Australian Papers Discuss Darker Tone of Goblet of Fire

With the December 1 premiere of GoFgrowing ever-closer, there's plenty of news from Australia today! The Sydney Morning Herald has a story about the darker tone of children's and family films in general, and the HP films in particular.

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Bulgarian Premiere of Goblet of Fire

Actor Stanislav Ianevski (Viktor Krum) attended the premiere of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Bulgaria recently, and you can see photos from the event at Potter-mania.com. Novinite reports that Goblet film director Mike Newell, and actor Tolga Safer also attended the event.
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HBP on NY Times Notable Books List

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is one of the New York Times' "100 Notable Books of the Year." HBP is in company with books by Dave Eggers, E. L. Doctorow, Gabriel Garcí Má, Joyce Carol Oates, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Cormac McCarthy (great name). Congratulations, Jo!
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Dan Radcliffe on Extras

Daniel Radcliffe is the first actor to be confirmed as a guest star for the second season of "Extras". The date that the episode will air has not been announced, but we'll keep you posted! Read more here.
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The Leaky Mug #5 Now Available for Download

Our latest joint podcast with MuggleCast, The Leaky Mug #5, is now available for download. It's our little wrapup of the live NYC podcast from last week, giving some info about what went on behind the scenes that weekend...with some celebrity surprises. Also, we announce our next LIVE podcast, toContinued...

PotterCast Transcripts Up

Thanks to our fantabulous Transcription Elves (Alex, Doris, Tim, Pascal, Kyle, Dawn, Gina, Mark, Jules and Joel) as well as MuggleNet's lovely Jess and Micah, the transcript of the live NYC PotterCast is online right here!
Also, the transcript to PotterCast 12 is right here and #11, right here! Thank you, Elves!

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Photos from Possible Deleted GoF Scenes?

The Snitchseeker.com has some new scans from a day- by-day calendar that show some scenes from Goblet of Fire that were not included in the final theatrical version of the new Potter film. One of these scenes includes Snape and Karkaroff outside in the snow at the Yule Ball, in what looks like an intenseContinued...

GoF Shown 220 Miles Above Earth

Business Wire reports that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was screened for the crew of the International Space Station, thanks to a special arrangement with Warner Brothers.

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First Official Voldemort Photo and Clip

Straight from WB, see the first official hi-res photo of Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort right here - enjoy!
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Richard Griffiths Ejects Cell Phone User from Theatre

Richard Griffiths, who portrays Uncle Vernon in the Harry Potter films, ordered a woman to leave Wyndham's Theatre because her cell phone rang several times during a matinee performance of "Heroes."

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Gleeson, Fiennes Profiled in Premiere

In the December 2005/January 2006 issue of Premiere magazine, GoF actors Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes are profiled. Brendan Gleeson is highlighted as a "Scene Stealer" on page 34.

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Goblet of Fire and the Oscar Awards

While Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has just been released in movie theaters, the campaign to promote the film for possible nomination for an Oscar Award has already begun. Ads are now appearing on Ebay, taken from movie trade publications, promoting the new Harry Potter film for consideration forContinued...

Happy Harry Hanukkah, Israel!

The Jerusalem Post reports that the Hebrew translation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be in stores December 22 -- just in time for Hanukkah. Israeli HP fans will also be delighted that the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire opens there on December 8. The full article can be read here.
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Master the Magic of the Goblet of Fire Videogame

We've told you previously about the very fun EA Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire video game website. If you have not been there lately, this editor is thrilled to report that the site has been updated. All the new spells are open as you play a mini-game on the site, and you can nowContinued...

GoF Sheet Music Available Online

Musicnotes.com, which carries sheet music for all the Harry Potter films' soundtracks, has just added the Goblet of Fire soundtrack to its collection. Sheet music can be ordered as traditional hardcopy or as digital files. You can also hear digital samples from each song if you download their (free)Continued...