PBS Masterpiece is broadcasting a series of films based on the classic works of Charles Dickens. This weekend, viewers here in the US will be able to view acclaimed actor Timothy Spall in Oliver Twist. This film, which was broadcast last year in the UK, features Mr. Spall (Peter Pettigrew) as Fagin, and you can …read more!

Last year we told you author J.K. Rowling was to be honored by the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. The event took place in September, where Jo received the Edinburgh Award. In commemoration of this event, hand prints of the Harry Potter author have now been made, and are on display for the public. STV reports …read more!

The New York Times is reporting today that a brief clip from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be shown at the end of the Oscar telecast on February 22nd. This comes as producers of the Academy Awards program asked various studios to provide scenes and clips from upcoming movies for the Oscar show …read more!

Kiss Kiss, win a kiss from Bellatrix…well of sorts! Several actors from the Harry Potter films have donated their kisses for a charity auction. MediCinema is holding their Healed with a Kiss auction, which will be held in London sometime in April. The collection features lip prints and autographs from many familiar names including: Jason …read more!

The latest episode of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, is now online with our 184th edition of Harry Potter news, discussion, and more. Sue’s News kicks off the show with information on an interview with Matt Lewis (Neville Longbottom), the end of Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Richard Griffith’s (Uncle Vernon) Broadway run in Equus, …read more!

Last week we told you acclaimed Scottish composer Patrick Doyle (Henry V, Gosford Park) would be here in the US to hold a special screening of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at Syracuse University in New York. The Daily Orange has a report online of the event, where Patrick Doyle discussed his score …read more!

The characters of Fred and George Weasley are apparently not included in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game. In a new interview, actors James and Oliver Phelps say they were not asked to record their voices as the characters they portray in the Harry Potter films are not included in the …read more!

Quick update to say we now have video available for viewing and download of several of the actors at the recent BAFTA ceremony held over the weekend in London, England. Video now in our galleries include this of Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) and this of Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) who both presented awards. We also …read more!

Calling all iPod fans! The first four Harry Potter film are now available for purchase via the US iTunes store. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire are available to rent or download and …read more!

In case you missed it when they were released last week, WB has now sent us lovely high resolution editions of the new teaser posters for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. These are the US edition, as they show the url for the US Harry Potter site and also contain the “PG” film rating …read more!