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...Agatha d'Ascoyne (Kind Hearts and Coronets, 1949); Professor Marcus (The Ladykillers, 1955); Colonel Nicholson (The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957) General Yevgraf Zhivago (Dr. Zhivago, 1965); Adolf Hitler (Hitler: The Last Ten Days, 1973); Professor Godbole (A Passage to India, 1984); Sigmund Freud (Lovesick, 1983); George Smiley (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, 1980); Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (Star Wars, 1977); King Charles I (Cromwell, 1970); Prince Feisal (Lawrence of Arabia...
...negotiations, and many complain that he's maddeningly, even irresponsibly hard to reach because of his tendency to do 17 things at once. His partner Robert Silver acknowledges that "life might be easier" if Boies did only 13 things at once. "But," Silver adds, "you wouldn't want to tinker with the psychology" that makes him eager to do 17 things in the first place...
...control cost and content from day one, distributors bid on individual films or bundles of films that are already in the can. It made sense, therefore, that someone who can make money with his hands tied as a distributor could make more money with his hands free to tinker as a producer--if only he were given the opportunity...
Given Florida's tough laws governing absentee ballots (instituted in 1998, after fraud led to the removal of a Miami mayor), it seems dubious to let party operatives tinker with signed ballot applications. But the proposed remedy--throwing out all 15,000 ballots--seems extreme. The Democrats "have a strong case if we insist on following technicalities," says University of Miami law professor Mary Coombs. "But ultimately the application went out to the right person, who ended up being able to vote for whom he wanted. Tossing out the ballots seems to be a very peculiar remedy for the harm...
Dennis Green is a lunatic. The Minnesota Vikings' head coach sat down last off-season to tinker with a football team that had made the play-offs eight straight years, featured explosive wide receivers Randy Moss and Cris Carter and running back Robert Smith, and had as good a chance as any other team to get to the next Super Bowl. Just adjust the dials a bit, right? Not by Green's logic. He went for a thorough overhaul. Dispense with the veteran leadership of Jeff George and Randall Cunningham at quarterback, and give the ball to a second-year...