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"
That Was the Week That Was 1963, in an attempt to assert control over the programme, the BBC scheduled repeats of "The Third Man" television series after the end of "TW3". Frost suggested a means of sabotaging this tactic to Sherrin, and he agreed. For three weeks, Frost read out the plot of "The Third Man", until the repeats were abandoned following the direct intervention of Greene. Frost often ended a satirical attack with the remark "But seriously, he's doing a grand job". At the end of each episode, Frost usually signed off with: "That "was" the week, that was." At the end of the final