Pim Razenberg on Multi-Part Film franchising… In the 2015 article The Future of Franchising: The Shared Universe, I discussed the development of franchising strategies within Hollywood. In the 2010s, these strategies cumulated in the dawn of interconnected franchising through “cinematic universes”, such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Extended Universe. Today, as we […]
10 Best ‘Fantastic Beasts’ In J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World
Ahead of the release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Tom Beasley takes a look back through J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World to pick out the best magical critters in Harry Potter history… One of the common refrains of those who are not happy about the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movies is […]
Harry Potter 8-Film Collection 4K Ultra HD box set arriving this month
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced today that all eight films in the popular and acclaimed Harry Potter series – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, […]
Harry Potter films receiving 4K Blu-ray release
Warner Bros. has announced that the Harry Potter saga is set for a release on 4K Blu-ray this year. Blu-ray.com is reporting that March 28th will see the release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Harry […]
Ranking the Harry Potter Films from Worst to Best
Flickering Myth ranks the Harry Potter films… With Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them hitting cinemas [read our review here], we asked the Flickering Myth writing staff to rank the original Harry Potter series from worst to best. We then took those results and added them all together to create our official ranking, which […]
Harry Potter movies to receive IMAX release this month
In anticipation of the upcoming spinoff movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Warner Bros. and IMAX are bringing all eight Harry Potter movies to IMAX cinemas for a special one-week engagement. Things will get underway on Thursday, October 13th with a special preview of Fantastic Beasts at 8.30PM GMT (3:30 p.m. EDT, 12:30 […]