lack of plot.complicated plots. lack of artificial exposition. natural unfolding of the story.
to see
repo man (1984) by alex cox
the big sleep (1946)
north by northwest (1959)
police squad! (1982)
the joy of filmmaking
the close-up on p t anderson, 58 mins.
josh brolin. dp/30
short indiewire (1998) on the coen brothers:
The coen brothers speak (reluctantly) the big lebowsky, the big sleep, etc.