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Watchmen

Release Date: March 6, 2009

Director Zack Snyder (300) brings another graphic novel to the screen with Watchmen.

“Watchmen” is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the “Doomsday Clock” – which charts the USA’s tension with the Soviet Union – is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. Read more »

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Release Date - July 17, 2009

In “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again. Read more »

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Robert Pattinson

Wizards and vampires have pretty much defined Robert Pattinson in the early stages of his acting career winning him legions of fans for his portrayal as the doomed Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and the teenage Victorian vampire, Edward Cullen, in 2008’s Twilight. Under all the hype lies a 22 year old promising talent that promises to grace our movie screens, iPods and stage productions for many years to come.  Read more »

Ben Barnes

You know Ben gets a lot of comparisons to fellow Brit thespian Orlando Bloom and it’s not difficult to see why. Ben’s breakthrough role in 2008 was in the second installment of the Narnia books brought to screen “Prince Caspian” as the title character. Flowing dark hair, dark eyes, riding a horse and welding a sword: yup that’s pretty much Bloom’s territory. Read more »