do little to salvage this filmmaker 's flailing reputation 
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(ROOT (S (VP (VB ) (NP (NP (JJ )) (SBAR (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN ) (POS )) (VBG ) (NN ))))))))))