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Saturday, October 29, 2016

'J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World Movie Magic, Volume 1' book review



'J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World Movie Magic: Extraordinary People and Fascinating Places' by Jody Revenson.
There are only a couple of weeks to go until the release of “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” the new movie from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter universe. To add to the enjoyment of Harry Potter fans, Candlewick Press has released Jody Revenson’s “J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World Movie Magic: Extraordinary People and Fascinating Places.” The book is an insider’s guide to all eight Harry Potter movies, plus “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.”

Revenson tells the story of how production designers, digital artists, graphics designers, hair stylists, set designers, makeup artists, and more brought the Fairyland that is the wizarding world to life on the big screen.  This magical volume features settings such as Diagon Alley and the Great Hall at Hogwarts from the Harry Potter films, and 1926 New York City from “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” It also features beloved witches and wizards such as Harry Potter and Sirius Black from the Potter series, and introduces Newt Scamander and characters from the New York City of the 1920s.
Opening Volume 1 of “J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World Movie Magic” is like opening a magical treasure chest. It’s not only full of beautiful photos and art, it’s made interactive with inserts, a pair of Death Eater masks, flaps to lift, and more. Each character and place has feature pages with quotes from actors about their characters, trivia, and inside information from movie makers about how places and characters were conceived and brought to life through movie magic.

Verdict: five out of five stars, buy it. “J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World Movie Magic: Extraordinary People and Fascinating Places” is a beautiful coffee table style book printed on heavy coated paper with an embossed cover. It’s ninety-six pages long, and has something for everyone ages ten years to adult. It’s a great gift for the Potterhead in your life. It's available online and in book stores now.

Saturday, October 8, 2016

Harry Potter Funday Weekend marathon on Freeform

Harry Potter Funday Weekend marathon Oct. 14-17.
Freeform’s next Funday weekend starts Friday, Oct. 14, and this month’s Funday is a Harry Potter Weekend. Harry Potter fans can share in the magic by visiting Freeform on social media. Follow Freeform on Twitter and Facebook. Tweet along and post on Facebook while watching the Harry Potter movie marathon. “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix won’t air during the Funday weekend because the TV rights for the fifth movie in the series currently belong to HBO/Cinemax.

Harry Potter fans can visit Freeform’s Funday app site and download the app for a more interactive experience of the Potter magic. Use the #FUNDAY on social media when posting. This Funday, Freeform is looking for Harry Potter themed selfies.

Harry Potter Funday Weekend schedule (all times are U.S. Eastern Time):

Friday, Oct. 14:

“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” – 3:30 p.m.
“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” – 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 15:

“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” – 7 a.m.
“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” – 10:30 a.m.
“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” – 2:30 p.m.
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” – 5:30 p.m.
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” – 9 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 16:

“Tom Felton Meets the Super Fans” – 12:30 a.m.
“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” – 7 a.m.
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” – 10:10 a.m.
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” – 1:50 p.m.
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” – 5:30 p.m.
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” – 9 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 17:

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” – 1 p.m.
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” – 4:30 p.m.

Enjoy Freeform’s Harry Potter Funday Weekend event to celebrate the countdown to J.K. Rowling's “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” which debuts in U.S. theaters November 18. “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” stars Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander, a magizoologist who travels the world collecting specimens of magical creatures. He is author of “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” which is used as a text book at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry when Harry Potter is at school. Harry’s friend Luna Lovegood married Newt Scamander’s grandson Rolf sometime after the defeat of Lord Voldemort. The new movie tells the story of the English wizard’s adventures in 1920s New York City.