Hugo and Nebula award winning author Orson Scott Card had this to say in his comments on Prisoner of Azkaban: This is a wonderful movie, richly imagined and beautifully performed. The Harry Potter franchise has grown up into being good art, not just decent adaptation. And for those troubled by the omissions, just remember that …read more!

American Cinematographer magazine has an in-depth interview with Prisoner of Azkaban cinematographer Michael Seresin. While the article is fairly technical in nature, it does give some insight into the huge task of filming certain scenes for PoA such as the time-turner sequence – click below to read an exceprt: Around the three friends, nurses and …read more!

Steve Vander Ark of The Lexicon has updated the Floo Network page. This week, there are trivia questions about the Ministry of Magic. Note: Our link to the Floo Page is not working properly; please use this link.

From New Zealand comes Stuff‘s four-star review – and The Age and New Zealand Herald also have theirs available.

Box Office Prophets predict that PoA will rake in 45.6 million dollars this weekend, and so will spend at least another week atop the charts. However, the take on Friday was down over 70% from last Friday’s debut – is it time to go see it again?

Jamie Waylett (a.k.a Vincent Crabbe) has officially opened Jamie Waylett.com, his own personal Web site, where you can read his diary, view his personal pictures, and even leave him a message on his guest book. His latest diary entry talks about his, Tom Felton‘s and Josh Herdman’s appearance on the ITV show Ministry of Mayhem: …read more!

The St. Petersburg Times has an account of a teenager’s wish come true: Katie Cullen, a teen diagnosed with leukemia, met Daniel Radcliffe and went to the New York premiere of Prisoner of Azkaban on May 23. Her wish was granted by the Children’s Dream Fund. The trip to NY was a celebration of the …read more!

Last night Dateline NBC ran a segment on the making of Buckbeak for the Prisoner of Azkaban film. You can read an article about this, and watch the video of it here. Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

Actor John Hurt (Mr. Ollivander) has been named CBE, Commander of the British Empire, in the Queen’s birthday honours list. The BBC also has this article about John Hurt’s acting career. Thanks Rachael and Rebbeca!

The Age takes a look at the popularity of the Harry Potter books. Saying author J.K. Rowling ” is as swish and savvy as Le Carre or Christie “, the article continues: Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Peter Pan, Little Women, The Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland, Tom Sawyer, The Sword in the Stone, The …read more!