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Archive for November 9th, 2007

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Helen McCroryHelen McCrory (The Queen, Becoming Jane) has been cast in the role of Narcissa Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, reports CBBC Newsround.

The British actress was the original choice for the part of Bellatrix Lestrange (Narcissa’s sister) in Order of the Phoenix, but had to relinquish the role to Helena Bonham Carter due to a pregnancy. Apparently, Warner Bros. were adamant about having her joining the cast even after the first collaboration failed.

Narcissa Malfoy is the mother of Harry Potter’s school nemesis Draco Malfoy and the spouse of Death Eater Lucius Malfoy. The character appears in the first chapter of the book, but has a larger role in the final installment Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

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Friday, November 9th, 2007

The 25 finest special effects movies ever made (Part 1)With the imminent release of the monolithic Beowulf set to herald the dawn of a new age of digital imagery in film, we at the X-Realms set about composing a list of the 25 Finest Special Effect Movies Ever Made.

The criteria is simple:great films that feature great special effects. The emphasis here is firmly on the quality of the film over the quality of the effects - so don’t expect to see technically excellent but narratively disastrous efforts such as The Abyss in this selection!

Over the next week we will reveal 5 films every other day until the full run down is complete. Read on to see the films that made it to positions 25-21…

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Friday, November 9th, 2007

Movie review: BeowulfRobert Zemeckis’ film adaptation of the famous Old English heroic poem is a much better film than you’ve been led to believe, even if the advanced motion capture technology behind its visuals are not beyond doubt.

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Friday, November 9th, 2007

BeowulfThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will consider 12 films for the Best Animated Film at next year’s Oscars. Only three will get the final nomination.

The 12 films are: Alvin and the Chipmunks, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Bee Movie, Beowulf, Meet the Robinsons, Persepolis, Ratatouille, Shrek the Third, The Simpsons Movie, Surf’s Up, Tekkonkinkreet and TMNT.

Variety reports that Beowulf (along with Chipmunks and Persepolis) must still complete some qualifying rules to advance in the voting process. Final nominations will be announced on the 22nd January.

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Friday, November 9th, 2007

Winona RyderNow here’s a bolt from the blue. Variety reports that J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek feature for Paramount has a new addition - Winona Ryder - and she’ll be playing young Spock’s (Zachary Quinto) mother.

Ryder joins castmates Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Chris Pine, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Bruce Greenwood, and Rachel Nichols.

The film is set to be released Christmas 2008.

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Hulk Is Hero. It has been a long and hard two years for director Louis Letterier. To bring The Incredible Hulk to the screen was not only only a huge task in terms of scale but also in terms of a media and fanbase who were protective over a character they felt had been misconstrued […]

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