Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince had an opening day fit for a king. On Wednesday, the sixth entry in the blockbuster franchise conjured $58.2 million on nearly 10,000 screens at 4,275 sites. That ranked as the second-biggest Wednesday ever

Nicholas Hooper continues building on themes developed in "Order of the Phoenix," reflecting the darker, more somber turn the series of books and films takes at this point in the saga of J.K. Rowling's boy wizard.

Emma Clayton's book feels more like a blockbuster movie than a novel. It's heavy on chase scenes and explosions, but lacking in exposition and character development.

Here's a tip: If you want to see a movie that seems like "Harry Potter," you should maybe actually go see "Harry Potter."

Dylan McDermott stars as the team leader of an undercover investigative squad in this edgy cop drama from TNT.

Has Big Brother woefully miscast the roles of all the those in the Brain clique? It's starting to appear that way to me.

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The real-life mom who lived through the events of "The Haunting in Connecticut" shares her story with The-Trades.

As a film defined by detachment and unspoken truths, "Eldorado" proves surprisingly engaging, offering up a quirky sensibility amongst its alienated road movie trappings and pitch black implications about humanity.

Peter Cornwell serves up a nerve-jangling spookfest in this Lionsgate offering "based on true events."

You all know the oath -- "In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight?" Turns out the Guardians of Oa weren't just turning a poetic phrase for the Green Lanterns.

Russell the Muscle wants Lydia gone -- and then chooses to save her when he wins the Power of Veto. For whom has the fateful back door been opened?

Another brilliant installment in the Harry Potter saga reduces viewers to fits of laughter...and a few tears.

The phenomenal film franchise's latest installment may be the best one yet.

Leverage is reborn for a second season as the disbanded rogues discover that doing good for others has given them a conscience.

It's hard to keep track of all the emotional outbursts in the house, as the hamsters turn on each other like the Donner Party after a week of fasting.

Mythology's much maligned miss becomes the subject of a hero's quest in Carolyn Hennesy's series for tweens.

Although this collection may present a rather dystopic vision of the future, they don't call these things the "Year's Best SF" for nothing!

Canadian TV and radio broadcaster Corus Entertainment is feeling the recessionary chill.