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...relationships foment between Ron and Hermione as well as Harry and Ginny. The acting in “Half-Blood Prince” is at its series peak. Although greatness can be expected from the giants of British acting that appear throughout the film—Alan Rickman as Snape, Michael Gambon as Dumbledore, Helena Bohman Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange, among others—the most surprising depth is seen in the younger actors, especially Watson and Tom Felton, who plays Draco. The inner turmoil caused by his burdensome task allows Felton to express a broader range of emotions than...
...guardians of youth. They're not all suited to the job; some are foolish, some sinister. The new teacher, Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent), runs a salon for his pet students. An incorrigible name-dropper, he "collects" children whose talent or connections might bring him glory. The resentful Snape (Alan Rickman, effortlessly oily), whose motives have been murky but whom Dumbledore continues to trust, becomes Draco's surrogate dad: snake for snake...
...setting up a chain of shops in the U.K., approached 10 Lords for help amending business-rates legislation. Three Conservative peers, a Liberal Democrat, an Ulster Unionist and a Labour peer ignored the request or refused to help. But The Sunday Times says four Labour Lords - Lewis Moonie, Peter Snape, Thomas Taylor and Peter Truscott - agreed to help amend the bill in exchange for retainers. Following those allegations, London's Independent newspaper reported that peers are currently being paid to advise more than 200 companies and pressure groups, and The Sunday Telegraph found examples of peers who have officially registered...
...naïveté is one of the film’s most heart-wrenching yet endearing aspects, and Butterfield portrays his character with the poise and adeptness of a much older actor. Despite an impressive cast of British actors, including David Thewlis—who plays Severus Snape in the more recent “Harry Potter” movies—Butterfield’s performance is the most striking. The effortlessness and skill with which he portrays Bruno draws the audience into what can be, at times, a repetitive plot. Vera Farmiga, as Bruno?...
...looking more confident than he had the day before, said the pressure of the inquest and the intensity of Mansfield's questioning had confused him. (With his quick-fire interrogation and his reedy, disdainful tone, Mansfield is a cross between TV detective Columbo and Harry Potter's Professor Severus Snape.) "I didn't know what I would be asked," the former butler said. "I thought it would be easier than it is. Quite frankly, it's been horrid...