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Spike TV’s Scream Awards currently have 14 nominations for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Click here to vote now!
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From the Hollywood Reporter: LONDON – Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, Sienna Miller and Hugh Grant will be among 46 “core participants” who will have the right to give evidence in person at the Judicial inquiry into phone-hacking and media intrusion, Lord Justice Leveson’s inquiry said Wednesday. Rowling, Miller and Grant will be one of a group of celebrities, politicans, sportsmen [...]
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It looks like the people of Nelson, British Columbia have their own version of Rita Skeeter on their hands, albeit with less panache. Admitting that he’ll “end up sounding like a curmudgeon”, Charles Jeanes writing to the Nelson Star admits that he went to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (adding a nasty “thankfully” around [...]
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From the Vancouver Sun: When a movie passes some monetary milestone, it usually provokes two equal and opposite reactions: Film industry executives are typically ecstatic, reassured as they are that the industry remains alive and well. However, literary types are typically morose, fearing that this offers yet more proof that reading is a dying art. [...]
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Unfortunately all of the spots for early access to Pottermore are gone. But the site opens up to everybody in October, so stay tuned! In the meantime, be careful and avoid scams and viruses targeted at Pottermore and HP fans (read more about that here).
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The Times & Transcript has an article written by Grade 11 student Isabelle Agnew from Moncton, NB who tells us a bit about how she’s just now getting into the Potter books (after having seen all of the movies, so I hope she’ll keep us updated since that was never possible before!). Here’s an excerpt: [...]
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Since Pottermore started offering limited advance registrations at the end of July, a number of scams have popped up around it. Fans are being warned to stay away from downloads that claim to give access to the site (there are some links floating around on YouTube and torrent sites apparently) as well as to stay [...]
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Pottersource wishes Jo and Harry very happy birthdays!
Spike TV’s Scream Awards currently have 14 nominations for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Click here to vote now!
From the Hollywood Reporter:
LONDON – Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, Sienna Miller and Hugh Grant will be among 46 “core participants” who will have the right to give evidence in person at the Judicial inquiry into phone-hacking and media intrusion, Lord Justice Leveson’s inquiry said Wednesday.
Rowling, Miller and Grant will be one of a group of celebrities, politicans, sportsmen and members of the public who have been selected to give evidence about their experience of press intrusion, many of whom have been victims of phone-hacking by The News of the World and potentially other newspapers.
The Leveson Inquiry was set up by British Prime Minister David Cameronin the wake of the phone-hacking crisis at Rupert Murdoch’s News International. Its remit is to look at the broader issues of media ethics and practices, including the relationships between newspapers, the police and politicians that have been central in the News International criminal investigation.
It looks like the people of Nelson, British Columbia have their own version of Rita Skeeter on their hands, albeit with less panache. Admitting that he’ll “end up sounding like a curmudgeon”, Charles Jeanes writing to the Nelson Star admits that he went to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (adding a nasty “thankfully” around the “last” movie part for effect) and then proceeds to call JK Rowling greedy and stupid.
Says Curmudgeon– pardon me, Jeanes:
She is the mistress of writing to get rich by expanding some pretty thin ideas into very thick books.
Rowling is doomed to be shallow by her own lack of mental furnishings.
I’m not going to dwell on how rude and ignorant Charlie appears to be, but I will say a couple of things in Jo’s defence (though I’m somewhat inclined to just ignore the article altogether):
From the Vancouver Sun:
When a movie passes some monetary milestone, it usually provokes two equal and opposite reactions: Film industry executives are typically ecstatic, reassured as they are that the industry remains alive and well.
However, literary types are typically morose, fearing that this offers yet more proof that reading is a dying art.
The former reaction was much in evidence as the latest Harry Potter instalment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 2, surpassed the $1-billion mark recently, yet the latter reaction was all but nonexistent. In fact, some people in the literary community have greeted the movie series’ success with enthusiasm, certain that it will help, rather than hinder, literacy efforts.
Unfortunately all of the spots for early access to Pottermore are gone. But the site opens up to everybody in October, so stay tuned! In the meantime, be careful and avoid scams and viruses targeted at Pottermore and HP fans (read more about that here).
The Times & Transcript has an article written by Grade 11 student Isabelle Agnew from Moncton, NB who tells us a bit about how she’s just now getting into the Potter books (after having seen all of the movies, so I hope she’ll keep us updated since that was never possible before!). Here’s an excerpt:
As, I’m sure, we all know by now, the newest, and final, installment of the Harry Potter series has hit the big screen.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 has already grossed well over $1 billion worldwide. Harry Potter has already tied Avatar for the fastest to reach the $1-billion mark and, despite its two-week head start, Harry Potter has already beat the Transformers movie in the race to make $1 billion.
For most, the moment they walked out of the theatre after watching Deathly Hallows Part 2, it was the end. I would say that at least 80 per cent of the audience walked away with tears streaming down their faces.
So, how do I feel about the Harry Potter series coming to an end?
Well, for me, it isn’t the end. Like I mentioned several months back, I’m trying my hardest to finally read the Harry Potter series. It’s difficult for me to get through because I’ve already seen all of the movies so it’s kind of dull to be reading a scene that I’ve already seen in the movie. I did, however, managed to finish the Philosopher’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban and I am currently about a third of the way through Goblet of Fire.
Since Pottermore started offering limited advance registrations at the end of July, a number of scams have popped up around it. Fans are being warned to stay away from downloads that claim to give access to the site (there are some links floating around on YouTube and torrent sites apparently) as well as to stay away from eBay auctions that offer to sell Pottermore accounts. While some online auctions or offers to sell accounts may actually be real, it is against Pottermore’s terms of service and could result in the account being terminated. In other cases, you might pay and get nothing at all in return.
Your best bet is to to try for one of those advance spots or to wait for October when the site opens up to the masses.
Pottersource wishes Jo and Harry very happy birthdays!
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