August 1, 2008
In the movies, there are many locations that have teased and captured our imagination. One of them is Hogwarts. The magical school, which has been the primary location of Harry and his friends’ adventures, is included in Yahoo! Movie’s “There and Back Again: A Fantasy Location Travel Guide Gallery”. Other fantasy locations included in the list are Narnia, Oz, The Shire and Willi Wonka’s Chocolate factory. Click on the link to view the complete list.
***thanks to Yahoo Movies***
jediyoda
August 1, 2008
Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) and Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) both finished in the top five in Portrait Magazine’s Top 30 under 30. Emma came in at #4 while Bonnie came in at #5. This is the second time Emma was part of the list while this is Bonnie’s first. Their Potter co-star Robert Pattinson, together with his Twilight Cast, came in at #1, beating out the tough competition. To view the complete list, click on the link above.
***thanks to harrypotterspage.com***
jediyoda
August 1, 2008
Movie Website Rotten Tomatoes has posted their trailer analysis of the sixth Potter film, The Half-Blood Prince. Read their picture-by-picture analysis of the teaser trailer and comment after. To view their analysis, click on the link above.
***thanks to rotten tomatoes***
jediyoda
August 1, 2008
Warner Bros Home Video has announced that the Harry Potter Years 1-5 Blue – Ray set will be available on 11 November 2008 and will be priced at $1259.95. A full description of the films can be seen on the link above.
***thanks to movieweb.com***
jediyoda
August 1, 2008
The Scotsman has reported yesterday that Harry Potter author JK Rowling has donated millions of pounds for MS Research Center in Scotland. Ms. Rowling, whose mother died of Multiple Sclerosis, is one of the patrons of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Scotland. With the new center, the MS Society aims to find the cause and cure of the disease. Ms. Rowling has so far donated about £ 2 million for the MS research.
To read the whole article, please click on the link above.
***thanks to snicthseeker.com***
jediyoda
August 1, 2008
Amazon has announced today that The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a limited edition book of wizarding fairy tales they have bought at auction, will now be available for the public. They are going to be printed in different editions and will be sold for the general public.
Fans can now pre-order the book which comes in a collector’s edition harcover and a standard edition. The collector’s edition (as viewed above) is available for $100 and the standard edition (as viewed below) costs $7.79.
Sales of the book will be given to charity. The books will be available by the 4th of December, just in time for holiday gifts and shopping.
JK Rowling has also updated her website regarding the release of her new book. According to the author,
The new edition will include the Tales themselves, translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger, and with illustrations by me, but also notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore, which appear by generous permission of the Hogwarts Headmasters’ Archive.’ ‘Dumbledore’s commentary on the Tales, which was discovered among his papers after his death, includes some historical notes, personal reminiscences, and insights into that most mysterious branch of magic: wandlore. I very much hope that readers coming to these classic wizarding fables for the first time will find his commentary both entertaining and helpful.
***thanks to snitchseeker.com***
jediyoda
