A Saved By The Bell/Harry Potter wonderland, courtesy of Lucy Kinsley. Incidentally, this will serve as the cover page for my upcoming graduate thesis: “Baywarts: Reimagining Gender and the Role of The Wand In Post-Reagan America.”
Sports Buzz OMG: 'til 6pm tonight, you can watch live, streaming video of the Quidditch World Cup - currently being played at Middlebury College by 22 prestigious colleges. Tune in for some serious, non-flying, broom-riding action.
Universal Studios has announced that they are opening a new Harry Potter theme park, and released this 3d virtual tour to give an idea of what's in store.
Celebrity Buzz This is Bonnie Wright, who plays Ginny Weasley. She is about 400 gazillion times hotter than she seems in Half Blood Prince, so here, please familiarize yourself with her oeuvre. Don't let Emma steal all the glory.
A newly released photo taken by producer David Heyman almost 10 years ago on the set of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. It's hard to believe how young they used to be, and that it's been almost a decade since the first movie came out.
Movie Buzz Getting ready to plunge into the 12+ hours of Harry Potter movies needed to prepare to see the newly-released 6th film? Put away the Red Bull and let The Rotten Tomatoes Show's Brett Erlich do it for you. A truly grand sacrifice made for the rest of us. Thank you Brett.
Poor guy on the Walmart website is upset that he got the game instead of the movie. The movie's getting really strong reviews, but the video game? Not so much.
Harry Potter opens today and the folks over at Indy Mogul made a short film in which one H. Potter and MC Voldemort battle it out with rhymes. [Via /Film] I love that both The Boy Who Survived and He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named are both hitting below the belt.
Quick! 8 hours until the first Harry Potter 6 showing. Get yours now. You will look almost as good as this, I promise.
Movie Buzz A rabid Harry Potter fan committed suicide yesterday after inadvertently learning a plot spoiler from the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”
I guess she has been for a year now, but Jesus Christ, Hermione has been on a roll lately picture-wise. Somewhere, a Warner Brothers exec is crying over his “family film” gone to seed, but really, look at her. It's not her fault.
http://www.popeater.com/movies/article/most-famous-movie-...
Catholic League head honcho William Donohue has accused Ron Howard and 'Angels & Demons' author Dan Brown of “smearing” the Vatican “with fabulously bogus tales” in the upcoming 'Da Vinci Code' prequel. It's not the first time a film has angered the church, the ladies, or the entire world. Here's a top 10.
Here's a look at Draco Malfoy's new haircut for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/46206/inside-the-actors-studio-...
Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe discusses on-stage nudity and the David Effect. Fun fact for your Thanksgiving dinner conversations: Harry Potter is a performance shrinker.
Movie Buzz Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe opened up about being afflicted by a mental disorder characterized by “difficulty planning and completing intended fine motor tasks.” He can barely tie his shoelaces! We guess we can excuse him for delaying the release of the new Harry Potter movie.
Science Buzz Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak is closer to being realized than you think. Scientists have developed what they are calling a “metamaterial,” a three-dimensional fabric that can reverse the natural direction of light. While still in its early stages of development, researchers say that the material could very well yield the world’s first actual (i.e. not in a sci-fi novel) invisibility cloak. Now would be a good time to start recording those “fly on the wall” fantasies.
The trailer for the new Harry Potter movie is out. Continuing the trend, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (coming in November) looks dark and scary and involves a lot of magic.
Culture Buzz This British 17-year-old wrote the first installment of her fantasy trilogy at the age of 14 and is getting comparisons to J.K. Rowling. She was born in 1989. How old does that make you feel?
Culture Buzz J.K. Rowling writes an 800-word prequel that will not be published, but auctioned for charity. J.K., you’re such a tease! Rabid fans won’t get to read or own it. Although at 800 words, I’ve written fifth grade essays longer than that.