wrote a couple of articles for National Geographic.

The funny thing is, as I read them, I heard Keillor's distinctive voice in my head enunciating the words.

Creepy, isn't it?

flapjacks · Post by **flapjacks** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:40 pm

formula for prarie home companion

joke about church bake sale

joke about lutherans

joke about how cold st paul is

bluegrass/country music

ketchup commerical (which i have to admit is kinda funny sometimes)

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:12 pm

flapjacks wrote:formula for prarie home companion

joke about church bake sale

joke about lutherans

joke about how cold st paul is

bluegrass/country music

ketchup commerical (which i have to admit is kinda funny sometimes)

It might be formula, but nobody has the ingredients like GK.

zenmandan · Post by **zenmandan** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 1:35 am

In your formula you forgot the "powdered milk biscuits" sponsor as well. Oh yeah, lots of long, breathy pauses too.[/quote]

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:30 am

flapjacks wrote: ketchup commerical (which i have to admit is kinda funny sometimes)

Thats the little seed that will grow into fandom.

flapjacks · Post by **flapjacks** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:12 pm