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April 18, 2003
Guest takes aim at '60s folk-music groups
By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer
AP Movie Writer
Old folkies never die. They just get mercilessly mocked by Christopher Guest and company.
"A Mighty Wind" is a breath -- make that gust -- of fresh air, a smart, rollicking spoof. Rounding up collaborators from his past "mockumentaries" "Waiting for Guffman" and "Best in Show," director Guest spins the story of three 1960s folk-music groups reuniting at a memorial concert.
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