New "Deathly Hallows" Release Date Poster from Raincoast
In addition to the Scholastic and Bloomsbury posters marking the release date of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows we told you about previously, Canadian Potter publishers Raincoast have now released their version of this poster. It features the blue placeholder art for the cover of DeathlyContinued...
High Def DVD Edition of GoF: "Magical"
A shining new review about the upcoming High Definition DVD of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was released today commenting on the enhanced High Def experience. As we previously reported, WB is releasing High Def editions of the Harry Potter films to date sometime in 2007, but in an article today, the superiorContinued...
Scholastic Updates with New "Deathly Hallows" Release Date Poster
Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, has updated their site with a new "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" poster that you can download and print out at home. The poster features the current black and white placeholder art for the book, with the titleContinued...
Video of Giant Squid
Here is a fun bit of unusual news for you. Researchers in Japan caught the rare Giant Squid, and for the first time ever, there is video of this mysterious creature. The Gryffindor red sea creature was caught off the Ogasawara Islands south of Tokyo earlier this month, and unfortunately later died. CNN reports that the creatureContinued...
The Goblet of Fire Reading Group Sorting has Called Your Name
The Goblet of Fire is back in action...well, sort of! Our newest round of book reading groups sorting starts today for discussions on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. If you think you are champion enough to join in the fourth round of the Harry Potter book discussions, then headContinued...
Bloomsbury Set to Launch Special Harry Potter Box-Set, New Audio Series
In addition to the earlier news about their profits from the Harry Potter books, UK Publisher Bloomsbury also revealed some upcoming plans for the next five years related to the series. The AP reports that :
"The date for the seventh and final book has not yet beenContinued...
Cast-Signed Copy of GoF Auctioned for £2100
Previously, we told you about a rare copy of the book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, signed by the cast of the Harry Potter film, that was being auctioned online by the UK's National Literacy Trust. The Evening Times reports today that the book has been sold for £2100. ProceedsContinued...
Harry Potter Film Actors Sign GoF Book for Charity
Many cast members from the Harry Potter films have autographed a copy of one of the books which is to be auctioned off in support of the National Literacy Trust. This book will be auctioned off on Ebay starting tomorrow, March 14th. This special edition copy of the Harry Potter and the GobletContinued...
Complete Arthur Levine Interview Now Available in MP3 and Transcript Form
By popular demand, the complete version of the interview with Arthur Levine, co-editor of Harry Potter, that was on episodes 22, 23 and 24 of our podcast, PotterCast is now available as a downloadable MP3 and in transcript. Check it out on our TLC Interviews page. In thisContinued...
New Interview with Spanish HP Illustrator
Spanish HP site RedFlu.com has translated its recent interview with the Spanish Harry Potter Illustrator, Dolores Aavedaãno for us, which you can read below. Thanks, Martin!
This is a preview: the rest is here.
This interview has been translated, so there may be some errors.
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Hindi HP Translations Now Available in India
The Hindu reports that the Harry Potter books are now available in Hindi. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was released by publisher Manjul Books at the New Delhi World Book Fair yesterday, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is expected to be released by this June. Translator SudhirContinued...
"Record Haul" for GoF
The BBC reports this morning that Goblet of Fire opened to phenomenal box office numbers in the US, the UK and around the world, as it was number one in all 21 countries where it opened, according to Warner Brothers. Newsround reports in the UK alone, it took in over £14.9m of tickets, making it the biggest everContinued...
USAToday Notes Praise for GoF
USAToday has compiled comments from HP fans, with a focus on praise for the special effects and performances in the film. They also compare GoF with other 'fourth films" in serieses, like The Phantom Menace. "There was a lot of built-up anticipation for another Star Wars," says says Brandon GrayContinued...
GOFIMAX Update
Just a few reminders about GOFIMAX tomorrow:
Ft Lauderdale, Lansing and Grand Rapids are, like New York City, now sold out. Glasgow and Houston still have tickets available.
Steve Vander Ark will be at the IMAX Theatre at Celebration! Cinema in Grand Rapids for the 1:00 pm show. The show is sold out, but if you're going, keepContinued...
A Maze of Reviews for GoF
A number of national and local papers and websites published their reviews of GoF today, and we have a selection of them here for you.
The Irish Times gave the film three stars, which is "worth a look." "Goblet of Fire will prove hard work for those viewers not steeped in Potter lore. Watching this tiringContinued...