Word: commitant
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...producers seeking one's next work. But everything about this show is unusual: its length, its two-century sweep, its sprawling blend of domestic cruelty and historical revisionism. As a commercial venture, it is also daunting for its cast of 20 and the need to induce audiences to commit to two three-hour sessions. So it has taken nearly a year and a half to reach New York...
During preproduction on Wolf, Nichols' forthcoming movie starring Jack Nicholson, a source close to the director says that when Nichols encountered serious impediments -- Nicholson wouldn't commit, Columbia wouldn't approve the budget -- Cohn did not quietly throw his weight around and fix everything, Ovitzishly. "Mike ((Nichols)) would try to reach Sam," recalls the source, "and he'd have left the office for the night. And Mike couldn't just call ((Columbia chairman)) Mark Canton and yell at him himself." That's what superagents...
...Given the level of public outrage, how would you deal with those who do commit serious crimes...
...around 1963 and peaked in the late 1970s. The increase in crime from 1963 to 1980 was enormous -- and it occurred in a period of general prosperity. Part of the explanation is that the population got younger, because of the baby boom -- and younger men are more likely to commit crime than older ones...
...young public responded to the suicide with surprise and disbelief. The death of the youthful Deputy White House Counsel touched us, but alienated our sensibilities. No one could guess what motivated Foster to commit an act found so despicable...