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...most directors, shooting a film is a chance to be treated like a deity. For Khyentse Norbu, better known as Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, the reincarnation of a 19th century Tibetan saint and one of Himalayan Buddhism's most revered lamas, it's just the opposite. "Mostly when I come to Bhutan I'm supposed to play God," explains the youthful 41-year-old, "which has been such a frustration for me for so many years." What he craves, he says, is the chance to "climb down from my throne and speak to ordinary people. I wish I could...
...must be flown out on one of the country's only two planes for processing in Bangkok. Television came to Bhutan in 1999. And, says Khyentse Norbu, those Bhutanese who know what movies are regard them as purveyances of violence and sex?hardly an appropriate hobby for a reincarnate saint. Gaining permission to bring the 16 foreigners in his crew of 108 to Bhutan, Khyentse Norbu knew, wouldn't be simple. The $1.8 million budget for his film, tentatively entitled Travelers and Magicians, wasn't sufficient to pay the $200 daily tariffs Bhutan imposes on tourists. But Khyentse Norbu proved...
...little wonder that the medium is being used to market everything from lip balm to balm for the soul. Even the Pope is getting in on the act. The Vatican announced last week that it would offer customers of TIM, Italy's largest mobile phone operator, an SMS prayer, saint or gospel each day - for a mere €.15. For now, the service is only available in Italian, but plans are in the works to extend the holy messages to other languages and countries. So the Pope's European flock can look forward to invocations like last Wednesday...
Bronson doesn't have Terkel's gift for conveying character through dialogue, and he can be very, very earnest. It would try the patience of a saint--be it St. Paul or St. Elmo--to listen to the overachieving ballet dancer--runway model--M.B.A. who moans on and on about how empty her life is. Maybe Bronson puts up with it because, even with the hopeless narcissists, he knows he's on the trail of something real: by and large, the interviews are scarily honest, with people sweating and crying and popping antidepressants as they fight to find themselves...
Must a hero also be a saint? If a man performs valorous acts in one context, does ambiguity in other areas of his life negate those achievements? Such questions are at the heart of a seething controversy and court case over competing versions of the story of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who risked his job, his family and his life to save an estimated 10,000 Jews during World...