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New This Week
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 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
Harry Doesn't Want to Say Goodbye
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I'm not sure it's any good because I haven't seen it all yet. Whether or not this is a fitting finale will have to wait for Part 2, and then we can judge this story as a whole. It's time for Harry Potter to say goodbye. No really, say goodbye. Go on. Don't linger.
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Featured Interview: Georgie Henley, Will Poulter
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 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Bringing a Classic Book to Life
Darrel Manson
"I think the greatest kind of inspiration was the book itself," said Poulter. "And that was for everyone. Everyone was trying to stay very true to the book. The directors insisted on that. I guess the biggest challenge for me was trying to represent Eustace as he is in the book."
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We are pleased to announce that Hollywood Jesus will be providing special coverage of the Harry Potter series in conjunction with the release of the last two movies, between now and July of 2012. Click through for the complete article index.
This weekend marks the beginning of the end... for Harry Potter fans.
If you have been hiding under a rock, I must tell you that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 came out on Friday. I happened to attend a preview of the upcoming Dawn Treader movie Thursday night. When I got out of the theater at about 9:00, fans were already lined up to get into midnight showings of Deathly Hallows. (There were at least six midnight showings at this particular theater complex.)
Last year I was able to attend a sold-out midnight showing of The Half-Blood Prince, and that was quite an experience.
What is responsible for the huge popularity of the Harry Potter books, and the blockbuster movies based on them? Denise Roper believes she knows...
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Join us in a journey to survey many of the great films of the silent era. We do not wish a one-sided conversation, so we invite your comments and feedback. May we take your hand and walk with you to this wondrous land? The curtain is rising, so we must hurry. Click through for the complete article index.
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London After Midnight
Silent Tribute Series, Part XI
11/21/10 | Comment Here There are hundreds, perhaps thousands of silent films which are considered "lost." Because the film was nitrate based, it degrades over time. Many of the films that are still being discovered are being found in cold regions, where the lower temperatures preserve the film's integrity, or are discovered stored in darkened storage areas.
Even when these films are discovered, the process of restoring them to a viewable condition is difficult, daunting work. According to a May 22, 2007 article in Variety, Martin Scorsese said that 90% of American silent films are gone. This sad truth was part of his reason for creating the World Cinema Foundation which, according to their website, "is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and restoring neglected films from around the world-in particular, those countries lacking the financial and technical ability to do so."
Among the better known lost silent horror films are Werewolves (1913), a film about Frankenstein entitled Life Without Soul (1915), a sequel to 1920's The Golem entitled The Golem and the Dancing Girl (1917),and London After Midnight (1927).
Of all of the lost films, London After Midnight has a found a particular place of prominence. Not only is it legendary because it was collaboration between terror titans Tod Browning and Lon Chaney, but also because of the many productions images which still exist. The portraits of the great Lon Chaney in full monster mode-replete with a mouthful of teeth that would make any shark envious-seem to indicate a lost fright fest.
William K. Everson writes in Classics of the Horror Film, "Chaney's grotesque makeup-the wide staring eyes, the filed vampire teeth, the costume of top hat and opera coat-plus the admittedly appetizing stills, promising much in the way of bizarre sets and lighting-seemed to sweep away all criticism." But the truth seems to be that the film didn't quite live up to its absent billing.
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New on DVD & Blu-ray
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 Elf
The Ultimate Collector's Editor... Sure Enough
Jacob Sahms
Now on Blu-ray. "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is to sing loud for all to hear." --Buddy the Elf. I seriously agree. If you haven't seen Elf, then you've gotta get you some Christmas cheer. Get out there. Now.
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