As much time and money and effort as Hollywood pours into big-budget franchises, only a handful manage to make a real lasting impression on moviegoers. But the best of them live on long after the last installment has hit theaters, and one that falls into that category is Warner Bros.' Harry Potter series. From 2001…
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If you're the kind of person who got all emotional during all those Harry Potter cast interviews about shooting the final scene, or if you referred to the last movie, without irony, as "the end of an era," then When Harry Left Hogwarts is for you. The documentary, by BAFTA-winning filmmaker Morgan Matthews (The Fallen),…
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Fake Criterion covers have become a pretty popular form of fan art as of late. Design-inclined cinephiles have fake-Criterioned everything from Orson Welles' Macbeth to a French version of Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle to Kickpuncher (which is itself a fake movie), and it's no wonder why. Criterion DVDs often get the kind of…
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Since we've been doing top 10 movies of the year lists, I thought it was a good time to look at Internet Movie Database's top 10 highest rated movies of 2010. While it is very easy to discount any of these lists (or any best of list in general), and while it might be easy…
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It's the beginning of the end for Harry Potter. The seventh film in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I, breaks half of JK Rowling's final Potter novel into a film of its own. The result is rather unlike anything else in the series, and, despite the not-quite cliffhanger structure that results,…
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Briefly: Warner Bros. just threw a light jab into the face of post-conversion 3D. The studio had planned to release Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I in post-converted 3D. But now WB has released a statement saying that the film will release only in 2D and IMAX versions, and that, We will not…
Read MoreWarner Bros held the first test screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I today in Chicago, and /film reader "Kyle" has sent us his early reader reaction. Hit the jump if you're curious. Disclaimer: As with any test screening, you should be aware that this version of the film is not final.…
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Warner Bros has released a teaser trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on the DVD/Blu-ray of Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince. The 50-second teaser trailer is preceded by brief introductions from David Yates and David Heyman, as well as a bunch of behind the scenes footage. The whole segment runs almost two-minutes long,…
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We finally have an official release date: Warner Bros will release Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I on November 19th 2010. That means there will be exactly two years without a Harry Potter movie. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hits theaters later this year on November 21st. The second part of Deathly…
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Harry Potter fans rejoice! Warner Bros is expected to officially announce plans to release the adaptation of the last and final Harry Potter book, split into two separate films. This makes more than perfect sense considering the 36 chapter plus epilogue book is a whopping 759 pages long. Fans have complained that the last two…
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