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Potter strategy sure to boost box office (AP)

British writer J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series of books, is shown in London in this, Dec. 10, 2007, file photo. Harry Potter helmed seven novels, but he'll star in eight films.  The final book in the wildly successful series will be made into two films, Warner Bros. officials told the Los Angeles Times. Producers are expected to announce Thursday, March 13, 2008, that J.K. Rowling's last 'Potter' installment, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,' will be split into two parts on the big screen. The first film is slated for release in November, 2010, with part two following in May 2011.  (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, file)AP - With its plan to make two movies from the last installment of the popular "Harry Potter" book series, Warner Bros. is once again conjuring a lucrative box office formula, an analyst said Thursday.



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Potter strategy sure to boost box office (AP)

British writer J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series of books, is shown in London in this, Dec. 10, 2007, file photo. Harry Potter helmed seven novels, but he'll star in eight films.  The final book in the wildly successful series will be made into two films, Warner Bros. officials told the Los Angeles Times. Producers are expected to announce Thursday, March 13, 2008, that J.K. Rowling's last 'Potter' installment, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,' will be split into two parts on the big screen. The first film is slated for release in November, 2010, with part two following in May 2011.  (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, file)AP - With its plan to make two movies from the last installment of the popular "Harry Potter" book series, Warner Bros. is once again conjuring a lucrative box office formula, an analyst said Thursday.



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MGM hires Hollywood veteran to run movie group (Reuters)Reuters - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. on Thursday said it hired Mary Parent, a former executive with Universal Pictures, to run MGM's global film business, bolstering plans to produce a full slate of movies.
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Final 'Harry Potter' book to be split into 2 moviesRead full story for latest details.


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Last 'Harry Potter' book becomes 2 films (AP)

British writer J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series of books, is shown in London in this, Dec. 10, 2007, file photo. Harry Potter helmed seven novels, but he'll star in eight films.  The final book in the wildly successful series will be made into two films, Warner Bros. officials told the Los Angeles Times. Producers are expected to announce Thursday, March 13, 2008, that J.K. Rowling's last 'Potter' installment, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,' will be split into two parts on the big screen. The first film is slated for release in November, 2010, with part two following in May 2011.  (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, file)AP - Harry Potter was the center of seven novels, but he'll star in eight films. The final book in the wildly successful series will be made into two films, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.



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Last `Harry Potter' book becomes 2 films (AP)

British writer J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series of books, is shown in London in this, Dec. 10, 2007, file photo. Harry Potter helmed seven novels, but he'll star in eight films.  The final book in the wildly successful series will be made into two films, Warner Bros. officials told the Los Angeles Times. Producers are expected to announce Thursday, March 13, 2008, that J.K. Rowling's last 'Potter' installment, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,' will be split into two parts on the big screen. The first film is slated for release in November, 2010, with part two following in May 2011.  (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, file)AP - Harry Potter was the center of seven novels, but he'll star in eight films.



From: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Last `Harry Potter' book becomes 2 films (AP)

British writer J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series of books, is shown in London in this, Dec. 10, 2007, file photo. Harry Potter helmed seven novels, but he'll star in eight films.  The final book in the wildly successful series will be made into two films, Warner Bros. officials told the Los Angeles Times. Producers are expected to announce Thursday, March 13, 2008, that J.K. Rowling's last 'Potter' installment, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,' will be split into two parts on the big screen. The first film is slated for release in November, 2010, with part two following in May 2011.  (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, file)AP - Harry Potter was the center of seven novels, but he'll star in eight films.



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Island find stirs Hobbit debateRemains of tiny ancient humans found on a Pacific island raise new issues over the Indonesian "Hobbits".
From: BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
Tiny skeletons cast doubt on identity of the Hobbits <b>PALAU </b>A set of tiny skeletons that could come from a new kind of dwarf human have been found on an island in the South Pacific, igniting fresh controversy over the identity of the “Hobbit” fossils found 1,250 miles away in Indonesia.
From: World News from Times Online
Pygmy human remains found on rock islandsFragments of bone discovered scattered on the floor of limestone caves in the South Pacific
From: guardian.co.uk Science
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