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Nicolas Flamel on Screen

The recent film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) continues to develop the Wizarding World of J. K. Rowling and marks the first full appearance of Dumbledore’s associate, Nicolas Flamel. The character is based on a historical figure (c. 1340-1418) and first referenced in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 1997. In the film, Flamel is a wizard-alchemist living in Paris, six-hundred years old, and semi-retired but, as the climax of the film reveals, still capable of powerful magic.

Flamel features briefly in the following trailer for the film at 1:09, and the climax is very quickly teased at 1:52 :

Now on Video--Thor: The Dark World

Marvel's Thor: The Dark World is now available on home video. The film is good (better than 2011's Thor), though viewers need to aware that it ties in intimately to events in the expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe and may be a bit confusing if you've missed The Avengers and don't stick around for any of the future films in the franchise.

Sleeping Beauty Diamond Edition Advance Notice

The following advertisement appeared in the package of the recent Jungle Book Platinum Edition. The re-release is of course timed to tie-in with the live-action spin-off Maleficent due out this May.

Sword in Stone and Robin Hood Updates

Advance reviews of both The Sword in thse Stone and Robin Hood Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Edition combo packs reveal that both releases will include concept art for scenes deleted from the films. Further details at the following site:

The Sword in the Stone:

http://www.criterionforum.org/DVD-review/the-sword-in-the-stone-dual-format-edition/disney/1202

http://moviemansguide.com/main/2013/07/review-swordinthestone-bd/


Robin Hood:

http://www.criterionforum.org/DVD-review/robin-hood-dual-format-edition/disney/1204

http://moviemansguide.com/main/2013/07/review-robinhood-bd/