Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Love the Hard Way." Oscar-winner Adrien Brody and Charlotte Ayanna star in this drama about a thief who falls for a curious, beautiful young woman. As their intimacy grows, a slick cop (Pam Greer) is closing in.
Profiles some of the power players in the underground Harry Potter creative community, offering a look at a seven-year-old rock star and his teen pop idols, audio-commentary set to the movie and online creative writing sites waging war with corporate agents. The books' themes of good versus evil and using inner strength to overcome challenges serve as a catalyst for many who face personal obstacles, or just to meet like-minded folk and have fun. The Harry Potter mythos allows the nerdy, the average, the young, the downtrodden, and the bored a chance to borrow a little inspiration and step out of their respective worlds to be a part of something big. The fan arena is a staging ground for sharpening skills and surprising oneself with the results--much like the epic story of a boy wizard.
Like most great movies this one defies easy explanation. At first blush We Are Wizards is about the phenomenon known as "Wizard Rock." But what it's really about is a much bigger deal -- the limitless imagination of kids, the