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Kids' movie safety portrayals improved: study

The entertainment industry has improved its portrayals of walking, cycling and boating in movies aimed at children, but half of scenes still show risky behaviour, U.S. researchers found. Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of deat [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

HuffPost Weekend Box Office in Review: G-Force Defeats Harry...

The three openers all performed more or less within expectations. All three targeted vastly different demographics and all three had relatively massive advertising budgets (Is something wrong with Esther? I hadn't heard). The big news is th [...]

Posted On : Jul, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Hundreds flock to 'Harry Potter' premiere in PoS

Hundreds of children and adults flocked to the Globe Cinema in Port of Spain on Tuesday as the Caribbean Kids and Families Therapy Organisation hosted the movie premiere of the new Harry Potter movie-Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince praised by Vatican

"There is a clear line of demarcation between good and evil and [the film] makes clear that good is right. One understands as well that sometimes this requires hard work and sacrifice," the newspaper judged. The broadsheet paper [...]

Posted On : Jul, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

'Harry Potter' franchise shows no sign of slowing

Even after a half-dozen films, Harry Potter continues to prove he's a sorcerer in the dark."Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," the sixth movie installment of J.K. Rowling's book series, took in more than $158 million at the [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Is the new Harry Potter movie too scary for your kids?

I have told my poor hospitalized brother that unless he really needs me today, I am skipping out on rubbing his feet and feeding him to go and see the new Harry Potter movie: “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” I was plann [...]

Posted On : Jul, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

'Harry Potter' Making a Wizardly Entrance

Everything is getting out of "Harry Potter's" way. With the five installments preceding it consistently delivering worldwide box office tallies of around $900 million each, the latest installment of J.K. Rowling's fantasy franch [...]

Posted On : Jul, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Harry Potter and the Rival Teen Franchise

Alicia Penner, a 13-year-old from Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, read the “Harry Potter” books 57 times. She watched the “Harry Potter” movies. Then last fall, a friend lent her the teen vampire book series “Tw [...]

Posted On : Jul, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Review: New `Harry Potter' goes to head of class

Harry Potter has kept his fans waiting for two years, the longest school break they have had to endure for a new movie adventure about the teen wizard. It's been worth the wait. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," the sixt [...]

Posted On : Jul, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Disney offers hi-def downloads for the first time, says 'we ...

Disney is to release key titles in its movie archive for high definition download for the first time. 69 titles will become available to US film fans via the VUDU VOD platform from June 4, with titles including the Pirates of the Caribbean [...]

Posted On : Jun, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Disappointingly little substance to Terminator Salvation

Terminator Salvation is one of the most visually impressive films in the series. The action is non-stop and the look borders on dazzling. Fittingly for a movie about machines, director McG (Charlie's Angels) and writers John Brancato and [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2009 | Comments : 1

A Christmas Carol Movie Poster

Disney’s A Christmas Carol. The movie, directed by Robert Zemeckis, is based on the Dickens classic and stars Jim Carrey in the roles of Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. And, of course, we’ve got t [...]

Posted On : May, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

The Princess and the Frog Poster

Over the weekend, we told you about the trailer for The Princess and the Frog (due in theaters later this month with Up). Today, we get a couple of updates including the full trailer (in High Definition QuickTime) at Apple and the film&rs [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Observe and Report

Observe and Report" is a step forward for comedy, not a Neil Armstrong-size step, maybe, but big enough to notice. The movie presents Seth Rogen as a mall security guard with bipolar disorder, who is dumb as a post and has delusions of [...]