Article: Film, dreams and stolen pocketwatches.(Diamonds and Pearls, Buster Keaton charectarization)

Cinematic reference is everywhere these days. You can see it in films from Airplane to Scary Movie, from Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill to Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle. For several seasons, The Simpsons was full of it; The Family Guy has, to some extent, currently taken over. When it works, it adds to our enjoyment of a film by flattering us that we are as knowledgeable about film as the people who make these films or TV series. When it doesn't work, it alienates audience members by making us feel we are hearing a joke we don't get. It usually works, though, as the filmmakers and television producers mix in enough originality and keep up such a fast pace that there is ...

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