Posts Tagged ‘Harry Potter’
Wizarding World of Harry Potter comes to Hollywood
Yesterday it was announced that The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, theme park attraction will be springing up in Universal Studios Hollywood. On hand for the announcement where James and Oliver Phelps, who portray Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter films…
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Gary Oldman and the stillness to his role
Gary Oldman is known to millions around the world for his roles as Sirius Black, Harry Potter’s godfather, and Commissioner Jim Gordon in the Batman franchise. Here he tells of his role of George Smiley in the new movie of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy…
My Week With Marilyn – Film Review
At the risk of sounding like a thoughtless cad, the glaringly obvious problem with this project is that star Michelle Williams is no Marilyn Monroe. She doesn’t have Monroe’s lovely face, pretty pout, sex-goddess body or that special seductive something in the way she moved…
Doctor Who – Harry Potter director bring series to the big screen
The director of the last four Harry Potter films, David Yates, has revealed that he is working on a big screen version of Doctor Who. He is developing the movie with Jane Tranter, head of LA-based BBC Worldwide Productions. They are still in early stages…
The Debt – Sam Worthington and his new dramatic role
Don’t let some of Sam Worthington’s movies, like Clash of the Titans deceive you into thinking he’s just a good-looking action hero. We spoke with Sam Worthington about his new dramatic role, and the interesting phenomenon of sharing the character of David with another actor, Ciaran Hinds…
True Blood – Creator Alan Ball on intense emotion
Based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris, HBO’s successful series True Blood is now in its fourth season. Creator and Executive Producer Alan Ball came by the TV Critics Association tour to discuss the new season and his latest trip to Comic-Con…
Rise of the Planet of the Apes – Film Review
Forget the monkey suits and makeup that were hallmarks of the six Planet of the Apes movies (and the TV series) made between 1968 and 2001. Every primate in this terrific back-to-the-beginning reboot is a computer-animated creation based on Avatar-style motion-capture technology…
The Future – Film Review
Director/writer/actor Miranda July’s second feature The Future is a fascinatingly strange, occasionally funny and unexpectedly unsettling portrait of an aimless couple who quit their jobs to spend a month seeking creative and spiritual fulfillment…
Friends with Benefits – Justin Timberlake on the ridiculous gay stereotype
Justin Timberlake is as comfortable onscreen acting as he is onstage singing and dancing. In his new movie Friends with Benefits, he portrays Dylan, an art editor who is recruited by a New York-based executive headhunter. We spoke with Justin at the press day for the movie here in Los Angeles…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 – Film Review
This stately sendoff for the Harry Potter franchise alternates between the solemn and the spectacular, but sometimes seems reluctant about milking the maximum amount of melodrama from the story’s emotionally meaningful moments. It should more than satisfy the faithful, but may not move them to cheers or tears…