Word: lightweights
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...shot 2002's Phone Booth in a mere 12 days. But Joel Schumacher knows that some dreams take longer than others. Back in 1988, after St. Elmo's Fire and The Lost Boys had introduced him as a promising if lightweight young American director (and before Batman Forever sealed his place in the upper reaches of the Hollywood hierarchy), Schumacher decided to see Broadway's newest hit, The Phantom of the Opera. Even before he got the chance, Andrew Lloyd Webber, its composer, called him and mentioned that he wanted to bring the play to the big screen. "Every director...
...Radcliffe crews enjoyed success comparable to the men’s over the weekend, although an initial 30-second penalty in the Women’s Lightweight Four race nearly cost the Black and White a first-place finish in the Lightweight Fours. After a scratch in the lightweight eight race—this fall, only seven varsity lightweight rowers are primed for competition—the women’s four crossed the finish line first. But judges assessed the Radcliffe boat a crippling penalty for interference against the Georgetown crew, and the once-champion lightweight four fell...
...protested the Radcliffe coxswain’s maneuver, and the Black and White were docked 30 seconds from their winning time. Radcliffe coach Liz O’Leary filed a counter-complaint against the call. By 9:40 p.m. last night, Radcliffe had been restored as champion of the lightweight four category...