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Films face Britishness test for tax breaks
Times Online – Dec 11, 2006
html”–>The move has also provoked a furious response from the film industry. Critics say that the market is saturated with films of British novels, such as Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials and the Harry Potter series. Both the adaptation of the Pullman novels and the Harry Potter series would be likely to pass the cultural test. However, the British industry is still at risk from foreign competition. Other countries offer greater incentives to Hollywood film-makers. The announcement is being seen as another disincentive for American studios, who already face high exchange rates. Individual states in the US are increasingly making use of tax breaks.
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Owl Post: Bringing you the best in Harry Potter
Leaky Cauldron.org – The Leaky Cauldron.org – Dec 11, 2006
the-leaky-cauldron. Well now that winter time and the holidays are here, perhaps you are interested in catching up with some of your crafting of Harry Potter items.
Online vanity publisher is a Lulu
San Diego Union Tribune – Dec 11, 2006
com) has gone from nothing to a turnover of $16 million and is now publishing 2,500 new titles a week by unknown authors from across the globe. “Our mission is not to discover the next Harry Potter – although every author who comes to Lulu thinks they have the next Harry Potter – but to provide an outlet for ordinary people,” Young told Reuters. “Ordinary publishers. want 100 authors selling a million books each.
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Connellsville Daily Courier – Dec 11, 2006
Wisilosky also enjoys making wooden Christmas trees and collects Santa Clauses. Q: What was the last movie that you saw?
A: Harry Potter. I enjoyed the first couple Harry Potter movies more than the last one. The whole atmosphere of the movie was different. Q: Whom do you admire the most?
A: Pope John Paul II. I admire him for his attitude and for staying with his convictions. I admire anyone like that that will stand by their convictions, whether I agree with them or not.
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Holiday Movie Buzz
Forbes – Dec 11, 2006
To determine just how much–or little–discussion the season’s films are garnering, BrandIntel combed Internet communities, blogs and movie sites for film-related discussion (they discarded nonrelated or heavily biased content). Says BrandIntel vice president John Cummings, “[Our findings are] pretty much spot on with regard to the obvious assumption that without a major franchise, the numbers at the box office are probably going to be flat. ” (With the exception of Sony’s (nyse:.