2. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (November 21)
Harry's going to kiss Ginny! Ron's going to get an intimate whiff of Lavender Brown! Somebody really, really important will die! Although loyalists already know the major Prince plot points, all eyes are on director David Yates as he attempts to bring them to life while matching the book's emotional impact.

Last year's Order of the Phoenix gave us darker imagery and dramatically heftier acting from the leads. Now, with the magical series winding down, could Prince be the film that finally stirs up Oscar buzz for Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and/or Emma Watson?

With enormous sets like the underground cave that houses one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, and new characters that include Jim Broadbent's enigmatic potion master, Horace Slughorn, Yates certainly has his work cut out for him. If only there were a spell that could transport us to November.