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This week’s Round Table focuses on  ”James Bond 23″ (a.k.a., the 23rd 007 film, titled SKYFALL, which began production this week) and on HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 2, which makes it home video debut on Tuesday, November 8. As always, Cinefantastique Podcasters Lawrence French, Dan Persons, and Steve Biodrowski offer their [...]

[ November 19, 2010; ] The penultimate entry in the Harry Potter film series opens nationwide; advance screenings begin just after Thursday midnight (technically Friday morning.) The film will be available in standard engagements and in IMAX 3-D. Eying the approaching demise of their profitable franchise, Warner Brother has divided the final Harry Potter book into two films. Presumably this [...]

Warner Bros. will not have a completed 3-D version of the film by its November release date.

Here’s Warner Brothers’ Officaial Theatrical Trailer for HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, Part 1

Actor Tom Felton, who gained notoriety for his portrayal of the role of Draco Malfoy in the HARRY POTTER films, has signed on to 20th Century Fox’s RISE OF THE APES, a prequel to the beloved PLANET OF THE APES.

You’d think a boy wizard would be used to ghosts by now.

Over at the Kansas City Star, in a review of THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE titled ‘The magic is lost to all but young viewers, Jason Heck asks the rhetorical question: “Ever wonder what the “Harry Potter” films would be like without an ounce of wit, grace or subtlety?”

To which I reply: We don’t need THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE to tell us that!

The BBC announced that production started Monday (July 12th) on the 2010 DOCTOR WHO Christmas Special for BBC One.

The special will guest star Michael Gambon (Dumbledore in the HARRY POTTER films) Harry Potter, The Singing Detective) and opera singer Katherine Jenkins, in her first acting role.
Head writer and executive producer of DOCTOR WHO, Steven [...]

The highly-anticipated first trailer for Warner Brothers’ HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS has arrived! The first of a two-part finale to the wildly successful film series based on the novels by author J.K. Rowling is directed by David Slade and features the return of the beloved cast.

Also premiering at the MTV MOVIE Awards was this new trailer for HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, Part 1
Warner Brothers Pictures’ THE DEATHLY HALLOWS opens November 19th.
Directed by David Yates (THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE), with a screenplay by Steve Kloves (GOBLET OF FIRE), based on J.K. Rowling’s novel.
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Allan [...]

WARNING: If you hate spoilers, do not read this review. If you want to see the new HARRY POTTER film without knowing what happens, do not read this review. If you do not want the entire plot, from beginning to end, totally revealed before you even buy your ticket, do not read this review. In [...]

I’m not a big fan of the HARRY POTTER film franchise, but this television commercial, which emphasizes the darker tone of the upcoming episode, has actually piqued my interest – which has been waning since PRISONER OF AZKABAN.
According to the official plot summary from Warner Brothers: Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle [...]

HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE – the fourth in the film franchise – is decently entertaining, albeit uneven and frustrating – which is saying a lot, when you consider that the series is basically a soulless Hollywood moneymaking franchise that has little to do with making great movies and everything to do with [...]