Yesterday a new press release from Spike TV. revealed that a special Harry Potter Tribute would air during the Spike SCREAM Awards which will be airing on October 18th from 9-11pm EST. The awards will also be showing footage from Daniel’s new film, The Woman in Black.
After eight films, nine Academy Award nominations, and years of inspiring millions of fans worldwide, Spike TV will say goodbye to the “Harry Potter” films as it presents the ultimate farewell tribute to the blockbuster franchise at its “SCREAM Awards 2011.”
In a new press release Sony has revealed that it will be offering a “Harry Potter 3D Experience” to those people who buy either the BDP-S780 Blu-ray Disc player with 3D or BDV-E580 Blu-ray 3D home theater system beginning on November 11th.
This will include Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2 on BluRay 3D, a 2D BluRay version of each film AND digital vouchers to watch Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets through Video Unlimited. Additionally, the same Harry Potter 3D titles will be bundled with two pairs of Sony active 3D glasses, TDG-BR250/DBL, as a “3D starter kit.”
So fans who want to see Harry Potter in 3D in their own homes are advised to wait until November to buy a 3D player and to do so with Sony! The full press release may be read below:
Sony announced today that beginning November 11, with the purchase of select Sony 3D products, consumers will receive the “Harry Potter 3D Experience” with a Blu-ray 3D™ of the Warner Bros. blockbusters‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 1’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 2.’ The exclusive bundles also include a 2D Blu-ray Disc™ of each film and digital movie vouchers to enjoy the 2D versions of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™ and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ on compatible devices through Video Unlimited on the Sony Entertainment Network or PlayStation®Store.
This exclusive “Harry Potter 3D Experience” will be available to consumers who purchase Sony’s BDP-S780 Blu-ray Disc player with 3D or BDV-E580 Blu-ray 3D home theater system. Additionally, the same Harry Potter 3D titles will be bundled with two pairs of Sony active 3D glasses, TDG-BR250/DBL, as a “3D starter kit.”
*To watch the movies via Video Unlimited on Sony Entertainment Network, use selected models of BRAVIA® LCD TVs, Blu-ray Disc players, Blu-ray Disc home theater systems and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. To watch the movie(s) via PlayStation® Store, use PlayStation®3.
WB has released the details of what will be on Harry Potter: The Complete 8-Film Collection which will be released on November 11th in the US and December 2nd in the UK. You can pre-order any of the US versions Deathly Hallows Part II at the WB shop, expect pre-orders to start on Amazon and other stores soon. The features may be seen below:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone:
Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers
Around the World Multilanguage Clip
Character Clips
Lessons in Quidditch and a Tour of Hagrid’s Hut
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets:
Additional Scenes
Conversation with author J.K. Rowling and screenwriter Steve Kloves
Dumbledore’s Office: Building a Scene
Visit Lockhart’s Classroom
Interviews with Students and Professors
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban:
Additional Scenes
Creating a Vision: With the director, author and others
Conjuring a Scene: On-set craftspeople wizardry
Shruken Head Interviews
Choir Practice
Care of Magical Creatures
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire:
Additional Scenes
Cast and Crew Interviews
Preparing for the Yule Ball
Triwizard Tournament of Challenges (Harry vs. the Horntail, In Too Deep and The Maze)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:
Additional Scenes
Focus Points: Featurettes and Production Diaries
Trailing Tonks: Personal On-Set Tour
Harry Potter: The Magic of Editing
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:
Maximum Movie Mode: Interviews, Focus Points and Scene Comparisons
The National Rail Museum has announced that it will be using the Olton Hall, known to Potter fans as the Hogwarts Express, as a shuttle between it’s two museums [The National Rail Museum and Locomotion] for the next two weekends.
Olton Hall, which featured in the Harry Potter films as the Hogwarts Express, along with No. 70013 Oliver Cromwell, which pulled British Rail’s last steam-hauled train in 1968, will be used for the shuttle services that start this weekend and continue on September 24 and 25. While Olton Hall has been a regular visitor to the NRM in York, the locomotive has only appeared in fully operational steam on a handful of occasions.
The NRM’s head of knowledge and collections, Helen Ashby, said: “We’re delighted to finally announce the names of the two steam locomotives expected to haul our September shuttles, especially as both are railway icons in their own right. The shuttles provide a rare opportunity for members of the public to ride on an operational steam locomotive and take advantage of two museums dedicated to railways at either end of the line. It seems only fitting that such big names in steam take centre stage at this milestone event in the history of the two museums.”
TotalFilm has published their list of the 50 Greatest Harry Potter Characters and why they believe those characters are the best. The list includes the likes of Firenze (50), Minerva McGonagall (14), Ginny Weasley (30), Neville Longbottom (13), Luna Lovegood (16), Horace Slughorn (28), Oliver Wood (39), Cedric Diggory (45), Filch (36), Gilderoy Lockhart (22), Peeves (37), and even The Sorting Hat (46)! The top 10 characters (in order from 10-1) are: Remus Lupin, Hagrid, Sirius Black, Draco Malfoy, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Tom Riddle, Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter, and finally, Severus Snape! Visit TotalFilm to see the full list!
Dobby (22) The Character: The self-lacerating House Elf (witness the moment when he irons his hands as penance for disobeying the Malfoys) with an abiding love for Harry Potter, Dobby is something of an acquired taste, his constant clowning taking him perilously close to Jar-Jar territory in Chamber Of Secrets. However, his bravery at the battle of Malfoy Manner is enough to redeem him in our eyes, and anyone who wasn’t choking back a sniffle at his eventual death clearly has a heart of stone. Key Quote: “Dobby has no master… Dobby is a free elf!”
Lucius Malfoy (18) The Character: The elder Malfoy was one of Voldemort’s closest supporters first time around but managed to wriggle his way out of a spell in Azkaban when the Dark Lord was defeated. It’s that slippery nature that best sums him up, alongside his snobbery and cowardice. Indeed, it’s no surprise to see him and his wife down tools once the final battle begins to swing away from Voldemort… although their desire to find Draco should probably be flagged as another contributing factor. Key Quote: “Potter, your race is run. Now hand me the prophecy like a good boy… ”
Fred & George Weasley (12) The Characters: Mildly irritating in the big-screen version (largely thanks to the wooden delivery of the Phelps boys, who appear to have bagged the roles largely by virtue of being twins), Fred and George provide many of the books’ funnier moments, as well as supplying one of the major emotional hits of the final battle. The scene in which they escape Umbridge’s regime by flying their brooms over the school wall is a punch-the-air moment of pure teenage rebellion. Key Quote: “George? I think we’ve outgrown a full-time education…”
Severus Snape (1) The Character: The saga’s tragic hero, Snape has lived a profoundly unhappy life, watching his beloved shack up with the man who made his school days a misery, before eventually giving his life to protect the couple’s son. Once the story’s revelations have been made in full, his character takes on a whole new complexion, demonstrating just how selfless a man he really is. As Harry puts it, “he’s probably the bravest man I ever knew.” Key Quote: (On Harry) “Mediocre, arrogant as his father, a determined rule-breaker, delighted to find himself famous, attention-seeking and impertinent.”
Sabkay on YouTube has uploaded the full 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments special to YouTube and you may watch below in a playlist!
Also, thanks to SS we have a list of all 50 moments:
50.Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone – Harry, Ron, and Hermione first meet on the Hogwarts Express 49.Order of the Phoenix – Welcome to the Ministry of Magic (Harry and Arthur Weasley) 48.Chamber of Secrets – Ron’s Howler from his mother in the Great Hall 47.Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone – The Mirror of Erised (Harry seeing his parents) 46.Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – Harry and Hermione dancing in the tent 45.Chamber of Secrets – Dobby levitating the cake at Privet Drive 44.Prisoner of Azkaban – The Dementor attack in the Hogwarts Express 43. Chamber of Secrets – Harry and Ron in the Flying Ford Anglia 42.Prisoner of Azkaban – The Knight Bus at Privet Drive 41. Prisoner of Azkaban – Sirius Black and Harry bonding at Hogwarts 40. Goblet of Fire – The Quidditch World Cup 39. Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – Ron and Harry’s fight in the tent 38. Chamber of Secrets – The Cornish Pixies attach Defence Against the Dark Arts class 37.Prisoner of Azkaban – Remus Lupin turns into a werewolf 36.Order of the Phoenix – Harry’s first kiss with Cho Chang in the Room of Requirement 35. Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone – Harry’s left with the Dursleys at Privet Drive 34. Goblet of Fire – The Yule Ball, and Hermione growing up 33. Prisoner of Azkaban – Aunt Marge’s Comeuppence via Harry 32.Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone – Owls deliver Harry’s Hogwarts letter at Privet Drive 31.Goblet of Fire – Harry returns with Cedric Diggory’s dead body 30. Order of the Phoenix – Harry’s detention with Dolores Umbridge 29. Half-Blood Prince – The Millennium Bridge is destroyed 28. Half-Blood Prince – Dumbledore drinks to uncover a Horcrux 27.Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – The Seven Harrys 26. Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – The Tale of the Three Brothers 25. Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone – The Chess Room and Match 24. Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone – Harry’s trip to Ollivander’s Wand Shop 23.Goblet of Fire – The Second Task in the lake 22.Order of the Phoenix – Dementors attack Harry and Dudley in the underpass 21. Prisoner of Azkaban – Harry conjures his Patronus in the Forbidden Forest 20. Half-Blood Prince – Ron under the love potion 19.Chamber of Secrets – Harry and Ron turn into Goyle and Crabbe via Polyjuice Potion 18.Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – Ron destroys the locket Horcrux 17. Goblet of Fire – Voldemort is resurrected 16. Goblet of Fire – The Arrival of the Beauxbatons girls 15. Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – Bathida Bagshot’s revelation at Godric’s Hollow 14. Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone – The Sorting ceremony at the opening feast 13. Prisoner of Azkaban – Meeting Buckbeak in Care of Magical Creatures class 12. Order of the Phoenix – Sirius Black’s death 11. Goblet of Fire – Harry and Voldemort’s duel in the graveyard 10. Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone – Hagrid tells Harry he’s a wizard 9.Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone – First Quidditch match 8. Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone – The journey to Platform 9 3/4 7. Order of the Phoenix – Fred and George’s Fireworks’ extravaganza 6. Prisoner of Azkaban – Hermione punches Draco Malfoy 5. Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone – Harry enters Diagon Alley for the first time 4.Order of the Phoenix – Dumbledore and Voldemort’s duel in the Ministry 3. Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – Dobby’s sacrifice and death 2. Half-Blood Prince – Snape kills Dumbledore 1. Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone – The first look at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
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