Salon.com: Two directors in search of a character. "There's a plague on this land of ours, one that few dare to face: Our cities and towns are absolutely filthy with aspiring directors. You may not have noticed, but look a little closer, and you'll see them: tapping away on their laptops at the corner table of the cafe, arguing about their favorite directors over pints at the local pub, aiming their digital video cameras at anything that looks edgy, from pigeons to homeless guys sleeping on benches.

Unfortunately, though, when an amateur painter wins the lottery or a trust fund kid picks up a digital video camera and some editing equipment, the odds of great art emerging are alarmingly slim. Throw in some cameras that follow you everywhere and silently second-guess your every move, and you've got a recipe for a fascinating TV show (HBO wins again!), and a disappointing made-for-TV movie (Miramax loses again, how long are they going to keep this up?) -- which is exactly what those crafty devils behind this secret plot are after! And so, a nation of dreamers turns its starry eyes to the small screen ...

Still, the nice thing about seeing so much time, money and effort go into a bland film is that it makes you appreciate truly inspired filmmaking even more. When you think about how filmmakers like Wes Anderson, Jane Campion, Spike Jonze or Terrence Malick manage to combine an interesting plot, great performances, breathtaking cinematography, a memorable soundtrack, and countless other pieces to form a cohesive, compelling experience ... well, it almost makes you want to buy all those dreamers a triple cappuccino, and maybe even fund a few short films about pigeons." Yeah, I'm guilty as charged as well. I and my coworkers bemusedly discuss every antics of the show for great pleasure. However, we all still secretly harbors the desire to be that suckers on the show, in my opinion.

Salon.com: Blockbuster brains. "Some uninspired film industry person will run in here and pressure me with questions like, 'What should we remake this year?' or 'What are people renting?' or even 'What other movies do you have with big, fat Greeks in them?' They really don't know their stuff."

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