distory n.— «People who examine how the Disney corporation interprets and presents historical themes to the public have coined the term “distory” to describe the “dis”tortions and “dis”information...
bottle show n.— «Now in TV production parlance, “a bottle show” is an episode of a television series that is deliberately designed to be shot on the cheap. Meaning that it can’t feature any on-location work, massive crowd...
farming one’s insurance n.— «Other growers and government officials said some of the farmers who started growing sweet potatoes had never grown them before. Others planted in areas known to be wet. Still others didn’t take care of their...
speaker-box n.— «Another is joining the OutKast dots. The film was already in production when OutKast wrote their 2003 album, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, which came studded with film project foretastes. Tracks like “The...
liar flier n.— «Forest City Ratner has just mailed its third direct-mail propaganda piece, each one a bigger production than the last. These pieces have been dubbed “liar fliers” (we don’t know who coined the phrase), due to...
bus-and-truck show n.— «You can’t really call the Utah Shakespearean Festival’s 75-minute touring production a “bus-and-truck” show, borrowing a phrase used to describe some Broadway tours.» —“Festival’s ‘Macbeth’ brings...