FINALLY we have the release date for the Ballet Shoes DVD in the United States!!!!  Amazon shows that it will be released on September 2nd.  It is available for pre-ordered here at the price of $18.99.

I will let you know if anything changes.

Thanks for the tip Jenna!

I have added some more new Order of the Phoenix promo images today! They include Bellatrix, Ginny, Ron and Lupin.

See them HERE! Enjoy.

Emma Watson has made it onto The Movie Fanatic’s Hottest Young Actresses list! She is number 29 out of 30.

Born in France but very definitely known as a young British actress, Emma Watson has become an attractive and versatile talent.  Watson was cast as Hermione at the age of nine, having acted only in school plays. From 2001 to 2007, she starred in five Harry Potter films alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint. She will return for the final three installments: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, due to be released in 2008, and the two parts of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Watson’s work in the Harry Potter series has earned her several awards and more than £10 million. Says the actress:

I feel incredibly lucky to have been given the opportunity to be in such a fantastic film and worked with so many tons of people. I mean, my ambitions couldn’t even dream of the scale and greatness that Harry Potter is, and so, I’m so very lucky about that. But as Dan said, I love performing, I love being creative. There’s so many different aspects of the film world that even if I didn’t pursue acting, then I… I mean, something, something in it I might end up doing. Whatever gets thrown at me, I’m just going to go with the flow and see what happens.

Thanks hermione188!

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has been nominated a few times at the annual SyFy Genre Awards. Dan Radcliffe is nominated for Best Actor, Emma Watson for Best Actress. Order of the Phoenix is nominated for Best Film and is up against I Am Legend, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Iron Man and Stardust.  J.K. Rowling is up for the Gene Roddenberry Lifetime Achievement award.

Voting for the awards opens June 25 and goes until July 25. Winners will be announced in August during SyFy Portal�€™s 10th anniversary celebration.

An uncorrected proof copy of the first Harry Potter novel, the Philosopher’s Stone, signed by J.K. Rowling is to be auctioned along with a bunch of other fun stuff!

Jonathon Ross will be hosting the auction that is taking place on June 17th, with profits donated to the National Film and Television School. Harry Potter director David Yates attended the school.

Thanks SS!

Arthur Weasley has made it on to Moviefone.com’s Best Movie Dads Ever list! For some reason the page won’t work right for me so here is a quote from Leaky:

Just in time for Father’s Day, this feature names the father of seven, portrayed by actor Mark Williams in the films, among many other notable movie dads. Moviefone notes that while Arthur may not be as strict as most fathers, “he’s fiercely devoted to his seven kids and to their pal Harry Potter.” You can see the full list of Best Movie Dads, as well as vote for your favorite, via the above link.

Thanks for the tip TLC