Hello everyone, well I think it is safe to say that the idea of a Monthly Competition for the site didn’t work out. I’ve only gotten 1 entry in 2 months. So I think we are going to scrap that idea. BUT while I was in class today I thought of a great feature for the site: Collectible of the Week! What I will do is this:

As you may know, I am a HUGE Harry Potter collector so once a week (probably Sunday) I will go through my Harry Potter collection (photos) and pick out 1 item and take some photos of it.  Then I will describe the item, tell you how the quality is, if it is rare or can be found anywhere, the current value (if I can find that out), rate it, tell you where you can purchase it and more!  I will do this for rare items and your run-of-the-mill items like coloring books, etc.!  You can even suggest what you want me to review/talk about.

What do you all think? Good idea? PLEASE comment so I know if people are interested in the idea.

Bonnie attended Birds Eye View Film Festival in London last Friday. Birds Eye View is a British organization that supports women filmmakers. The festival takes place every year during International Women’s Week.  Bonnie announced some of the winners at the event. See photos of Bonnie at the event over here and a teaser below!

Thanks BonnieWrightOnline!

Movies.ie, an Irish movie site, has posted a list of who they think are the Top 10 Irish actors.  The late Richard Harris, Brendan Gleeson and Ciaran Hinds made the list!

2. Richard Harris: Born in Limerick in 1930, Harris moved to England in the hope of becoming a director. An exceptionally difficult career to get into in those days, Harris instead got into acting and we’re very glad he did. Harris was a versatile and powerful screen actor with career highlights being This Sporting Life (his first starring role), Camelot and The Field. He appeared as Dumbledore in the first two installments of the Harry Potter series before his death in 2002.

4. Brendan Gleeson: Brendan Gleeson has carved out a great career for himself – with key roles in Hollywood fare, prestigious parts in worthy TV drama (he won an Emmy for his role as Churchill) and occasionally popping home to work with up and coming Irish talent (In Bruges, Perrier’s Bounty). He is currently rubbing shoulders with the Hollywood elite as he takes a central role as a CIA operative in Paul Greengrass’ Iraq thriller Green Zone; for which he does a very convincing Southern American accent.

8. Ciaran Hinds: Perhaps not the most familiar name on our list, chances are you’ll at least recognise the face. Despite treading the boards almost constantly, he also has a huge list of great films to his name. Hinds shows up in many of the best films of the last twenty years including Munich, There Will Be Blood, In Bruges and the recent winner of Best Film at the IFTA’s; Eclipse. Soon to be seen in Todd Solondz’s Life During Wartime.

According to The San Fransisco Chronicle, Mary GrandPre, the Illustrator of the Harry Potter books in the US, will be the keynote speaker at the The Girls’ Middle School Annual Scholarship Breakfast. The event will be held on Wednesday, Apr 28 8:00am to 9:15am at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Cabana in Palo Alto, CA.

The Girls’ Middle School announces its Annual Scholarship Breakfast, “Step Into the Magic.” This event raises scholarship support for high-achieving, low-income girls in the Bay Area.

Keynote speaker, Mary GrandPre, is a world-renowned illustrator best known for bringing Harry Potter to life through her brilliant illustrations. She created the images that traced Harry’s journey through adolescence, and in the process shaped the world’s image of the book’s hero.

Tickets are $100 and can be purchased starting today by going to this link.

You can also pay $10 for a raffle ticket to win all 7 book signed by Mary! There are a number of different seating options, some include signed books and illustrations from Mary and VIP seating.

UPDATE: I contacted the school to ask if anyone can enter the raffle for signed books and they have let me know that anyone can enter the raffle as long as they live in the United States!  They also said that “It may be of interest to you and other Harry Potter fans to learn that Mary has said that in addition to signing the books, she may draw a small illustration in each, making them even more valuable!”

The Today Show has posted a video from inside The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park!  They show a newscaster at the Hogwarts Express and he talks about some of the things you can buy!  We even get to see some store fonts!

Thanks to Mugglenet for the tip!

Tom Felton attended the “Be a Gunner. Be a Runner.” charity event at Emirates Stadium earlier today to benefit the Great Ormond Street Hospital.  See the photo over here at Feltbeats! (Tom’s hair is brown for his new film The Apparition.)

Thanks Feltbeats!