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Columbia has not had a winning record since 1992-93. But last year’s Lions team won eight of its final twelve games and lost each of the others by five points or fewer. Thus, this season could be a breakthrough one for Columbia. In fact, it had better be; with five of the Lions’ top six players being seniors, it might be their last chance for a while...
...suffered for the nose, but not because of it. Five years ago, Wilson, 33, became known as one of the most original young writers in movies. The film was Bottle Rocket, a sharp-as-a-tack crime comedy he co-wrote with director Wes Anderson. Their low-budget breakthrough, starring Wilson and his two brothers, Luke, 30, and Andrew, 37, earned some devoted fans and critics, but it didn't set any fires at the box office. Since then, however, Owen has established his unique profile with supporting roles in big popcorn hits like 1998's Armageddon and last year...
...composer as gifted and accomplished as Williams may only have one legitimate complaint: After 40 years of wild success, it gets harder and harder to produce music that is both new and brilliant. While the Harry Potter score is certainly great music, it doesn’t represent a breakthrough in the field. It sounds like the quintessential movie soundtrack because it is similar to a lot of other movie soundtracks, particularly Williams’s older work...
Corriero seemed most surprised by her breakthrough performance...
...even as individual swimmers posted a number of breakthrough performances and personal-best times, Harvard had difficulty replicating those