SCI Fi Wire talks to POA cast
Today, SCI FI Wire posted this interview with the members of POA. Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe talk about working with director Alfonso Cuaron. PLEASE NOTE: This was conducted the same day as TLC'S set visit. This is the SAME INTERVIEW that Melissa wrote so wonderfully about in her set report. A few otherContinued...
Super Bowl appearance for POA cast
Today CBS and Nickelodeon announced that the cast of " Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" will be making special appearances on the live telecast of the Super Bowl Sunday,Feb.1st. Starting at 11:00am (EST) a show called "Nickelodeon Takes on the Super Bowl" airs promising to"giveContinued...
Cast of POA on "Real Access"
Cast members from "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" will be featured this Friday the 23rd at 9pm (EST) and at 11pm(EST) and again on Saturday the 24th ( same air times) on a show called "Real Access" found on the Noggin channel.Their web site, The N ,has a clip which you can preview the episodeContinued...
Floo Network Update
Lexicon Steve has updated The Floo Network home page - check it out!
Rare Potter book sells at auction
A rare draft copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" sold at auction for 1,468 GBP or $2,500 USD. This proof copy of the book was considered valuable because of a printing error where the author is credited on the title page as JA rather than JK Rowling.
J.K. Rowling up for book award
J.K. Rowling and her novel "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is up for an award from bookseller WH Smith. A spokesperson for the awards said the themes of isolation and death as Harry matures made this book a contender. Also on the short list:
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A Squid another source for Invisibility cloaks?
In this article from CNN, scientists have compared a camouflage device of the Hawaiian Bobtail Squid to that of Harry Potters Invisibility Cloak....Editors Note..No word on whether or not this squid is related to the Giant Squid..:-)
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Record year for UK film industry
Production of films such as the upcoming Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, have helped the British Film Industry record a banner year with a staggering $1.17 billion pounds(2.16 billion USD)
Read more in this story from Reuters
A lady and her diamonds
Dawn French, "the fat lady" in the upcoming POA movie has joined in the campaign against osteoporosis. Joining other celebrities such as Sir Elton John and Sean Bean(LOTR), she has designed jewellery to raise funds for the NOS Dazzler Campaign. It is estimated that this disease of the bones will affect 1 in threeContinued...
Indonesian OOTP release
The Indonesian translation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix-or Harry Potter dan Orde Phoenix-was released at midnight Sunday. You can read about the launch which included a convoy of 15 vans from the Jakarta Post
Happy Birthday to Mellie!
Just wanted to send Happy Birthday wishes to our favorite Managing Editor, Melissa Anelli. Someone remind her to setup an Amazon.com wish list!
We hope you have a wonderful time!
T-Shirts
All the T-shirts have been sent out. If you only get one of your multiple-t-shirt order, hang tight. We had to send them all in separate packages, to make sorting and shipping easier. You should get the remainder of your order very soon. Thanks!
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Get a Clue 2 - Update
You are amazing readers. As of today, we have sold roughly 450 T-shirts, and raised roughly $400 above the cost of the shirts. That's right around $3,000, at this point, which will go directly to Book Aid International.
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