For its generation, The Mysterious Benedict Society is a sort of hybrid of The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, with dashes of The Famous Five, Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events thrown in for good measure. It’s a slightly fantastical children’s adventure series, but written with a wry point of entry […]
A Harry Potter TV show nobody wants is coming to HBO Max
Harry Potter is coming to HBO Max — just not the way many fans expected. The rumored Harry Potter TV show is now a reality, but it’ll be in the form of an unscripted quiz show and retrospective special that will stream on HBO Max and air on Cartoon Network and TBS later this year. Harry […]
Bags of money and the old school tie: Private schools and their impact on Melbourne
“Melbourne still has lots of wealth and entrepreneurs, especially in property, and there’s a lot of start-ups,” says Samuel, “but these people are interested in getting things done, not what school you went to. Business and politics and policy are far too tough these days to rely on the relevance of the schools.” Terry Moran […]
Timothy Spall: ‘I was crying, swearing and chucking paint’
“Like with acting I just felt compelled to do it,” and, as with playing a character, “There are so many layers to a painting,” he says.
Harry Potter’s Paul Ritter Dead at 54 After Suffering Brain Tumor
Paul Ritter, who starred in 2009’s Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, has passed away after battling a brain tumor. The British actor, known for his role as wizard Eldred Worple in the Harry Potter film, died on Monday, April 5, his agent confirmed. “It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away […]
Harry Potter’s Tom Felton, Daniel Radcliffe and More Reflect on Franchise’s Legacy 19 Years Later
If you sense magic in the air, there’s a very good reason. The cast of Harry Potter reunited virtually to celebrate the 19th anniversary of the franchise’s very first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, delighting fans around the globe. The live event, which was hosted by Tom Felton, aka Hogwarts’ bully Draco Malfoy, via the platform Veeps, using […]
Bloomsbury staff must be vaccinated before office return
In March, a poll of 2,000 workers, conducted by employee review website Glassdoor, found more than half thought there should be a requirement for staff to have had a Covid vaccination before they go back to the office.
Sean Connery’s 007 pistol, Harry Potter’s wand among movie items hitting auction block
Sean Connery may be gone, but his favorite pistol lives on. The late actor’s Walther P5 from his final James Bond flick highlights a treasure trove of Hollywood Blockbuster movie memorabilia up for auction next month. Along with the $100,000 heater from Connery’s final 007 star turn in the 1983 flick “Never Say Never Again,” […]
Helen McCrory, actress who played Draco Malfoy’s mum in ‘Harry Potter’, succumbs to cancer at 52
LONDON: British film, television and stage actress Helen McCrory has died aged 52 from cancer, her husband and fellow actor Damian Lewis said on Thursday. McCrory “died peacefully at home surrounded by a wave of love from friends and family”, Lewis wrote on Twitter, calling his late wife “beautiful and mighty”. “We love her and […]
Business wants road map to reopening, but Sutton says things moving too fast for that
“The snap back to COVID-normal, if you like, that we’ve had previously – we’re not at that stage yet,” he said. “We’re moving by safe and steady increments with a view to continue to ease restrictions as we go along, as we run down these last few cases while bearing in mind that there may […]