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...Linklater says he would be willing to do an action movie. Or a sequel to School of Rock, or a third installment of Before Sunrise, perhaps the lowest-grossing movie ever to spur a sequel. "We all give ourselves a lot of leeway, but we want consistency from other people," he says, taking swings in his office with his aluminum bat. He thinks it's about a fear of failure. In the test audiences for the film, the kids were glad the Bears don't win the championship game, whereas parents weren...
...process. The Unocal bid was its coming-out party, but at times, for Fu Chengyu & Co., it's been anything but fun. It has, so far, shown top management to be not completely fluent in Western-style corporate governance, or aware of the political backlash its acquisition attempt might spur across the Pacific...
...Booth leaps to the stage, but his spur catches on a draped flag. He breaks his leg in the fall. Fleeing, Booth shouts "Sic semper tyrannis" (Thus always to tyrants), the state motto of Virginia. Some say he added, "The South is avenged...
...Administration's previous go-it-alone international economic policies. In September, Baker engineered an agreement with the finance ministers and central bankers of other major nations to push down the value of the U.S. dollar, especially in relation to the Japanese yen. His goal was to cut U.S. imports, spur American exports and head off protectionism in Congress. In recent weeks Baker has been successfully urging other governments to join with the U.S. in reducing interest rates (see chart). That stimulative policy, along with falling oil prices, is expected to help the industrial democracies achieve an average growth rate...
...hooked on home shopping, the hottest concept in television since rock videos hit the tube. The rapidly proliferating shopping programs feature friendly but persistent announcers who promote an array of bargain-priced products and implore viewers to order them (right now!) by calling toll-free numbers. Designed to spur impulse purchases, the programs combine the glitter of a game show, the hard sell of an old Veg-O-Matic commercial and the fervor of a telethon. About 20 home-shopping programs have appeared on the screen, and more are on the way. Home-shopping sales are expected to jump from...