A Valentine for Harry Potter

New pics of GOF Legos
Some brand new pictures of the new Goblet of Fire Lego sets
EDITOR'S NOTE: A SMATTERING/SAMPLING....THE HORNTAIL TASK, THE...SHUDDER....GRAVEYARD SCENE, AND THE DURMSTRANG SHIP.

New GOF photo in Telegraph Magazine

There is a new Goblet of Fire picture in yesterday's Telegraph Magazine.

Here's what the article says:

Nominated production designer Stuart Craig (who has won three Oscars for his work) has worked back-to-back on the series for five years and is in the middle of filming Goblet of Fire, to be released in November.

From the start, Craig and his set decorator Stephanie McMillan have created vigorously embellished settings - from the thousand year old school, Hogwarts, to the Weasley family home.

"There's nothing more elegant than adding detail to the point where you'realmost throwing it away. You almost feel there's more stuff beyond the edge ofthe frame."

For the new film, directed by Mike Newell, the main challenges for Craig are the ambitious new set-pieces - the arena for the Quidditch World Cup, complete with massive tented city which appears (via digital simulation) sunk into South Downs, and the graveyard where Harry and Voldemort are to have their final showdown.

"The gravestones bear the names of the crew, which is fun, in a rather macabre way. EDITOR'S NOTE: OOOO, THOSE WACKY BRITS! The lawyers are so concerned with copyright issues we had to use our own."

Although much Potter sorcery will be created digitally - even the dragon's egg Potter wins after duelling with a dragon has a resin body enhanced to create its magical interior - the film also incorporates extensive use of animatronics (the dragon)EDITOR'S NOTE: NOT A REAL DRAGON? SHUCKS..... and prosthetics, designed and coordinated by Bafta-nominated creature effects supervisor Nick Dudman.

He particularly enjoyed creating Timothy Spall's Wormtail.

"We're hinting at the rat he once was - with ears made from a translucentgelatine-like material, a bald cap to give him a scabby head, and a very thinanimal-like wig on top. It's all fake, but Timothy Spall just transcendsthat."

David Heyman reveals new info on Weird Sisters band

The producer of Goblet of Fire speaks to the Melbourne Herald Sun:

Jarvis is a great lyricist who imbuded the songs with wit and completely got thetone we were after.' he said. In the film you'll see the Weird Sisters playregular instruments that are a little bit strange, like bagpipes with reallylong pipes and guitars with three necks. And because there's no electricity atHogwarts, the sound system has to be powered by steam, so you see these burstsof steam coming out of the speakers.

Heyman goes on to say that he expects most of the cast to continue appearing in OOTP and beyond. EDITOR'S NOTE: WOOHOO!!!

EDIT: Digi tal Spy has reported that Rupert Grint "expects to stay" for the Fifth Harry Potter film."There's no reason, really, why we couldn't go on. I don't know about the others, but I want to go on."EDITOR'S NOTE: WOOHOO, CONTINUED!!!

POA wins Film of the Year at the BAFTAs

After recently being nominated, Prisoner of Azkaban has picked up the Orange Film of the Year award and Emma Watson and producer David Heyman were there to accept it.EDITOR'S NOTE: AND HERE'S A PIC OF EMMA WATSON TO KEEP DWEEBPAL SAMANTHA READING ALONG.....

EDITOR'S NOTE: LAST, AND ALMOST CERTAINLY LEAST, WHAT DISTURBED INDIVIDUALS INFLICT ON THEIR DOGS.....

Dogs in Harry Potter costumes
"Hairy Pawter and the Sorcerer's Bone" is the theme of this year's Mystic Krewe of Barkus Parade, which is a Mardi Gras event.

EDITOR'S NOTE: HARRY, RON, HERMIONE, AND FLUFFY. POOR PUPPIES