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Sometimes we use words. Often, they’re made up. When we do make them up, you’ll find their definitions on this page.

Texas Ballet

The Texas Ballet is the long, dialog free sequence that celebrates cornerstone elements of Texas misery that are hot, sweaty, dusty, and likely end in a key character being buried alive, though not always. 

Origin:  The Coen Brothers are expert at making use of location as a key player in their films. The silent sequence in Blood Simple is a great example, a dance of landscape driven visuals leading up to Dan Hedaya being buried alive.   

Usage:  “I live for subtlety — if a character’s going to die, I need a Texas Ballet to build up to it.”

First UsedBlood Simple

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