lack of plot.complicated plots. lack of artificial exposition. natural unfolding of the story.
to see
repo man (1984) by alex cox

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the big sleep (1946)
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north by northwest (1959)
police squad! (1982)

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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.
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Waging Heavy Peace by Neil Young

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