Byline: Toni Louise Cooper
EntertainmentWise has set a competition for one lucky person to win some pretty amazing prizes! To celebrate said film coming out on DVD and Blu-ray, you could end up winning one of several fantastic gifts autographed by members of “Gravity’s” cast and crew. Three runner-ups will also get a goody bag. Be sure to enter now!
In honor of World Book Week, pupils at Charlton-On-Otmoor Primary School were pleasantly surprised when the whole school was suddenly transformed into Hogwarts. The Oxford Times reported that the week started as it normally would, with an assembly. Of course, that’s when things turned quite different. From then on, the rest of the week was spent with fun, games, and… well, magic!
ScreenDaily has revealed the list for the 11th annual Irish Film and Television Awards, and the Best Actor category sees not one, not even two, but three Harry Potter actors competing for the award! Father and son Brendan and Domnhall Gleeson (Mad-Eye Moody and Bill Weasley) have both been recognized for their work at this year’s awards. Ciaran Hinds (Aberforth Dumbledore) is also nominated in the same category.The three Potter actors are up against Sherlock’s Andrew Scott, who is the fourth nominee.
With award season still well underway, the Jameson Empire Awards 2014 have now released their nominations for this year’s ceremony, and look who made the short list! The nominations for the Jameson Empire Awards were chosen by the public, and so are the winners. Yes, you read correctly; the voting is entirely up to you! So what are you waiting for?
Members of registered charity Armley Helping Hands were rewarded with a treat when Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) decided to pay them a visit and join in with their excercise class. The charity, which set up the Reconnect Community Project, helps older people of the Armley and Wortley area of Leeds to do such things as take up hobbies and gain more independence. The Yorkshire Evening Post reported how Lewis was eager to visit the group he’d heard so much about.
Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) stepped out in style yesterday to attend the Elle Style Awards 2014. During the ceremony, she was awarded with the prize of Actress of the Year – something that is very much deserved in our eyes. She was a red carpet favorite at the event, completing her outfit with black heels and her hair tied back..
Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuarón has enjoyed an award season this year for his film Gravity filled with critical acclaim, numerous awards and most recently…controversy. After receiving a huge haul in total of 6 BAFTAs there have been concerns raised by the public and critics alike regarding the film’s nationality and by extension, its eligibility to have received certain awards in the first place. Find out what Cuaron has to say about all of this after he opens up to DigitalSpy in a recent article.
This March, We Day will be hosting its first ever UK event in London. We Day is of course a movement comprised of thousands of youths who are helping make a global change. A whole host of guests and acts have been announced, and Harry Potter’s very own Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) is among the numerous other stars an starlets that will also be in attendance.
Total Film has recently released a list of the 50 Greatest Book Movie Adaptations, and awarded Deathly Hallows a spot. Although there were two films, Deathly Hallows was recognized as a whole as an adaptation. They also noted what was the greatest change between book and film. Did Deathly Hallows deserve a higher position?