>
>  I still think, though, that some truly memorable films
>> could be made that examine, say, two continuous hours out of some
>> characters' lives.  Such films would be difficult to write, but in an odd
>> sort of way they would be appropriate for today's fragmentary,
>> 15-minutes-of-fame, postmodern world.
>>
 
 
NIGHT, MOTHER is an example of this, as is a really bad recent film starring
Johnny Depp (he has to kill a politician to save his kidnapped daughter -- I
can't recall the title)....
 
JS
 
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