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A lot of us miss the “Harry Potter” books and films, now that the series is complete. Some of us choose to re-read and re-watch. Some of us have moved onto the “Hunger Games” series. Some of us weep    .. more …

Johnson cited the project as an example of the “rebalancing of the UK economy,” saying that three hundred new jobs had been created already, and that there were plans to provide better transport from central London to the area, including a shuttle bus that will run between Watford Junction and the Warner Bros. site. Johnson was accompanied by his two teenage daughters when he previewed the film    .. more …

Harry Potter’s innocent days are over. The boarding school antics have trickled to a halt, classrooms have gone silent, and even Quidditch matches–once the mark of happier times–have fallen by the wayside. In their place, a much darker picture has taken shape, marked by isolation, unpredictability, and the ever-increasing fear of death. As far as stories go, it’s not exactly a walk in the park,    .. more …

WATFORD, England ” The magical world of Harry Potter is being meticulously reassembled at a former aerodrome near London.The collection of sheds and sound stages is where the eight films were shot over the course of a decade, and soon they will be home to the official Making of Harry Potter studio tour.With more than five months to go until the tour’s March 31 opening stonemasons in hard hats are    .. more …

I have a strange relationship with the Harry Potter franchise, having seen only the odd numbered films for some reason. So, forgive me in advance for being somewhat confused about the events taking place in HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 1 (PG-13, 3 stars) , which is a fine movie, but one hampered by the fact that is serves as the set-up for the upcoming grand finale.Essentially one    .. more …

This issue of YouTube Videos of the Moment features this week’s most viewed viral videos on YouTube. This week’s #1 video brings us to the realm of Talking Animals. Everyone knows that dogs just can’t get enough “human food.” They faithfully sit next to our feet and beg for scraps each night during dinner, and we cannot help but succumb to the whims of their cute puppy dog eyes. Andrew had some    .. more …

The “Harry Potter” series is winding down this summer with the release of the final installment, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II,” but star Daniel Radcliffe will soon meet with evil again in the supernatural thriller “The Woman in Black.” The film, also starringCiarán Hinds (“The Debt”), Janet McTeer (“Into The Storm”)and Shaun Dooley (“The Red Riding Trilogy”), has been    .. more …

For some time now comparisons between the “Harry Potter” saga and chase of Osama Bin Laden have been mentioned and, as the final movie readies for release and the word of Osama’s death spreads, the story’s inevitable subtext has come to light once more.As The Hollywood Reporter notes, the first of the Potter movies, “Sorcerer’s Stone,” was released in November 2011 (just months after 9/11), in    .. more …

Harry Potter actress Emma Watson denies being bullied 2011-05-01 LONDON (AFP) – Actress Emma Watson has denied that she took a break from university because she was bullied. The ‘Harry Potter’ actress said last month that she was taking time off from Brown University in the US to focus on her film career. But newspaper reports last week said the actress was bullied out of the university. In    .. more …

Emma Watson was not bullied at Brown University. She took to her website today to address the rumor which circulated following her leave from Brown University.Gracefully titled, “A Message from Emma,” Ms. Watson penned a simple and honest letter to her fans to clear up any misconceptions about her semester away from the Ivy League school. “I have never been bullied in my life and certainly never    .. more …