November 26, 2005 at 1:47 pm (Children's Literature and Film, Film and Myth, Harry Potter, Narnia, Star Wars)
Published in “The Age”
Harry Potter and the censors of doom
November 26, 2005
Dark films for children are responding to the harsh times in which we live. Richard Jinman examines the evidence for and against strict film ratings.
IT’S NOT EASY being a teenager dealing with pimples and ping-ponging emotions but being a teenage wizard is even harder. Just ask Harry Potter, who finds himself up to his neck in blood, slime and monsters in his latest adventure, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Directed by Englishman Mike Newell, the fourth Potter film has been described as the darkest, scariest yet. It has attracted a stronger classification than any of its predecessors and looks certain to have some younger fans squirming in their seats.
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November 26, 2005 at 1:42 pm (Children's Literature and Film, Harry Potter, Narnia, Star Wars)
Sydney Morning Herald Article
A twist in the tale
By Richard Jinman
November 26, 2005
It’s not easy being a teenager dealing with pimples and ping-ponging emotions, but being a teenage wizard is even harder. Harry Potter finds himself up to his neck in blood, slime and monsters in his latest adventure, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Directed by Englishman Mike Newell, the fourth Potter film has been described as the darkest, scariest yet. It has attracted a stronger classification than any of its predecessors and looks certain to have some younger fans squirming in their seats.
Read the rest of this entry »
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