“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” debuted in theaters on Wednesday, breaking the midnight record set by last summer’s “The Dark Knight,” and ticket sales have remained strong through the weekend. In this sixth installment of the popular children’s book series, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) returns to Hogwarts, suspicious that his classmate Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) [...]
Posts from ‘July, 2009’
Jul 17
“EW” Comic-Con preview features “Iron Man 2″ exclusive photos
The “Iron Man” sequel doesn’t hit theaters for another 10 months, but exclusive photos featuring the cast can be yours now. This week’s issue of “Entertainment Weekly,” on newsstands today, is their second annual Comic-Con Preview and features upcoming movies, comics and television shows. Comic-Con International is a fan conference that features comics and items from [...]
Jul 16
“Harry Potter” midnight sales beat out “Dark Knight”
According to “The Hollywood Reporter,” “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” beat out the midnight box office record for last summer’s “The Dark Knight.” The sixth in the series of popular wizard flicks brought in $22.2 million from 3,003 midnight showings on Wednesday, beating the $18 million midnight record set by Heath Ledger’s much-anticipated Batman premiere [...]
Jul 15
“Bruno” banned in Ukraine
According to TIME this afternoon, “Bruno” has been banned in Ukraine by the country’s Ministry of Culture’s Expert Commission on Film Distribution: Nine out of 14 experts on the commission voted to ban the film, Deputy Culture Minister Tymofiy Kokhan, head of the commission, tells TIME. In their reports they noted that the film “contains artistically [...]
