Ralph Fiennes will be appearing at Columbia University in New York City on Tuesday evening, December 6 as part of the prestigious “Reel Pieces” series. “Reel Pieces” pairs film screenings with onstage interviews of major film artists. The interview with Mr. Fiennes will follow a preview of his latest film, “The White Countess.” For more …read more!

BBC Radio4 will broadcast a 30 minute interview with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling titled “Living with Harry Potter” which will be aired on Saturday, December 10th at 9:00am(GMT). The website description of the program reads: “In a rare recorded conversation, J K Rowling and Stephen Fry, the voice of the books on audio, discuss …read more!

PotterCast #15 is up and available for download! In this 45-minute show: -Mike Newell says he would like to be considered to direct the seventh film -Newell admits he didn’t read book six – because he found it irrelevant to movie four -All YOUR Goblet reviews, all over the show! -A MuggleCaster tries to kidnap …read more!

J.K. Rowling’s website has been updated to commemorate the birthday of our favorite banker. Happy Birthday, Bill (and we hope your recovery is going well)! Thanks to all who reminded us.

We’ve got a LOT of news out of the Cauldron Shop today: first of all, WB has introduced Hogwarts Denim Jackets in Kids, Juniors, and Adult versions. Hot Topic is now on the Cauldron Shop, including ALL its recently-released Goblet merchandise. Here’s a more succinct rundown of the new items: A TON of new shirts …read more!

We’ve got a bunch of nice resolution pictures for you from all the recent Goblet premieres and events, including: London pics starting on this page Another pic of Emma New York premiere Emma Watson, Katie Leung, Robert Pattinson and Mike Newell at the Japan premiere and more in this album, including a pic of a …read more!

The Phelps twins and their sponsors have sent over some new pics of their time in Japan, this time from their visit to the Warner MyCal Theater and the Two Piece store in Fukushima. For more info on their tour, visit this page (with a translator): In Two Piece, in kimono jackets At Two Piece …read more!

The cover to the Finnish edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has now been released. Ilkka from Harry Potter-fanit sent us this photo of the book cover, here. “Harry Potter ja puoliverinen prinssi”, with cover art by illustrator Mika Launis, will be released on March 16th, 2006. Thanks Ilkka!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is continuing to light up sales at the box office, earning an “estimated $408 million at the worldwide box office after its second weekend” reports Reuters. In North America, Goblet sold an estimated $59.4 million dollars worth of tickets over this past holiday weekend, starting the Friday after …read more!

A little late but here nonetheless, our latest PotterCast is now available for download. In this episode we discuss the Goblet of Fire premiere and after-party, and chat Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with a more detailed and critical eye than in the past, now that we’ve all had a chance to let …read more!