The Leaky Cauldron - HBP Film

Video of Ace of Cake's Hogwarts Express Cake Creation for HBP Premiere Online

Thu Nov 05 22:13:00 -0500 2009

As readers will recall, the special Hogwarts Express cake created by master baker Duff for the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince premiere last July was featured on his Ace of Cakes program on the Food Network. We have for you, care of our Video Galleries, the creation of the cake by the Charm City Cakes crew in this nice image quality video right here.

This episode of the Ace of Cakes will...

Another Revamp for Official Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Website

Thu Nov 05 13:08:00 -0500 2009

The US official WB Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince website has gotten a slight makeover into a DVD theme, with links to info on the live screening event December 12th with Dan Radcliffe and David Yates. Please note too that it says of the special sneak peek at Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows "Get an exclusive, first-look on the set of the next Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and t...

Deals on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVDs

Thu Nov 05 12:45:00 -0500 2009

As the days draw nearer to the release of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD, many retailers are slashing prices on the disc. Of note was news today that retail giant Walmart was offering pre-orders on the standard DVD at very low prices. Reuters reports that store is "offering its top 10 pre-order DVD movie titles at just $10 and free home delivery on its entire assortment of DVD a...

UK Sky Viewers to Have Chance for Half-Blood Prince Viewing Party in December

Sun Nov 01 12:15:00 -0500 2009

Thanks to David and SKY for letting us about an opportunity for UK Harry Potter fans to take part in a Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince viewing party on Sky Box Office High Definition the same week the DVD is released next month. To participate, high definition customers in the UK can go to this link and use their Sky & HD account number to sign up. Sky subscribers must set up this viewin...

Master Class for Harry Potter Cast Today from Ralph Fiennes

Fri Oct 30 15:00:00 -0400 2009

There was another thrill- inspiring twitter today, this from actor Matt Lewis (Neville) regarding the ongoing filming for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. While we knew that 43 principals are currently involved, and the calibre of the actors in the movies has long been established, the cast are clearly enjoying and reveling in the moment, witness the following: "Ralph Fiennes is cool as. L...

Half-Blood Prince Nominated for Kids' Vote BAFTA, SFX Awards

Tue Oct 27 15:54:00 -0400 2009

We have two award nominations to tell you about regarding Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. First the film was among those nominated in the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Kids' Vote category for Best Film. Children ages seven to fourteen are now able to vote online for their choice of movie of the year including Half-Blood Prince at this link. Voting runs now until November 2...

Unlock the Secrets with the Half-Blood Prince Blu-Ray DVD Commercial

Sun Oct 25 06:40:00 -0400 2009

Amazon.com now has this new video online advertising the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-ray DVD in a spot called "Unlock the Secrets." Of note are new quick looks at cast members such as Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley, our King) in his harness to film for the Quidditch scenes, Matt Lewis (Neville) and Alfie Enoch (Dean), Emma Watson (Hermione), Jessie Cave (Lavender) and Dan Radcliffe ...

The Ace of Cakes Takes on The Hogwarts Express

Sat Oct 24 16:26:00 -0400 2009

It's all aboard the Hogwarts Express this week as the Ace of Cakes returns with a new program on their special cake created for the New York premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Readers will recall that back in July, master baker Duff and his crew at Charm City Cakes created another fantastic cake for the premiere, this in the shape of the Hogwarts Express. This week, fans will b...

Product Watch: New Flourish & Blotts Tote Bag, Sale Continues at WBShop.com

Fri Oct 23 08:03:00 -0400 2009

Harry Potter product watch continues today with word of a brand new Flourish and Blotts Tote bag (photo here, closeup here) that is now available via WBshop.com. The bag, bearing the label of the famous Diagon Alley bookstore, has a zippered top and inside smaller zip compartment.

If you are still looking for last minute Halloween costumes, be sure to take advantage of the ongoing sales of Har...

Three Nominations for Half-Blood Prince Film at People's Choice Awards

Tue Oct 20 18:26:00 -0400 2009

Nominations for the 2010 People's Choice Awards have been announced and include a number of nods for the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film. The sixth Potter film was nominated in the "Favorite Movie" category against such other films as Star Trek, Angels and Demon, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and others. Next, the Harry Potter trio; Dan Radcliffe (Harry), Rupert Grint (Ron), and Emma ...

Dec. 12th: Dan Radcliffe, David Yates to Participate in Live Fan Screening via Half-Blood Prince Blu-Ray

Mon Oct 19 13:52:00 -0400 2009

Check it out: actor Dan Radcliffe, and director David Yates are set to take part in a special online live screening of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Video Business reports that WB will present its "first worldwide BD Live community screening with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on Dec. 12" More info as follows:

"Potter will be screened with audio commentary. Director David Yat

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New Video: Tom Felton Introduces UK Half-Blood Prince DVD Trailer

Thu Oct 15 11:13:00 -0400 2009

Actor Tom Felton is the host of a new video advertisement for the UK Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD. Available here in our galleries (via Play.com and on Amazon.co.uk), Tom introduces the trailer for the film (an old one, nothing new) with the end then showing the box for the Half-Blood Prince DVD.

As reported many times previously, the UK will see the release of the HBP DVD on Dece...

New Luna Lovegood Spectra Specs, Harry Potter Costumes Sale at WBShop.com

Thu Oct 15 09:05:00 -0400 2009

With Halloween right around the corner, many fans are looking to wear Harry Potter costumes this holiday. As such, the official WB Shop now has all Harry Potter costumes on sale for 25% off regular prices. New this holiday are Luna Lovegood's unique Spectra Specs, as worn by Evanna Lynch in Half-Blood Prince as well as this child's Quidditich helmet

Warwick Davis On New Look Flitwick for the Harry Potter Films

Sun Oct 11 11:40:00 -0400 2009

For the over 15,000 of us who follow actor Warwick Davis on his official Twitter, we gained some insight on the change in appearance his character of Professor Flitwick has experienced during the course of the Harry Potter series. While we have heard some of this previous, Warwick Davis offered the following in a series of tweets this morning:
.So many of you have asked me the 'New look Flitwick...

Trailer for Harry Potter Wizarding World DVD Game; Deathly Hallows Photos Due with Collector's Editions

Sun Oct 11 07:21:00 -0400 2009

As announced earlier, WB will be releasing Harry Potter: Wizarding World DVD game on December 1st, just a few days before the release of Half-Blood Prince and the special Ultimate Collector's editions DVDs. As such Amazon.com has a brand new trailer for the DVD game which you can see right here in our Video galleries. Last month we told of the details for the game which covers elements from Har...