Daily entertainment news covering J.K. Rowling en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/31/celebrity_birthdays_july_136 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 130119@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Avenged Sevenfold singer Matthew Sanders (1981), actress Annie Parisse (1976), English actress Emilia Fox (1974), "Lois and Clark" star Dean Cain (1966), "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling (1965),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/14/everything_geeky_what_kind_of_fan_are_yo Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:44:47 EST Entertainment News 130049@http://www.starpulse.com/news Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince comes out tomorrow, and while this movie definitely looks to be the best of the bunch (hopefully), it also means the fandom is coming out in full power.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/14/the_vatican_praises_latest_harry_potter_ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:35:55 EST Entertainment News 130019@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Roman Catholic Church has praised the latest installment of the Harry Potter franchise - for highlighting the "sacrifice" needed for good to triumph over evil.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/30/rhys_ifans_to_play_a_wizard_in_harry_pot Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:45:37 EST Entertainment News 116059@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rhys Ifans is preparing to cast a little magic in the upcoming Harry Potter movie after landing a role as a wizard in the film franchise's next installment.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/04/stephen_king_not_a_fan_of_twilight_autho Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:23:27 EST Entertainment News 109705@http://www.starpulse.com/news Horror writer Stephen King has served up a fright for Twilight author Stephenie Meyers, insisting she "can't write worth a darn."

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/26/equus_starring_daniel_radcliffe_opens_on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:15:56 EST Entertainment News 99181@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - By now, Daniel Radcliffe has his role in "Equus" down cold. But he still had a case of the jitters before taking the stage for the play's Broadway opening.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/14/j_k_rowling_wins_court_battle_with_fan Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EST Entertainment News 98112@http://www.starpulse.com/news Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has won her long-running battle with a fan who planned to publish an unauthorized guide to her wizard franchise.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/15/harry_potter_movie_bosses_fear_flop_ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:13:00 EST Entertainment News 95780@http://www.starpulse.com/news Harry Potter movie makers fear the next installment of the fantasy franchise will flop - because J.K. Rowling has released the last novel in the series.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/31/j_k_rowling_s_fairy_tales_published_for_ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:58:34 EST Entertainment News 94324@http://www.starpulse.com/news LONDON (AP) - A book of fairy tales written and illustrated by Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling is being published for charity.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/31/celebrity_birthdays_july_93 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 86827@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Avenged Sevenfold singer Matthew Sanders (1981), actress Annie Parisse (1976), English actress Emilia Fox (1974), "Lois and Clark" star Dean Cain (1966), "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling (1965),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/15/lord_voldemort_named_top_movie_villain_ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:09:45 EST Entertainment News 92824@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ralph Fiennes' Lord Voldemort character in the Harry Potter films has been named the best movie villain of all time - beating Heath Ledger's The Joker into sixth place.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/21/pulp_fiction_named_best_film_on_new_clas Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:09:23 EST Entertainment News 90692@http://www.starpulse.com/news Pulp Fiction has topped a new magazine poll to find the best film of the past 25 years. The Quentin Tarantino cult favorite beat the Lord of The Rings trilogy and Titanic to land at the top of Entertainment Weekly's New Classics list.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/19/harry_potter_devotees_put_wizard_tales_t Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:35:19 EST Entertainment News 90495@http://www.starpulse.com/news POTOSI, Mo. (AP) - Jen Leffler first escaped into the world of Harry Potter as an adolescent in suburban Chicago. A decade later, the love affair continues.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/29/j_k_rowling_pens_potter_prequel_ Thu, 29 May 2008 09:04:39 EST Entertainment News 88601@http://www.starpulse.com/news Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has written a prequel to her series of best-selling books - unraveling the story before her first novel Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/18/emma_watson_says_she_aamp_daniele_radcli Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:18:23 EST Entertainment News 84826@http://www.starpulse.com/news Harry Potter star Emma Watson is so sick of the media speculation surrounding her friendship with co-star Daniel Radcliffe, she has vowed never to start a romance with the actor.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/15/j_k_rowling_testifies_in_packed_ny_court Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:51:39 EST Entertainment News 84327@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - J.K. Rowling says the Harry Potter characters she created are as dear as her children, too precious to allow an inferior Potter encyclopedia to be published without letting the world know the ordeal is draining her of her will to write.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/13/matt_damon_aamp_thandie_newton_call_for_ Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:00:00 EST Entertainment News 84152@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hollywood stars Matt Damon and Thandie Newton have called on the world's governments to unit and bring an end to the bloody conflict in Sudan. As part of the fifth anniversary protests over the continuing conflict, Damon destroyed a dollhouse and child's drawings to symbolize the shattering of young lives in the region.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/24/heather_mills_planning_a_childrens_books Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:35:10 EST Entertainment News 81979@http://www.starpulse.com/news Heather Mills is reportedly planning on turning her hand to writing childrens' books now her divorce from Paul McCartney is nearing its conclusion.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/13/more_big_screen_potter_fodder_deathly_ha Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:47:59 EST Entertainment News 80937@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Harry Potter was the center of seven novels, but he'll star in eight films. The final book in the wildly successful series will be made into two films, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/29/j_k_rowling_exploited_by_planned_potter_ Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:08:24 EST Entertainment News 79621@http://www.starpulse.com/news J.K. Rowling feels '"exploited" over the planned publication of an unofficial Harry Potter encyclopedia. The author and Warner Brothers, which owns the rights to the boy wizard books, filed a lawsuit against publisher RDR Books in October over The Harry Potter Lexicon, based on fan Steve Vander Ark's website of the same name. The book was due for publication in November last year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/12/film_review_reality_trumps_fantasy_in_sp Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:29:20 EST Entertainment News 77773@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Spiderwick Chronicles may not be in the same fantasy league as the tales of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/12/point_counterpoint_should_jk_rowling_wri Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:12:35 EST Entertainment News 77748@http://www.starpulse.com/news It's like a little kid before Christmas. I want to know - so badly - what happens next in the lives of Harry Potter's gang. The urge is overwhelming. How satisfying it would be to simply peek under the bed and have another Hogwarts adventure waiting for me. But I know it's for my own good. It's better left to the imagination.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/16/the_vatican_condemns_immoral_harry_potte Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:47:50 EST Entertainment News 74547@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Pope has condemned fictional wizard Harry Potter for giving children an "unhealthy interest" in Satanism. An article in the Vatican's official newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, has accused J.K. Rowling's creation of leading youngsters away from Christianity.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/14/harry_potter_and_the_deathly_hallows_to_ Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:01:25 EST Entertainment News 74282@http://www.starpulse.com/news The last installment in the Harry Potter movie franchise will be released in two parts - because one edit of The Deathly Hallows will leave out too much information about the boy wizard's final adventures.

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