Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Wyatt There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Gustavo Schroeder A I have absolutely no idea why this jewel isn't known by more people. Seriously Living in Oblivion is one of the most underrated films ever. Maybe it's because of its low budget and independent release. I'm not saying the movie's perfect, cause I don't think it is, but it should definitely get more recognition that it does. The film is funny as hell and insightful, it shows you a side of movie making that feels very real, as the characters do feel like actual people struggling with certain situations in their lives. Steve Buscemi is great in the film as the struggling director who is just trying to get his film done. Pretty much the whole cast does a great job. Danielle von Zerneck, who plays Wanda, the Assistant Director, is absolutely brilliant. This is apparently the last film she was in and I really have to wonder why. She did a fantastic job in this one. Like I said, the movie is flawed, in my opinion, as there are certain scenes which feel like they stall the plot. But there are very few of these moments in the film and they don't take away the fact that Living in Oblivion is an excellent film.

SnoopyStyle Nick Reve (Steve Buscemi) is the director of a low budget film. Nicole Springer (Catherine Keener) is his star. Wolf (Dermot Mulroney) is the artistic cinematographer. Wanda (Danielle von Zerneck) is the production assistant. The shoot keep getting interrupted and Reve blows up but it's all a dream. Reve directs another sequence but it turns out to be Nicole's dream. Then the filming continues on a dream sequence with angry Tito (Peter Dinklage) as a dwarf.It's a perfectly fine as a behind the scenes indie but the two dream reveals just annoyed me. The movie is not particularly dramatic or funny. The first dream reveal deflated my expectations but the second one was the real killer. By the time the third section comes along, I didn't care about anybody or anything in the film. I do understand Tom DiCillo is trying to portray but one dream reveal is more than enough to get the point across.

david-sarkies This is a low budget film about making a low budget film by a guy who seems to always make low budget films. What this film reveals to us is not only the problems and the stress that comes about with all film making, but that which is generally connected with making low budget films.What sets low budget films apart from other normal films is that because there is a huge limit on funds available, other things are needed to draw the crowds, such as real characters and experimental filming techniques. This film begins in black and white, but when the filming begins, the film switches to colour. In the next section, it is the opposite, with the normal sequences being in colour and the filming sequences in black and white.Living in Oblivion is divided into three parts, and each of these parts a different scene is being filmed. The whole goal of this movie is that a scene in the movie is filmed, and Nick (Steve Buschemi), the director, seems to always run into problems when the filming begins. The way DiCillo makes the movie, which is very similar to what he did in Johnny Suede, leaves you wondering what is real and what is not. He is very clever with his dream sequences as they are indistinguishable from reality, except that everything ends up destroyed. Yet, the dream sequence in the film that is being made is the opposite, with smoke machines and dwarfs.The lead actors in the film are also important. One is a struggling actress who only did a shower scene in a Richard Geare movie. The famous actor is a complete snob and wants everything done his way, and he prances around acting as if he owned the entire movie. It seems that DiCillo is making a comment about actors who think that they make movies and without them the movie wouldn't exist. It is interesting that a Hollywood writer said that there is no such thing as a bankable product, and just because an actor is popular, doesn't mean that he is going to make millions from a movie.Living in Oblivion is a type of movie that I like because it focuses on characters and the relationships that cause problems. The director is not afraid to experiment, nor make comments about people, such as famous actors. Mostly, he tries to reveal to us what it really is like on a set of a low budget movies, and the problems that they face.

Lechuguilla Steve Buscemi plays a character named Nick, a frazzled, stressed out director trying to make a low-budget independent film, in this fictional movie from real-life director Tom DiCillo. It's an insider's look at the world of film-making, wherein everything that can go wrong on a set does go wrong, from actors who forget their lines, to unwanted, extraneous noise, to fragile egos among the various "stars". The film clearly makes the point that life on set of an independent film is tedious, grueling, and frustrating.The film starts off in B&W, then changes to color, then switches back and forth between B&W and color. Most of the scenes are indoors, and consist of simple, basic film sets; there are almost no outdoor shots. Parts of the plot consist of various dream sequences; this can get a tad confusing, but I guess it really doesn't matter, since the entire story is a fantasy anyway; one might even construe this ambiguity as a homage to Fellini's classic film "8 1/2"."Living In Oblivion" is billed as a comedy. Indeed, there are some funny segments as, for example, when Chad Palomino (you gotta love that phony Hollywood name), the hotshot stud with the huge ego, tries to out-direct the director. On the other hand, the film's plot can be irksome when it becomes repetitive. Numerous "takes" of the same scene not only are frustrating for Nick; they're frustrating to us viewers as well.This film gets points from me for being different. I also like the film's theme of crew collaboration. Overall, "Living In Oblivion" makes a good effort at showing what life is like on a movie set. That's a perspective that most outsiders probably will find interesting.