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Happy Birthday, Harry Potter!

posted by Nell Minow

Harry Potter’s birthday is July 31, like the woman who imagined him, J.K. Rowling.  Happy birthday, Harry!

A New Novel from J.K. Rowling!

posted by Nell Minow

Great news from the author of the Harry Potter series!  J.K. Rowling has a new book, this time for adults.  Yes, I agree, the Harry Potter books have millions of adult fans, and I am among them.  But books featuring [...]

Interview: Neville Longbottom (Matthew Lewis), Hero of “Deathly Hallows 2″

posted by Nell Minow

Matthew Lewis has played Neville Longbottom, classmate of Harry, Hermione, and Ron at Hogwarts, for all eight films.  Like the character he plays, Lewis has surprised the fans by turning from an awkward child into a young man of great [...]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

posted by Nell Minow
A-
Lowest Recommended Age:Middle School
MPAA Rating:Rated PG-13 for some sequences of intense action violence and frightening images
Movie Release Date:July 15, 2011
DVD Release Date:November 8, 2011

Before I tell you about this film and about how much I liked it, I want to say thank you to J.K. Rowling and Warner Brothers for the care and devotion they gave to this extraordinary story.  On the page [...]

Previous Posts

Linda Holmes: Where Are the Women in Movies?
Linda Holmes of NPR's Monkey See blog has written a piece that is more than the usual "Why aren't there more women in/making movies?" There are 617 movie showings today — that's just today, Friday — within 10 miles of my house. Of those 617 showings, 561 of them — 90 percent — are storie

posted 3:59:07pm Jun. 18, 2013 | read full post »

Claire LaZebnik Remembers A Visit from Patricia Neal
Claire LaZebnik wrote a beautiful piece in the Wall Street Journal about a visit from the late Oscar-winning actress Patricia Neal.  The first movie I ever reviewed -- for my high school paper -- was Neal's comeback film, "The Subject Was Roses" (with a very young Martin Sheen as her son).  Neal

posted 8:00:26am Jun. 18, 2013 | read full post »

Opening This Week: World War Z and Monsters University
It's one of the biggest weeks of the year at the movies with two huge openings.  It's the zombie apocalypse vs. monsters, Brad Pitt vs. Mike and Sully. Pitt stars in a movie based on World War Z, a book by Max Brooks (son of Oscar-winners Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks).  It is directed by Marc F

posted 3:59:28pm Jun. 17, 2013 | read full post »

Contest: Jack the Giant Slayer -- and An Exclusive Look at the New "Jack the Giant Slayer" Game for Kids
I really enjoyed Jack the Giant Slayer, next week's DVD/Blu-Ray Pick of the Week, and I am very excited to have five copies to give away.  Send me an email at moviemom@moviemom.com with "Jack" in the subject line, and tell me your favorite fairy tale.  Don't forget your address!  (US addresses on

posted 7:00:23am Jun. 17, 2013 | read full post »

Quiz: Father's Day Movies
How many of these can you identify? 1. This movie is based on the true story of a pioneering "motion study" couple (efficiency, occupational safety, and ergonomics) engineer who brought their techniques to family life. 2. What movie has a widower with a young son who almost marries the wrong w

posted 3:35:25pm Jun. 16, 2013 | read full post »


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