Well, now that the point is nearly moot, the WB has updated the site where it keeps its hi-res press photos. This is impressive – they haven’t done this since last March, when the first stills peeped out. I’ve posted what’s new on The Spell Binder. They have a lot of stuff we’ve already seen, …read more!

The Spell Binder now has the previously posted article from American Girl, as well as scans of page one and page two of the spread, all of which UberReader Sherrie Wollenhaupt sent in.

Emma Watson did a short interview with American Girl Magazine – the transcript is available in the HPGalleries Vaults. Thanks to Grace and Wren for sending it in.

Found a nice snippet in The Sacramento Bee today. Reach-brand Harry Potter toothpaste is bright purple, tastes like bubble gum, squeezes out in the shape of a lightning bolt and costs $2.29. It is appearing on shelves of the usual mass-market outlets, including Target, Walgreen and Wal-Mart. This toothpaste would have come in handy for …read more!

Another (positive!) review! That’s the second today. Let’s hope the press at large is this kind. Dark Horizons has it. Another quote: I have to wonder if J.K. Rowling saw Daniel Radcliffe on the street somewhere and decided to use him as a model for Harry Potter. That’s how perfect the casting is!! He IS …read more!

A number of people mailed us to tell us about BBC’s “Wizard Week,” which will be next week. Apparently a round of interviews with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint will be airing on Newsround (BBC1) at 5:25 (which we assume is P.M.) every day. Any angel in Britain who would care to send …read more!

Empire Online has an article about the final, confirmed running time of the movie (2h 32m) — and their prowess in getting it first. 🙂

Home Theater Forum claims to have the very first review of Harry Potter. A quote: Right off the bat, let me tell all of you that Harry Potter & The Sorcer’s Stone is an absolutely outstanding movie. It exceeded all my expectations. Neither a movie overly loaded with action or comedy, the film plays out …read more!

For those interested, here is the full text of the Variety article about Kenneth Branagh joining HPCS: Kenneth Branagh, who made his name directing and acting in Shakespearean projects, has signed up to play Gilderoy Lockhart in Warner Bros’ sequel to Harry Potter, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.” Second film in the franchise …read more!

Thanks to Empire Online for pointing us to their interview with John Hurt. At last night’s British Independent Film Awards, Empire Online overheard him beefing about big budget movies.