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In case you missed these pieces, The Film Snob*s Dictionary was the subject of some intriguing writeups in mid-March: a characteristically terse reviewette in Variety and an inordinately weighty think piece by Richard Schickel in the L.A. Times. Schickel’s article is flattering even as he resists falling in love with the book, yet puzzling in its desire to evaluate The Film Snob*s Dictionary as if it were some kind of scholarly tract by Jonathan Rosenbaum. As we’ve said in interviews, the opinions expressed within the book are genuine, but the book itself is, let’s face it, a novelty paperback. Next: Harold Bloom on Why Do Men Have Nipples? April 04, 2006 More Film Snobbery »
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Fruit bomb. Modern-style purplish-red wine valued for its big, jammy flavor above all other considerations, such as STRUCTURE and long-term aging potential. The blame/credit for fruit bombs, which Snobs regard as crass, slutty “drink now” wines that don’t warrant serious consideration, is usually attributed to Australia, whose winemakers discovered a ready market in the 1990s for young Syrahs (or Shiraz wines, in OZ parlance) that taste like grape-infused butane. Read more from the Wine Snob's Dictionary » 
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