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Member Picks: Best in Show (2000)

A colorful array of characters compete at a national dog show.
(PG-13, 90 min.)

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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

7:00 PM

Member Picks showcases the movies that inspired the Moxie’s biggest supporters. Every month, one member picks a film that impacted their lives and we put it up on the big screen.
September's pick was made by moxie members April & Mark Walterkirchen

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Synopsis: Centered at the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show, the film follows several bizarre dog owners and their sometimes neurotic pets.

Starring: Christopher Guest, Parker Posey, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Michael Hitchcock, John Michael Higgins
Director: Christopher Guest
Genre(s): Comedy

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"Guest seems to know just how far he can stretch reality without losing the crucial texture of verisimilitude. This is a comedy even cat lovers might adore."

— David Ansen, Newsweek

"it's always a pleasure to watch this ensemble of gifted talents do what they do best -- be spontaneous and funny and surprising. What we get is a master-class demonstration of the distinction between comic actors and comedians who try to act."

— Mark Bourne, Film.com

"This giggle does for dog shows what ... Rob Reiner's This Is Spinal Tap did for heavy metal."

— Mike Clark, USA Today

"[Fred Willard's] a one-man storm of escalating inanity, and he's hilarious."

— Jay Carr, Boston Globe

"It's time we crown Christopher Guest as the King of Satire."

— Dave McCoy, Seattle Times

"A wickedly funny mocumentary."

— Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"The dogs may be cute, but it's the people who steal the show."

— Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com