Archive for February, 2012

Vanity Fair Profiles Stuart Craig’s Oscar-Nominated Work in “Harry Potter”

Feb 18, 2012

Posted by: John Admin

Movies

As part of a series leading up to next Sunday’s Academy Awards, Vanity Fair is “pulling back the curtain on awards season’s most visually enticing films, revealing exclusive details of the creative process of art directors, costume designers, makeup artists, cinematographers, and more.” Their latest profile piece is on Stuart Craig, production designer for all …read more!

“Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe Up for Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards

Feb 18, 2012

Posted by: John Admin

Movies

The nominees for Nickelodeon’s annual Kids’ Choice Awards have been announced, with several nominations for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” and its cast. The eighth “Harry Potter” film is up for Favorite Movie, while Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson are nominated for Favorite Movie Actor and Actress, respectively. The complete Harry Potter …read more!

Valentine’s Day Quibbler Now Online

Feb 14, 2012

Posted by: John Admin

LeakyLounge

The Valentine’s Day edition of The Quibbler, Leaky’s publication for “all the news you won’t find anywhere else” is now online! Read the PDF version at this link or download the zipped file right here. Find out how you can submit to The Quibbler at this link. Happy reading and happy Valentine’s Day!

UK Fans Will Get a Chance to See “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” In Theatres Again

Feb 13, 2012

Posted by: Mel

DH Film

Readers may recall that Vue Cinemas was holding a poll to see what UK cinema goers thought the best film of 2011 was. It should come as no surprise that “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” won that competition and UK citizens will now get the opportunity to see it in theatres once …read more!

“Harry Potter in 60 Seconds” Entered into Virgin Radio Fake Film Festival

Feb 12, 2012

Posted by: Mel

Misc

An amusing video which retells the entire Harry Potter series in a single minute has been entered into the Virgin Radio Fake Film Festival. You can watch the video here or below. Many thanks to Sam M. and Alex M. for owling!

“Deathly Hallows: Part 2” Winner of Special Visual Effects at BAFTA Awards; Dan Radcliffe and Harry Potter Cast Attend

Feb 12, 2012

Posted by: John Admin

Film Awards

Congratulations are in order for John Richardson and the special effects team of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” for winning the BAFTA for Special Visual Effects! The award was presented at a ceremony in London tonight, which was attended by several actors who once made up the cast of “Harry Potter.” In …read more!

UPDATED: Videos: Dan Radcliffe on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live”

Feb 10, 2012

Posted by: Mel

Radcliffe

UPDATED: We now have some images from the show here in our galleries. “We have some new videos from Daniel Radcliffe’s recent appearance on Bravo’s “What What Happens Live.” In one clip they have a recording of Ralph Fiennes ask Radcliffe three Harry Potter related questions, and in another Radcliffe reads from some Harry Potter …read more!

Bonnie Wright in Tatler Magazine

Feb 09, 2012

Posted by: Mel

Wright

Bonnie Wright appears in this March’s issue of Tatler magazine, and you can see an image of her here in our galleries. In the short blurb next to her picture Wright discusses her interest in fashion. Many thanks to Snitchseeker and Nancy P! ~*~Special announcement: Leaky is looking for news editors! If you have what …read more!

Video: Emma Watson Photoshoot for Lancome’s Rouge in Love

Feb 09, 2012

Posted by: Mel

Watson

We now have a new video of Emma Watson promoting Lancome’s Rouge in Love, a new line of make-up. In the video we see Watson in a photoshoot for Rouge in Love and she explains what she likes in particular about the lipstick line. You can watch the video here or below. ~*~Special announcement: Leaky …read more!

January Contest Winners

Feb 09, 2012

Posted by: Mel

Contests

The winners of our January contest, which involved writing the story of another magical “accident” that happened to Harry before he went to Hogwarts, have been chosen! First Place: KATANDCON Second Place: chikitcorpuzvesterbaek Third Place: Maxine Patwardhan Honorable Mention: ViciousVoldemort Honorable Mention: Kneazel Tamer Honorable Mention: QuillMirror121 Honorable Mention: Freds_Ear Congrats to all the winners! …read more!



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