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A slew of interviews with actors and producers from the Harry Potter films are now online in conjunction with the recent DVD release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.  In the first of three articles from the Toronto Sun, Potter producer David Heyman comments on why the Half-Blood Prince DVD was produced with more special features than previous film released.  In part, he says:
<>"I have v... Read the rest of this post

Scholastic.com has a new interview online today with Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy.) In this interview they discuss a variety of topics including  their thoughts on Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, scenes from the books they wish had been filmed and the final Harry Potter novel. Quotes of interest:

Q: Are you both happy about the way your parts got more important in

You've all got your HBP DVDs now, right?<>
<>Well, unwrap them and get them ready, because PotterCast is doing one of its renown DVD commentaries but for the first time ever we're doing it LIVE, via our LiveStream channel. We will all start watching the movie (on our own computers, silly, we're not broadcasting it!) together; be there on time (3:30 p.m. Eastern) to listen, join in, chat, laugh, and ... Read the rest of this post

The brand new Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD set new sales records as it broke first day sale records when it was released in the UK on December 7th. Released on DVD, Blu-ray, EST (Electronic Sale-Through) and Video on demand, Half-Blood Prince became the fastest selling DVD of 2009 with a whopping <> 840,000 copies of the sixth Harry Potter film sold. Notably, 53,000 of that number w... Read the rest of this post

MTV has released several articles where actor Daniel Radcliffe discusses the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In a video and print interview found here, Dan speaks of the constant changes and hectic pace of the final films in the Harry Potter series, saying "It's chaos and it's fear and we're terrified we're not going to get it right, and it's absolute madness with rewrites and sc... Read the rest of this post

 
A super-sized edition of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, awaits you for our 210th episode of Potter news, discussion, and fun including an indepth discussion of the brand new sneak preview for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (high res video and screencaps here).  In news, Sue also brings us up to date on such things as the release of Jingle Spells 3, Wizarding World of Harry Potte... Read the rest of this post

As expected, several cast members made an appearance at the HMV store in London, England today where they signed the Blu-ray for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and met with fans. Thanks to Heatworld, we can see early photos of Tom Felton (Draco) Matt Lewis (Neville) Evanna Lynch (Luna) and Jessie Cave (Lavender) here in our galleries, with more on the way soon. You can see video of the ... Read the rest of this post

It's definitely a very Harry holiday sale week ahead as many retailers are advertising today for the upcoming release here in the US of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD (see here for the complete high res video and screencaps of the Deathly Hallows sneak from the disc). At Target, fans can purchase the two disc HBP Dvd with the digital download which will come with a special lenti... Read the rest of this post

While we have seen this officially released before, you can now watch the first five minutes of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD online here via the Sun who note: "Our exclusive clip is jam-packed with action as we see the Death Eaters flying through London.The dark wizards can be seen destroying the infamous Millenium Bridge as people run and scream with terror."

As part of the release for the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD (with the Deathly Hallows sneak preview), members of the cast have done several new interviews. Now available are videos from the AP, ITN and WireImage as follows:

Update: ET Canada continues their HBP interviews, this with Bonnie Wright

AP:  Dan Radcliffe on the Blu-ray Live screening of HBP

ITN: <>Dan, Rupert Grint, Bonnie W... Read the rest of this post

Congratulations are in order today as Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been nominated for a Grammy Award. The score composed by Nicholas Hooper for the sixth Harry Potter film is among those nominated s "Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media." Others nominated include scores for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (composed by Alexander Des... Read the rest of this post

A reminder that as we posted last month, ET Canada will be airing their visit to the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows tonight at 7:00pm as part of the buildup to the release of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD.  TLC reader Radcakesfan owled to say that Ryan Emberley, a producer and reporter with Entertainment Tonight Canada updated his Twitter with the following: I've w... Read the rest of this post

Thanks to Blockbuster who let us know that many of their stores here in the US will be holding midnight release parties for the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD on Monday, Dec. 7th. Many of the stores will be starting their event at 7 or 8pm in the evening with games, music, magic shows contests and more, plus you can reserve your DVD now for $5.00 (USD) and pay the rest when you purc... Read the rest of this post

Check it out: a new activity has now launched via Cinematical in the Road to Hogwarts Sweepstakes. Now open at this link is the Death Eaters Duel, where you can take on Draco Malfoy, Fenrir Greyback and Bellatrix Lestrange and earn another entry into the contest to win a trip to the grand opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park next year. For more on the Sweepstakes and additi... Read the rest of this post

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is among those nominated at the 14th Annual Satellite Awards in the category of "Best Motion Picture (Animated or Mixed Media). Others nominated in this category include "Up," "Fantastic Mr. Fox," "Where the Wild Things Are," "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," and "The Princess and the Frog."  Also nominated for his supporting actor role in "The Damned U... Read the rest of this post

A quick reminder that this week we will see a sneak peek of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD and more this weekend during the annual ABC Family 25 Days of Christmas. There is new commercial, seen right here in our video galleries, highlighting the Harry Potter Weekend, which will also have preview clips from the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD as well as the two Ultimate Co... Read the rest of this post

Harry Potter actors Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Jessie Cave (Lavender Brown), will appear at HMV on 150 Oxford St. in London on December 6, signing copies of the Blu-Ray edition of HBP. We have a few updates and corrections about the event:

-There will only be 400 wristbands, not 450 as originally stated. Access to the queue f... Read the rest of this post

Thanks to our friends at Oclumencia for pointing us to a series of interviews with Vira-Tempo blog where director David Yates and several of the cast members discuss the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD. Links can be found here: Dan Radcliffe, David Yates, Rupert Grint,  Bonnie Wright, and Emma Watson. Of interest are new comments from Dan Radcliffe and David Yates on that Bl... Read the rest of this post

It was a very Harry holiday for lucky members of an Irish television show last night as actress Evanna Lynch (Luna) was a guest on the RTE Late Late Show.  Evanna presented the entire audience with gift baskets full of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVDs, books, wands and more. You can see Evanna on the show here at an hour and 39 minutes into the program. During the brief appearance, E... Read the rest of this post

Thanks to Universal Orlando for sending over this new clip of Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) discussing the upcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park attraction currently under construction in Florida. While we expect a more definitive date released soon, this video notes that indeed the park will be open in Spring, 2010.

On a related note, be sure to check out the latest <>construction phot... Read the rest of this post

Similar to what we saw last week, Warner Bros has now released several direct links to preview clips from the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD which you can find below. Reminder: Be sure to check out our earlier newspost regarding screencaps of the entire DVD, plus enjoy video of the deleted scenes found here.

*Fight for his life (very short clip from cave scene)
Quicktime: High (700), ... Read the rest of this post

Amazon.com now has a new clip from the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD online. In the video producer David Heyman speaks to the ultimate plan of Voldemort and the Horcruxes we learn about in HBP. Meanwhile over on the UK Amazon site we can see a new trailer for the special Harry Potter Years One through Six DVD giftset.

Also while it has been floating online for a while, Warnerblu.com... Read the rest of this post

Thanks to TLC reader Emma, we know that the city of Hunsbury, England will feature in overhead shots for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Emma pointed us to this article which says:

"The Warner Brothers team went up in a helicopter to film aerial footage of the residential area last Thursday.As reported by this newspaper they had posted letters to residents asking them to leav... Read the rest of this post

Check it out! Thanks to our wonderful galleries crew, especially Maria and Erna, we now have screencaps of the entire Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD, along with all of the deleted scenes and extras. Be sure to take time and go through the many wonderful stills; especially notable are those clearly showing the anguish in Tom Felton's (Draco) face and the checked emotions of <>Alan Rick... Read the rest of this post

Good news today! The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD has been released in several countries around the world already (Dec 8th for the US), and thanks to our own galleries crew and Erna, TLC can now show you the screencaps of the sneak peek section of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park attraction. Check them out!

Among the new stills are those of<> Stuart Craig and the artist... Read the rest of this post