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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince stories: 22 news summaries

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(Newser) - GI Joe took the box office by storm this weekend, sweeping to a better-than-anticipated $56.2 million win carried by under-25 males, reports USA Today. Julie & Julia stuffed $20 million in the bank, while G-Force scored third place with $9.8 million. Harry Potter ($8.8 million) and... More »

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BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP

 Funny People Funny 
 Enough for Box Office Win 


Aug 2, 09 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Funny People laughed its way to the top of the box office this weekend with $23.4 million, USA Today reports. But that’s less than analysts predicted, and not enough to beef up this summer’s mediocre ticket sales. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince came second with $17.... More »

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entertainment • film • box office • Adam Sandler • Judd Apatow • movies • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • G-Force • Funny People

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 G-Force Blasts to 
 Top With $32.2M 


Jul 26, 09 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The digital guinea pigs of G-Force took a bite out of Harry Potter this weekend, with an unexpected $32.2 million take, the Los Angeles Times reports. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince fell harder than most other films in the franchise, landing second with $30 million. Critically-loathed rom-com The ... More »

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entertainment • Harry Potter • film • box office • movies • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • G-Force • Orphan

OPINION

 Spoiled Harry a Hero 
 for 'Entitled Generation' 

Books lack moral weight as Potter gets off easy

Jul 20, 09 7:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Potter is a fitting hero for a generation of readers: his powers arrive on a silver platter, and from there it’s “all zapping bad guys, no taking out the trash,” writes Kyle Smith in the New York Post. While heroes like Luke Skywalker face obstacles to... More »

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Harry Potter • film • JK Rowling • literature • book • Luke Skywalker • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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 Harry Potter Bewitches 
 Box Office for $160M 


Jul 19, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince conjured up a weekend box-office win with $79.5 million, bringing its 5-day total to $159.7 million, Bloomberg reports. The Hogwarts sequel trailed only Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen for the year's best bow. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($17.7... More »

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entertainment • Harry Potter • film • box office • movies • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • Bruno • The Hangover • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

OPINION

Hogwarts Is Rife With Homosexual Tension


Jul 18, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - No fancy divining necessary: Anyone with decent gaydar can see that new Harry Potter movie is awash in homoeroticism, Natasha Vargas-Cooper writes on Gawker. Hogwarts is seething with hormones in the Half-Blood Prince, she notes, but with the idea of "loose lady wizards" a no-no, most of the flirtation... More »

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Harry Potter • homosexuality • Daniel Radcliffe • teen sex • Hogwarts • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

OPINION

 Harry Potter Is 
 Neutering America 

At the box office, the chaste rule, writer says

Jul 16, 09 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Remember the old teen sex comedies, where hormones ruled and no one talked about their feelings? Hollywood doesn't, ST VanAirsdale writes in Esquire. Today's sexless blockbusters—think the Harry Potter flicks and Twilight—reflect how "our PG-13 imperative has scrubbed mass culture of its libido." The new leading... More »

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(Newser) - Young readers of Harry Potter are all grown up now and able to attend late showings: The Half-Blood Prince set a box office record for a midnight opening by pulling in $22.2 million, reports Variety. The haul is bigger than expected and beats the record of $18 million set... More »

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(Newser) - Though rarely a fan of wizards and witches, the Vatican has declared the latest Harry Potter film a positive tale of “friendship, altruism, loyalty" that achieves the "correct balance" in depicting teen romance, reports the Guardian. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, opening today, makes clear that... More »

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Harry Potter • Pope Benedict XVI • Vatican • Daniel Radcliffe • action movie • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • Emma Watson

NEW RELEASE

 Potter Still Making Magic 

Sixth installment is one of the best in the series

Jul 14, 09 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Our sixth cinematic trip to Hogwarts holds onto the magic with stunning visuals, great acting, and a maturing storyline:
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is “spellbinding, even though it is more grounded in reality and less fanciful than previous installments,” writes Claudia Puig in USA Today.
... More »

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Harry Potter • film • movie review • book • Daniel Radcliffe • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • Emma Watson • Rupert Grint

 'Harry' Charms 
 Kid Reporter 

Radcliffe exudes class at premiere

Jul 13, 09 7:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Daniel Radcliffe didn't need his onscreen counterpart's wand to charm a very cub reporter at the New York premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. As journos pressed in on all sides, Radcliffe zeroed in on the nervous 11-year-old Scholastic News reporter, New York reports. He continually—but politely—... More »

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Watson Waves Goodbye to Harry Potter

Seeking 'normal' life, Hermione gets ready
for Ivy League

Jul 11, 09 4:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - After 10 years at Hogwarts, Emma Watson is ready to move on to the Ivy League, the New York Daily News reports. The Harry Potter actress, who’s been playing the boy wizard’s pal Hermione Granger since she was 9, is taking a break from acting—and movie shoots,... More »

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 This Summer's Top Trailers 


Jul 8, 09 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Summer may not always yield the best movies, but it never fails to deliver the year’s best trailers. Wired celebrates this sacred art by picking out the trailers that managed to throw the most hype onto the screen in 3 minutes or less. We’ve helpfully compiled them in... More »

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Star Trek • movie trailer • action movie • movies • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • Bruno • summer movies • The Hangover • District 9 • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen • 2012

 Harry Potter Charms Wii 


Jul 7, 09 2:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gamers don't have to go to Hogwarts to fly on a broomstick, stir up potions or win a wand duel. They can pull off virtually the same stunts by picking up Wii controls in the latest game created for the popular console. Electronic Arts' Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince... More »

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Harry Potter • Nintendo Wii • virtual reality • Hogwarts • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • flying • Wii • broomsticks • potions

 10 Most Promising 
 Summer Blockbusters  

Blockbusters that will make the summer even hotter

Apr 26, 09 4:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - In Hollywood, May flowers don’t bring Pilgrims; they bring summer blockbusters. The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the season’s most promising flicks:
  • May 21: Christian Bale stars in Terminator Salvation, a prequel that tries to hew closer to the first two hit films instead of
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Harry Potter • Hollywood • John Travolta • Adam Sandler • Judd Apatow • Christian Bale • Denzel Washington • Seth Rogen • movies • blockbusters • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • summer movies

Warner Bros. Bumps Up
Harry Potter Release

Summer date timed to blast competition

Apr 15, 09 3:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be hitting theaters two days earlier than planned, E! reports. The studio is bumping the film forward with an unusual Wednesday opening on July 15, in hopes the mid-week premier will be equivalent to two debut weekends. "Every day the kids are... More »

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'Angry' Knife Nut Guilty of Killing Potter Actor

He said 'Yeah, sweet'
when Rob Knox died; sentencing tomorrow

Mar 4, 09 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A British court found a young knife enthusiast guilty today of murdering an actor from the next Harry Potter film, the Guardian reports. Karl Bishop, 22, stabbed the 18-year-old actor Rob Knox five times with a pair of kitchen knives last May, as Knox tried to protect his brother... More »

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Potter Diehards Putting Hex on Warner Bros.

Irked by delayed film release, faithful fire off petitions, death threats

Sep 8, 08 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Warner Brothers’ postponement of the release of the sixth Harry Potter film enraged some diehard “Potterheads,” inspiring a wave of angry emails, picketing, and mocking YouTube clips directed at the studio, the Wall Street Journal reports. When president Alan Horn decided to push the picture from November to... More »

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Harry Potter • release • Warner Brothers • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • Alan Horn

 Potter Flick Pushed to Summer


Aug 15, 08 5:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Potter won't be working movie magic in November. In a surprise move, Warner Bros. has pushed back the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to July of 2009, MTV reports. The studio says the move isn't because of any problems with the film. It simply needs a... More »

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Harry Potter • movie premiere • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows • Warner Brothers • Daniel Radcliffe • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • Alan Horn • Entertainment Weekly

Potter Fans Like Sneak Peek of Young Voldemort

Trailer for Half-Blood Prince makes its online debut

Jul 30, 08 9:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Potter fans seem captivated by the new movie trailer that focuses heavily on a young Voldemort, MTV reports. The trailer for Half-Blood Prince will be in theaters Friday, but it's already made its online debut to generally positive reviews along the lines of "dark and creepy." The... More »

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