From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 4pm Saturday in NZ, 2pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s
the described Movies Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix from 2007 And Jason and the Argonauts from 1963.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
It is based on J. K. Rowling's 2003 novel of the same name.
The fifth instalment in the Harry Potter film series, it was written by Michael Goldenberg (making this the only film in the series not to be scripted by Steve Kloves) and produced by David Heyman and David Barron.
The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
Its story follows Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as the Ministry of Magic is in denial of Lord Voldemort's return.
The film is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and is followed by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Live-action filming took place in England and Scotland for exterior locations and Leavesden Film Studios in Watford for interior locations from February to November 2006, with a one-month break in June.
Post-production on the film continued for several months afterwards to add in visual effects.
The film's budget was reportedly between £75 and 100 million ($150–200 million).
Warner Bros. released the film in North America on 11 July 2007 and in the United Kingdom on 12 July, both in conventional and IMAX theatres; it is the first Potter film to be released in IMAX 3D.
Order of the Phoenix opened to a worldwide five-day opening of $333 million, twenty-fifth of all-time, and grossed $942 million total, second to Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End for the greatest total of 2007.
The film was nominated for two BAFTA Film Awards in 2008.
It has been noted as a case of Hollywood accounting, because Warner Bros. claimed the film lost $167 million, despite its total grosses.
Directed by: David Yates.
Produced by: David Heyman and David Barron.
Screenplay by: Michael Goldenberg.
Based on: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling.
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Richard Griffiths, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson and Julie Walters.
Music by: Nicholas Hooper.
Cinematography: Sławomir Idziak.
Edited by: Mark Day.
Production companies: Warner Bros. Pictures and Heyday Films.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures.
Release date: 28 June 2007 ( Tokyo), 11 July 2007 (United States) and 12 July 2007 (United Kingdom) .
File Length: 132 minutes.
Countries: United Kingdom and United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $150–200 million.
Box office: $942.2 million.
Jason and the Argonauts (working title: Jason and the Golden Fleece) is a 1963 Anglo-American independent mythological fantasy adventure film produced by Charles H. Schneer and directed by Don Chaffey.
Starring Todd Armstrong as Jason, along with Nancy Kovack, Honor Blackman and Gary Raymond.
The film was distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Shot in Eastman Colour, the film was made in collaboration with stop-motion animation master Ray Harryhausen and is known for its various legendary creatures, notably the iconic fight scene featuring seven skeleton warriors.
Although it was a box office disappointment during its initial release, the film was critically acclaimed and later became a cult classic.
The film score was composed by Bernard Herrmann, who also partnered with Harryhausen on The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960) and Mysterious Island (1961).
Directed by: Don Chaffey.
Produced by: Charles H. Schneer.
Written by: Apollonios Rhodios.
Screenplay by: Beverley Cross and Jan Read.
Based on: The Argonautica 3rd century BC by Apollonius Rhodius.
Starring: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Honor Blackman and Gary Raymond.
Music by: Bernard Herrmann.
Cinematography: Wilkie Cooper.
Edited by: Maurice Rootes.
Production company: Morningside Productions.
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures.
Release date: 19 June , 1963.
File Length: 99 minutes.
Countries: United States and United Kingdom.
Language: English.
Budget: $3 million.
Box office: $2.1 million (rentals).
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