Word: visione
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...says Canadian-born Skoll. Nonetheless, Skoll also passed on making the script, which George Clooney had originally cowritten as a four-part television show. But when Skoll spent time with Clooney in Dubai during the filming of Syriana, the two talked for hours about history. Clooney explained his vision for the film, frame by frame, and Skoll was sold. He believed the film would meld with Participant's grandiose mission: to change the world...
Although Skoll has the final say on which movies get the green light, he has assembled a team of veteran Hollywood executives who share his vision to oversee the day-to-day operation of Participant's documentary and narrative-feature divisions. "I was definitely inspired by his passion and belief that this could be successful," says Participant president Ricky Strauss. "The idea of working on movies that mattered, with social relevance, was exciting and intoxicating...
...Representative Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, encouraged a group of students at Harvard Law School (HLS) to get involved with his progressive political vision for Ohio and the rest of the nation Saturday afternoon. The informal speech and discussion—which was hosted by the HLS Democrats and drew about 20 students—came as part of Brown’s primary campaign for a U.S. Senate race in Ohio 2006. Brown identified himself as an unapologetic progressive “ready to run a populist campaign and progressive agenda” and focused on the themes of economic...
...there any chance that 2006 will be brighter? "Economic reform is the A and Z of Europe now," says MacShane. Perhaps once the big Continental economies pick up, he suggests, Europe can feel its oats again. Others doubt whether Europe's current crisis-laden leadership has the clout and vision necessary to deliver any viable solutions. "The European integration process is in a very different place now to 10 or 20 years ago, and I don't think many people have made the mental leap needed to reflect that," says Mark Leonard, director of foreign policy...
...happy to keep it on its pedestal.“The story on its own carries a real weight,” says Gyllenhaal. “There is a real power to it.”Lee expresses his fondness for the script by describing his own vision of the story’s inception. “I felt that Annie Proulx walked through the forest one day and…found this timeless combination that hasn’t been thought of before,” he says.Lee first got his hands on the script after...