Archive for November, 2002

Harry Potter Symposium Makes The News

Nov 30, 2002

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in PopPolitics, Eliza T. Dresang, a professor in the School of Information Studies at Florida State University, and an expert on — and a fan of — the Harry Potter series, is interviewed about two of her recently published scholarly pieces about the Harry Potter books. She also mentions that she’s going to present at …read more!

Transcript of the BBC Interviews

Nov 29, 2002

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Actor Interviews

Newsround has put up a transcript of the Thursday afternoon interview session with Tom Felton, Shirley Henderson, Bonnie Wright and Christian Coulson. They’ve also uploaded snapshots from the webchat session – all sorts of things we didn’t see in the chat itself! Thanks, Newsround, from all the people who’ve emailed us asking for transcripts!

Times Online: “Our Allusive Hero, Harry Potter …”

Nov 29, 2002

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Columnist Philip Howard’s opinion article details the parallels and connections between literary heroes past and present. Quotage: The owl as a wise bird of passage and message, the whomping willow tree that attacks humans, the cloak of invisibility: they are all thick with allusions as old as literature. Harry Potter has precedent for drawing a …read more!

Experts Warn Against Keeping Owls as Pets

Nov 29, 2002

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Karen Foerstel, spokeswoman for The Nature Conservancy in Washington [US], states, “With the exposure that the (Harry Potter) movie is getting, we’re concerned that … some people may think owning an owl is a good idea — it’s not …”

“Chamber of Secrets” Tallies Another $58.7m

Nov 29, 2002

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An article from Screen Daily lists the opening weekend totals for Chamber of Secrets in various countries around the globe, such as Sweden, Norway, and Holland.

“Chamber of Secrets” Fourth-Biggest Opening in Australia

Nov 29, 2002

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The Age reports that the second Harry Potter film has created box office history in Australia, grossing $2.3 million in one day. The film is now the fourth biggest opening film of all time in Australian box office history.

Just a reminder

Nov 29, 2002

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Especially to those who are seeing the film for the first time this weekend… Stay through the credits.

If you missed the BBC webcast today…

Nov 28, 2002

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The wonderful team at Newsround has already uploaded it for your viewing enjoyment. Watch Q&A’s with Tom Felton, Shirley Henderson, Christian Coulson and Bonnie Wright.

But Chris Columbus called him a heart-throb!

Nov 28, 2002

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Danny from TWW pointed us to this article in the Toronto Sun about Tom Felton who doesn’t mind that millions of kids the world over consider him one of the nastiest people on the planet. He also said: “I didn’t want to become too attached to things in the novels that might not end up …read more!

Newsround webchat time change

Nov 28, 2002

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There’s been a time change for the Newsround webchat with Tom, Shirley, Christian and Bonnie – it’s now set for 5:35 pm UK time today. Use the Time Zone Converter to see what time that is for you.



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