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Being a fan helps with the tricky business of winning over fanboys of established franchises, who tend to be a protective bunch. When Chris Weitz was tapped to direct this fall's His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass, an adaptation of the first book in Philip Pullman's fantasy series, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, the About a Boy director made the mistake of going online and reading a poll of fan reaction. "I had just barely beaten 'nobody' as the person who would be the best director for the series," says Weitz, who eventually invited some fans onto...
...This bombshell occupies only five pages, but it gives Rajmohan Gandhi enough material for his book's redeeming feature-namely, the clear depiction of the tensions between Gandhi's erratic emotional compass and his unswerving moral one. For despite the occasional salacious lapses, the overarching principle that infused Gandhi's life was his intrinsic belief in the equality of all souls. Even though he operated in an obsessively caste- and class-ridden society, Gandhi never viewed people as Hindu or Muslim, Brahmin or untouchable. He even refused to think of the British as the enemy. His war was about righteousness...
...Which do you like better, directing or running the studio? I like both jobs a lot and don't intend to drop one for the other. They are quite different. It's satisfying to be involved with films like Lord of the Rings, Wedding Crashers, Golden Compass and Rush Hour [as head of the studio]. I feel like they are part of my extended family. But they are godchildren, whereas I am the real father of the films I've directed. I feel a more paternal and genetic attachment to them...
...take action. “It’s going to take that level of activism before we can embolden our leaders,” she said. Kennedy alluded to George Washington’s dignified treatment of British troops, saying, “If we lose that moral compass, we’ve lost what we’re fighting for.” The audience included Samantha Power, Lindh professor of practice of global leadership and public policy at the Kennedy School of Government and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “A Problem From...
Richard was also appointed to serve on the ad hoc committee that advised Radcliffe Dean Drew G. Faust and former President Neil L. Rudenstine on the formation of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study—a committee which, according to Faust, provided “a compass to steer by” for the institute...