Harry Potter News

Followup: Daniel Radcliffe’s Christmas Card

Dec 10, 2004

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A few weeks ago, we told you about actor Daniel Radcliffe’s (Harry Potter) Christmas card that he was sending out this year. It featured a photo taken from the filming of the second task of the upcoming Goblet of Fire movie. The USA Today has more on this card, and what went into setting the …read more!

Happy Birthday Kenneth Branagh

Dec 10, 2004

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Today actor Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart) turns 44! Happy Birthday Kenneth!

GIVE A GALLEON Update and Special Message from the HP Cast

Dec 09, 2004

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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We’re halfway into our GIVE A GALLEON drive and more than half our inventory is gone, so get moving – give a Galleon, get a sticker and support literacy all at once. A few of your friends from England wanted to tell you the same. They really wanted to say, nice and simply, to Give …read more!

JKR Wins Domain Name Tussle

Dec 09, 2004

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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J.K.Rowling has won a legal battle in a typosquatting claim, and will have the domains “kjkrowling.com” and “www-jkrowling.com,” currently registered to an individual in Uruguay, transferred to her. A typosquatter purposefully incorporates mispellings and common typos into domain names, to harvest hits from typists with slippery fingers. A while back a particularly seedy site boasted …read more!

“Unfortunate Events” actor Liam Aiken once a Harry Potter Contender

Dec 09, 2004

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There is a good interview in New York Metro with actor Liam Aiken, who stars as Klaus Baudelaire in the new film “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events ” based upon the children’s book series of the same name. The young actor Liam Akien at one point was favoured by director Chris Columbus to …read more!

All the World’s a Stage

Dec 09, 2004

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As we know, some of Great Britian’s finest actors appear in the Harry Potter films. These actors are also known for some of their work in the theatre. Several of our favourite actors will be returning to the stage in the near future, as well as performing in some new motion pictures as well. Ralph …read more!

New “Behind the Scenes” PoA Clips

Dec 09, 2004

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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Emma-Watson.net has some cool new clips from behind the scenes of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

PoA Soundtrack Receives Grammy Nomination

Dec 07, 2004

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This year’s Grammy nominations have been announced . Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban has received a nomination in the category of “Best Score Soundtrack Album from a Motion Picture, Televison, or Other Visual Media.” The score for Prisoner of Azkaban , composed by John Williams, was nominated along with the soundtracks from films …read more!

Devotion to a book, movie or series can enrich your life

Dec 07, 2004

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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Today’s Mercury News in San Jose has a set of articles about fans and fandom, and includes a discussion of the Harry Potter fandom and fansites. The main article quotes MIT’s Dr Henry Jenkins, a longtime expert on fan behaviour: “Fandom is a community that supports grass-roots expression… [It] encourages people to grow as readers, …read more!

‘Fuzzy’ Harry

Dec 06, 2004

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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Harry Potter was mentioned in the comic Get Fuzzy today. Thanks to all the readers who emailed!



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