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Remaking Paramount by the Seat of His Pants
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Brad Grey, the chairman of Paramount since 2005.
Brad Grey, an outsider from the world of television, steers a fabled studio through tough times.
A Dark-Humor Master Gets a Camera
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Brendan Gleeson, near right, on the set of “In Bruges” with the film’s writer and director, Martin McDonagh. The movie plays at Sundance before opening Feb. 8.
Martin McDonagh’s plays have won wide acclaim, but he had filmmaking in mind all along.
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