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Universal Orlando Officially Announces Harry Potter Expansion

May 8, 2013
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Universal Orlando Officially Announces Harry Potter Expansion

This morning, Universal Orlando revealed the worst-kept secret in the theme park industry, and finally admitted that an expansion of their uber-popular Harry Potter attraction is being built inside Universal Studios Florida. Massive construction has been going on in full view of guests since shortly after the iconic Jaws ride was shuttered in early...
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Danny Boyle’s Needless Worry

May 7, 2013
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Danny Boyle’s Needless Worry

In an interview with Vodkaster last week, Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle lamented the “family-friendly Pixarification” of the mainstream cinema, foreseeing a future cinema that that features less violence, less sex and less brainpower — films so very unlike the hardnosed British films of his punk rock youth. In the interview, he specifically cites the films...
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Wizards Gather at Universal Orlando for Ascendio 2012

July 17, 2012
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Wizards Gather at Universal Orlando for Ascendio 2012

With author J.K. Rowling having moved on to adult novels, and the saga's final film finally slipping out of heavy rotation on HBO, you might expect the Harry Potter phenomenon to be petering out. But as the robed crowds filling Universal's Portofino Bay Resort for last weekend's Ascendio 2012 convention proved, this fandom still...
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Harry Potterites flock to Ascendio convention at Loews Portofino Bay

July 12, 2012
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Harry Potterites flock to Ascendio convention at Loews Portofino Bay

Ascendio 2012 offers everything a not-ready-for-detox fan could want in a celebration of the phenomenon they just plain need.
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Harry Potter-themed shenanigans coming to Lowndes Shakespeare Center

June 1, 2012
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Harry Potter-themed shenanigans coming to Lowndes Shakespeare Center

The evening showcases Potter stars in fan meet-and-greets and autograph sessions.
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Sunday Films News Roundup — February 5th, 2012

February 5, 2012
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Sunday Films News Roundup — February 5th, 2012

So, Ben Gazzara died this week. Stop it. I hate talking about actors and directors and writers that I loved dying. He was probably generally best known for his work with John Cassavettes in films like The Killing of a Chinese Bookie or Otto Preminger’s Anatomy of a Murder with Jimmy Stewart, though people...
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Video: Bye-bye Bruce, Hello Harry — JAWS! Closes at USF

January 4, 2012
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Video: Bye-bye Bruce, Hello Harry — JAWS! Closes at USF

At 8 p.m. on 1/2/2012, an icon of Central Florida’s attractions industry was unceremoniously euthanized, as Universal permanently shuttered their JAWS! boat ride. I covered the closing of the “mistake on the lake,” and the final reunion of the ride original “skipper” employees, here and here. But I couldn’t miss being there until the...
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Selection Reminder: Harry Potter Home Entertainment Celebration!

November 11, 2011
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Selection Reminder: Harry Potter Home Entertainment Celebration!

Friday, Nov. 11 – Harry Potter Home Entertainment Celebration Now that pesky Halloween is out of the way, the holiday season can officially get underway. To that end (and many others, most involving money or statuettes of golden naked guys), Universal Orlando’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter is hosting a three-day marathon – excuse...
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Sunday Film News Roundup — November 6th, 2011

November 6, 2011
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Sunday Film News Roundup — November 6th, 2011

Today, November 6th, 151 years ago (or seven score and 11 years ago, if you will), the nation elected Abraham Lincoln to the White House. Yesterday, November 5th, was also the 56th anniversary of Doc Brown cracking his head open and inventing the flux capacitor, which, indeed, is still fluxing. But enough of that....
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