
Dec 17, 2016
The Oscars are fast approaching, and it’s about time we had another Potter-related film in the running at the awards! The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says the visual effects of Fantastic Beasts are most definitely enough to get the film in the top ten eligible for an nomination at the Oscars. Entertainment Weekly reports: “This …read more!

Dec 17, 2016
David Tennant, who played Barty Crouch Jr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, as well as one of the many Doctors on Dr. Who, has been cast to voice one of the main characters, Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Disney’s revival of their classic animated series ‘DuckTales.’ The series, for those who never watched …read more!

Dec 17, 2016
Mark Williams, the actor who played the lovable Arthur Weasley, will be the voice of Dad in ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,’ a Channel 4, Lupus Films and Walker Productions’ animated adaptation of the best-selling children’s book. The book, by the same name, was written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. It is, …read more!

Dec 17, 2016
Many Harry Potter fans around the world were excited for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child–seeing the eighth story, and in a new medium, on stage! But fans who didn’t live near London found the idea bittersweet. For most London was simply too far away, too expensive, and just reading the script isn’t satisfying enough (believe …read more!

Dec 17, 2016
Warning: Contains Fantastic Beasts SPOILERS! The passing years have not dampened the fervor and devotion of Harry Potter fans–they remain in a constant state of anticipation, always waiting for J.K. Rowling to issue new insight into her beloved characters and their backstories. Now the fandom is abuzz with Rowling’s latest Twitter revelations. She announced the houses …read more!

Dec 17, 2016
In an industry where films are brought to greater and greater heights by strides in special effects and CGI, and even animated films are more life-like than ever, Anomalisa is–an anomaly. It is a stop-motion puppet movie that somehow manages to be one of the most “realistic and affecting” movies of the year. The Guardian’s …read more!

Dec 16, 2016
Emma Thompson, perfectly aloof and endearing as Professor Trelawney in the Harry Potter series, has two exciting new films opening soon! The first is the highly-anticipated, live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast by Disney. Inside the Magic (ITM) provides a first look of Thompson as the lovable Mrs. Potts, as seen on the display at …read more!

Dec 16, 2016
Cinesite contributed to over 2,000 visual effects shots over the course of all eight Harry Potter films and brought that wealth of experience to recreating wizarding magic in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Cinesite created just under 100 shots for Fantastic Beasts, including the unforgettable dinner sequence in Tina and Queenie’s apartment. Viewers …read more!

Dec 15, 2016
Warwick Davis, who plays Professor Flitwick in the Harry Potter films, is starring in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, this year’s pantomime at the New Victoria Theatre in Woking. Davis, along with playing Prof, the head of the seven dwarfs, also helped to write and direct the play. Pantomime’s, a British tradition, usually include over …read more!

Dec 15, 2016
Viceroy’s House, opening in UK theaters Mar. 3, 2017, depicts the true story of the last months of British rule in India. The release is timed to celebrate the 70th anniversary of India’s independence and the subsequent founding of Pakistan. The house is the literal central figure in the story, home to a long succession …read more!