Five Similarities Between “Home Alone” and “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
These two festive films have a lot more in common besides the holiday. From plot points to character tropes, they are practically mirrors of one another.
by Jennifer Fancher · Published December 24, 2020 · Last modified December 28, 2020
These two festive films have a lot more in common besides the holiday. From plot points to character tropes, they are practically mirrors of one another.
The director of the first two “Harry Potter” films, Chris Columbus, discusses his initial anxiety about getting the wizarding world right, working with child actors under enormous pressure, and his iconic Christmas movies filled with breathtaking stunts.
by Minal Daswani · Published December 23, 2015 · Last modified November 7, 2022
It’s time to match up characters from another Christmas movie – “Home Alone” – to their “Harry Potter” counterparts. Whom would your favorite characters play?
You know the classic holiday characters, but do you know in which Hogwarts House they would belong?
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