(Hence the 'Die Hard' on a bus variety of Hollywood shorthand.)

Though computer-generated imagery (C.G.I., in Hollywood shorthand) was used, most of what is seen on the screen is real, he said.

In Hollywood shorthand, what "Lost" is to "Survivor," "Drive" is to "The Amazing Race," but with much higher stakes - there's a $32 million prize and deadly penalties for some - and one other major difference.

That is Hollywood shorthand for a film that can easily be described to an audience in a single sentence.

Inside "Drive" In Hollywood shorthand, what "Lost" is to "Survivor," "Drive" is to the "Amazing Race," but with much higher stakes.

It's Hollywood scope without Hollywood shorthand, as Lanchester has elected not to use captions.