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A new interview by the Guardian with Daneil Radcliffe has appeared online. In the interview Daniel talks about everything from filming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” to the many rumours that have been spread about him by the tabloids.

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In a new interview by Film Review Online, Emma Watson talked about her memories of filming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”.

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Another guest post by revgeorge!
Glad to be back with another post on HBP. Sorry I’ll have to briefly touch on many points.
The Trio plus One is enjoying an interlude of calm and happiness. Harry is blissfully happy with Ginny. Even Ron and Hermione are happy and laughing for once. But there [...]

• The Client From Hell We've all had them. Clients who are never satisfied, or everything is all wrong, and who criticize your work (even thought they hired you because they don't know a thing about what you do). What do you do with someone like that? Well, here's what I did. Normally, when I send......
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Continue reading → The Seer Overheard, by revgeorge

A new behind-the-scense video of a scoring session of the “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” soundtrack has appeared online. In the video, conposer Nicholas Hooper and director David Yates can both be seen.

Continue reading → Video of scoring session for ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ appears online

As part of Emma Watson’s guest appearance on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on the BBC, a new clip from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. As seen via this link, you can see the scene in the Hogwarts library with Hermione and Harry (Dan Radcliffe) where we learn about Romilda Vane. Later in the video, part two of the interview with Emma continues, and she speaks about filming the kiss wit…

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Continue reading → Library Scene with Romilda Vane in Half-Blood Prince Aired Tonight

The rumors have been swirling for months, but now it’s confirmed: a piece of film involving actress Emma Watson will be shown to fans as part of an interactive ride at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park attraction now under construction in Orlando, Florida. This news was delivered by Emma tonight during a guest appearance on the popular Friday Night with Jonathan Ross show on BBC, w…

• Love of Movies: Edition #3 Welcome to the third edition of love of movies. There are some great reviews and fun links below on a variety of movies. I hope you enjoy! Have a great Sunday! Celebrity Anne Siomne presents 12 Celebs Who Give Geeks Hope for Fame and Fortune posted at Online Degree......
• Review of HP I loved this review from Times Online Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows By J.K. Rowling Reviewed by Alice Fordham Death and vengeance hang over this book from the outset. Readers know that this is the last episode and that resolution will come only with heavy losses, besides which Rowling......

Continue reading → Emma Watson Confirms Scene Filmed for Interactive Ride at Wizarding World of Harry Potter

The Guardian has a new profile on actor Dan Racliffe now online. In this lengthy new article, there is some conversation about his personal life and things he enjoys (”I’d love to write short stories and poetry, because those are my two
passions. There is an art to a short story. I love Raymond Carver, and
Chekhov - without making myself sound more highbrow than I am!” he
blusters, a reminder o…

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• Cheeky Monkey Event Calendar and Fun Toys Most moms in the area love Cheeky Monkey. This well thought out toy store has an excellent selection of quality toys. Since their move to a larger space on Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park, they have featured more eco-friendly and responsibly manufactured toys. Note to buyer: Keep up it......

Continue reading → Dan Radcliffe Talks Filming the Events on the Tower and More

Global news broadcaster CNN is giving Harry Potter fans the chance to ask the cast and crew of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince a question. Via this link, you can record a question and then upload the video which will be submitted for response from either director David Yates or: Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Emma
Watson (Hermione Granger), Jim Broadbent (Pr…

• Harry Potter high spirits Well, my College Girl who loves HP in all its forms, has been thinking of getting ready for the movie and next book for at least a year now. College Girl has gone dressed in a different costume that she has pulled together for each new book for the book......
• Harry Potter & The Enchanted Corkscrew Senzational! Primele imagini din Harry Potter 8 (The Enchanted Corkscrew). Filmarile au inceput deja in Romania in aceasta vara. In "The Enchanted Corkscrew" Harry pleaca din Hogwarts in practica pe taramul lui Vlad Dracul pentru a invata o noua formula alchemica magica. Spre surprinderea sa, aici nu intalneste vampiri......

Continue reading → CNN Wants Your Questions for Half-Blood Prince Cast

Over the past few weeks we’ve posted stories about location filming for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, recently in both London and in Swinley forest of the UK. A local newspaper has more today on the recent filming including a youngster who discovered some of the official call-sheets and other documents used by WB while on location for the film. As seen here, the documents do confirm tha…

Continue reading → Rehearsals for Bill and Fleur’s Wedding Scene in Deathly Hallows Underway

Thanks much to TLC reader LunaLovesPudding for emailing us today and letting us know about a new casting for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. During an interview on Sarah Kennedy radio program on BBC 2, actor Guy Henry announced he had landed a part in the final installment of the Harry Potter film series. He said “I’ve done the deal so I’m allowed to say, I’m going to be Pius
Thicknesse! …

• Breaking News: Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer Many might already be privy to this information, but it has come to my attention that the wonderful talents of Stephenie Meyer have been poached by another and posted on the internet. Worse still, Stephenie is fairly certain she knows who it was based on the copy and editing of......
• linklings, 10-18-2007 The bus that I wrote about continues to do well - ridership is picking up a bit. The interesting thing I've done recently is that I've picked up the pace of my reading. I started reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows when I walked out of the door at......

Continue reading → Guy Henry to Play Pius Thicknesse in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Here is a bit of a fun story. A few weeks ago we reported that several theaters in the US and Canada would be hosting special showings of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in theaters that have the high tech D-Box motion enhanced theater seating. The Star.com has an article tonight about one of these theaters that has installed the special seats that move with the sound and action onscreen…

• Movie Review: New in Town starring Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. For a great feel good movie minus the gratuitous bathroom and bodily fluid scenes you should go see New in Town starring Renee Zellweger. The story is a hoot with characters appearing at first look to be campy. Some parts are easily figured out and others may bowl you over......
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Continue reading → Take a Quidditch Ride By the Seat of Your Movie Seat!

The interviews keep coming it seems, for there is a new piece online featuring actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) from Mexican magazine CinePremiere.  Thanks to HarryPotterLA we have a scans and a translation of the full interview which can be found right here.  In this article, Mr. Radclife speaks on a number of topics related to the Harry Potter series and his plans for after the final film i…

• Weekly Highlights: February 7, 2009 This has been a good week in term of new visitors to Moolanomy.  Our 40+ Alternative Income Ideas was featured at Momma's Blog, Prime Time Money, and MSN Smart Spending!  Thank you everyone for your support and endorsement. Also, I am a habitual blog tweaker and you may have noticed......
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Continue reading → Dan Radcliffe Talks “Friction” in Half-Blood Prince Film in New Interview

For weeks now we’ve been reporting on previews and clips of the upcoming soundtrack to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Tonight, Fandango.com has a press preview video online of a behind the scenes look at the rehearsal and recording of the score to HBP composed by Nicholas Hooper. At this link,  (scroll down to press kit 3:27) you can see the musicians at work, and hear some of the love…

Continue reading → Score Fit for a Prince

Recently actress Emma Watson was interviewed for the Hero Complex blog where she made new remarks about our favorite author, J.K. Rowling, In the piece Emma speaks of her admiration for the Harry Potter author, and says “We talk, we e-mail each other now,” she said, nodding toward her
laptop and that morning’s missive from the woman who is arguably the
world’s most famous living young-adult aut…

• Review of HP I loved this review from Times Online Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows By J.K. Rowling Reviewed by Alice Fordham Death and vengeance hang over this book from the outset. Readers know that this is the last episode and that resolution will come only with heavy losses, besides which Rowling......
• Harry Potter & The Enchanted Corkscrew Senzational! Primele imagini din Harry Potter 8 (The Enchanted Corkscrew). Filmarile au inceput deja in Romania in aceasta vara. In "The Enchanted Corkscrew" Harry pleaca din Hogwarts in practica pe taramul lui Vlad Dracul pentru a invata o noua formula alchemica magica. Spre surprinderea sa, aici nu intalneste vampiri......

Continue reading → Emma Watson on Harry Potter author JK Rowling

With the release of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince less than two weeks away, our Crafty Witches have a Craft Along Project to get you in the mood for the release of the sixth Potter film.  The July Craft Along asks you to get your crafting supplies of choice at the ready, and create some original T-Shirts to celebrate the film’s release. A number of tutorials and instruction videos …

• Love of Movies: Edition #3 Welcome to the third edition of love of movies. There are some great reviews and fun links below on a variety of movies. I hope you enjoy! Have a great Sunday! Celebrity Anne Siomne presents 12 Celebs Who Give Geeks Hope for Fame and Fortune posted at Online Degree......
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Continue reading → July Half-Blood Prince Film Craft Along

A quick reminder today of two television events related to Harry Potter taking place this evening.  First, as we reported previously, actress Emma Watson is set to be a guest on the Friday Night with Jonathan Ross program this evening on UK television station BBC at 10:35pm local time.

Secondly, HBO is slated to air their First Look at Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince tonight at 9:45pm EST…

• Harry Potter high spirits Well, my College Girl who loves HP in all its forms, has been thinking of getting ready for the movie and next book for at least a year now. College Girl has gone dressed in a different costume that she has pulled together for each new book for the book......
• Why Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley are the Least Romantic Literary Couple of the Age This post was written in response to the Miami Book Examiner's defense of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley as one of the five most romantic literary couples. Point One: Great literary romances develop in a believable way. The Book Examiner would have you believe that because J.K. Rowling had seven......

Continue reading → Reminder: Emma Waston Guest on Jonathan Ross, HBO Half-Blood Prince First Look Tonight

The August issue of Esquire Magazine features an eight page photo spread and interview with actor Dan Radcliffe.  In this interview, the young Harry Potter actor speaks at great length about a number of subjects related to the Potter films, his life in the limelight, and his future.  This most candid interview begins with Mr. Radcliffe talking of a recent injury sustained fighting a “giant snak…

• Review: Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas Seduce Me at Sunrise is darkly passionate, sensual, and utterly devastating. Kev is the type of hero that is pure indulgence. He'll make your hips grow just looking at him... or should I say reading him. In summation he is fierce, broody, and desperately in love. Half Romany, half......
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Continue reading → Dan Radcliffe Talks to Esquire about Potter, Life, and More in New Interview

As TLC reported last night, actor Rupert Grint is set to grace the cover of FHM Magazine for their July issue.  Scans from this feature are now online and available to be viewed via this link.  Reliving his life both when he began portraying the character of Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films and now as he readies himself to film the final installments of the series, Mr. Grint offers a frank…

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• Harry Potter high spirits Well, my College Girl who loves HP in all its forms, has been thinking of getting ready for the movie and next book for at least a year now. College Girl has gone dressed in a different costume that she has pulled together for each new book for the book......

Continue reading → Full Profile of Rupert Grint in July Issue of FHM Online

As so many Harry Potter fans have noticed and as reported here on Leaky, in the past few weeks a new fan parody, formerly called “HP, the Musical,” appeared online to very swift excitement and acclaim. Shortly after getting more than 200K views on their first video, the creators took down most of the show so that they could tweak the files and be sure it was seen as an obvious parody.

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• South Africa 1997 #1: A Stopover in London I'm knocking the dust off a bunch of old home movies and first up is the 1997 family trip to Capetown. On the way there Janet and I had an 8 hour stopover in London. Lucky for us our good friend Katie was living there. Unlucky for us she was......
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Continue reading → A Totally Awesome Preview

Actor Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) is the subject of a new interview from Mexican magazine Selecciones.  A translation of the full article is now online thanks to HarryPotterLA, along with scans from the magazine.  In this interview, Mr. Felton discusses his role in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film, relating his enjoyment of Draco’s rise in the story.  Quoteage:

“It’s the fi

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• Review The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockman Suzanne Brockman writes several series. This book is from her Troubleshooter's series, stories of US Navy Seal Team Sixteen. Each book details the story of another member of the team, as well as intertwines the characters more and more. I'm not sure if this is the first book, but......
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Continue reading → Tom Felton Talks Draco and Acting in Half-Blood Prince

Beautifully done by Red Hen Publications, this is content of the back cover for the special Azkatraz edition of Hog’s Head Conversations: Essays on Harry Potter.  Note the charities that will be helped with purchases of this volume at Azkatraz!
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Continue reading → Hog’s Head Conversations, Special Azkatraz Edition

Chapter Twenty-Eight of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is called “Flight of the Prince.” Snape rushes the Death Eaters out of the tower after the killing Dumbledore. Harry soon realizes that the magic holding him paralyzed is gone now that Dumbledore is dead. He shoots of a Petrificus Totalus spell paralyzing [...]

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Continue reading → Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Chapter Twenty-Eight Wrap Up

By: Sasha Muradali, guest blogger
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Continue reading → Review: To Tame a Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning

Talk about your boys of summer! Actors Rupert Grint and Dan Radcliffe are set to be featured in two  popular magazines this summer. First, as previewed in the Telegraph (complete with a new photo), actor Rupert Grint is interviewed for the July issue of FHM magazine. In the interview Rupert discusses fame and the massive popularity of the Harry Potter films, and the impact on his life.“It’s tak…

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Continue reading → New Magazine Features on Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint

Our next guest post comes from Arabella Figg! ~ Travis
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Sectumsempra could well have been titled Truth or Consequences, as deceit plays the starring role. Moreover, two events [...]

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Continue reading → Sectumsempra, by Arabella Figg

This Sunday, July 5, an interview with “Potter” stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint will appear on the Australian talk show “Rove”. In the prerecorded interview, host Rove McManus will talk with the “Potter” stars about the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” movie. The show will air at 8:30pm AEST.

Continue reading → Interview with Daniel Radcliffe & Rupert Grint to appear on Australian talk show ‘Rove’

Out promotiong the upcoming release of the “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” movie in Australia, “Potter” stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint are set appear on Australian talk show “Rove” on Sunday, July 5 at 8:30pm AEST.

Continue reading → Daniel Radcliffe & Rupert Grint to appear on Australian talk show ‘Rove’

An owl arrived today from Universal Orlando, announcing the debut of their new online galleries for the concept art to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park attraction currently under construction in Orlando, Florida. As seen here, there is one new piece of art, this showing Dan Radcliffe as Harry Potter, standing in front of the giant Hogwarts Castle.

The Wizarding World of Harry Pott…

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• Review of HP I loved this review from Times Online Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows By J.K. Rowling Reviewed by Alice Fordham Death and vengeance hang over this book from the outset. Readers know that this is the last episode and that resolution will come only with heavy losses, besides which Rowling......

Continue reading → Universal Orlando Launches Online Galleries for Wizarding World of Harry Potter

For those keeping score at home and now in nice HD quality, the official WarnerBrosPictures YouTube channel has been updated with yet another TV spot for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, number 20 to be exact. lol. Enjoy!

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Continue reading → WB Pictures YouTube Channel Updated with TV Spot 20 for Half-Blood Prince

There is an auction underway to win two tickets to the UK premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, where you will see the film with cast and crew on July 7, 2009 in Leicester Square, London, England. In benefit of St. Mungos charity, which is London’s largest charity for homeless people, Warner Bros has donated tickets to the event, with the auction underway now until Monday, July 6t…

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Continue reading → St. Mungo’s Charity Auction to Win Tickets to UK Premiere of Half-Blood Prince

The Sydney Morning Herald has a new interview with actor Dan Radcliffe who speaks thoughtfully and passionately about the story involved with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Dan gives some new thoughts on the part that Harry must play in the tale written by J.K. Rowling, and speaks to both the novel and film of the sixth installment of the Harry Potter series. Quotes of interest:

J.K. Ro

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• Harry Potter high spirits Well, my College Girl who loves HP in all its forms, has been thinking of getting ready for the movie and next book for at least a year now. College Girl has gone dressed in a different costume that she has pulled together for each new book for the book......
• Review: Me and Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter Emily Albright is a 29 year old romantic whose first love was Mr. Darcy from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. This love affair started when she was 12 and no man has ever reached the bar that Mr. Darcy set. Of course if you were to look at her......

Continue reading → Dan Radcliffe on the High Stakes Involved in Half-Blood Prince Story

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, comes a whole host of new high res stills from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, notably of Alan Rickman as Severus Snape. As seen here, you can see Snape sitting at Spinners End, reading a copy of the Daily Prophet. New as well is this fascinating photo of a questioning Bellatrix Lestrange (Helena Bonham Carter) standing next to Snape …

Continue reading → New Photos of Snape at Spinners End, Luna, Ginny, Trio at Burrow, More

Journey to the Sea, Issue 12 is posted! Great stuff in here on Hades/Death in mythology. I’m really looking forward to reading through this issue.
HP Progs’ Episode 101 is an interview with Steve Vander Ark about the Harry Potter Lexicon
Cory Godbey is doing Tolkien tribute work: Here’s Bilbo, and here’s Gandalf. Love ‘em both.
The Tolkien [...]

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This weekend things will be in high gear as the television coverage promoting Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince begins in earnest, especially for viewers in the UK.  Here is a list of what we have to date.

Friday, July 3rd: First as a reminder of what we posted previously, actress Emma Watson (Hermione) will be a guest tomorrow night, July 3rd, on the popular Friday Night with Jonathan Ross…

Continue reading → UK TV Watch: Emma Watson on Jonathon Ross, Channel 4 Harry Potter Special, Phelps on Kingdom, and More

Back in April, we first told you ITV would be airing another special on the making of a Harry Potter film. Host Ben Shepherd is back again with his popular “Behind the Magic” special on the making of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This program is set to air Saturday, July 11 7:00pm -


8:00pm

on ITV1. Thanks to reader Andrea we now know some of the great new thin…

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• Why Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley are the Least Romantic Literary Couple of the Age This post was written in response to the Miami Book Examiner's defense of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley as one of the five most romantic literary couples. Point One: Great literary romances develop in a believable way. The Book Examiner would have you believe that because J.K. Rowling had seven......

Continue reading → ITV Behind the Magic Special to Show Exclusive Scene of Harry and Ginny Kiss

David Yates, “Harry Potter” director, recently gave an interview where he spoke about filming “Half-Blood Prince,” his reaction to the popularity of the franchise and how funny the new movie is.

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Continue reading → David Yates says there are “wonderful things” in ‘HBP’

Sasha has written a very eloquent response to a guy’s guest post: The Darcy Syndrome at her blog.

Dear women who adore the Fitzwilliam & all things a la Austen,
I love him, you love him and any self-respectable woman would. No, we are not crazy, we just happen to have standards. Standards that mean we won’t settle and [...]

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Continue reading → The Darcy Syndrome Rebuttal

The Telegraph has a new interview with David Yates where he reflects on his second stint as director of a Harry Potter film, this being the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Mr. Yates notes he has now settled in and is feeling more situated as he directs his second Harry Potter film, saying “Oddly, that meant that when I started this one, I was a little bit warier of
everything…

• Update: Mr. and Mrs. Micah continue to get organized I was just reading No Credit Needed's post about getting organized. It sounded a lot like what Mr. Micah and I are up to as we rectify our financial situation. So, a quick update on how we've been arranging things and making good on our plans. First, we've been carrying......
• Wednesday Wadio: Black Francis' "I Sent Away" "Svn Fngrs, seven songs, seven moments of brilliance. The true return of PixieFrank that the last album promised to be." - Brian Johnston. No, thank you - I didn't mean to type "Frank Black". Black Francis, Charles Thompson's pre-Frank persona from the Pixies is back. Back, black and most certainly......

Continue reading → David Yates on Emma Watson in Half-Blood Prince: Much More Confident

Chapter Twenty-Seven of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is called “The Lightning-Struck Tower.” Harry successfully aparrates back to Hogsmeade with him guiding Dumbledore this time. Harry tries to leave Dumbledore in Hogsmeade while he goes and gets Madam Pomfrey, but Dumbledore insists he needs Snape. Before Harry can leave him Madam [...]

• Athlete Profile: Dan Wakeham The first male Olympic competitor on snowboard in Britain, Dan Wakeham has announced that he will be retiring from the world cup circuit. He has recently announced that following seven years with the British snowboarding team, he will be retiring from World Cup level competition. Dan Wakeham is only 27......
• Tuesday of Holy Week, part 1 The first time I realized all that Jesus did during his last week on earth before the Resurrection, I was struck with how much he cared for his disciples and followers and how little time he took to prepare himself for what he knew was going to happen. He went......

Continue reading → Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Chapter Twenty-Seven Wrap Up

Another new interivew featuring a vide with Rupert Grint discussing Quidditch filming in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” is available for viewing this morning.

• The fragrance of film I look forward to seeing the films! Karin The fragrance of film Young (and not so young) auteurs are being invited to create a three minute short inspired by perfume. The comp is part of the first ever Fragrance & Film Festival, organized by Vogue and The Fragrance Foundation, and......
• Love of Movies: Edition #3 Welcome to the third edition of love of movies. There are some great reviews and fun links below on a variety of movies. I hope you enjoy! Have a great Sunday! Celebrity Anne Siomne presents 12 Celebs Who Give Geeks Hope for Fame and Fortune posted at Online Degree......

Continue reading → Rupert Grint on filming Quidditch for ‘HBP’

As we reported last night, cable channel E broadcast some new footage from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. You can now see that very short clip of the Quidditch tryouts with Harry addressing the team here on YouTube. Also, the channel has a ‘first look’ feature from their news show that contained a  new behind the scenes look at a scene of Lavender (Jessie Cave) talking to Ron right bef…

• 20 Ways to Know You Read Too Much Romance Before I begin, thanks Susan for your 5 tells - they're hilarious! Now, when it comes to our favorite literature is it possible to ever read too much of it? What are some of the tells of overindulgence in romance? Let's take a look! You Know You Read Too Much......
• Interview with 2009 Mr. Romance Candidate Eric Truglia C’mon, sit down, relax and grab a cuppa Joe. Well no, a cuppa Eric actually. Eric Truglia sat down with me recently to discuss what went down at the Romantic Times Convention in Orlando where he was a contestant in the Mr. Romance contest. Giving us a unique look on......

Continue reading → Video from E! of HBP Quidditch Tryouts and Romance (Updated)

A slew of new photos from “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” have appeared online. The images show the Quidditch, the Great Hall, the Room of Requirement and much more.

• Review: Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer I'm devoting four posts to the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer. Consider them the unofficial guide to Twilight. When I first heard about this new teenage vampire romance I was skeptical. This is probably because my favorite vampire/human duos from other fandoms do not work out. For instance, Angel......
• Big Oly! Big Oly...the original Trophy Truck. Years ahead of the sport. An icon in off road racing. There is so many things that can be said about Parnelli Jones and the Stroppe built Big Oly Bronco. Not only do I have some photos on the Off Road Action photo gallery......

Continue reading → Slew of new ‘Half-Blood Prince’ photos

Duty and Desire takes places during the majority of the silent period. It is the second book in the Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy Gentleman Trilogy. The first is An Assembly Such as This which ended in London at the beginning to the silent period of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
Darcy is in quite a pickle. [...]

• No need to worry We got Biden on the Porkulus Bull.  Is this SNL????? Obama Taps Biden to Oversee Stimulus Package Implementation With Vice President Joe Biden at the helm, $15 billion from the recovery package will be freed up Wednesday for state Medicaid programs, President Obama says. President Obama has turned to his......
• Review: Duty and Desire by Pamela Aidan Duty and Desire takes places during the majority of the silent period. It is the second book in the Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy Gentleman Trilogy. The first is An Assembly Such as This which ended in London at the beginning to the silent period of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.......

Continue reading → Review: Duty and Desire by Pamela Aidan

As it is now July, our Contest Crew has announced their latest contest.  The Harry Potter Movie Look-Alike Contest asks you to go on the hunt for people who resemble the characters from the Harry Potter films.  Our Contest Crew is looking for those people who resemble such characters in the Harry Potter films, not simply those who resemble the actors portraying the character.  Full details abou…

• The Search for Mr. Romance is On! So I just learned that my "Search for Fabio" posts are part of a wider search for Mr. Romance. Variety announces that Mr. Romance is going to be a New Regency film and is about a skeptical guy entering the Mr. Romance Pageant contest in hopes to win back his......
• Reader Highlight: Susan's Success Story! I got an email on Friday from Susan thanking me for my TBR pile series and telling me about her own bookshelf cleanup project. I'm so excited to share with everyone, Susan's success. Using a tip from 7 Organizational Tips to Help Reduce Your To Be Read Pile she took......

Continue reading → July Harry Potter Movie Look-Alike Contest Begins

David Yates, in a new interview, talks about working with the actors, the excitement of working on the franchise and when discussing “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” now that he is finished with “Half-Blood Prince.”

• Dave Goes To The Dogs. I love the Boss. If you know me, you know that. I have been stone cold cat crazy for the last 33 years. But that was by default - my father despises dogs and we were never allowed to have one. After a lot of careful consideration, I have decided......
• Back to the Bean Once Again. It's been over 7 months since I last graced the streets of Boston. That's very, very hard to believe. With the exception of my 1.75 years spent living in England that's the longest I've been away from the cradle of the revolution in 21 years. I've been so bogged down......

Continue reading → David Yates discusses the actors and the end

We are getting reports tonight that yet another clip from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince may be released. TLC reader Elizabeth writes that during tonight’s E’s Daily 10 a brief clip of Harry addressing the Quidditch team was shown. She writes “ It was Harry with I believe
Ginny standing behind/next to him. They were standing in front of a
group of players on the quidditch pitch (all wer…

• I hope you saw the moon tonight I happened to be driving at the right time tonight to see the moon in the night sky, looking as bright and red as the sun against the depth of the sky. About 40 minutes later, it was no longer red, but bright white. It was one of those gifts......
• November is National Novel Writing Month! I did this last year and unfortunately won't have time to participate again this year. It's a great experience even though I never met with of personally talked to anyone in real life while I was doing it. What is NaNoWriMo? Thousands of people sign up to write a 50,000......

Continue reading → New Clip of Quidditch Shown During E Daily 10?

With the release of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” just 14 days away the web is awash with new interviews. In this one with Daniel Radcliffe discusses the lack of darkness in the sixth movie, that he is thrilled that the last movie has been spilt into two movies, brimming with darkness and with working with Michael Gambon.

• Harry or Edward? Daniel or Robert? Wizard or Vampire? Harry Potter or Edward Cullen? Who do the fangirls love more? Who do you love more? Robert Pattinson @ Twist Magazine: “I think Dan could steal anyone from me. If I were a girl, I’d pick Dan.” Daniel Radcliffe @ the Daily Beast: Have you contacted your co-star in Harry......
• Movies I Want to See in 2009 I've finally started seeing previews for movies that I want to see in theaters. I'm so excited that I've started a list of them with their release dates (all coming soon movies). What's on your must-see or pretty certain you're going to see list? February 13 Confessions of a Shopaholic......

Continue reading → Daniel Radcliffe thrilled that ‘Deathly Hallows’ has been spilt

To add to their numerous articles leading up to the release of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” the “LA Times” spoke with actor Rupert Grint about the past and what the future may bring.

• From The Good Human Archives - May. For new readers of The Good Human and for those of you who may have missed them the first time around, here are a few of my favorite articles from May of years past. With well over 1,400 articles on the site, it's easy to miss some - I forget......
• Collecting Film Memorabilia There are many actors, actresses, movie scenes and other film moments that are memorable and popular years after they initially came into the limelight. As a result, many people collect film memorabilia as a way to relive their favorite movie moments, or to commemorate their favorite movie heroes. Although the......

Continue reading → Rupert Grint speaks about the future

Dan Radcliffe is the subject of a new profile in the New Zealand Herald. In this run up to the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, we hear from the Harry Potter actor again on the dark material contained in the sixth film, as well as the lighter moments (There are huge opportunities for comedy in the sixth film and we use
all of them, even though my natural inclination is not tow…

• Artemis Fowl Has anyone read any of these books? They are for aimed at young adults but it appears they have the same crossover potential that Harry Potter has. I ask because I tried reading Harry Potter but I was bored. I heard an interview with Eoin Colfer, the author, and he......
• Ayala Moriel parfums, Part 4 Down to my last two to review. I've been wearing these for the past few days. Film Noir and Razala. Ayala chose Razala for me based on what I emailed were the notes I liked and the questionnaire that I completed. I chose Film Noir because I liked the sound......

Continue reading → Dan Radcliffe on Deathly Hallows, Cutting of SubPlots and Working with Michael Gambon

With just two weeks left till the release of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” another new video with Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Jessie Cave has appeared online. In this piece Daniel talks about the humor and darkness of this film, while Rupert and Jessie talk about their characters ‘kiss.’

Continue reading → New interview featuring Daniel, Rupert and Jessie