CBBC reports that Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was given a PG certificate by the British Board of Film Classification. As we told you earlier, the Motion Picture Association of America gave a PG rating for POA due to ” frightening moments, creature violence, and mild language. “ Also in the CBBC story …read more!

Warner Brothers has posted the cast list and production notes for the film; read and enjoy , but beware: there are a lot of spoilers for both the book and the movie in the production notes. “Constant vigilance!”

There’ll be no wave of the magic Harry Potter wand for the 3-year-old students of a ballet school in southern England. Choreographer Valerie Le Serve said Monday she was forced to change a 10-minute segment based on the adventures of the boy wizard and his friends after author J.K. Rowling’s agent pointed out a contract …read more!

If you’re reading this via AOL, you can click here to see AOL’s Harry Potter page, which has a “broadcast” (in other words, not a download) of last night’s PoA preview, as well as a lot of photos – there doesn’t seem to be anything we haven’t seen before, but it’s a nicely organized format. …read more!

TLC readers have written us telling of a new POA trailer that is being shown in the UK before the film Van Helsing. While most of it is described to be like the newest French trailer for POA, there are some new scenes. Two include the confrontation between Harry and Sirius in the Shrieking Shack,and …read more!

In the new issue of The Book La, there is good interview with actor Gary Oldman(Sirius Black). A TLC reader sent us the interview, which you can read below. Regarding the cast of POA, Gary Oldman says: “…And these actors and actresses I was in the theatre with, years ago, that also made it. A …read more!

CBBC has posted an article quoting Katie Leung’s father about Katies reaction to being cast as Cho Chang in the GOF film. “It’s obviously a great part to get and it’s a happy time for all the family.” Also in the article is a denial from Warner Brothers regarding the rumour that actress Audrey Tautou …read more!

For those who did not get the chance to see the new POA preview and the special interviews included on the ABC broadcast, many websites now have them posted. Dan Radcliffe.com has many video clips up as well as transcripts of them. Veritaserum.com has a very detailed transcript of the ten minute POA preview. Also, …read more!

TLC reader Jean wrote us to say during the TV show “Survivor” a POA commercial aired with some new scenes. They include shots of the werewolf in the forest, Ron on the ground, Harry falling off his broom in Quidditch, and a closeup of the marauders map. Click here to see them. Thanks Jean!

The Floo Network has been updated, and has some good trivia questions about book 3, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.