The Moscow Times reports that “Tanya Grotter and Her Magical Double Bass” has been deemed by J. K. Rowling’s lawyers, her Russian publishers and Warner Bros to be plagiarism and have threatened court action unless the book is withdrawn by 10 November. According to the article, Dmitry Yemets, the creator of Grotter, says instead that …read more!

As always, Ain’t It Cool has posted some early reviews – in this, one is positive and one is negative, but Harry says the second (negative) one seemed “off kilter” (I haven’t read it yet, will agree/disagree in a moment) – but the positive one does include this frustrating line: : Kenneth Branagh – Is …read more!

Hey guys, if you’re looking for the transcripts of the interviews and shot-by-shots and such, go to our extras page. That page is there so that when we have things such as interviews that we want to keep current, you can get to them without slogging through our archives (which are having their own problems …read more!

A tongue-in-cheek article about replacing Richard Harris as Dumbledore, from the Indianapolis Star, sent in by Christina.

Emerson at MuggleNet has sent us two reviews of CoS. Spoilers, ahoy! Review from The Straits Times || Review by Independent.co.uk

The New Zealand Herald has put out an article about Richard Harris, and his lesser, well (let’s face it) not-as-good music career. The article is actually quite charming and still praises the actor for his filmwork.

Mischa Davenport of the Chicago Sun-Times reviews the new Chamber of Secrets game, calling it “enchanting” and an “improvement on last year’s game.”

An underpass in Suntec City, Singapore, has been transformed into a scene from Chamber of Secrets, complete with sound effects.

Lizzie Rusbridger of The Guardian has posted a mostly positive review of Chamber of Secrets, writing that the film is “darker, funnier and finer than its forerunner.” (Please note that there are spoilers, and thank you to Momoko for the link.)

Thank you to Dark Mark for this link to an article from website The Leaven which mentions that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was named best family film by the leading Catholic media organizations in the nation. The film was praised for its “cinematic storytelling, production qualities and enduring human values.”