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Gorgeous Artwork from First Two Harry Potter Ultimate Collector's Editions DVD Booklets

Fri Nov 20 16:41:00 -0500 2009

We have another treat for you today, this in the form of the scans from the booklets found in the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Ultimate Collector's Edition DVDs

Thanks to our own Erna, we can now show you in gorgeous high res scans of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows concept art including Malfoy Manor and now Shell Cottage. It is rath...

Direct Links to Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets Ultimate Edition DVD Clips

Thu Nov 19 13:32:00 -0500 2009

WB has now released direct links to some great interview clips with then very young cast members from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Ultimate Edition DVDs. Also of interest are comments from the filmmakers on the special effects and more in the first two films. While we've seen these released (some just recently) we thought you mi...

Director Chris Columbus Reflects on Trio and the First Two Harry Potter Films

Mon Nov 16 18:27:00 -0500 2009

As part of the build up to the release of the much anticipated Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Ultimate Edition DVDs due next month, director Chris Columbus is the subject of a new feature in the LA Times Hero Complex blog. In this article, Chris Columbus reflects back on the casting of the Trio and remarks too at how far they have come since th...

Four New Videos from Ultimate Collectors Editions, Half-Blood Prince DVDs

Mon Nov 16 18:12:00 -0500 2009

There are four more new videos online released today as part of the marketing before the release of some new Harry Potter DVDS. First, as seen here in our galleries or here at this link, is a new clip of the original press conference announcing the casting of actors Dan Radcliffe (Harry), Rupert Grint (Ron) and Emma Watson (Hermione). Second, thanks to Oclumencia we can see two more on the cast...

Clips from Ultimate Collectors DVDs Online: Casting Hermione, Ron and CoS Scene

Fri Nov 13 10:24:00 -0500 2009

Warner Bros has released two clips from the upcoming Harry Potter Ultimate Collector's Editions DVD. Now online at the official Warner Bros website is a new clip from the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone DVD (the second clip) with director Chris Columbus on casting Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson). You can see new interviews with the two conducted while filming...

Early Concept Art of Diagon Alley, Chamber of Secrets and The Burrow

Sat Sep 26 19:12:00 -0400 2009

With the news of the Ultimate Collector's editions of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets due out on December 8th, readers will note we will be seeing some rare artwork and more for the films included as part of these sets. As such, it is worth another look to check out artwork by acclaimed artist David Edward Bryd, who drew some early concept art ...

Official Harry Potter DVD Website Updated with Info on Half-Blood Prince, Ultimate Collector's Editions

Thu Sep 24 21:29:00 -0400 2009

The official Harry Potter DVD website from Warner Bros has now been updated. The US site now contains the special trailer (available here in our galleries) for the Ultimate Collectors editions of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, as well as the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD and Years 1-6 giftset. In a newsletter heralding t...

High Res Artwork, New Chris Columbus In Movie Experience on Ultimate Collections Editions

Fri Sep 18 11:05:00 -0400 2009

Thanks to WB we now have some gorgeous high res artwork of the Ultimate Collector's Editions:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone cover, backcover, complete collection large, super highres
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets cover, backcover, complete collection large, super hr

In addition there are a slew of specific details for each of the disc, notable that the Blu-Ray editions of the two...

Boston: Next Stop on Harry Potter, the Exhibit Tour, Opening in October

Wed Jul 22 09:54:00 -0400 2009

Cheers to Boston, which will be the next stop for Harry Potter, the Exhibit featuring many props and sets used in the beloved Harry Potter films. Currently open at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry until September 27, we've just gotten word the exhibit will move to the East Coast, as the Museum of Science in Boston, Mass states the Exhibition is to open Sunday, October 25, 2009 and ru...

IGN and the Top 25 Harry Potter Characters

Tue Jul 14 18:54:00 -0400 2009

As a fun way to help build excitement before the release of Half-Blood Prince, IGN has created their Top 25 Harry Potter characters. Noting that they selected and listed the characters "based on overall fan reaction, impact on the franchise (novels and films weighed equally), character relevance to the best moments in the series, and significance in the Potter mythos." Starting at number 25 (Lo...

Pre-Orders for Two DVDs from Harry Potter Ultimate Collector's Edition Now Available

Mon Jul 13 22:26:00 -0400 2009

Last week as we heard in New York from Potter producer David Heyman, there will be ultimate collector's editions of the Harry Potter films due out on Blu-ray and DVD. Tonight, Amazon.com has two discs in what is clearly labeled "ultimate collector's edition" available for pre-order: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, with the label reading "including 'Creating the World,' " and Harry Potter...

Happy Birthday, Fiona Shaw

Fri Jul 10 09:30:00 -0400 2009

Happy Birthday wishes go out today to actress Fiona Shaw, who portrays the character of Petunia Dursley in the Harry Potter films. Ms Shaw is celebrating her 51st birthday today. Cheers to you!

Reminder: Radcliffe and Grint Rove Live Appearance This Weekend

Sat Jul 04 19:06:00 -0400 2009

As readers will recall, actors from the Harry Potter series were slated to appear on the Rove program on Australian television network Ten this weekend. As the official Rove website now indicates, actors Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) are scheduled to appear on the Sunday, July 5th broadcast at 8:30pm local time.

In addition to this, Australian television network Ni...

Platform 9 3/4 Discovery Named Best-Loved Scene by Oreo Poll

Fri Apr 10 14:49:00 -0400 2009

The moment when Harry crosses the magical gateway onto Platform 9 3/4 in the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone film has been named the "single best-loved scene from a family film" in a new poll conducted by the Oreo cookie company. The Telegraph is reporting that the scene was chosen after the cookie company polled "2,000 parents and children about their favourite films and scenes to disco...

ABC Family to Broadcast Harry Potter Weekend this Month

Sun Mar 01 08:36:00 -0500 2009

ABC Family will be broadcasting another one of those "Harry Potter Weekend" events this month. In the past, the cable channel has included new previews of the upcoming Harry Potter films during the course of the telecasts (as witnessed last December), however at this time we do not know if there will be new Half-Blood Prince previews due to show this month.

Starting next weekend, the first show...