LA Youth reviews a recent Harry and the Potters outing!
Wednesday, July 23rd
Go behind the cut for more details!
Hundreds of Harry Potter fans dressed up in costume Wednesday as they snapped up the Japanese translation of the seventh and final book of the series, a year after it appeared in English.
Courtesy of AFP.
The figure is up 50 per cent on the previous year and represents 700 million cinema admissions.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, was the highest-grossing British film of 2007, taking £470 million worldwide.
Check out the Telegraph for more.
In an otherwise dishy "who's that charming lady on his arm" article, these comments behind the cut. (Not really spoilery, but there may be some who want to save any hint of surprise!)
In the Daily Mail, of all places.
Rowling's comments came in a BBC Scotland programme about the degenerative disease, in which she commented about her mother, saying:
"I started writing Harry six months before she died. That's obviously a real regret, because I never told her I was even writing it.
"She never knew anything about Harry Potter at all."
Read the BBC article here.
Friday, July 18th
Platform 9 and 3/4 will be shifted later this year to allow construction work on the West side of King's Cross, according to Jon Burden the former Duty Station Manager at King's Cross, who led a tour of the area yesterday. The enchanted platform will be relocated to the front of the station, close to the ticket office, in September.
More here.
Looks like the drought is over - click on the image for a bigger size.
Thursday, July 17th
HP Fansite Potterish is reporting the trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be shown in Brazil on August 15th with the release of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
There are reports *unconfirmed* that state the trailer will be shown in the US on August 1.
Wednesday, July 16th
For best movie villain, that is. But we knew that. Check out the full story here.
Emma Watson has won the 'Best Female Performance in a 2007 Science Fiction Film, TV Movie, or Mini-Series' award at this year's Constellation Awards in Canada.
(Courtesy of HPANA)
Robert Niles, editor of ThemeParkInsider.com, speaks about the upcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter, including some handy travel tips, mentioning that:
Next year, Universal will debut its Hollywood, Rip, Ride and Rockit roller coaster and Sea World will debut its Manta coaster. And, of course, the Big One arrives in 2010 in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal's Islands of Adventure.
Sounds like I have a good idea for next year's vacation (the official site says it will debut in 2009)... but if you can get past the date snafu, you can see the rest of the article here.
Children's favourites Harry Potter and Tracey Beaker will be at the top of MPs' reading lists this summer after suggestions put forward by youngsters.
Pupils aged between nine and 15 were asked which books should be read by politicians to provide them with an insight into the main issues and concerns of children and teenagers.
What a wonderful idea. Perhaps more politicians should have lists like this.
