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Carroll Spinney

Super Megafest 2013: Celebrating celebrities young & old

Posted on Jan 2, 2014Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Super Megafest 2013 introduced me to Eliza Dushku, Tom Felton, Barbara Eden, and Bill Daily — and reintroduced me to Carroll Spinney, aka Big Bird.

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Harry Potter and the Half-Adapted Script

Posted on Aug 4, 2009Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

The film adaptation of JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has good acting and a great soundtrack but lacks the details of the novels.

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Update to the 2007 Hiphop Awards

Posted on Apr 25, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by hiphopguy23

Dear faithful readers: Hiphopguy23 has finally finished watching all the movies he wanted to see that were released in 2007. Therefore, Hiphopguy23 would like to issue some updates to his 2007 Best Movie Awards. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Sadly, nothing has changed. There weren't any stand-out supporting actresses so Hiphopguy23 is going to give the award…

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Double the Potter, Double the Monotony

Posted on Mar 13, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Harry Potter's sixth of seven books will release to theaters this November 21st — but it will not be his penultimate movie. CNN reports that the series' conclusion, The Deathly Hallows, will be divided across two films. "Unlike every other book, you cannot remove elements of this book," said producer David Heyman. The article also…

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Phoenix Descending

Posted on Jul 18, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

The Half-Blood Prince was the only Harry Potter book that left me looking forward to the sequel. But before I take that step forward this coming weekend, I took a step back and watched the film adaptation of the series' most boring entry, The Order of the Phoenix. The movie's opening is fashioned after one…

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Return to Narnia

Posted on Jun 21, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

C. S. Lewis's Prince Caspian, the second book in the Chronicles of Narnia, will be adapted to the silver screen in time for a May 16th, 2008 release, say the IMDb and Wikipedia. I learned of this upcoming film only from an offhand comment in a completely unrelated blog post. I'm surprised only that I…

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The Year In Preview

Posted on Feb 25, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Seeing as how the Oscars are to be presented tonight, I thought it time to stop looking backward to the best (and worst) of 2006, and have plotted my moviegoing for 2007. The pickings are slimmer than I thought. Movies I want to see this year: Spider-Man 3 (May 4th) The Transformers (July 4th) Harry…

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