In response to a call for movie-related haiku, I submitted the following on Robert Altman’s The Player:
The pitch, in 10 words:
Griffin Mill kills the writer,
and he steals his girl.
Films in 17 Syllables
25 Apr 2006
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Posted by Culture Snob on Tuesday, April 25, 2006.
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