tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231356.post4941821444749854607..comments2023-10-03T07:44:14.914-04:00Comments on Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema: On the Lot: Lights, camera, actionMark Pfeifferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12098023129216356791noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231356.post-27143291671364475522007-07-19T15:07:00.000-04:002007-07-19T15:07:00.000-04:00Good call on Jason's short. It's revealing how el...Good call on Jason's short. It's revealing how elusive the balance between plot, style, and character is revealed to be in these almost-uniformly dreadful short films. I know it's not fair to compare these youngsters to the likes of Alexander Payne, but look what he did with his few minutes of <I>Paris, j'taime</I>. Or any of a half dozen other folks who made decent short subjects out of their segments, without the flopsweat desperation we see every goldarn week on this show. Why can't somebody just try something simple? Are the stakes so high that you've got to throw a tommy gun at it every time?donnadbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09580583133757807126noreply@blogger.com