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...an�avid Harry Potter fan, I take issue with Richard Corliss's view that the movie version of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is better than the book [Dec. 5]. As beautiful as the movie is, it sorely lacks the true magic of the book. Corliss noted that the film is better because it "telescopes the book's first 100 pages into a thrilling 20 minutes." But without the detail of those 100 pages, the start of the movie is disjointed and no doubt confusing to those who haven't read the book. The film falls flat...
...DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO PUT AWAY CHILDISH THINGS FROM HERE ON OUT? Well, you never can tell. I keep looking around for things, but then when I get the opportunity, say, to direct Harry Potter, I say no. When I get the opportunity to do something like Spider-Man, I say no. The films that are offered me that have childlike souls, I tend to say, "I've done that." I don't know if that just means I've grown up for good or whether something's going to come along that's going to make...
This time of year, the interests�of Hollywood folks travel on parallel tracks: totting up the blockbusters and anticipating the Oscars. Start with the money. The year's top-grossing films in North American release were two sequels (the sixth Star Wars, the fourth Harry Potter) and a remake (War of the Worlds). Another remake (King Kong) may join their ranks. Stay tuned for more of the depressing same...
...wizardry.Producer Mark Johnson takes the most direct route, naming them nonchalantly.“I always thought that Narnia was real,” he says. “After the success of films like ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Harry Potter,’ we realized we could do it.”Others make subtler allusions to the towering shadow cast over the market by Peter Jackson’s Tolkien adaptations. Deftly dropped keywords keep the tone of the discussion properly superlative.“People come into...
...EXPERTS' GUIDE TO LIFE AT HOME By Samantha Ettus Clarkson Potter Authorities like chef extraordinaire Daniel Boulud and art adviser Barbara Guggenheim offer tips on subjects as varied as knife sharpening, taxes, identity theft, winning at poker and pumpkin carving