

I'm a little surprised that Michael Winterbottom's wonderful, clever, wry "new" film Tristram Shandy: A @#%$ and Bull Story hasn't been discussed so far. It stars Steve Coogan as Steve Coogan (is there anything better?!) in a film within a film as someone who believes that he's an important part of a historical production, but behind-the-scenes tribulations -- caught pitch-perfectly by the prolific and ever-surprising Winterbottom -- cause all sorts of headaches for him. While there are many layers to this film, the filmmaker does his Altman-best in handling the task.

Now available on DVD. I'm looking forward to listening to the commentaries, which I'm sure will contain a smirk or two.