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...certain Potter purists are concerned about Harry's upcoming first appearance on the silver screen. British producer David Heyman saw a blurb on The Sorcerer's Stone shortly after its British publication but before the book became a smash. He brought the project to Warner Bros. (like TIME, owned by Time Warner), which optioned the book. The plan is for a live-action film, with Harry played as a British schoolboy. A first script, by Steven Kloves, who wrote and directed The Fabulous Baker Boys, is due by the end of the year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Wild About Harry Potter | 9/20/1999 | See Source »

...able to pick up some of the slack. But that's about it. The stories average about two sentences. Unable to pretend to be a full-fledged wire service, the agency is moving to provide what might be called news fragments. A more apt name might be in order: blurb, maybe. Or blip. UPI now supplies headlines to a San Francisco paging company which displays headlines on pager screens and to a Kentucky outfit that is looking to flash headlines on LED screens in bars...

Author: By James Y. Stern, | Title: Where Old News Goes to Die | 7/30/1999 | See Source »

...BLURB] "No Kids! No Men! No Makeup! No Stress! No Cooking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hello Mother, Hello Father | 7/5/1999 | See Source »

...BLURB] "...learn about the fascinating world of modeling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hello Mother, Hello Father | 7/5/1999 | See Source »

...BLURB] "Firsthand exposure in a world-class animal-oriented setting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hello Mother, Hello Father | 7/5/1999 | See Source »

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