“The character of a gold-collar
worker like Miles is, in its way, as timely as a tech geek like Mark
Zuckerberg. More than anything, Miles is a passionate consumer of fine wine.
The craving for luxury on the part of those who can only occasionally afford it
is the story of our era.”
—In screenwriter and lecturer
Norman Snider’s latest book, How to Make Love to a Movie Star: Writing for
Film, Exile Editions Ltd, Holstein, Ontario, 2012. Snider is reviewing the
shabby character of Miles Raymond, played by Paul Giamatti in Sideways.
Socio-psychologists and "restore America" think tanks in
Washington may worry that our dreams about the good life are shrinking.
Hollywood isn’t so sure.
Men in their prime today may not beat their
fathers at the office, but they still want more.
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