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Are you ready for a very creepy desktop calendar?  Crmhpfan helps us get spooked by using a theme from Dan Radcliffe’s latest film, The Woman in Black, which will be in theatres February 3, 2012, in the US.

After clicking on the size that you want, right click on the calendar, and click ’set as background’ for IE, or ’set as desktop desktop background’ for Firefox.  For those who use Chrome, you’ll have to save the file, right click on your desktop, personalize, go to your background settings and browse to where you saved the image.

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A HUGE thanks to Crmhpfan for the great calendar and for making us have nightmares!  haha!

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As part of his media  rounds for his new film, The Woman in Black (which will be released in the US on February 3, 2012), Dan Radcliffe was co-host to Kelly on LIVE! with Kelly.  You can see the video of him co-hosting here.

This Thursday he’ll also be on the Ellen Degeneres show.  First Lady Michelle Obama will also be a guest on the same day.  You can see a preview of the show here.  Make sure to check your local listings for channel and time.

He was also interviewed by ShortList Magazine.  You can see a preview on their Facebook page here.  You will get to see a video of him answering some great questions, including that George Clooney’s career is something that he’d like to emulate.  The full version of the interview will be released on Thursday.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 won the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture.

Others nominated were The Adjustment Bureau, Cowboys & Aliens, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and X-Men: First Class.

You can see the list of all the SAG nominees and winners here.

Congratulations to all!

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 According to an article posted by the Watford Observer, the Knight Bus which Harry Potter rode in Prisoner of Azkaban will be exhibited in the Warner Bros. Studio Tour – The Making of Harry Potter in the UK.  Visitors will be allowed to tour its interior and pose for pictures next to it.  The Knight Bus will be located next to Hagrid’s motorcycle and the blue Ford Anglia.

John  Richardson who was a special effects supervisor on the Harry Potter films said the Knight Bus was complicated to construct for Prisoner of Azkaban:

He said: “Although many people think the Knight Bus was a CGI creation, it is in fact a real-life working bus. To construct it, we cut up two iconic Routemaster buses, reworked the structure and bolted it all back together to create one bus with three decks.

“It took weeks to put it together and it was no easy task. Routemasters are 60 years old, so we had to do a lot of strengthening of the structure.

“Another issue we had was filming on location in London.

“During the shooting of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban we found we could not drive it across the capital due to the number of low bridges. This meant that we had to transport the bus in two pieces between locations and put it back together between filming.

“That definitely was a challenge.”

The public will have the opportunity to see the Knight Bus and the other exhibits when the Warner Bros. Studio Tour – The Making of Harry Potter opens on March 31.  For more information about the tour, click here. 

Click here to read the complete article and view a photo of the Knight Bus.

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The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 received 3 nominations!

• Art Direction – Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
• Make up – Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin
• Visual Effects – Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson

So, the big disappointment is, of course, the fact that Alan Rickman did not receive a nomination.  The competition is stiff this year, and I’m sure everyone is very pleased with the nominations.  It’s a huge honor.

You can see the full list here (PDF).

Congratulations to all!

The awards ceremony takes place Sunday, February 26, 2012, at 7PM E/4PM P and will show on ABC.

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We previously told you that Dan Radcliffe would be in Saturday Night Live.  Videos of his appearance are now online.  The skits he was a part of were absolutely hilarious.  He was a Target employee, played Spin the Bottle, did a bit of singing with as the Delaware Fellas, and, of course, portrayed an older Harry Potter who just can’t seem to leave Hogwarts.

You can also see the entire show on SNL’s website here.

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Dan Radcliffe and Holliday Grainger announced the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) film award nominees today.  In those announcements, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 received four nominations for:

• Production Design (Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan)
• Sound (James Mather, Stuart Wilson, Stuart Hilliker, Mike Dowson, Adam Scrivener)
• Special Visual Effects (Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler, David Vickery)
• Make-up and Hair (Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin)

You can see the entire list of nominees here.  The awards ceremony takes place Sunday 12 February at London’s Royal Opera House.

Here is a video of the announcement.

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We previously reported that Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) is scheduled to host Saturday Night Live tonight on NBC-TV (check scheduled listings for the time in your area).  Entertainment Weekly interviewed the Harry Potter star about appearing on the live show which parodies and satirizes current events and trends.

In the video interview, Radcliffe mentions that he was “scared” and “honored” to be asked to host Saturday Night Live; but he believes his Broadway experience (appearing in Equus and How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying) has prepared him for another venture of performing in front of a live audience.  Also, he talked about the preparation he did with the show’s cast and crew for tonight’s performance.  Radcliffe did hint that one member of the cast will portray a familiar character, but would not say more in case it may have to be cut or edited from the show.

Click here to view the video and read the complete article.

Source:  Harry Potter Official Twitter Page

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 The Guardian reported on the winners of the People’s Choice Awards 2012 from the award ceremony last evening which was broadcast live on CBS-TV.  Among the winners was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!  Yea!  The film won awards for Favorite Movie, Favorite Action Movie, Favorite Movie Ensemble Cast and Favorite Book Adaptation!  Yea!

The winners were chosen by the number of votes from fans who voted on the People’s Choice website.

Harry Potter fans rock!  Congratulations to all the winners!

Click here to read the article.

Source:  Harry Potter Official Facebook Page

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 We previously reported that the world premiere for The Woman In Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) is scheduled for January 24 at The Royal Festival Hall in London.  At the premiere, Momentum Pictures will sponsor a contest in which two winners will each receive a ticket to view the film with the cast and celebrity guests. 

In order to enter, the participant will have to arrive at the world premiere dressed in an interpretation of the Woman in Black.  Then, the participant will gain access to a special VIP area of the red carpet where the two best-dressed fans will be selected and win the tickets!

Thanks to Momentum Pictures for letting us know! 

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