Jun 24, 2008
A new poster for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film has now surfaced online. Thanks to Coming Soon for letting us know that at the Cinema EXPO in Amsterdam, Warner Bros displayed a few official posters and promotional material, including this poster of the logo for the sixth Harry Potter film. It …read more!
Jun 24, 2008
“Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won’t have as much censorship because we won’t have as much fear.” ~ Judy Blume Judy Blume is a wise and insightful woman! Every year, the American Library Association publishes its list of the …read more!
Jun 23, 2008
ABC Family channel is set to broadcast another Harry Potter movie marathon this upcoming Fourth of July holiday weekend here in the US. As scores of readers have let us know, the channel is set to broadcast the first four Harry Potter films, starting with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Friday, July 4 at …read more!
Jun 21, 2008
The NECA website has been updated with new photos from their upcoming line of 2008 Harry Potter collectible toys and action figures we first brought you back in February. Set for release in July, this new set will feature a number of new pieces along with a special Second Year edition containing new figures of …read more!
Jun 20, 2008
Entertainment Weekly is celebrating their 1,000th issue, Harry Potter style. The new issue of the magazine features this photo of actor Dan Radcliffe as Harry Potter in “Goblet of Fire” along with several other icons such as Bono from U2, Johnny Depp as Edward Sissorhands and more, as EW is showcasing 1,000 of the New …read more!
Jun 20, 2008
Ahh sweet Summer! Depending on where you live, summer begins later today here in the US (or tomorrow for others), and the Summer Solstice means one thing to us here in the Harry Potter world: a summer spent with the Dursleys! While there is no new Harry Potter due out this weekend alas (five years …read more!
Jun 19, 2008
The Telegraph is reporting today that the third Harry Potter novel, “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” has been voted one of the Greatest Novels of All Time according to a new survey carried out by Play.com. The UK retailer polled 2000 readers, which ranked J. K. Rowling’s third Potter novel number 9 on …read more!
Jun 19, 2008
As readers will remember, Waterstones.com released the 800-word Harry Potter prequel written by J. K. Rowling online after the work was sold at a charity auction for £25,000 ($48,855) early last week. Utalkmarketing.com is now reporting that over 70,000 people visited the website during the first 20 hours the prequel featuring James Potter and Sirius …read more!
Jun 19, 2008
The HP Alliance, in coordination with the wizard rock community, has just unveiled its newest effort, “Wizard Rock the Vote,” a nationwide (that is, United States-wide) event to get as many Potter fans registered to vote in this November’s election as possible. To remember why it matters look only to J.K. Rowling’s Harvard commencement address: …read more!