Gromit and Potter awarded Baftas
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Gromit and Potter awarded Baftas
BBC News – Nov 27, 2006
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Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, was at the ceremony in the Hilton Hotel on London’s Park Lane. Children loved the magic element of the Harry Potter films and could “really relate” to its setting of a school as well, he said. “I was a big fan of the books as well. They’re pretty huge. It’s sort of everywhere,” he added… ”
Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, was at the ceremony in the Hilton Hotel on London’s Park Lane. Children loved the magic element of the Harry Potter films and could “really relate” to its setting of a school as well, he said. “I was a big fan of the books as well. They’re pretty huge. It’s sort of everywhere,” he added. The international award was presented to Icelandic programme Lazy Town, which is now shown in dozens of countries worldwide, while the interactive category was won by the BBC’s Level Up.
Penguins, Bond Too Cool for Denzel’s Déjà Vu
E! Online – Nov 27, 2006
Averaging $14,503—clearly the highest per screen number for limited releases—The History Boys grossed $101,523 over three days and $133,359 over five. Despite the strong staying power of the top two movies, a lack of firepower from the newcomers made it a second down weekend in a row compared to this time last year. Business was down 4. 5 percent from Turkey Day 2005, when Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire held the top slot for a second week. Here's a rundown of the top-grossing films for the five-day (and three-day) weekend, per Exhibitor Relations: 1. 6 million ($37 million) 2.
Pam Anderson Files For Divorce – News Story | Music, Celebrity,…
MTV.com – Nov 27, 2006
We’re just months away from seeing exactly how “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” translates from book to the big screen (Feast your eyes on the film trailer right here), and now the young wizard’s fifth adventure is about to go interactive. The “Order of the Phoenix” video game, scheduled for a July release, will allow players to explore Hogwarts and control multiple characters, including Harry, Sirius Black and Dumbledore. The game is currently being developed by Electronic Arts and will be released for the Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2 and 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC.
The movie industry can’t afford another poor season, but without…
BusinessWeek – Nov 27, 2006
Simply put, boys and girls, Hollywood is still in a bunch of trouble, despite some strong numbers so far from James Bond and some tap-dancing penguins. So what’s wrong? For starters, beyond 007, there aren’t any installments of mega-franchises out there. No movies from franchises such as Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, or The Chronicles of Narnia that have leapt to the screen from the pages of bestselling books. That means Hollywood has to come up with something original, and, well, that’s not exactly Hollywood’s strong suit. So they’re trotting out a 60-year-old Sylvester Stallone for Rocky Balboa, the first Rocky movie since 1990’s Rocky V, a film that did only $41 million at the box office.
FOXNews.com – Grrr! You’re a Role Model – Entertainment News |…
FOXNews – Nov 27, 2006
When the car stops, I was fully expecting to see a tiny sports car. Instead, a family exits the BMW X5, which is advertised to seat seven people. I was baffled as to why anyone would drive at such speeds and perform such risky maneuvers if they were driving with their family! Of course, trailers for films like “Eragon,” which featured fire-breathing dragons that scared more than one child into tears, coupled with one for “Unaccompanied Minors,” which features kids running rampant in an airport misbehaving, as well as a spooky “Harry Potter” preview that made one child exclaim “I’m scared, Mommy,” didn’t warm me up to “Happy Feet. Fortunately, the movie was pretty good. com; views@foxnews.
Children vote for favourite books
BBC News – Nov 27, 2006
Little Lost Cowboy by Simon Puttock and Caroline Jayne Church won the 0-7 years category of the Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children’s Books. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling came first in the 8-12 years category. Roxy’s Baby by Catherine MacPhail won the 13-16 age group. Simon Puttock and Jayne Church share £1,500, while JK Rowling and Catherine MacPhail win £1,000 each. Culture Minister Patricia Ferguson MSP presented the winning authors with their awards at a ceremony at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh. The competition was organised by Braw (Books Reading And Writing), the Scottish children’s books arm of the Scottish Book Trust.