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...self-described film geek, Shaye, who's also an attorney and former Fulbright Scholar, founded New Line in 1967 with a plan to distribute art films. But over the ensuing 40 years, the studio has amassed a library of commercial hits including the Nightmare on Elm Street series, Rush Hour, Wedding Crashers and the Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy to emerge as Hollywood's leading mini-major studio. (New Line is owned by Time Warner, which is also the parent of Time Magazine and Time.com). In that time, Shaye directed just one film, Book of Love, a bawdy...
...Which do you like better, directing or running the studio? I like both jobs a lot and don't intend to drop one for the other. They are quite different. It's satisfying to be involved with films like Lord of the Rings, Wedding Crashers, Golden Compass and Rush Hour [as head of the studio]. I feel like they are part of my extended family. But they are godchildren, whereas I am the real father of the films I've directed. I feel a more paternal and genetic attachment to them...
...After five years of maneuvering into position, everything is suddenly moving much faster than Giuliani expected: the race for endorsements, the fund-raising schedule, the competition for staff members. The rush of major states to jump their primaries to Feb. 5 could compress months of campaigning into a handful of days. A faster schedule, with big urban states playing a major role in the primaries, should favor a well-known candidate with proven crossover appeal. "It's good for me, no question about it, from a tactical point of view," says Giuliani. Furthermore, Giuliani strategists believe his experience...
...real careful with him, real cautious,” Walsh says. “We thought he’d be a little ahead of where he is right now, but it’s an injury that takes some time, and we’re not going to rush...
...helps that Walsh doesn’t have to rush Vance back to shortstop. Stoeckel, who, along with five other members of the team, happens to be Vance’s suitemate, walked on to the squad as a sophomore and saw limited time as a utility infielder last season. At the plate, Stoeckel—with just three singles in 20 career at-bats—won’t scare opposing pitchers the way Vance does, but his quick hands remind the Crimson coaching staff of the solid defense Brown brought to that position during...