Does Harry need all the hype?

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The Movie Blog is asking if the new Harry Potter film really needs promotion: “The advertising machine is going mad for this film, but does it really need it? Considering how big the book is, should the studio spend so much up front on saturating the media with the film and the stars?” It’s a quaint notion that a company like Warner Brothers, even on a chilly day in hell, might skimp on marketing for a film like this.

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