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from Variety: Warner Bros. will split the last "Harry Potter" tome into a two-part film, with the installments unspooling six months apart. Read full story

This is a good thing. I was afraid they would do to this film what they did to the others: omit the quieter scenes, the more reflective dialogue, the character development. This is not to say that they won't do that again, but the odds are better.

More good news:

The sixth movie in the franchise, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," debuts on the bigscreen in November. It is also being directed by Yates, who helmed the fifth installment, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."