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Last night after a long weekend with two of my boys and their families in Seattle, I got on the plane, ready to collapse from too many carb bombs (purple and green jello eggs, coconut bunny cake with whiskers etc). As I was stowing my stuff and my overstuffed body, a young man came by brandishing Tina Fey’s new memoir Bossypants saying to his buddy, ” Im so stoked, I can’t wait to read this! ”    .. more …

There are certain benefits to turning a novel into two films. A chance to spend more time with the characters, a chance to let things breathe. The problem with splitting a book into two is that ” at least in the case of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 ” you feel like you’re watching half a thing. And though it was decided before filming commenced, the journey of Harry (Daniel    .. more …

Editor’s note: This column could contain spoilers for those who have not read the “Harry Potter” series I have learned many valuable life lessons from the “Harry Potter” series. The following are some of the lessons I took away from the novels, one for each book in order.”Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”: Being book smart is useful, but having well-developed reasoning and logic skills will    .. more …

I’ve loved every Harry Potter film. While the first two chapters lumber about quite a bit, they’re still thoroughly enjoyable introductions to the series, and faithful adaptations that set the tone for the rest of the franchise. But Potter got a lot more interesting when Warner started experimenting with directors, bringing on edgy filmmakers who carved out their own take on the series. Then    .. more …

The home video version of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” doesn’t hit the shelves until April 15.But I’m reviewing it today to give all you witches and wizards time to prepare — by which I mean time to buy a Blu-ray player … or badger your parents into doing so. We’ve seen a slew of “combo” packs offering recent movies in both    .. more …

The wealth of all things Harry Potter for fans just seems to keep growing as “Harry Potter: The Exhibition” was opened today in New York.”Harry Potter: The Exhibition” is the latest thing available to every wizard and witch out there and it is probably the closest thing to actually visiting Hogwarts. Visitors of the museum can do a variety of things that every witch or wizard would experience upon    .. more …

In celebration of the Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, On Demand and Download release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1″ on 4/15/2011, Warner Bros released this very cool featurette. The next installment “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2″ by director David Yates (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) stars Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone),    .. more …

With Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 getting ready to hit DVD and Blu-Ray in a couple of weeks, the studio is looking to get everyone revved up for the final part of Harry’s    .. more …

Our own box office recapper Shawn Fitzgerald couldn’t help but recall the 1985 poster for Enemy Mine when taking a first look at Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in a stare down with Ralph Fiennes as    .. more …

If you’ve been following our ” Harry Potter ” coverage over the past few months, you might have noticed our sadness over the franchise’s looming conclusion. And we’re not the only ones who are bummed out.There’s no doubt that this series is a big part of a lot of peoples’ lives, from we the fans to those who worked on the films to, most especially, the saga’s stars. E! Online got their hands on    .. more …