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We’ve received three more clips from Warner Bros today to celebrate the release of the Wizard’s Collection.  I’ll call these ‘teaser’ clips because they give you just a small glimpse into the unbelievable content you can find in this wondrous collection.  If you haven’t seen the absolutely mind-boggling amount of content you get with this set, you have to check out our post here!  I’ll be able to give you a review of some of the content in a few days, so keep checking back!

The Wizards Collection hits shelves today, September 10, 2012.  You can order from Amazon US here or Amazon UK here.

The first video we have is with JK Rowling and Dan Radcliffe, where she says how she came up with Lilly’s (Harry’s mother) maiden name.  The second video shows how they decided to use Quidditch and how to to the VFX in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.  The third video is again with JK Rowling and Steve Kloves where Steve discusses how they were first going to portray Harry.

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Blu-ray.com have announced that the Harry Potter Wizards Collection is now available for preorder at Amazon.com for $349.99. The specific special contents of the set are not yet known, but the set will include Blu-ray and DVD editions of each film. Check back soon; we’ll post more information as it becomes available!

Source: Blu-ray.com

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The complete Harry Potter film series has been chosen by the American Film Institute to receive a special award in the institute’s annual recognition of excellence in film for the year 2011.  This recognition honors both the cast and crew for all eight films!

According to their website, the American Film Institute is “America’s promise to preserve the history of the motion picture, to honor the artists and their work and to educate the next generation of storytellers…”  Also, it is the largest non-profit exhibitor in the United States which has honored many legendary films, actors and actresses as well as television movies and programs for the past 40 years. 

The Special AFI Award is presented to visual screen work that has made outstanding achievements in the moving image which do not fit AFI’s criteria for the other honorees of the year.

But we always knew the Harry Potter films were in a category of their own, didn’t we?

Congratulations to the cast and crew of the Harry Potter films for receiving one of the highest honors in the film industry!

Click here for more information about the American Film Institute.

Source:  Harry Potter Films Official Facebook Page

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Once again, a Harry Potter movie marathon will be included in ABC Family’s 25 days of Christmas.  And this time, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be among the films shown this weekend!  The sixth Harry Potter film will have its television network premiere on Sunday, December 4 at 8:30pm EST/7:30pm Central on the ABC Family TV channel.  The marathon itself will begin on Saturday, December 3–All Day Long (according to the program guide).

Click here for more information on the ABC Family website and here for the program guide.

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AMC Theatres have announced that they will be showing all of the Harry Potter films back-to-back beginning July 11th through July 15th in select theatres.

Harry Potter: 8 movies. 4 nights. The Legendary Adventure.
Revisit the entire Harry Potter epic and be among the first to witness the final film, shown in RealD® 3D.
See two of the films each night, Monday, July 11 through Wednesday July 13 at 6 p.m. Then, on Thursday, July 14, see Part 1 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at 9 p.m. right before catching the premiere of Part 2 at 12:01.
$45 ticket includes admission to all eight films, a commemorative lanyard, and retrospective booklet.

See the list of participating theatres here.

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Warner Bros. have provided us with a video of a featurette that includes clips from all of the Harry Potter films, including a type of trailer from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.  It also includes interviews with Dan Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, producer David Heyman, and director David Yates and behind-the-scenes footage.

They also provided us with download links so you can also download the trailer.

See the trailer here.

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HBO Latin America had their premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.  As part of the premiere, they also included some new behind-the-scenes footage from the film.  The videos include interviews with many of the cast and crew.  The intro is in Spanish, but there is no dubbing over the actors.

Thanks to HarryPotterLA for letting us know!

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Variety are reporting that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince are getting a 3D conversion for their Blu-ray formats.  According to the article, Warner Bros have contracted Prime Focus to do the conversion.

As reported previously, Warner Bros scrapped the 3D conversion for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 because they felt the conversion would not be done with the quality they expected by the film’s release date of November 19th.  So, instead of pushing back the release date, they instead have stopped the conversion.  However, the conversion hasn’t been ruled out for a later date.  They still expect Part 2 to be in 3D.

There’s still no release date for the 3D formats for the 5th and 6th films, and director David Yates isn’t expected to be able to start work work on them 2011.  Whether they’re going to release the films in the 3D format in theatres is still uknown.

Studio is keeping mum about its 3D plans for the “Potter” backtitles, including street dates for 3D homevideo and whether there will be a theatrical re-release for the series. With the final four “Potter” pics in 3D, however, conversion of the earlier pics seems likely. Just as Yates has had creative oversight of 3D on his pics, conversion of the earlier titles would likely require the involvement of Chris Columbus, Mike Newell and Alfonso Cuaron, who directed the first four in the series.

Read the entire article here.

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MTV have posted a live stream for tonight’s MTV Movie Awards.  You can watch here to see all the stars walking on the red carpet!

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been nominated for Best Movie.

Tom Felton, who portrays Draco Malfoy and who will be at the awards, is nominated for Best Villain. He’s going up against fellow Potter actor Helena Bonham-Carter for her role as the Red Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland.

Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) has received a nomination for Best Female Performance. Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) is nominated for Best Male Performance and Best Global Superstar!

The ceremony begins at 9pm EST.

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Some images of book props from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Half-Blood Prince are now online.  They come from Wyvern Bindery and include many of the books that Hermione carries in her magical expandable bag.  The books include The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore by Rita Keeter, Secrets of the Darkest Art, Advanced Potion Making, and a History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot.  There’s also a photo from inside the Monster Book of Monsters.  Check them out in our gallery starting here!

Thanks to SS.

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