Actor Jason Isaacs attended a screening of his new film “Good” last night in New York City along with his co-star Viggo Mortensen (Lord of the Rings). You can see photos of both the handsome actors here and here via Wire Image, as well as these from the AP. Be sure to check out the …read more!

The winners of our November Fat Friar Story Contest have been chosen by our Contest Crew and are ready to be announced. Last month we asked you to pen an original, 600-word story about how the Fat Friar became a ghost at Hogwarts. After receiving many splendid entries, we now have for you the first …read more!

The nominations for the upcoming Golden Globe Awards were announced today, and a number of actors from the Harry Potter films were among those honored for their work in various film and television projects. Actress Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney) has been nominated in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture …read more!

(Update: We’re done, and had a ton of fun. Thanks, guys! We’ll give more warning next time.) Hey guys: We’re trying a new thing on PotterCast this week using TalkShoe so that you can listen as we record the episode. We’re live right now, so here’s what you do: If you would like to listen …read more!

Birthday wishes are now going out to Charlie Weasley, for the calendar on Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling’s website has been updated to mark his December 12th birthday. Cheers to you, Charlie!

Something I feel worth mentioning is creative writing classes. I took my first creative writing class this quarter and I really enjoyed it and felt that I took a lot of important things away from the class. Today I was listening to a live blogtalkradio chat with several very accomplished urban fantasy authors. There was …read more!

Video is now online of James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) at the announcement of the Harry Potter Exhibition that will be opening April 30, 2009 in Chicago. Thanks to the Fox station,who let us know about their photos and video of the announcement, as well as their interview with the twins, all …read more!

Earlier this morning we told you Harry Potter: The Exhibit would be opening at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry on April 30, 2009. Concept Art is now available in our galleries: Great Hall, and the Gryffindor Common Room, with the Exhibition Official Poster here. Tickets for the exhibition are now available via this …read more!

IESB.net has a new interview with David Heyman, producer of the Harry Potter films. David Heyman spoke about the decision to split the film of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows into two movies and also mentioned recently speaking to screenwriter Steven Kloves about the wealth of material contained in the final Harry Potter book. …read more!

Great news today regarding the Harry Potter Exhibition. The traveling exhibit of props and sets seen in the Harry Potter films is due to open April 30, 2009 at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. The print edition of the USA Today has an article that states tickets for this are now available ($15-26.00 …read more!