A Prairie Home Companion (2006) Trailer. It’s like Garrison Keillor put life into a blender and poured it into a two hour movie. IMDB v2.1 Information. Movie Reviews and Ratings. My respect for Garrison Keillor is unbounded, so I hope he will forgive me for this admission. It’s like Garrison Keillor put life into a blender and poured it into a two hour movie. Fred Newman married Katy Dobbs in 1985, and the couple has two children: Gil John Newman (son) and Lila Claire Newman (daughter). A Prairie Home Companion (2006) A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court. Share this Rating. Movie Reviews. Use the HTML below. I had the radio on." Read full review Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? "It's not true that I had nothing on. A Prairie Home Companion is a 2006 American musical comedy film directed by Robert Altman and is his final film. A Prairie Home Companion is a wide slice of life, replete with laughs, tears, human foibles, small triumphs and of course, death awaits us all. "A Prairie Home Companion", hosted by humorist Garrison Keillor, is a down home radio variety show recorded and performed live in front of an audience in a theater in St. Paul, Minnesota.A show from another era, "A Prairie Home Companion" has been canceled. A Prairie Home Companion is a wide slice of life, replete with laughs, tears, human foibles, small triumphs and of course, death awaits us all. I love New York, and I'm drawn to a certain intensity of life, but I've just never felt like I want to escape from the Midwest. Perhaps it is about everything in general: About remembering, and treasuring the past, and loving performers not because they are new but because they have lasted. Popular Movie Franchises. Tech Support. Title: A Prairie Home Companion: Exclusive Sneak Peek (Video 2006) 5.4 /10. This week's classic rebroadcast: a show originally from November 2001 at the Fitzgerald Theater with Gillian Welch, and Rhonda Vincent and the Rage. It’s odd, it’s quirky, and specially made for the Americans in that special part of the country who “get” it. Lila appeared on A Prairie Home Companion (APHC) as an actor and singer at Ravinia in Chicago and at Town Hall in NYC. I loved it, enough to consider it among the bests in 2006. Suggestion Box. A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America’s most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court. Preparing to watch Robert Altman's "A Prairie Home Companion" again, I unconsciously found myself picturing Altman as the host of the radio show, instead of Keillor. 2007. No sugar coating it for GK. In real life, Garrison Keillor spent a portion of the November 25, 2006, broadcast of "A Prairie Home Companion" memorializing Director Robert Altman. Meryl Streep and Lindsay Lohan in A Prairie Home Companion (2006) Growing up in the Midwest, listening to A Prairie Home Companion on the radio is a heartfelt tradition, and this is an interesting little homage/tribute/fictional account of the show. Rate Movies. ... IMDb: 5.9. Dramatically, it's mellow to the point of inertia. A Prairie Home Companion is a wide slice of life, replete with laughs, tears, human foibles, small triumphs and of course, death awaits us all. Best and Worst. There may not be any sweat, but there isn't any heat, either. No sugar coating it for GK. Quotes. Now Playing and Upcoming Films. A Prairie Home Companion is a nostalgic love letter to old time variety radio. Film General. I Need to Know. A Prairie Home Companion with Chris Thile. A Prairie Home Companion has many lovely and funny moments, but there's not a lot going on.