New Harry Potter poster released!

This is the latest poster released for the upcoming and final installment of the Harry Potter phenomenon: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II. According to the official Harry Potter Facebook page, several posters will be released over the next week, all featuring different characters from the films. Keep checking back as I will be sure to post them when they are released!

Trangression and other self- made films!

Here are the first two minutes of the film opening to "Transgression", an action genre film made by college students at Derby College. As well as big budget Hollywood films, I welcome any demands for self- made films, experimental films etc, that any one has made themselves. If I'm impressed, I'll even display them on the blog!

Remember to comment on this blog post with your own videos and I promise I'll watch as many as possible and link the best on here, along with all of the biggest movie trailers and news!

Amy

Anticipated films of 2011.

Here are some of the latest film trailers for the upcoming movies of 2011, that I think everyone will be the most excited about. If you have any more requests, feel free to comment and I'll try and put them on for you, or leave the links to the trailers in the comment box. Enjoy!

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II

2. The Hangover II

3. Johnny English Re- Born

4. Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides

NMA 2011 Winners

Colin Firth's on-screen daughters from The King's Speech, Ramona Marquez (left) and Freya Wilson, accepted the Performance of the Year award on his behalf

If you saw the National Movie Awards last night, you'd know that The King's Speech and Harry Potter shared the majority of the spoils overall on the night. For those of you who didn't get the chance to watch the event or need reminding, here's a list of the winners on the night. And don't forget, you can express your views by commenting on this post!

Drama

The King's Speech

Animation

Tangled

Comedy

Paul

Performance of the Year

Colin Firth

Fantasy

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I

Special Recognition

The King's Speech

Must See Movie of the Summer

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II

One to Watch: Brits Going Global

Jamie Campbell Bower

Screen Icon

Johnny Depp

NMA Nominees update

Here are a list of the actors and actresses nominated for the two categories in the National Movie Awards 2011:

One To Watch: Brits Going Global-

- Jamie Campbell Bower

- Henry Cavill

- Luke Evans

- Andrew Garfield

- Tom Hardy

- Felicity Jones

- Alex Pettyfer

- Andrea Riseborough

- Ed Westwick

Performance of the Year- 

- James Franco in 127 Hours

- Rupert Grint in Harry Potter

- Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter

- Emma Watson in Harry Potter

- Jennifer Aniston in Just Go With It

- Ben Barnes in The Chronicles of Narnia

- Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia

- Nick Frost in Paul

- Simon Pegg in Paul

- Natalie Portman in Black Swan

- Helena Bonham Carter in The King's Speech

- Colin Firth in The King's Speech

- Geoffry Rush in The King's Speech

- Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network

- Jeff Bridges in TRON and True Grit

National Movie Awards

It's that time of year again, The National Movie Awards come to Wembley Arena in London tomorrow night (Wednesday 11th May) and you can follow all the action live on ITV 1 from 8pm. Here are some of this years Movie Nominees:

Drama:

- 127 Hours

- Black Swan

- The King's Speech

- The Social Network

Comedy:

- Due Date

- Just Go With It

- Little Fockers

- Paul

Animation:

- Despicable Me

- Gnomeo and Juliet

- Megamind

- Tangled

Fantasy: 

- Gulliver's Travels

- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I

- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

- TRON: Legacy

Must See Movie of the Summer:

- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II

- Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides

- The Hangover 2

- X-Men First Class

For more information on the nominees, tickets, videos and latest NMA news, visit the website: National Movie Awards

May 2011 Cinema Releases

4/05/11- Rammbock: Berlin Undead

06/05/11- Thor/Something Borrowed/There Be Dragons/Jumping The Broom

09/05/11- The Edge

13/05/11- Bridesmaids/Priest/The Big Bang/True Legend
18/05/11- Louder Than a Bomb

20/05/11- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides/The Lion of Judah

26/05/2011- The Hangover Part II/Jung Fu Panda 2

27/05/11- The Tree of Life

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

Review by Amy Parnham

Imagine terms such as broomstick and Polyjuice. Wands, house elves and lightning scars. Think Harry Potter. It’s been ten years since three children, within touching distance of their teenage years, boarded the Hogwarts Express and sent themselves on the journey of a lifetime. A journey taken by the characters, cast, crew, audiences and author JK Rowling. Now, ten years on, we prepare ourselves for that journey to end, as actor Daniel Radcliffe hangs up his invisibility cloak for the final time. But all is not lost yet, as part one of the Deathly Hallows was released in November, we still have to endure the wait for part two in 2011, and it promises to be darker than ever.

Over the years we have witnessed the growing friendship of trio Harry, Ron and Hermione, blossoming into young adults. The Deathly Hallows tests this friendship to its maximum as they are thrown out into the big wide world, and the tagline “nowhere is safe” is really brought into perspective. Due to the Dark Lord growing in power, the three teenagers set off on an adventure out of their Hogwarts comfort zone, in order to find horcruxes- pieces of Lord Voldemort’s soul hidden in objects which could be absolutely anywhere in the world. Without the help of their late headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, they feel lost and must rely on one another for support. The bond between these three people does not even need to be acted, as it is obvious to everyone that actors Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson are more like brothers and sister, after spending ten years with each other. 

Some might say that part one is not as fast paced or as dark as the upcoming finale, however I did not see how this was true. The three teenagers are on the run, with danger around every corner, be it death eaters, snatchers or Lord Voldemort himself, and they can trust no one but themselves. Despite the strong bond of friendship, Harry and Ron find themselves in a fight, largely because of the fact that the horcrux Ron is wearing causes him to become vile tongued. This leads to Ron leaving Harry and Hermione alone. Due to these unforeseen circumstances, Hermione is upset, as she secretly cares for Ron very much. I believe the consequent aftermath of these actions leads to one of the best scenes in the film, interestingly not part of the book itself. A dance between Harry and Hermione, as he tries to cheer her up, almost leads us into believing that the two are about to kiss. This is a beautifully constructed scene that I believe fans of Harry Potter will adore, as much as Harry and Hermione adore one another.

We see a great deal of Lord Voldemort and his followers, known as Death eaters throughout this film. With his bone chilling voice, and slits for nostrils, Ralph Fiennes really does portray the ultimate evil villain, which will either enthral children, or quite simply terrify them. Don’t be fooled however, director David Yates does not allow the film to be taken away from it’s roots of a family audience, as we see well loved characters such as house elves Dobby and Kreacher re appear before our eyes. Of course, as the films have become older, so have the original fans and so this allows for the crew and author JK Rowling to emphasise the progressing darkness of the books and films, without them needing to be above a rating of twelve years. This has been created with such care and consideration that the mixture is perfect- like magic even. The film is long in length, running for two and a half hours, however I was shocked as the time flew by, and before I knew it the credits were rolling. You really do know you’ve seen a good film when you are grasped by it from beginning to end, and I could immediately have gone onto watching part two. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait several months before we finally say goodbye to the story of one wizard boy that has gripped the nation for a decade. To say goodbye to beloved characters, and be faced with a severe and intense war of good and evil. To say goodbye to a phenomenon that I’m sure will live on for decades to come.

Introduction

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