everything you have heard about this movie is true.

disgusting, overrated, pointless

What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Film about filmmaking. It takes place during one day on set of non-budget movie. Ultimate tribute to all independent filmmakers.It should come as no surprise that the director of this film learned the trade under the wing of Jim Jarmusch. The film has a very Jarmusch quality to it, and if it had his name on it I would not have been surprised. Especially the black and white scenes. We also get some great guest stars -- Steve Buscemi, obviously, but also Catherine Keener and Peter Dinklage.Not everyone will like this movie. It is a movie for those who make movies, and for those who love the making of movies. Especially independent films with little or no budget.

Place this in a time capsule and see how much future generations will relate to Nick and his adventures. The strength in this movie is the casting and just watch to see how the indie scene in the '90's could formulate this cast. Buscemi plays one of his most memorable characters in his facet (which is saying a lot for the King of Indies). Catherine Keener perfected her Catherine Keener-demeanor (if there ever was one) in this flick and gave a new purpose for Preparation H. Peter Dinklidge gives a deep concentrated monologue about the 'importance' of dwarfs in film. Dermont Mulrony rocks the s**t out of an eye patch and has some of the plays off of every actor so casually that it is characterization to the highest degree. And poor James LeGroes missing out on the Brad Pitt boat because he out-pits Pitt! Tom DiCillo was an indie master before this with his previous work with Jim Jarmusch but the fact that he never settled for the high road after this flick makes him miss his mark as a new Billy Wilde, and instead had to settle for being Tom DiCillo

Living in Oblivion is an indie movie about one day in the life the kaking of an indie movie called Living in Oblivion. We see that day in the form of dream sequences from the point of view of the lead actress and the director. Overall, this is a low budget film that is well written and has a good cast of talented but less famous actors. Indie favorite Steve Buscemi is the director of the movie and is his usual quirky self. Real-life husband and wife Dermot Mulroney and Catherine Keener - both very good actors - appear in the best performance I have seen either of them in. Keener in particular has a tough role repeating the same scene over and over again and giving it tiny nuances and changes. Mulroney looks right out of a 50's pirate movie with his eye patch and funny clothes. The actor who played Chad Palomino - the movie's star - was quite irritating. I wonder if that was completely intentional or the director chose to cast an irritating actor. The overall tone of the film is light and upbeat despite small irritations destroying what should be a very easy scene to film. Not boring at all, Living in Oblivion is a fast paced 90 minute movie.

I think most here have seen the comedy "This is Spinal Tap" about a group of idiots masquerading as a rock band. This is kind of the same thing except it's a film crew. Steve Buscemi plays Nick, the director of a low-budget movie who's just trying to film a couple scenes but something keeps going wrong with every attempt. He likes to act calm when the confusion reigns but time and again he loses it and starts throwing things and hitting actors or the crew.Buscemi is the only big name in the film but his co-stars are equally good. James LeGros plays actor Chad Palomino (love that name) who thinks he's god's greatest gift to women and takes his acting much too seriously. Peter Dinklage is a riot as the extremely handsome and arrogant dwarf . And i loved the women who played Wanda, the sexy director's assistant whose job appears to be just yelling at everyone.