June 11th, 2008
The New York Licensing International Expo had Warner Brothers as one of its’ presenters, and gave attendees a sneak peek at quite a few Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince promo pics. Some of these pictures look, well, they look kind of goofy (especially the one of Remus), but I was reasonably impressed with the […]
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June 10th, 2008
Four Harry Potter actors - Hugh Mitchell (Colin Creevey), Devon Murray (Seamus Finnigan), Danielle Tabor (Angelina Johnson films 1 - 3), and Natalia Tena (Tonks) - talked at Florida SuperCon about their roles in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and what we as fans can look forward to in the movie. Here’s what the […]
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June 10th, 2008
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Warwick Davis, who plays Professor Flitwick, gave a short and sweet interview on his experiences filming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Here’s a snippet:
“My character seems to get involved in fun stuff now,” Davis said. “I’ve had an immensely enjoyable time again. It’s a real honor to be a part of number 6.”
While […]
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June 5th, 2008
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Actress Helen McCrory, who has been cast as Narcissa Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, had a quick interview in which she talked about her role as Narcissa:
In the interview, she said she had a fantastic time filming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood […]
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June 4th, 2008
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Well, this is an interesting story. Apparently, at an animal shelter in the UK, a larger than average number of owls is being abandoned, and the Harry Potter books are being blamed. People have been buying them as pets for their kids, and not surprisingly, they don’t work out too […]
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May 29th, 2008
Well, kind of, anyway. It’s only 800 words, but still! It’s one of 13 notecard-sized stories by famous authors to be auctioned off for charity. Here are some of the other authors who participated:
Michael Rosen
illustrator Axel Scheffler
graphic novelist Neil Gaiman
Lisa Appignanesi
Richard Ford
Lauren Child
Irvine Welsh
Sebastian Faulks
Nick Hornby, who plastered his card with a collage
Nobel Prize […]
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May 28th, 2008
Can you believe this? Here’s the scenario: a librarian in Poplar Bluff, Missouri is suing the library she used to work for along with the ACLU. Why? Because on July 21, there was a Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows release party, and the library staff were expected to dress up in Harry Potter garb […]
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May 20th, 2008
Yesterday I told you about children’s literature laureate Michael Rosen’s remarks about Harry Potter. Today, he wrote a super long response to the outcry that followed his remarks (and by long, I mean LONG - has he never heard that brevity is the soul of wit?). Here’s the gist of the article:
He was misquoted. […]
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May 19th, 2008
I found this story pretty amusing, actually. The Children’s Laureate of the UK, Michael Rosen (author of such notable books as We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and Mustard, Custard, Grumble Belly and Gravy) believes that the Harry Potter books are….get this….”boring.”
His main premise seems to be that the plots of the books are […]
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May 17th, 2008
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Just saw this rumor: a special scary Shrieking Shack is rumored be one of the new attractions at the rapidly developing Harry Potter theme park in Orlando, Florida, which will have the feel of The Haunted Mansion at Disney World (everything is make-believe and meant to be in good […]
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