When a film director directs a film with the intention of winning an Oscar rather than making a good film.
I saw Wolf of Wall Street last weekend, and Martin Scorsese has a case of Oscaritis. The performances are painfully Oscary, and the flashy, unoriginal technique (a rip off of Scorsese's Good Fellas) was like being hit over the head with an Oscar. Definite case of advanced Oscaritis.
by shootandrun January 22, 2014
by shootandrun November 05, 2013
During a tantrum: the dreadful pause that follows a baby's initial scream, as it sucks back more air, to release, an even louder, longer, more ear piercing shriek.
I was just settling into my seat on the plane, when a disgruntled baby nearby let loose with a blood curdling wail. Then came the baby backdraft. It took in a huge gulp of air. I sat helplessly in that half second of calm, waiting for the deafening howl to fill the cabin.
by shootandrun October 14, 2010
Germany is now getting rid of its nuclear power plants. Throngs of young rebellious looking youth had crowded the streets, protesting in the name of "a clean earth". Who stands to fill the vacuum? Coal. Those protesters were definitely coal moles.
by shootandrun May 31, 2011
An organization that devises ways of consolidating power among the elite, by reducing Americans' ability to think.
All these false rumors about health care? They're turning ordinary citizens into screaming angry mobs. This is obviously the work of some sinister un-think tank.
by shootandrun August 20, 2009
(noun) a wedding ring.
by shootandrun June 15, 2007
A for-profit health insurance company's method of rewarding employees for finding ways to drop policyholders who have developed expensive conditions or have pre-existing medical conditions.
Winston had paid four hundred dollars a month for the last eight years - so he could have medical insurance. But because of his carrier's policy of rescission, he was dropped from his plan as soon as got sick.
by shootandrun October 06, 2009