Canal 5 is having a contest for a fan to win a trip to the Deathly Hallows set in England. Starting June 21st, Canal 5 will begin airing the first four Harry Potter films; during commercials they will ask three questions about the Harry Potter series. If 12 questions are answered correctly, there is a final test to be passed. Of those winners, one will be chosen as a guest on the Deathly Hallows lot later this year.
A large Half-Blood Prince IMAX poster, spanning about 13 metres by 10 metres, is being given away in a competition set up by the National Media Museum. The contest will run until August 3, 2009. The winning poster must be picked up at the museum, in London, and the winner must pay for their own travel. To participate, email the answer to the following question:
Which of these Harry Potter characters is the largest?
Film critics should stick to critiquing an actor’s performance: some of them are far too obsessed with the superficial – with people’s appearance – and there’s nothing worse than a critic being [cranky]. Some can be really unkind, and it’s just not fun to read, especially if it’s you they’re writing about. Even if you have 10 really good reviews, it’s the one bad one that sticks in your mind.
A critic really has to know their stuff. If you’re writing about film, see as many movies as you can. Making comparisons with other films helps the reader build a mental picture of what this new film is like. Have an open, varied taste, and be receptive to new creative ideas.
There is a new article online where Jessie Cave, who plays Lavender Brown in Half-Blood Prince, discusses a myriad of things.
With two such coveted gigs on her CV, one might assume Cave to be another stage-school kid, but the Londoner actually landed the Potter part at an open audition, and, until Arcadia, her stage experience was limited to school plays. “It’s taken me a while to find my purpose,” muses Cave. Indeed, besides an art-foundation degree and an aborted stint studying English at university, she nearly became a pro tennis player: “I’d have had to give up my life just to be in the top 500 and I didn’t have that love for it.”
Thanks to Oclumencia we have even more scans from the Panini Sticker book! In the scans we see Harry, Ron, Hermione, Draco, Dumbledore, Blaise Zabini, Luna, Ginny, Slughorn, Young Tom Riddle and more!
James and Oliver Phelps are set to be on the Blue Peter on BBC this Tuesday, June 23. According to Radio Times, “the Weasley twins from the Harry Potter movie are in the studio to make a doormat with a difference.” The program airs on UK BBC 2 from 4:35 to 5:00 pm. I will post a video as soon as it is made available; if anyone can capture it, send it in!
