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...next phase of his career came with another fantastic, extraordinary scenario in the critically acclaimed "Rainman," in which he played the socially aloof, materially-obsessed Lamborghini dealer, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers the existence of an autistic, institutionalized brother, Ray (Dustin Hoffman). Cruise said he worked for two years with Dustin Hoffman on the creation of the Academy Award-winning film, Describing the production of "Rainman' as an "intensely personal experience," Cruise talked about his awe for Hoffman's ability to create and, after his Method training, to become Ray Babbitt. Aha, I thought, perhaps Charlie, the guy sporting the black...
...security, called a contingent value right, CVR, or "collar," that would guarantee the value of Viacom's bid if Viacom stock failed to reach a certain price level within three years of the merger. The guarantee could cost Viacom an extra $1 billion or so under the worst scenario, but if the stock hit or surpassed the target, the collar would cost the company nothing...
...real human--rather than simply providing a static image of human interaction seen in the first work. The image is projected on a white wall at the entrance to the gallery. By opening the doors and letting in light, we momentarily disrupt the picture. Ivan Gaskell best describes the scenario in the exhibition's catalogue, "[W]e are playing our part as performers as well as viewers, admitting beams, unfocused analogues of the long-leveled rule of streaming light that forms the image. By entering we cause the very stuff of vision to come through the pinhole of the huge...
...dream team. According to Gillooly's statement to the FBI, Harding was worried early on that Eckardt could possibly pull off the attack. The plotters' schemes would seem almost ludicrous if it weren't for their viciousness. A scenario that called for running Kerrigan's car off the road was rejected because the team was afraid that their own "beater car" might be disabled and strand them at the scene of the crime. The hitman, Shane Stant, roamed Cape Cod in a vain attempt to find his quarry. She wasn't there, though Gillooly claims that Harding herself made phone...
...This scenario, familiar to many Harvard students, almost inevitably results in a quick, guiltless copying of the homework...