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On July 16, 2005 author J.K. Rowling released the sixth book in her popular Harry Potter series.  Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was an instant classic whose record sales were only eclipsed by the final book in the series.  Now, as this story gets ready to hit the big screen, where fans will revel in special effects and surround sound it is important for those who have not read the story in four years to be reminded what this adaptation is really about.  Only then, can the movie goers judge the film on its merits.  It can only stand up on its own if it stayed true to the heart of the book. With that in mind, let’s look with intent at the novel itself. (more…)

If you like action films, then you won’t want to miss Public Enemies, starring Johnny Depp as John Dillinger, Christian Bale as Special Agent Melvin Purvis, and Marion Cotillard as Dillinger’s girlfriend Billie Frechette.

Although not a perfect film, Public Enemies delivers a steady stream of action and even a little romance.  The special effects in the movie are outstanding, with gun battles that are incredibly realistic, especially for those that know the sound of real gunfire.  Machine guns and other types of weapons are authentic for the period.
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“The Tunnel” (released 2005) tells the true story of East German Hasso Herschel, whose character in the movie is named Harry Melchior.

Harry Melchior was an East German swimming champion who had taken part in the uprising against the Communist regime in the June Rebellion of 1953, for which he had been imprisoned for four years. The movie opens as Melchior wins the German Freestyle Championship in a swimming competition. This was August 13, 1961, the day before the Wall officially separated East and West Berlin. Government officials wanted to propagandize Melchior, but he snubs them by retiring as an athlete. He is determined to get out of East Germany and to take his sister and her husband and baby with him. (more…)