"The Curse of Potter"?

REPORT: Actors who have worked on the Harry Potter movies believe the films are cursed after a series of tragic deaths and mishaps over the years.

In the latest incident on Wednesday this week, Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double was left badly hurt after a freak accident on set at Leavesden Studios in Watford.

Rob Knox who played the role of Marcus Belby in the yet-to-be-released Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince died after being stabbed in Sidcup in May last year.

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During filming of the sixth Harry Potter film The Half-Blood Prince shooting had to be axed after the set was battered by storms and then streakers and special-effects mistakes halted filming in Farnham, Surrey.

Film bosses brought in ex-SAS body-guards to protect Daniel Radcliffe in March last year after he received a death threat from a stalker.

Dumbledore actor Richard Harris died in October 2002 after losing his battle against cancer. The 72-year-old appeared in the two Harry Potter movies, The Philopsers’ Stone and the Chamber of Secrets.

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UPDATE: Review Posting

Finally, I promised to post up every review I've done since 2005. The reviews prior to 2005 are still buried somewhere and would require updating and editing. Anyway, this notice is to announce that my reviews already posted online won't be available for download while I post up the older ones.

I'm planning to post up the reviews January 31st!

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-Andres

Protests against 'Slumdog Millionaire' continue in Bihar capital

REPORT: Slum dwellers in Bihar's capital continued to protest Monday against Oscar-nominated film 'Slumdog Millionaire', demanding the film's makers remove the word dog from the title.

The protesters said their sensibilities had been offended by the title, which they said was abusive of people who live in slums. The protests continued for the second day, even as Republic Day was being celebrated.

A group of slum dwellers protested against the showing of the film at Ashok cinema hall Sunday, while some protesters tore down posters and banners of the film.

The Jhuggi Jhonpdi Sanyukta Sangharsh Samiti (a group promoting the rights of slum dwellers) threatened to burn the film's director Danny Boyle in effigy.

'We will burn Danny Boyle in effigy in 56 slums here,' Tapeshwar Vishwakarma, general secretary of the group said.

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