A Friday look at the movie world.

Christopher Guest has a master's touch for mockumentaries, and the actors and actresses he works with naturally pick up on his knack for starting an outrageous story and continuing it, straight-facedly adding details that get more and more ridiculous as the character gets more and more serious about the "history" he is recounting. A Mighty Wind, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, This is Spinal Tap - but watch out for offensive themes and language, people...

Christopher Walken is totally cool, but what has happened to his career? Is his character in "Catch Me If You Can" any indication? A facade of bravado covering a fading lack of substance? I hope not, but where are his movies these days? The last good thing he did before CMIYC was Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice" music video. Which rocked.

It doesn't have to be an independent film to be good, and it doesn't have to be a Hollywood blockbuster to be full of schlock and schmooze and cliche. Dont' have any good examples, but I'll think of some.

The Frat Pack - Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Steve Carrell, etc. - have made a series of really funny and varyingly irreverent movies. Will starred in Anchorman, which featured Steve and a cameo by Ben (and Owen? I don't remember). Vince and Ben made Dodgeball, Ben and Owen made Zoolander, Steve is making the 40-year-old Virgin, and Owen and Vince just made Wedding Crashers. I think it's time for all five of them to do a remake of Ocean's Eleven. Will = George Clooney, Ben = Matt Damon, Owen = Brad Pitt, Vince = Bernie Mac, Steve = Chinese Grease Man. It'll kill, I promise.

Alright, Movie Wizard signing off for the weekend, asking you to send in your review requests and remeber: Dont' take candy from strangers! (Take it from babies!)