ZETA-JONESIN' (n.) The uncontrollable urge to wed, and bear the child of, a much older Hollywood star.
COX-ARQUETTE SYNDROME (n.) The tendency of hot babes to rescind hyphenation to goofy guys.
FREAKY-STILES (v.) To reinforce a negative stereotype by being the only white dancer and the only bad dancer in a movie (see Julia in Save the Last Dance).
GO BENICIO (v.) To make a sudden jump from indie character actor to superstar by mysteriously appearing in every good movie in a given season (à la Del Toro in Traffic, The Pledge, and Snatch); to simultaneously achieve celebrity and overexposure.
SODERBERGHENFREUDE (n.) The not-sad, not-happy feeling arising from exceeding the annual quota of critically acclaimed films, effectively scotching one's chances for a Best Director Oscar.
Adam Bluestein and I.W. Nicholson


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