"That power includes, as a general matter, the authority to remove those who assist him in carrying out his duties.
The "Dragon Painter" disc includes, as a hefty bonus, the 1914 feature "The Wrath of the Gods," directed by Reginald Barker for the producer Thomas H. Ince.
Ian McEwan's recent comic novel "Solar" includes, as a minor character, a conceptual artist whose latest work, constructed for Tate Modern, is a gargantuan Monopoly board with dice two metres high and houses that viewers can enter.
Each program actually includes, as a theme-busting segment, four of the 12 "Cypresses" — works Dvorak originally wrote as songs (in 1865, when he was 24) and later orchestrated (in 1887, when he was 46).
The leading contender for the 53 percent that is owned by the Jean R. Yawkey Trust is a group that is headed by Tom Werner, former managing owner of the San Diego Padres, and includes, as a minority investor, The New York Times Company, owner of The Boston Globe as well as The Times.
(He includes, as a tantalizing aside, mention of the original plan for a movie adaptation of "Lady Sings the Blues," which would have starred Dorothy Dandridge and been directed by Anthony Mann — whose 1954 film "The Glenn Miller Story" is among Hollywood's best musical biopics).
