“(W)hen my partner and I started our company, Frank & Wally Films, back in 2003, we were fresh out of Michigan law school and strapped for cash. We could barely afford to buy drinks when we schmoozed at the Chateau Marmont, let alone fly from Hollywood to New York or Paris or Sydney on a moment’s notice. So I decided to work the system. My goal was to get to these meetings by attaining frequent-flier platinum status on Northwest Airlines.”