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...does it with a mandarin's eye. He analyzes the subtle semiotics of "jerkology," the interrogator's art of cajoling a prisoner into confessing--"of convincing a perp to trust you more than he trusts himself, and then betraying that trust." Empty hours of patrol time fill up with banter, and Conlon transcribes it with a verve reminiscent of Mamet...
...After four years, it’s incredibly comfortable,” Goldberg says. “We constantly banter for seven innings and have a great time together. We communicate well and have...
Even now there are occasional flares of tension between the director and the screenwriter. Mentioning a key scene towards the end of Sunshine, Gondry unintentionally dredges up an on-set clash over how precisely to stage its action. The two turn away from the reporters to banter about the differing ways they thought about pulling it off, and Kaufman still seems somewhat sore that Gondry’s approach...
...refuse to acknowledge that situation, tacitly penciling in a Princeton win before the game has even been played. All you can muster is acquiescent banter about how the NIT might come calling, while conceding that you’ll merely keep an eye on the scoreboard to see if the Crimson can knock off the mighty Tigers...
...second, the banter in the room synched up directly with what I would expect to hear from an athlete, a coach, or a team in general. I could match specific quotes with actual events that have happened this year to Harvard and other schools around the Ivy League. In an attempt to help you reach this state of nirvana, I’m going to share with you some of the sound bytes and references from my experience in a veritable “Section Twilight Zone...