the cult of celebrity and beauty be expose in the black humor by denys arcand with the hysterical stardom . jessica pare a tina menzel be a vacuous beauty who be never allow to be more than a pretty face and sexy body . a cast of mostly canadian actor and dan ackroyd ( snl ) and thomas gibson ( dahrma and greg ) and and newcomer pare be cast to perfection in a scathing parody of entertainment television and expose documentary and fashion television and and talk show . frank langella ( hbo unscripted ) portray stuffy blaine de castillion and an age minor diplomat who marry a trophy wife only to be throw over by her for yet another monosyllabic athletic type . tina be the young victim of her own beauty and present a an uneducated and unsophisticated and and naive girl sweep into the height of celebrity solely by the manipulation of her stunning face and figure . she be the victim of both men and woman of the fashion trade that cash in . the modeling world which tina inhabits be expose with stunning cinematography a arcand strip away the layer of commercialism that rely on sell the notion of youth and physical perfection like tina menzel . no pc topic be overlook by arcand who take a swipe at canada first nation eco hype and indigenous spirituality and peta animal right fanaticism and heavily accent canuk celebrity reporter and ice hockey and and feminist lesbian politics all with hilarious result . thomas gibson a the steely agent for the multinational public relation agency that represent tina never permit his client to be anything but the innocent yet desirable money make product . gibson brief b or w screen time reflect a high production cosmetic ad and both pare and gibson be beautifully photograph to highlight their physical attractiveness and yet theirs be the only on screen relationship never consumated . gibson performance be both subtle and ambiguous and and dead on and esp . teach a 400 level yale course in sport and celebrity entertainment and warn student of millie vanilli versus celine dion talent spot . with little exposure beyond hbo screening and stardom continue to be true to the reality tv trend and yet and while it be ahead of it time and particularly in comment about full frontal nudity and meg ryan that unfortunately have come true and arcand film be often so subtle it droll satire fly over the head of an unreflective public fail to grasp the humor and truth of the informed filmmaker .