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When it was announced that the final book in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series was to be split into two films, it was met with a mixed reaction. Some were sceptical as to the necessity of it, some were relieved that the hefty storyline would not have to be cut down too much to fit … >
The film adaptation of Harry Potter’s sixth year at Hogwarts arrived on cinema screens in 2009. Things are changing at Hogwarts. Voldemort’s power is rising beyond the school walls, and nobody is truly safe. Draco Malfoy is harbouring a dark secret, Snape has claimed the much coveted position of Defence Against The Dark Arts professor, … >
2007 brought with it Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in movie form. Harry’s fifth year marks something of a change in the franchise; a turn for the darker, in terms of both plot and style. The Goblet of Fire ends with Voldemort’s return, so it’s natural that the stakes are heightened and … >
By the time 2005 arrived, we had reached the fourth instalment in the Harry Potter franchise: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It seems bizarre that more than a decade has passed since we were introduced to the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament; to Beauxbatons, Durmstrang, Robert Pattinson’s Cedric Diggory and the … >
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban hit cinema screens in 2004, and brought with it a deeper understanding of the magical world created by JK Rowling, as long-buried secrets slowly emerge. The premise of the third instalment in the Potter series is this: escaped mass-murderer Sirius Black has somehow broken out of the wizarding … >
2002 saw the much-anticipated return of the wizarding world to the big screen when Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets arrived in cinemas. The second instalment in Rowling’s Potter series is stuffed full of foreshadowing, and sets up many apparently inconsequential things which prove to be very important later on. We meet Dobby the … >
It seems strange to think that 15 years have already passed since the release of the very first Harry Potter movie, but it’s true. Nearly a decade and a half since we saw the famous ‘Golden Trio’ of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson united onscreen for the first time and since children, teens … >
It’s bloody battles and betrayals galore in the latest instalment of BBC Two’s The Hollow Crown. After last week’s Henry VI: Part One, in which we saw the gentle natured king struggling with the vicious nature of court life as dissent rose and the warring families of Lancaster and York threatened to rise up, Part Two sees … >
Back in 2012 the first season of The Hollow Crown aired on BBC Two. Based on Shakespeare’s plays, the run consisted of Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V. Starring Ben Whishaw, Tom Hiddleston and Jeremy Irons, they were met with great acclaim, with three BAFTA nominations (two wins), as well as a nomination for … >
From heartbreak to happiness, Sherlock fans have experienced it all over the ten adventures that have aired so far. Over three seasons and a one-off special, there have been some pretty intense highs – and some painful lows to match. > Buy the complete Season 1-3 boxset on Amazon. With writer Mark Gatiss warning viewers … >