Tom Jolliffe picks up a Nimbus 2000 to take a trip back to Hogwarts for a newfound appreciation of the Harry Potter franchise… When Harry Potter first came out, it felt like a shallow breath of fresh air. I’d grown up as a fan of fantasy films. My childhood was defined by Labyrinth, Willow, Krull, […]
The Top 5 Film Scores from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World
Hasitha Fernando on the top five film scores from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World… Author J.K. Rowling literally created magic when she penned the first few sentences of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. But even she might have been unprepared to believe, back then, what a pop-culture phenomenon it would go onto become eventually. The […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Alfonso Cuaron
In our latest director beginner’s guide, Tom Jolliffe looks at Alfonso Cuaron… Alfonso Cuaron may be a director you’re familiar with. He’s on something of a high right now having attained at hat-full of Oscar nominations for his latest film Roma. One of the Mexican masters (alongside Guillermo del Toro who took the Oscars by storm […]
Star Ace Toys’ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry and Dobby twin-pack revealed
Sideshow and Star Ace Toys have unveiled the Harry Potter and Dobby figure twin-pack which is based on the likeness of the pair in the third film in the series Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The collectible set is available to pre-order now, priced at $174.99. and is expected to ship between April and […]
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 […]
Alfonso Cuaron reveals why he chose to direct Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Alfonso Cuaron wasn’t known for making blockbuster movies so why did he choose to direct Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban? Alfonso Cuaron, the director of critic-friendly films such as Children of Men, Gravity, and the upcoming Roma, wouldn’t be the first name one might think of to direct a film in the Harry […]
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, […]
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 […]
