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Daniel S. Fisher, professor of physics and applied science, said at a Feb. 22 meeting that the Corporation “have shown shockingly little interest in what has actually been going...
...addition to Maier and Menand, the other committee members who attended the meeting were Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby, Fisher Professor of Natural History and Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences Andrew Knoll, Bass Professor of Government Michael J. Sandel, and Professor of Philosophy Alison Simmons. Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71, an ex officio member of the committee, was also present, along with other guests...
...want audiences to come out with shards stuck in them. I don't care if people love my films or walk out, as long as they have a strong response." Gilliam is proud when he hears stories like the one the rock singer David Crosby told him: that The Fisher King had freed him from feeling guilty about his girlfriend's death in a car crash. "But there's a dangerous side to affecting people," says the director. The Oklahoma City bomber, Timothy McVeigh, was inspired by Robert De Niro's sinister portrayal of a dissident in Brazil and took...
Some of Gilliam's films have been hits: Time Bandits, The Fisher King and 12 Monkeys (his biggest earner, grossing nearly $169 million on a $30 million budget). Yet the zealot's rep sticks to him and makes potential backers wonder, What catastrophe will befall him this time...
Simply put, he gets to make movies because big stars--Robin Williams in The Fisher King, Brad Pitt in 12 Monkeys, Depp in almost anything--love to participate in a Terry Gilliam adventure. "It's like coming to work every day to see a skeleton," Depp says, "and you all start throwing meat on it to see what monster you'll bring to life." Damon pursued Gilliam for years before landing a part in Grimm. "I grew up loving Time Bandits, the way that movie created this weird but totally convincing world," the actor says. "When I first...