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June 17, 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathy Hallows new trailer

This is a big weekend for book adaptations, and the biggest buzz is not for a movie but for the new trailer for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2." It's a chilling preview, and shows that the series -- once more whimsical and fantastic -- has become darker and darker.

Other adptations premiering this week include "Green Lantern," taken from the DC Comics character, and "Mr. Popper's Penguins," a big screen version of the charming book by Richard and Florence Atwater.

But I think my weekend treat will be "Midnight in Paris" by Woody Allen -- which comes highly recommended by my daughter and is sure to bring out the Francophile in me. Have a great weekend and report back with your movie reviews.

Posted by Dave Rosenthal at 1:47 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Books to Movies

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The movies only helped in creating a bigger fad and the truth remains that the books were much better, not the mention it was ridiculous to split last movie in two.

Posted by: Ondrej frm Top Ten Books | August 6, 2011 4:03 AM

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Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is the Maryland Editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.

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