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Best of the Geek Decade - Movies
... poll of our collective geek kids, we tried hard to keep it to what was new this decade. For movies, that mean Harry Potter was eligible, since all the films belong to this decade. And while the boy wizard was popular, the big winner was the ... Comment?
Best of the Geek Decade - Books
... girls. Special mention must be made of J. K. Rowling, who fueled the young adult explosion with the success of Harry Potter. The List - The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan (the two older of Corrinaa s kids) (Kevina s sons, ages 9 and 6) The ... Comment?
Movies still a hot choice for Franklin County entertainment
... for the downturn last summer. This year is much better. The summer opened to the latest installments of the "Harry Potter" and "Transformers" franchises, and was followed by solid children's' movies like "Up" and "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," ... Comment?
Turkish cinema turns lens on Kurdish conflict
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... ranks third at the 2009 Turkish box office, far ahead of major new releases like "2012" or the sixth "Harry Potter" film. The newfound urge to zoom in on the human aspects of the 25-year conflict, beyond cliches of patriotism and military heroism, ... Comment?
President's sleigh a " er, motorcade a " calls on Boys and Girls Club
... a parent at bedtime, and later told the boys and girls that he and his older daughter, Malia, had read all the "Harry Potter" books together. He even did one "ho-ho-ho" in character, though it sounded more like "huh-huh-huh." He asked the children ... Comment?
After the big snow, Obama reads from 'The Polar Express' at Boys & Girls Club
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... the floor a couple feet behind him. Later he told the kids he and his older daughter, Malia, had read all the "Harry Potter" books together. He asked the kids what they wanted for Christmas but seemed surprised by their expensive and high-tech ... Comment?
Harry Potter: Icons of the decade
... match the name-recognition, sales and cinematic bankability of Peter Pan, Sherlock Holmes and James Bond. But Harry Potter became the first new global superhero of the 21st century, with JK Rowling following JM Barrie, Arthur Conan Doyle and Ian ... Comment?
This is the decade that was
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... Aim low and you are very likely to miss your target. Aim high and you are Markus Zusak or Margo Lanagan. Harry Potter has also been critical to bringing genre and series fiction in from the cold. I think the success of Potter has helped everyone to ... Comment?
Treasure hunters in it for the thrill
... the sun. He looks over his shoulder, still hiding the coffee can, and decides they're gone. In the world of Harry Potter, "muggles" was the word describing the non-magical population. In the world of Geocaching, muggles are people who don't play the ... Comment?
Book Profiles Daniel Radcliffe's Day
In a book of photographs featuring Daniel Radcliffe of "Harry Potter" fame, author and photographer Tim Hailand captures Radcliffe's day from start to finish. Comment?
... You might be surprised to learn that ita TMs not Julia Roberts or Sandra Bullock. No, ita TMs 19-year-old Harry Potter star Emma Watson, whose movies in the last 10 years brought in a whopping $5.4 billion internationally. [usmagazine.com, 12/16/09 ... Comment?
Classical review: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
... to finish with, this cinematic celebration ranged from John Williams' Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Harry Potter music to such sumptuous underscores as Henry Mancini's soundtrack for Breakfast at Tiffany's and Stanley Black's hi-octane ... Comment?
New a Percy Jacksona International Trailer & Posters
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... official trailer, further solidifying early claims that the film bears more than passing resemblance to the Harry Potter franchise. And last month we got a look at the first international trailer, which showed off some of the special effects and ... Comment?
All Aboard! Obama Reads a oeThe Polar Expressa To DC School Children
... asked the children what they want for Christmas this year, soliciting a wide variety of answers: IPods, the Harry Potter book, a play station portable, and a cell phone. "Whatever happened to like, asking for a bike?" the president joked of the ... Comment?
'Twitterature,' read 'em and tweet
Ever wonder what Harry Potter, Hamlet, or Bella Swan might tweet about? Alexander Aciman and Emmett Rensin wondered, too. Comment?
Facebook's 2009 status update trends: What did you say?
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... platform. 6. Movies - Specific words: New Moon, Transformers, Star Trek, The Hangover, Paranormal Activity and Harry Potter Movies and music are big in popular culture and it's only natural that we would use Facebook updates to talk about new ... Comment?
Exhibs an attractive buy, analyst says
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... on "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and "Toy Story 3" for Imax screens next year. And he expects that the next Harry Potter film will be added to the Imax slate as well as another two films, "Iron Man 2" being one candidate. Exhibs an attractive buy, ... Comment?
James Cameron Talks Tough anda "Titanic 2?
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... are retrenching to stuff they know will be a solid performer. That might be whether it's Spider-Man 4 or Harry Potter 6 or whatever it is; it's a franchise that has a built-in [fan] base. It's harder to make this type of picture which is not based ... Comment?
... Much of the boxoffice success has to do with the success of "local" movies such as "Slumdog Millionaire," "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," "In the Loop," "Damned United" and "Harry Brown." But 2010 promises a leaner, meaner U.K. Film ... Comment?
Authors' favourite books of decade
It was the decade of Dan Brown's ``The Da Vinci Code,'' J.K. Rowling's walloping wizard series ``Harry Potter,'' and Stephenie Meyer's smash vampire saga ``Twilight.'' Updated 21st December 2009, 3:33pm Comment?