Chris Columbus

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 *** 1/2 La película Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, recrea la batalla final entre el joven Potter y su archi enemigo Lord Voldemort. Este octavo y último capítulo llega una década después del...

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2" may be the most critically admired movie in America but that doesn't mean it will translate into Oscar glory....

They answer doors, cook and serve meals, change diapers and raise children for parents who are, supposedly, too busy to bother. They do all this with an air of invisibility, ignored except when they're being snapped at. And through it all, “The...

Fans of the books have enjoyed the almost literal adaptations of most of the seven Harry Potter movies to come along. Other reviewers have embraced film after film in the series, going with the flow, as it were. Contrary to what this suggests, not me. Not...

This year's BAFTAs, the British equivalent of the Oscars, will recognize the Harry Potter film franchise's “Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema,” its role in reviving that nation's film industry, providing jobs for every character actor...

LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW Susan Carpenter recently reviewed Rick Riordan's latest book for the Los Angeles Times, here's an excerpt... In "The Red Pyramid," the first book in "The Kane Chronicles," Rick Riordan's new series for middle readers, a......

The legendary British horror label Hammer Films has Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe lined up for an upcoming feature — The Woman in Black. He'd play a lawyer–sorry, “solicitor” -- involved in settling an estate, meeting the...

Rachel Abramowitz memorably wrote about M. Night Shyamalan in 2008 when he revealed quite a lot about the liberating power of, well, failure. Now she spoke with him again for this Hero Complex update on the filmmaker's upcoming film "The......

Erica Cerra is billed as the hottest woman on Syfy -- Deputy Jo Lupo on the series "Eureka" -- and now she'll be playing an actual goddess (Hera) in the movie "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief." We......

Here's a look at Uma Thurman in the role of Medusa in "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief," which hits theaters Feb. 12 with aspirations of knocking "Avatar" out of that top spot at the box office. And......

Rachel Abramowitz stirred an avalanche of reader comments last week with her post on "The Last Airbender" and she may do the same with this update on the Hollywood treatment of a certain half-god. It's a question, in a way,......

The "Grey's Anatomy" star dives into the deep blue sea as Poseidon in "Percy Jackson" -- but he hopes his career road will eventually lead back to "Rome"...