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...certainly had her share of luck. Lansing has been responsible for bankrolling many of the past decade's biggest hits (Titanic, Forrest Gump, Braveheart). But Paramount has recently faced rocky times, scoring well with quirky, smaller films such as Mean Girls and School of Rock while stumbling with big-budget titles like the remake of The Stepford Wives and the effects-heavy Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow...
Sherri Lansing picks blockbusters for Paramount Pictures--she has scored in the past with big bets on Forrest Gump, Braveheart and--maybe you've heard of it?--Titanic. And mathematical geophysicist Vladimir Keilis-Borok comes into the office every morning to try to work out where the next major earthquake is going to strike. He's had a few notable successes and one recent, prominent failure. No pressure there, Vladimir...
...world citizenship often occurs in insolubly conflictual ways. This wave of globalization has inspired a complicated cultural and institutional resistance to American(-style) economic dominance. We all know this. People used to be surprised by local resistances; no one should be anymore. (Haven’t you seen Braveheart or Gladiator or King Arthur or Troy...
...BRAINIER BRAVEHEART...
Amazingly, the principals remained relatively unscathed until the end. The critical fight between Hector and Achilles was scheduled to be shot just before production wrapped, to give Bana and Pitt extra time to practice their swordsmanship with renowned stunt coordinator Simon Crane (Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan). But a few days before the fight, Pitt damaged his Achilles tendon--an irony he can laugh about now, though only a little. A few days later, Hurricane Marty, the second hurricane to hit the production, blew down the walls of Troy. The walls were rebuilt, and Pitt's leg healed, but shooting...