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Four years after the release of his Oscar-nominated documentary, Super Size Me, in which he spent 30 days eating nothing but McDonald's food, Morgan Spurlock is about to release his second feature film. This one's about his search for the most wanted man on earth. The filmmaker forgoes fast-food binges for another type of physical danger: searching for Osama bin Laden. In an interview with TIME, Spurlock opens up about his quest...
They say James “Toofer” Spurlock isn’t “black.” Which is funny, because he’s black. Sure, he’s just a character on “30 Rock.” But he stands for the broader category of the race traitor: the African-American who went to Harvard, sang Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” with the Kroks, and turned his back on black culture.The same category doesn’t really exist within the white community...
...that further humanitarian or political agendas. Big-name directors have put their reputations on the line, and rich men have risked fortunes for passion projects. This spring there are at least eight projects with a strong social agenda hitting theaters from such noteworthy filmmakers as Errol Morris and Morgan Spurlock as well as from message-movie newcomers like Ben Stein...
That leaves a huge price gap for the likes of EOS, whose one-class structure can deliver a top-shelf product at a relatively low price and still make a decent profit, says EOS founder and strategic director David Spurlock. "You now have this new entrant that is zealous about delivering outstanding service and quality--and that's all they do. The large enterprise--which is juggling economy, strategies, pressures from discounters, international routes with domestic routes--has a hard time keeping pace." EOS's usual fare to London, $7,500, undercuts BA's by 20%; its lowest fare...
That's where EOS has excelled. Focusing on business flyers has yielded both cachet and efficiency. "Ours is the difference between shopping at Tiffany and shopping at Sears," says Spurlock, who spent five years at BA. "If you produce a product that has a higher quality, that is somehow more nimble and you can be more efficient, that business is going to succeed," he says. EOS has added a third daily flight each way and has been negotiating feverishly for new jets and planning additional routes after raising another $75 million in financing...