"It's a satirical thriller about contemporary Hollywood," he said.
Perhaps not, at least in contemporary Hollywood, unless the project is steeped in 1960's and 70's nostalgia.
Though born in Britain, the director Roger Spottiswoode has been able to master the obstacle course of contemporary Hollywood.
In contemporary Hollywood, the beach has turned into a site of isolation, anxiety and horror.
He stands as one of the very few filmmakers in contemporary Hollywood who are fluent and innovative in the visual language of the movies.
As Abbie and Robert go about telling their friends the news, the movie becomes a shrewd comic barometer of social attitudes in contemporary Hollywood.
Playback singing is not as common in contemporary Hollywood given the fact that musicals are not as frequent.
The studio's caution is symptomatic of the state of comedy in contemporary Hollywood.
We are a long way from sundown on the Strip and much of contemporary Hollywood too, and so much the better.
The theme of wronged women has hardly changed in contemporary Hollywood, but the studios have given it a new twist: anger and revenge.