Last weekend, John Williams – the composer for the first three Harry Potter films – celebrated his 80th birthday at Tanglewood, one of the country’s premiere summer music festivals and summer home to the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
John Williams, the composer for the first three Harry Potter films, is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Classic BRIT Awards.
While this may not be our “normal” MuggleNet Throwback, we felt it would be unique to take a look at what occurred in the world of Harry Potter on this day many years ago. So today we focus on August 22, 1994 and the 422nd Quidditch World Cup.
Excited for the upcoming release of Wonderbook: Book of Spells for PlayStation 3? Fans in the UK will get a sneak peek over the August Bank Holiday Weekend (August 25-27) at HMV Oxford Street.
The Fan Art section of MuggleNet is constantly growing with new content. Our featured Fan Art submission this week, a charcoal drawing of the Deathly Hallows, comes to us from Brooke Herritt.
Camp 9 3/4 is a non-profit, Harry Potter camp-conference hosted by fans and tailored to adult fans in order to discuss, debate and analyze the Harry Potter series in a very unique way. Fans from all over are gathering Columbus Day weekend, October 11-15, 2013 in Marble Falls, TX for a conference unlike any other.
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How do they make Robbie Coltrane’s version of Hagrid look like his Half-Giant self when walking next to Harry in so many scenes throughout the film series? This special video clip will give you the idea as it is described by Nick Dudman, the make-up effects supervisor.
The international trailer for the soon-to-be-released film Great Expectations has been spotted online, which stars a trio of Harry Potter actors including Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange), Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort), and Robbie Coltrane (Rubeus Hagrid).
Each House is a representation of an Element in Astrology; do the houses truly represent their Element?
MuggleNet podcasts are sponsored in part by Secretlab.
Thanks to its research-backed ergonomic design, including a proprietary 4-way adaptive lumbar support system, the Secretlab TITAN Evo Harry Potter Edition will comfortably support you even when you’re up to no good.