In the Loop cynicism will test the demand for political satire in an Obama-infatuated America." Michael Phillips of the "Chicago Tribune" put the film as #9 on his top ten list of 2009. The film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 94% of the reviews they tallied for the film were positive, based on 166 reviews. "In The Loop" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2010. In the Loop In the Loop is a 2009 British satirical black comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci. The film is a spin-off from his BBC Television series "The Thick of It"
Economic spin-off Economic spin-off The term economic spin-off is widely used in popular media to describe the potential secondary economic effects of project or development. This may reflect a real phenomenon, especially when used looking back into the past, where the results are measurable, though still subject to rival interpretations. More often, however, it is use by proponents of a particular project to speculate or promote their favoured project. An example of the former (measuring past results) would include a report in the activities surrounding the 400th Anniversary of Quebec City, which claimed that the festivities created 8,742 person-years of employment (jobs)