Mugglenet went to this year’s Collectormania and interviewed Devon Murray and Matt Lewis, and uploaded the video files to their site. Editor Jamie says: In the interview, we find out about funny events that have taken place on the PoA set, what it’s like working with the likes of Gary Oldman and the other new …read more!

Peter Travers, movie critic for Rolling Stone magazine (who has been very hard on the series so far), put Prisoner of Azkaban in the number 10 slot on countdown of summer movies. (Catwoman is number nine.) Thanks to reader WhyDoesMilkSpill for this one! OPENING DATE: June 4th The first two Harry films wimped out, even …read more!

The Daily Record reported unflinchingly today, in an article about J.K. Rowling turning down a Dr. Who writing gig, that the title J.K. Rowling’s “latest installment” is Harry Potter and the Green Flame Torch. It’s unclear if the article is erroneously reporting the name of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, or erroneously …read more!

Accio, the first HP conference to be held in the UK, has been featured in The Sunday Post; click here to read the article, “Harry Potter and the Conference of Eggheads.” “Accio, which is Potter-speak for a summoning charm, will call together Harry fanatics from across the globe in the perfect place for pepole who …read more!

Birthday party websites have started to show the plates and cups and ancillary items like stickers for new PoA-themed party supplies. They also might be good additions to PoA line parties and similar events.

Warner Brothers has opened its official Harry Potter WB Shop online, what seems to be a trove of official merchandise. The usual movie items – such as the official PoA poster – are thrown right in there with more off-beat ones, like replicas of Dumbledore’s tasseled hat. Check it out!

The John Malkovich as Voldemort rumor – despite being denied by BBC – has persisted in emails, and around the Web. Now we’ve heard a very shaky rumor the actor has said he took the part for his daughter. He is not and will not be Voldemort. Firstly, he’s not-UK born – strike one quoted …read more!

Check out Mugglenet for video downloads of the SNL skit. Beware, again, that the skit is at least PG-13.

The trailer for Alan Rickman’s new project, Something the Lord Made, is now up on HBO’s website. No Potter-content, but of interest to Rickman-fans.

Winky has again come through, with much higher-res versions of the PoA character posters previously posted online, which feature the Trio, Harry, Hermione, Ron and Sirius.