When Bill Mechanic was the chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment, he had one simple operating principle: Get in trouble. Though his tenure as studio head from 1996 to 2000 was filled with hits, including blockbusters like "Independence Day," "Titanic," and "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace," Mechanic was also known for being one of the few who listened to his gut and greenlit material considered uncommercial. On his watch, the studio released the gory best picture winner "