Tribeca Film Festival co-founders Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal today announced the Tribeca Family Festival presented by American Express. The Family Festival will extend the Tribeca Film Festival celebration to the streets of New York City by offering a wide variety of family entertainment and activities at an all-day outdoor festival. Also announced was …read more!

On the stock markets, shares of Scholastic Corp., the American publisher of the Harry Potter books, fell on concerns that the next Harry Potter book will be delayed. The company said author J.K. Rowling hasn’t told the company when she will deliver the book. A few days ago, Scholastic spokesman Ray Marchuk said the company …read more!

Chris Rankin Online has posted another interview with the actor. (Thanks to Counting Down for the link.) Dark Horizons reports that a facility in Bulgaria has apparently been chosen by location scouts for scenes in the third Harry Potter movie. Robbie Coltrane won the Bowmore Scottish Screen Award for Best Actor for his appearance as …read more!

A rebuttal to the article(s) we’ve been carrying on those movie-related train tours opines that they’re “a reel flop.” (Thanks to TWW for the link.)

Just three months after the death of her baby daughter, Sarah Brown is beginning her return to public life by launching a children’s charity. The Chancellor’s wife will be president of the as yet unnamed organisation, which will help poor, sick and disabled youngsters. … She is currently helping to compile a book of short …read more!

According to Countingdown.com, Emma Watson appeared on “Kids Say the Darndest Things” in 1998.

Congratulations to JK Rowling and her Harry Potter books! They won best book at the 2002 Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards. (Thanks to Dark Mark for the information.) Braveheart legend William Wallace has been voted the top Scot of all time, a new poll revealed today. Wallace, played by Mel Gibson in the 1995 Oscar-winning film, …read more!

The Don was a ray of hope in a world bloodied by wars; his cricket was an inspiration to generations. Sachin is the great Indian hero; he shines at a time when the nation is desperately looking for a role-model. Greatness has unfazed him. Like Harry Potter, he has been blessed by magic. And, like …read more!

Las Vegas Sun, The Associated Press asks search engine, Google, how they stack up against their competitors, with questions including: “Which were the most frequently banned books of 2001? According to the American Library Association, the three most challenged books of 2001 were: The ‘Harry Potter’ series by J.K. Rowling; ‘Of Mice and Men’ by …read more!

By Monday, Harry Potter books will be back on Springfield school library shelves. Last month, more than 650 copies of the best-selling children’s books were put on reserve – behind library counters at all 53 district schools – as a committee reviewed a grandmother’s complaint that the series taught witchcraft. “I’m making the decision to …read more!