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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Release Date: June 4, 2004
DVD Release Date: November 23, 2004
Studio: Warner Bros.
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Screenwriter: Steven Kloves
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, Gary Oldman as Sirius Black, David Thewlis as Professor Remus J. Lupin, Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid, Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore, Maggie Smith as Professor Minerva McGonagall, Alan Rickman as Professor Severus Snape, Emma Thompson as Professor Sybil Trelawney, Richard Griffiths as Uncle Vernon, Pam Ferris as Aunt Marge
Genre: Action,/Adventure, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG (for frightening moments, creature violence and mild language)
Official Website: Azkaban.WarnerBros.com
Reviews by: Coming Soon (9 out of 10), Scifi Weekly (A)

Plot Summary: Harry Potter (Raddiffe) and his friends Ron (Grint) and Hermione (Watson) return for their third year of study at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where they find a mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to Harry.

Hellboy

Release Date: April 2, 2004
DVD Release Date: July 27, 2004 [Buy It]
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Screenwriter: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Ron Perlman as Hellboy, Selma Blair as Liz Sherman, John Hurt as Dr. Broom, Jeffrey Tambor as Dr. Tom Manning, Karel Roden as Grigori Rasputin, Doug Jones as Abraham 'Abe' Sapien, Rupert Evans as John Myers, David Hyde Pierce as voice of Abe Sapien
Genre: Action/Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (sci-fi action violence and frightening images)
Official Website: SonyPictures.com
Reviews by: Chicago Sun-Times (3.5 out of 4), Comics2Film (positive review), Dark Horizons (3 out of 5), Miami Herald (2 out of 4), The Movie Chicks (2.5 out of 4), Scifi Weekly (B+), Superhero Hype! (6 out of 10)
Script at: The Weekly Script News: "Perlman Preps For Hellboy 2" (05/04/05 - Scifi Wire)

Plot Outline: This movie is based on the comic book Hellboy.

Born in the flames of hell, and brought to our world in a pagan ritual by Nazis at the end of WWII, Hellboy (Perlman), was saved by Dr. Broom (Hurt). Decades later, Hellboy has become an investigator at Broom's Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. He joins the likes of the "Mer-Man" Abe Sapien (Jones), Liz Sherman (Blair), the woman he loves who can psychically control fire, and Myers (Evans), the FBI agent who is Hellboy’s rival for Liz's affections. Together, they must come to terms with their fantastic powers that are both a blessing and a curse.

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