Better parts mean less downtime on a cold-rolling mill or a coating line.

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Mondi, a papermaker, trains staff to perform several different jobs, so that if one person falls ill, the paper mill need not stop rolling.

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It keeps rolling as the antihero, studio production chief Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins), murders a screenwriter he thinks is threatening him, endures a police investigation, defends his corporate turf, and takes us through the process that can transform even a tough-minded flop into a potential smash hit.

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