Nick Reve (Steve Buscemi) is the director of a low budget film. Nicole Springer (Catherine Keener) is his star. Wolf (Dermot Mulroney) is the artistic cinematographer. Wanda (Danielle von Zerneck) is the production assistant. The shoot keep getting interrupted and Reve blows up but it's all a dream. Reve directs another sequence but it turns out to be Nicole's dream. Then the filming continues on a dream sequence with angry Tito (Peter Dinklage) as a dwarf.

It's a perfectly fine as a behind the scenes indie but the two dream reveals just annoyed me. The movie is not particularly dramatic or funny. The first dream reveal deflated my expectations but the second one was the real killer. By the time the third section comes along, I didn't care about anybody or anything in the film. I do understand Tom DiCillo is trying to portray but one dream reveal is more than enough to get the point across.

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.

We should all know by now that Steve Buscemi is the unofficial king of indie flicks, and "Living in Oblivion" is possibly the best example. He plays the director of a very small movie - something right up his alley - who has to put up with the various problems on the set. We've seen this sort of story before, you say? Well, remember that Buscemi barely has to do anything to make the movie good; his pop-eyed gaze pretty much acts all on its own.

If absolutely nothing else, this movie is a good look into the work that people have to put into making movies. Of course, I think that we need to consider it for much more than that. This movie has something for everyone, in my opinion. Also starring Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, James LeGros, Peter Dinklage and Kevin Corrigan.