The next franchise from J. K. Rowling begins with the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them on November 18. As the first of five movies in the series, fans are excited to jump back into the magical world of Harry Potter. For those interested in dressing the part, Hot Topic released several…
According to USA Today, JK Rowling showed up as a surprise speaker with some exciting news at a promotional event at the Leicester Square on October 13th. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, scheduled to be released on November 17th, will be the first of five movies in the series. The cast was not…
“When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts, and calls in private investigator Cormoran Strike to look into the case.” I’m not the biggest fan of crime fiction, and to be honest, the only reason I…
J. K. Rowling, the author who brought a certain dark-haired wizard to life in the pages of the Harry Potter books, is currently in the middle of another debate after she left another series of cryptic-sounding messages on Twitter earlier today. A New Screen Play From Rowling? Here’s Hoping! The original mention of the screenplay…
Today marks Harry Potter’s 34th birthday, not the story but the character himself. It also marks creator JK Rowling’s 49th. Now, what’s look at what these two are up too. Harry Potter After a pretty rough childhood and teenage years, life has turned out pretty well for Harry James Potter. He remained very close with…
Online superstore Amazon is squabbling with Hachette book group, one of the world’s top five publishers, in a dispute that may define the future of the publishing industry. Customers are raising complaints that books published by Hachette are available at full price instead of the normal discount, are taking many long weeks to ship, or…
Before everyone screams blasphemy at me and proclaims me a filthy Muggle, let me preface this with the statement that I adore the Harry Potter series, books and movies. I cried on my eleventh birthday when I didn’t get my letter to Hogwarts, and I will defend my House affiliation to the death. Don’t even…
Hogwarts fans rejoice! J.K. Rowling has announced that she, along with Sonia Friedman (Book of Mormon, La Cage aux Folles revival) and Colin Callender (the 2003 Angels in America HBO miniseries) will be co-producing a prequel stage-play to her successful Harry Potter series to begin production in 2014. The prequel play, which has nothing to…
Fact: 4% of Americans believe that lizard people control politics. Another fact: less than 100% of culturally aware humans understand that just because you catch the snitch, DOES NOT MEAN that you win the match. Harry Potter ignorance is real, and it’s growing faster than lizards are taking over the White House. It might seem…
Harry Potter, “the boy who lived.” He survived seven books, eight movies, confrontations with Voldemort, being discredited by the Ministry of Magic and the awkwardness of the Yule Ball. But nothing could save Harry from the inevitable end. The series is over. We got a complete story arc and a happy ending as he and…