The Christian Science Monitor has an interesting article on Harry Potter, and the influence of J.K. Rowling’s books on millions of children all over the world. The piece alludes to the continuing debate over the morality of the novels, saying “Belief in magic is an old trait in myth and literature. Rowling . . . …read more!

Several actors from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire are due to appear at Collectormania G-Mex in Manchester, England next month. Actors Robert Pattinson (Hufflepuff great Cedric Diggory), Stanislav Ianevski (Viktor Krum), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), and Roger Lloyd Pack (Barty Crouch Sr.) are scheduled to attend this event which runs Saturday, February 11th, …read more!

Variety is reporting today that many of the big studios will be releasing films on DVD in on “a high-definition digital disc” later this year. Among those films listed is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Quotage: “The “Mission: Impossible” and “Lord of the Rings” trilogies, as well as Peter Jackson’s “King Kong” and …read more!

We know this news is slow in coming but The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio 2006 Platinum Awards were announced and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was named as one of the best books for children in the” Early School Years” category. The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio is an independent revue of children’s toys, books, music and …read more!

The Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban DVD was one of the top ten best sellers in 2005, according to year end charts from Billboard magazine. The two different editions (widescreen, fullscreen) were listed at number seven and number ten. The top spot in DVD sales went to “The Incredibles.” In total VHS sales, …read more!

A few days ago we told you that author J.K. Rowling had donated a specially signed copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to be auctioned off for the charity Peace Hospice in the UK. The bidding has now started on Ebay, which you can see via this link. This is an autographed first …read more!

The Los Angeles Times reports that Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney) will be a presenter at the Golden Globe Awards on January 16. The category of the award Ms. Thompson will present has not been announced.

The cover story of this month’s M Magazine, a publication covering “Milwaukee Lifestyle,” features Theresa Corrao, Visual Effects Producer of the last three Harry Potter films. Ms. Corrao (who graduated from this editor’s alma mater, Nicolet High School) also contributed to the special effects on Jurassic Park III, October Sky, Sleepy Hollow, Mighty Joe Young, …read more!

We received word today of a list of some of the possible scenes that will be included on the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD. A few of these things we had heard from the film makers previously that they might be included, as well as some of the calendar scans we saw …read more!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has now surpassed the $800 million mark in world wide box office totals. The BBC also reports today that the fourth Harry Potter film was the most successful film internationally in 2005 (which does NOT include the US totals). However, Goblet was topped here in the US by …read more!