There are no Range Rovers, cellular phones, and plush trailers for spoiled leading ladies in the moviemaking land that Tom DiCillo creates in his new film, Living in Oblivion. Here, as the real world of filmmaking unfolds, we witness bumbling camerapeople, an out-of-control fog machine and a cast and crew with so many personal problems they make the characters on Melrose Place look like the Waltons. Filmmaking reality, DiCillo reveals in no uncertain terms, bites. In this interview with the writer/director, DiCillo talks about the life and struggles of making a movie on a low-budget, the crazy duality that exists on every film set, and, yes, Quentin Tarentino.
