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By Mili Mitra on Oct 1 Twenty years after the first Harry Potter book was released in the United States, the franchise still has the power to amaze — and offend. To this day, J.K. Rowling’s series is still banned in some schools and libraries for promoting “witchcraft.” But with the release last week of a new trailer for the next film in the fictional universe, “Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” Rowling is facing a different sort of backlash. This one shouldn’t be dismissed so easily. At the heart of today’s Harry Potter controversy is a five-second clip in the “Fantastic Beasts 2” trailer showing South Korean actress Claudia Kim transforming into a massive snake. The scene apparently reveals the backstory behind her character, Nagini, who eventually becomes Voldemort’s pet: She is a “maledictus,” or shape-shifter, cursed to eventually become trapped in a snake’s body. That doesn’t sound too offensive or controversial, until you realize that Kim is one of the only wom...

Every year, the shift into cooler weather comes alongside a shift into a cooler box office lineup: fewer billion-dollar blockbusters, fewer on-screen explosions, and a general trend toward less slashing, crashing action and more intense emotional action. The one thing that really heats up at the box office during the fall and winter season is the awards race: the last quarter of the year is a time for Oscar-bait projects and intense awards campaigning.  November is more of a mixed collection, but it’s surprisingly colorful, with additions to the Rocky, Harry Potter, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and Wreck-It Ralph franchises. This isn’t a comprehensive list of releases.  NOVEMBER 2ND BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY -- Full Movie 2018 online on  Cuckoo  Video Player Movie Channel The summary: This biopic of Queen, the rock band behind hits like “We Will Rock You,” “We Are the Champions,” and the eponymous epic ballad, reportedly focuses above all on frontman ...