If you Tweeted #indiefilmcliche, #killurself.
I work at home, so I love Twitter: it's a great way to break up the monotony of one room, one laptop and eight hours. If you're a user, you know that on the right-hand side of the page there's a list of "Trending Topics" -- frequently used phrases, frequently marked with a hash-tag -- that changes depending on how often they're used. Last night, #indiefilmcliche reared its ugly little head, with lots of comments about whiny youth, quirky families and vintage clothing. Twitter-friendly filmmakers got in on the act: Jason Reitman weighed in with "Adorable soundtrack that begins to drive you crazy," which I hope and pray was a self-mocking reference to "Juno"; Richard Kelly blew the whole thing up with "Menacing rabbit figure haunts disturbed teen." Har har. I'm just going to state the obvious here: to the extent that the vast American public is aware of the...
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