Daily Archives: September 29, 2008

Quoted in the Post

September 29, 2008

Today’s Washington Post quotes me, as follows: the $700 billion price tag “doesn’t seem comprehensible to me. Theoretically, most of it should be paid back, right?” Now, I did say that. I even gave the writer (who is an attractive woman, BTW) permission to use the quote, by itself. I don’t have a problem...

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Eagle Eye Expectations

September 29, 2008

How come expectations are such an integral part of how we enjoy movies? Not just good or bad, but also type, genre, tone. We know who’s in the movie, we think we know the genre, maybe we know the story. Maybe we’ve scene trailers and think we’ve got it pretty much down. Eagle Eye...

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