New ‘Yes Men’ Film Receiving Under-the-Radar Oscar Run
S.T. VanAirsdale, Movieline: Despite critical raves and cult word of mouth, the 2004 prankumentary The Yes Men stumbled to a disappointing $250,000 theatrical gross before shuffling off to DVD eternity. The duo’s eco-centric follow-up, The Yes Men Fix the World, left this year’s Sundance Film Festival with similar acclaim but no theatrical distribution deal. But for those eager to have a look sooner than later, HBO’s Oscar ambitions might be your gain this weekend in Los Angeles and New York.
Fix, which features notorious jokers Mike Bonanno and Andy Bichlbaum crusading against corporate greed and malfeasance, is getting one of those relatively common (if ethically suspect) one-week qualifying runs this week. HBO will premiere it in July. Again, this is kind of par for the course with such wack Oscar-qualifying rules on the books, but for anyone who either can’t wait for the broadcast or simply wants to see the film on the big screen with an audience, this is your chance.
