"If we turn our heads and look away and hope that it will all disappear then they will - all of them, an entire generation of people. And we will have only history left to judge us."
Posted By Rares on 06-30-09 @ 12:31 PM - 4 comments | Link
AOL Radio blog has an exclusive premiere for the new Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince soundtrack on AOL Radio Station (Movie Scores)
A track from the score, composed by Nicholas Hooper, is being played every hour.
Thanks to Serena for sending this in !
New Harry & Dumbledore clip from HBP
Posted By Rares on 06-30-09 @ 12:15 PM - 11 comments | Link
A brand new clip from Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince movie was released on iTunes today. It's called Journey to the Cave and it's introduced by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. The video can be seen here.
Emma to take three-year break from acting
Posted By Rares on 06-27-09 @ 3:59 PM - 11 comments | Link
The Telegraph reports that Watson is planning to put the brakes on her acting career after she wraps up Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and its sequel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows II.
The 19-year-old is due to start an English and Art course at university in September and wants to enjoy her time as a normal student, away from the pressures of fame.
"I want to forget about hair and makeup, sometimes on a publicity tour I can't remember what time it is, what country I'm in."
"Now it's coming to an end I'm trying to hold on to it. So I have a book, and everyone I've met has a page. I want to remember them and not just be left with the media version of what happened to me," she added.
At least in the meantime they have the Deathly Hallows films to look forward to—and the much-anticipated kissing scene between herself and co-star Rupert Grint, which she has also revealed some details about.
"We did it two weeks ago," she said. "Four takes one way and two takes with the camera in the other direction. Six takes altogether," she added.
Posted By Rares on 06-27-09 @ 3:41 PM - 5 comments | Link
Harry Potter has been given the royal seal of approval - British monarch Queen Elizabeth II has allowed filming for the new movie to take place on her land.
The cast, including Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint, are currently shooting scenes for the final instalment of the wizard franchise Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which is being split into two movies.
The monarch has rented out part of woodland at Windsor Castle in south England for use in the film, and shooting will take place over the summer. Thanks to ContactMusic for the tip!
Evil Harry Potter Malware is Spreading
Posted By Rares on 06-27-09 @ 4:37 AM - 0 comments | Link
Can’t wait to see the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?
In a e-mail release by Ireland-based PC Tools, an anti-virus software company company, they stated that cybercriminals are targeting peer-to-peer (P2P) search engines that share illegal downloads of the movies in advance of its screening.
The text description will be Watch Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Online for Free. It redirects the downloader to a web site, which will prompt to install an additional “streamviewer.” The streamviewer, however, is a malware software.
Malware software is designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner’s informed consent.
So wait and watch Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in theaters on July 15 this summer. You won't have any regrets watching it on the big screen and your computer may thank you. Thanks Iesb for the tip!
Rupert : kissing Emma was a 'strange' experience
Posted By Rares on 06-27-09 @ 4:29 AM - 7 comments | Link
Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, has described his long-awaited screen kiss with Emma Watson as a "strange" experience – and admitted that he has never had a girlfriend.
"We've known each other for 10 years so it was a bit like kissing my sister," he told the Mail on Sunday. "We were determined to get it right the first time, but our first try was a disaster because we both felt so self-conscious and we couldn't stop laughing."
While Grint's film love life may be hotting up, the actor says he is in no rush to throw himself into off-screen romances. Despite the attentions of Harry Potter fans the young millionaire says he is "quite insecure" around girls and has yet to find anyone to suit his "weird" tastes.
"I've never been seriously involved with anyone. I've certainly never been in love. I've always preferred to keep things casual," he said. "It's not that I find it hard to meet girls – they do come up and chat me up from time to time. Sometimes I'm interested, I tend not to go for the prettier ones. I prefer the quirkier types."
Check out the entire interview here. Thanks to Telegraph for the tip!
Harry Potter crossword for Harry Potter true fans
Posted By Rares on 06-27-09 @ 4:23 AM - 2 comments | Link
If you are a true Harry Potter fan you should really check out this Harry Potter crossword! Just print it and have fun. Need a beginning clue? Look out at no. 45 ;). Enjoy! Thanks to Bobby for the tip!
Happy Birthday, Matthew Lewis!
Posted By Rares on 06-27-09 @ 4:08 AM - 2 comments | Link
Matthew Lewis, who plays Neville Longbottom in Harry Potter movies, turns 20 years old today. Some extra info about Matthew: he has 2 brothers, his favorite bands are Oasis, The Strokes and The Killers and his favorite football (soccer) team is Leeds United. Happy Birthday, Matthew!
London Premiere News
Posted By Elaine on 06-26-09 @ 3:14 PM - 1 comments | Link
For those of us mere mortals unable to attend the premiere of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince on 7th July at Leicester Square in London, it will be streamed live from 6pm GMT so that you can watch events as they happen.
Posted By Rares on 06-26-09 @ 3:56 AM - 1 comments | Link
SnitchSeeker published today a new image of Ron Weasley and Lavender Brown in the Hogwarts corridor from Half-Blood Prince. The promo was initially published in the Baltimore Sun along with Jessie's Cave's LA Times interview.
Clémence Poésy will return for Deathly Hallows
Posted By Rares on 06-26-09 @ 3:34 AM - 8 comments | Link
Elle magazine confirmed yestarday that Clémence Poésy will return for the final movie Harry Potter and the Deathyl Hallows.
It seems that the actrice is already in England and during August, for ten days, will be involved in filming the scenes from Shell Cottage.
Warner Bros. Launches Half-Blood Prince Website
Posted By Kathleen on 06-18-09 @ 9:04 AM - 8 comments | Link
Warner Bros. has launched its official Half-Blood Prince website, containing picture gallery, downloads, video, and the obligatory "wish list" which takes you to an online store of all things Potter. Music from the movie plays in the background. All-in-all a good site that was successful in getting this news-poster excited about seeing the new movie (now less than a month away).
You can visit the Warner Bros. site here. Thanks to Warner Bros. for alerting us to the launch of its site.
Evanna Lynch talks Luna in Half-Blood Prince
Posted By Rares on 06-12-09 @ 2:06 PM - 3 comments | Link
Evanna Lynch, Luna Lovegood in the Potter series, talked with IrishCentral about her character and her role in the upcoming movie, Half-Blood Prince.
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” is without doubt the darkest chapter of the whole J.K. Rowling series, and in it Luna remains steadfast as both a defender of the wizarding world and as a comfort to Harry in his darkest hour. Lynch says the new film remains faithful to the book and her character.
“Luna seems small and young and not noted for being brave, and yet she is. She’s really calm though, she doesn’t get surprised by anything, and she accepts people’s differences,” Lynch says.
“In fact J.K. Rowling told me as a character she’s the most adjusted to the idea of death in the whole series. That cuts out a lot of fear for her. She tries to impress it on Harry. She’ll take it as it comes.”
Evanna also talked about her aspirations for performing in London's West End, the lessons she has learned and about a potential Dumbledore-Luna relationship. Check the entire interview here
Thanks to our reader Larry for sending this in!
Emma Watson turns Burberry's new face
Posted By Rares on 06-12-09 @ 1:47 PM - 3 comments | Link
Emma Watson has been busy lately. In just the past month or so, she's fronted a beautiful ad campaign for Burberry, posed for Karl Lagerfeld, been photographed for W Magazine, and apparently, been photographed by Arved Colvin-Smith.
Emma Watson, who has been known as a fashionista and is often seen attending fashion shows, will surely do the brand proud. Emma's campaign will appear in various print publications starting in August and will be for Burberry's Fall 2009 line.
Check out some photos from the campaign for Burberry here and a slideshow with the Colvin-Smith shots here.
Thanks to our reader Rachel for the tip and thanks to Examiner.com for the links!
Updated: See here a behind the scenes video and an interview with Emma while filming the campaign.
Half-Blood Prince confirmed at 153 minutes
Posted By Rares on 06-10-09 @ 12:55 PM - 14 comments | Link
The run time for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Princehas been confirmed today at 153 minutes and 19 seconds by the British Board of Film Classification.
The rating has also been set for the UK at 12A, which means that parent supervision is required for children under 12 or a person over 18 years of age must accompany a child under the age of 12 when seeing the film.
Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with the tip.
Obama daughters party on Harry Potter set
Posted By Rares on 06-10-09 @ 12:45 PM - 8 comments | Link
Michelle Obama took her daughters to meet the stars of Harry Pottter today and enjoy a party on the set of the final instalments of the boy-wizard series.
The trip was an eighth birthday treat for the Obamas' younger daughter, Sasha, although Malia, 10, also went along for the ride.
The First Family, who spent last night in the West End watching the stage musical version of Lion King, were expected to meet Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and other stars of the blockbusting film series.
Sources close to the Leavesden studios, in an old Rolls-Royce factory near Watford, said that the author JK Rowling - who sat next to Mrs Obama during the G20 banquet in Downing Street - was also attending today's party.
Posted By Rares on 06-07-09 @ 4:07 AM - 1 comments | Link
Looking stunning in a sky blue gown, Harry Potter author JK Rowling arrived hand in hand with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev last night at the star-studded annual Raisa Gorbachev Foundation charity gala dinner [check out a photo with JKR here].
The dinner, which Mr Gorbachev hosted at the Stud House of Hampton Court Palace in Surrey, has become one of the most successful fundraisers of the social calendar.
The foundation was established in memory of Mr Gorbachev's late wife and raises millions of pounds a year to help find a cure for cancer in children.
This year's event was especially poignant as it marks the tenth anniversary of Mrs Gorbachev's death from leukaemia in 1999.
Posted By Rares on 06-07-09 @ 3:57 AM - 23 comments | Link
Emma Watson, who plays Hermione Granger in Harry Potter movies, has been advised to stick with her pristine school girl image till the series is over.
The 19-year-old was recently in the US for a W magazine cover shoot. The magazine wanted Watson to do something risqué and she was game but the Harry Potter producers asked her to tone it down.
“They wanted Emma to do something raunchy but the Harry Potter producers told her it was too risqué and the shoot was softened,” a source tells UK’s Daily Mail.
“As far as they are concerned, until the Potter series has finished she is still schoolgirl Hermione Granger.”
Posted By Rares on 06-07-09 @ 3:53 AM - 1 comments | Link
In a new interview with The Telegraph, Harry Potter actor Jason Isaacs praises how well Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson have dealt with fame.
Jason Isaacs, who plays Lucius Malfoy, jokes that the films would have benefitted if their young stars had been more rebellious. "The problem with Harry Potter is that there is so little controversy," he complained at the first night of Sister Act, the West End musical. "It would be so great for the press if one of them would go off the rails and end up in rehab, but they are, actually, just really sweet guys."
"They can fall backwards on their mountains of cash," he said. "It doesn't matter. They're really talented and they've got each other as close friends, which is all that matters because no one else has been through the same thing.
"What is amazing about them is that they are still respectful and have humility and work ethic. I have met and sometimes worked with their American equivalents and they have none of those things.
You can read the full interview here. Thanks to Rupert-grint.us for the tip!
Brand new poster for Half-Blood Prince
Posted By Rares on 06-06-09 @ 4:45 AM - 4 comments | Link
From France arrives a brand new Half-Blood Prince poster which shows us Harry, Ron, Hermione and Dumbledore pointing their wands. Check out the poster in our gallery. Thanks UHP.
Happy Birthday, Jason Isaacs!
Posted By Rares on 06-06-09 @ 4:27 AM - 4 comments | Link
Jason Isaacs, who plays the sinister Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies, turns 46 years old today - happy birthday!
Mr. Isaacs is currently working for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. His latest project, that will be released this year, is called Green Zone - a thriller about a pair of CIA agents on the trail of certain Weapons of Mass Destruction. Also, Matt Damon and Brendan Gleeson (Mad-Eye Moody) play in this movie.
Track listings for Half-Blood Prince
Posted By Rares on 06-06-09 @ 4:18 AM - 3 comments | Link
Amazon.com published the complete track listings to the score for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince composed by Nicholas Hooper. The soundtrack will be released on July 14, 2009 and is already available for pre-order here.
1. Opening
2. In Noctem
3. The Story Begins
4. Ginny
5. Snape & the Unbreakable Vow
6. Wizard Wheezes
7. Dumbledore's Speech
8. Living Death
9. Into the Pensieve
10. The Book
11. Ron s Victory
12. Harry & Hermione
13. School!
14. Malfoy's Mission
15. The Slug Party
16. Into the Rushes
17. Farewell Aragog
18. Dumbledore's Foreboding
19. Of Love & War
20. When Ginny Kissed Harry
21. Slughorn's Confession
22. Journey to the Cave
23. The Drink of Despair
24. Inferi in the Firestorm
25. The Killing of Dumbledore
26. Dumbledore's Farewell
27. The Friends
28. The Weasley Stomp
New Harry, Ron and Hermione photo from HBP
Posted By Rares on 06-03-09 @ 12:31 PM - 5 comments | Link
SnitchSeeker published today a new photo from Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince showing Harry, Ron and Hermione in the boys' dormitory, right before Harry heads off to the cave with Dumbledore. Check out a normal version here, and a high one here, courtesy of SnitchSeeker.
New Half-Blood Prince clip at MTV Awards
Posted By Rares on 06-01-09 @ 12:09 PM - 14 comments | Link
Dan, Rupert and Emma appeared tonight in a recorded video on the 2009 MTV Movie Awards in the US, to introduce an exclusive new clip from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Enjoy!
"Fine, I'll try and teach him again!" Snape snarled at Professor Dumbledore.
"Severus, please, for me, don't take all those old wounds that you gained from James out on Harry. Harry is not James - do not blame him for what happened." Dumbledore spoke quietly, but his blue eyes held a warning. Snape sighed in frustration...
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