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Harry Potter Magic Makes Palin Film 'Disappear'

'The Undefeated ' plays to empty seats, collects $70K

(Newser) - The latest Harry Potter film has chalked up a feat of political magic: It made Sarah Palin's new documentary nearly "obliviate" from the public's mind. The Los Angeles Times calls it a case of "Harry Potter and The Order of Palin," and reports that the... More »

Harry Potter Zaps Box Office Record, Nabs $168.6M

Deathly Hallows Part 2 collects $475.6M globally in massive opening weekend

(Newser) - Harry Potter went out with a true bang: The final installment in the wizarding saga, the Deathly Hallows Part 2, notched almost half a billion dollars internationally, with an opening weekend take of $475.6 million. That shattered the previous record, Harry Potter and the Half -Blood Prince, which the... More »

Harry Potter's Real Magic Was on Way We Read

More than a popular book, Potter transformed literature, says critic

(Newser) - With the release of the eighth and final movie in the Harry Potter franchise, stories about the famous young wizard may be over, but the series' legacy—both cultural and literary—will live on, writes John Granger in the Washington Post . "[JK] Rowling transformed our idea of what stories... More »

Why Hogwarts is Better Than Washington

David Rothkopf on the dark magic afoot in the capital

(Newser) - In honor of Harry Potter’s last cinematic outing—and the debt ceiling negotiations playing out in Washington—David Rothkopf of Foreign Policy has come up with a list of the top 10 ways Washington is worse than Hogwarts:
  • Peter Pettigrew was only a rat sometimes. Unlike politicians like Mitch
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Harry Potter Conjures Box Office Records

$180 million possible this weekend in United States alone

(Newser) - Harry Potter is shouting "Expelliarmus " to box office records all over the world, as the last film in the Potter series hits cinemas with an unprecedented bang. Factoring in midnight screenings, Warner Bros thinks Deathly Hallows: Part 2 could pull in $80 million today for the best single-day... More »

Deathy Hallows 2: Best Potter Film?

Last movie in Potter series impresses the critics in early reviews

(Newser) - The early reviews are in for the eighth and final film in the Harry Potter series—and the consensus is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is magical. The last Potter film made its world premiere in London, and British and trade papers are raving about the movie,... More »

Harry Potter Crew Overcome on Final Day

Cast burbles on last day in latest Warner Bros. film

(Newser) - Now it can be shown: The last day of filming of the last Harry Potter movie was not so magical. It was rather heartbreaking. Cast mates applauded one another, and burbled, and recalled their amazing time together and expressed grief that it was over. "How do I put into... More »

Daniel Radcliffe: Why I Had to Quit Drinking

Actor says he started partying way too much at age 18

(Newser) - He's only 21, but Daniel Radcliffe is off the booze for good. In an interview with British GQ as reported by the Telegraph , the actor explains that he started partying too much at age 18, during the filming of Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince. His drink of choice?... More »

JK Rowling Banishes Agent in Potter Feud

Agent who discovered author weighs legal action

(Newser) - Call it Harry Potter and the Spurned Literary Agent of Doom. Christopher Little, the agent who discovered JK Rowling, pulling her first Harry Potter book from the slush pile and turning her into one of the world's most successful authors, is considering suing Rowling over her newest magical venture,... More »

Emma Watson Had 'Huge Crush' on Draco

Tom Felton, now a friend, 'totally knows' about it

(Newser) - Hermione and Draco sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G? Almost, Emma Watson revealed in a recent Seventeen interview. Tom Felton, who plays the Harry Potter villain Draco Malfoy, "was my first crush," Watson says. "He totally knows. We talked about it—we still laugh about it. We are... More »

Rowling Explains 'Pottermore'

And no, it's not a new book

(Newser) - JK Rowling has revealed details about her mysterious "Pottermore" website , and sorry, but it's not an eighth Harry Potter book. Rather, it's an "online reading experience" where fans can experience the existing story in a new way, and where, Rowling says, she will share "additional... More »

JK Rowling Creates Mysterious New Website

But her PR agency says it's not a new book

(Newser) - The mysterious Pottermore.com was the single end to an online scavenger hunt spanning 10 Harry Potter fansites yesterday, but author JK Rowling isn’t quite ready to reveal exactly what Pottermore will be. The site says only "Coming soon" for now. With the last Harry Potter movie hitting... More »

Emma Watson: 'I Want to Live Like Patti Smith'

21-year-old actress talks about life after 'Harry Potter'

(AP) - Emma Watson is preparing for the next chapter of her life. The Harry Potter actress acknowledges that she needs to find her way out of the bubble, which she describes in part as the safe world of life on the set of the successful film franchise, in the July issue... More »

Lonely Emma: Men Fear My Fame

Her advice: Be brave

(Newser) - Poor Emma Watson. She doesn't have a guy and she thinks it's because men are frightened by her fame. "I find it hard to believe I would be intimidating," she says. "It must be the fame wall, the circus that goes around me." Guys... More »

Between Harry Potter and Osama, ‘Eerie’ Connections

The links could boost Potter's box office, writes Gregg Kilday

(Newser) - Now that Osama bin Laden has been killed, the inevitable question: When will the first movie about his death come out? In the Hollywood Reporter , Gregg Kilday makes the case that it might be as soon as July 15 ... when the final Harry Potter installment hits theaters. There have been... More »

Emma Watson: I Wasn't Bullied at Brown

Actress posts note to fans: 'Don't try and speculate'

(Newser) - Contrary to what some have suggested , no one yelled “10 points for Gryffindor” when Emma Watson answered questions at Brown. Indeed, her decision to leave for the semester had “nothing to do with bullying,” she writes on her website in a note picked up by the Leaky... More »

Trailer for Harry Potter Finale Looks ‘Epic’

Part 2 of ‘Deathly Hallows’ in theaters July 15

(Newser) - The end of the Harry Potter series is that much closer with the release of the trailer for the grand finale. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is out July 15, and the tease looks promising. "The quiet, almost elegiac opening seconds, though, are what get me... More »

Was Emma Watson Teased Out of Brown?

No more Harry Potter jokes, please!

(Newser) - Holy witchcraft! Did Emma Watson ditch Brown because she was sick of teasing by Ivy Leaguers smitten with their own relentlessly sophomoric Harry Potter humor? Chums say Watson left because she couldn't take one more "3 Points for Gryffindor" joke every time she answered a question correctly in... More »

Harry Potter's $50.3M Haul Tops Holiday Weekend

But Tangled isn't far behind

(AP) - A fairy-tale princess gave young wizard Harry Potter a run for his money at the weekend box office. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 remained the No. 1 movie with $50.3 million over Thanksgiving weekend, closely followed by the animated musical Tangled with $49.1 million, according... More »

In NYC, a Subway Line to Hogwarts?

Advertisement for platform 9 3/4 magically appears

(Newser) - Could the fastest way to get to Hogwarts be by way of the New York subway? Platform 9 3/4, the magic train platform that Harry Potter and his classmates use to get to Hogwarts, has appeared on an official MTA sign at the 14th St. Union Square station, the New ... More »

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