Posts Tagged ‘harry potter’
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
It’s that time of year again to start thinking about great gift ideas for your friends and family, it’s just easier than saying you love them isn’t it? Here is our annual list of great gift ideas for the film lover in your life.
Whatever you decide, it’s always best to choose gifts based on what you already know about the person. Take a look at our list and I’m sure you won’t go wrong, just keep the receipt in case they already went ahead and spoiled themselves. Mom, if you’re reading this, no more spark plugs OK?
Do you have your own gift idea we missed out on? Let us know in the comments below! And go:
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Tags: back to the future, best gifts for the film lover, christmas, citizen kane, cof presents, gifts, harry potter, netflix, roger ebert, Star Wars: The Complete Saga, the lord of the rings, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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Monday, November 7th, 2011
The franchise is over, the dust has settled, and what we have been left with is one remarkable movie franchise to look back on with mostly praise. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 was a great movie, now it’s time to consider it for awards. Is it really good enough to be considered for a “Best Picture” at the Oscars?
Well, Warner thinks so, they released a promotional “For Your Consideration” video, which is very powerful. You can watch it below as well as a list of nominations Warner Bros. is going for:
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Tags: For Your Consideration, harry potter, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2, oscars
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Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
A collection of links from across the web that may be film, TV and or entertainment related.
- Rupert Grint was almost killed-off midway through the Harry Potter series, ginger revolt! [geekologie]
- Bill Paxton may direct an adaptation of ‘Kung Fu’. [deadline]
- John Goodman (“the goods”) has been cast in the Coen Brothers’ ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’. [showbiz411]
- First look at ‘Hotel Transylvania’, Adam Sandler’s Dracula movie. [facebook]
- Here is a clip from The Muppets where Jason Segel and Walter plan a trip to California. [comingsoon]
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has a new TV spot called “Need Your Help”. [traileraddict]
Trailer for SEVEN BELOW starring Val Kilmer, Ving Rhames and Luke Goss, watch it below:
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Tags: Bill Paxton, coen brothers, harry potter, Hotel Transylvania, Inside Llewyn Davis, John Goodman, kung-fu, Rupert Grint, seven below, the girl with the dragon tattoo, the muppets, Today's Links, trailer, Val-Kilmer, ving rhames
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
A collection of links from across the web that may be film, TV and or entertainment related.
- Sherlock Holmes 3 gets a screenwriter. [hollywood.com]
- Producer Brian Grazer says $45-50 million budget cut means ‘The Dark Tower’ will happen. [playlist] Getting HBO series? [mtv]
- Joss Whedon secretly directed adaptation of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. [muchadothemovie]
- Metallica developing 3D feature film with Charlotte Huggins. [loudwire]
- Eric Bana to play Elvis Presley in ‘Elvis Presley & Nixon’. [thr]
- Matt Damon and Ben Affleck developing Whitey Bulger Mobster Biopic. [deadline]
- Sony Wants Aaron Sorkin to Pen the Steve Jobs Biopic. [latimes]
- Warner Bros will pull ‘Harry Potter’ DVDs out of circulation December 29 2011. [ew]
Tags: aaron sorkin, ben affleck, Elvis Presley & Nixon, Eric Bana, harry potter, HBO, joss whedon, matt damon, Metallica, sherlock holmes, Steve Jobs, The Dark Tower, Today's Links
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
A collection of links from across the web that may be film, TV and or entertainment related.
- You saw the bad-ass trailer, now here’s the poster for ‘The Grey’ starring Liam Neeson. [image]
- ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D’ teaser poster is here. [image]
- The Dark Knight Rises will possibly film at Occupy Wall Street. [nymag]
- No ‘Expendables’ sequel for Mickey Rourke, he will be missed. [deadline]
- DeLorean Car Company apparently building an electric version of the car, sold. [autoguide]
- Anne Hathaway has been cast in ‘Les Miserables’ film. [bbc]
Trailer for Harry Potter Documentary ‘When Harry Left Hogwarts – a new documentary that will be on either the Blu-ray or DVD of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2:
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Tags: anne hathaway, DeLorean, harry potter, Les Miserables, liam neeson, mickey rourke, poster, the dark knight rises, The Expendables 2, the grey, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D, trailer
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With the Box Office numbers still being too close to call, I went ahead and called it anyways. Smurfs isn’t #1 okay, it just isn’t. Good for Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford, two fine actors showing the blue jerks who’s boss. For the nitpickers, you can check out Box Office Mojo or The-Numbers on Monday for an official winner.
1. Cowboys & Aliens – $36.2M
2. The Smurfs – $36.2M
3. Captain America – $24.9M – $116.7M
4. Harry Potter – $21.9M – $318.4M
5. Crazy, Stupid, Love – $19.3M
[MORE: Box Office Mojo, The-Numbers]
I guess we can spin it anyway we want, but Cowboys might come out a loser either way, with a projected budget of about $200M (the project started development in 1997) it’s hard to imagine the film having the legs to really stand out or merit the studio’s favorite word, “sequel”. The Smurfs will have a sequel, new TV show and probably a “meet the chipmunks” movie too. I’m going back to bed.
Tags: Box Office Report, Captain America: The First Avenger, Cowboys & Aliens, crazy stupid love, harry potter, the smurfs
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows didn’t hold onto the top spot, but what else can you do after breaking so many records? It held up well and should continue on its way to be one of the biggest of the year and the franchise. Captain American took the lead, let’s look at some numbers.
1. Captain America – $65.8M
2. Harry Potter – $48M – $274.2M
3. Friends with Benefits – $18.5M
4. Transformers 3 – $12M – $325.8M
5. Horrible Bosses – $11.72M – $82.4M
[MORE: Box Office Mojo, The-Numbers]
I thought for sure Captain America would face the same humiliation as Green Lantern did, but I guess people just prefer Marvel to DC, or so I’m sure some people will spin it to seem. The truth is Green Lantern looked horrible and Captain America has Nazi’s, and people love them some Nazi killings. Whatever the reason, Captain now holds the highest debut for a comic book hero in 2011, previously held by Thor’s $65.7M debut.
So how did another R-rated comedy do? Well not as well as Bridemaids ($24M) and Bad Teacher ($31M) and not as much as its twin No String Attached (19.6M). Next week: Cowboys and Aliens, The Smurfs and Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Tags: Box Office Report, Captain America, friends with benefits, harry potter, horrible bosses, transformers 3
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It ends here.
Welcome to The CoF Weekend Preview where we take a look at what’s going on this weekend in entertainment. Check back Sunday night for the Box Office Report and return Monday for The City Strip. Don’t forget to check out the CoF Summer Movie Guide 2011 for what else is coming soon to theaters. The City of Films Show Episode 3 is happening next week (for real this time), check out the previous episodes here.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – IMDB – RT (97%)
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This is it folks, after 10 years and eight films the Harry Potter era is coming to an end. The film will break records and hearts, it’s like the last day of camp isn’t it? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2 had already broken the record for US pre-sales with $50 million worth of advanced tickets sold, the film took in $43.5 million from midnight screenings beating the previous record of $30 million set by Twilight Saga: Eclipse. It’s the event of the weekend and should bring one of the best movie franchises to a satisfying conclusion.
Note: Imelda Staunton should have received an Oscar nom for playing Dolores Umbridge in Order of the Phoenix. [see]
Winnie the Pooh – IMDB – RT (91%)
I think Roger Ebert put it best saying: “The whole program could make a nice introduction to moviegoing for a small child”. He went on to award the film 3/4 stars. I could see myself watching this on a rainy day where I can’t get off the couch and it has come on the TV. Who doesn’t love Pooh?
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Tabloid (limited) – We showed a trailer [see] for this interesting documentary, is sex scandal still popular?
Tags: harry potter, harry potter and the deathly hallows, tabloid, weekend preview, winnie the pooh
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