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I am very pleased to announce that you can now like
us on Facebook.
And check out the article RGW found about Rowling
dropping out of the Forbes Top Billionaires list.
It seems our little Jo has been making large
charitable donations...which kind of makes her
awesome.
Don't worry too much about her though, she still
gets proceeds from the books, movies...oh, and the
Potter theme park.
Ril
| 12 March 2012 |
Today is the release date of My Week with Marilyn.
Remember to buy your copy to support Emma.
And be sure to tell the store clerk that you're
buying it only because Emma's in it. Because, you
know, they care. And as soon as you leave they'll
contact the high command in Hollywood and soon Emma
will rule the world.
Also, The Hunger Games premiered last night. We
have a link to the video on our Facebook page.
Ril
| 13 March 2012 |
Go vote for HP in the Nickelodeon Kids Choice
Awards. We may not have won any Oscars, but by
George we will win a big orange blimp!
But you're only allowed if you vote for Emma for
Best Movie Actress and the Potter series for Best
Book and Movie. Don't even think of voting for
anyone else.
Vote now!
Ril
| 14 March 2012 |
We're very proud to tell everyone about a huge
accomplishment of one of our friends. He's been a
great friend to the site, a great friend period.
Thomas Sailer, owner and webmaster of the
Knightbus, has written and published his first
novel.
Der Freizeitpionier is a story about a young man
who loses his job and decides to break with the
expectations of family and society. He goes on an
adventure to pursue his dreams.
Tom is Austrian so the novel is written and
published in German, you can buy it on Amazon.de.
He's got another book presentation scheduled for
April 17th. Check out more information here.
Way to go, Tom! We're proud of you!
Ril
| 16 March 2012 |
Countdown to The Hunger Games movie release...
- Spoiler Alert to non-readers!
I love the very first chapter of the very first
Hunger Games novel.
I think Suzanne Collins did such a great job or
convincing the audience that Prim’s odds were so
favorable. I was in actual shock when her name is
picked.
RGW
| 17 March 2012 |
Since I'm only Irish one day a year, you'd think
I'd remember which day it was...Happy belated St.
Patty's Day!
Ril
Countdown to The Hunger Games movie release...
- Spoiler Alert to non-readers!
I am appalled that no one in Rue’s district
volunteered to take her place.
RGW
| 18 March 2012 |
Countdown to The Hunger Games movie release...
- Spoiler Alert to non-readers!
I barely liked the idea that the seventh Harry
Potter book was made into two movies, but at least
it had enough material to do so.
The final novel in the Twilight series had no
business being one movie, let alone two.
If they make the final book in the Hunger Games
trilogy into two parts, I am walking to Hollywood
myself and giving every celebrity a timeout.
RGW
| 19 March 2012 |
Countdown to The Hunger Games movie release...
- Spoiler Alert to non-readers!
There will be no scenes between Katniss and the
Avox servant girl in the capital in The Hunger
Games movie.
RGW
| 20 March 2012 |
Countdown to The Hunger Games movie release...
- Spoiler Alert to non-readers!
The character of Madge is being written out of the
movie. As a result, Prim will be the one who gives
Katniss the Mockingjay pin.
RGW
| 21 March 2012 |
Countdown to The Hunger Games movie release...
- Spoiler Alert to non-readers!
The cast of the Hunger Games looks amazing. The
only thing it’s missing is Alan Rickman!
RGW
PS - Ril would like to add that they can't have
him! Alan Rickman is ours!!!
| 22 March 2012 |
Thought of the Day:
Team Peeta - here I come!
Happy Hunger Games, everyone! May the odds ever be
in your favor.
RGW
| 23 March 2012 |
Initial reviews are in and they're...mixed.
"Good, but not great." ~ Danielle
"Good. It was...interesting." ~ RGW
What do you think? Tell us on Facebook.
| 24 March 2012 |
RGW has written a review. I can't post it because I
won't be seeing it until tomorrow. And, frankly, I
don't want to proof read it until I've seen the
movie myself.
Should give everyone sometime to see it at least
once.
Ril
| 25 March 2012 |
Thought of the Day:
We would love to see a map of Panem and the
thirteen districts OVER a map of North America.
It's hard to visualize which districts are supposed
to be related to which areas of the region. We
think it would help people understand the world.
And satisfy our curiosity.
Who's with us?
| 26 March 2012 |
Ok, I saw it.
I thought it was great. I don't know what the
problem is with it - mixed reviews my foot. I loved
it so much I'd see it again tomorrow.
Reviews up soon.
| 27 March 2012 |
RGW and I saw it again. I liked it even better the
second time around.
Common thought among us: I can't stop thinking
about it.
Honestly, after having seen HP butchered beyond
recognition for so many years...I'm too shocked to
believe I like it this much.
Ril
| 31 March 2012 |
Happy April Fool's Day.
Play a prank or set off some fireworks in honor
Fred and George Weasley's birthday!
I've posted the review of the Hunger Games movie.
Obviously, if you haven't seen it, don't read it.
But, honestly, what are you waiting for? Go see it.
Right now!
Ril
| 1 April 2012 |
The Harry Potter studio tour/museum has finally
opened in London.
They had a big opening - like a little movie
premiere. Here's a clip with new remarks from
stars: Tom Felton, Bonnie Wright, Rupert Grint and
Evanna Lynch.
Ril
| 4 April 2012 |
Here's something you don't see every day. An
article about Potter fans uniting to do good.
Check it out here. There's also a video on the page.
Ril
| 7 April 2012 |
Here's a real life Hermione Granger...
super-intelligent, passionate about her beliefs,
and kick-ass! Ashely Judd wrote an editorial on how
the media and in turn the public objectify and
degrade women...and men too.
Excellent piece. Well-written and correct. (it's
what I've been saying for years, but not nearly as
eloquently. ;) Everyone should read it.
Ril
| 10 April 2012 |
So Rowling's new book has a title: The Casual
Vacancy.
My initial thoughts aren't very nice. But I
promised my mother I'd be nice, so I'll withhold
comment until September.
Here's more info on it.
Ril
| 12 April 2012 |
Going through Harry Potter withdrawal? Having
trouble waiting for the next Hunger Games movie?
Looking for another great series to read in the
interim?
Consider if you haven’t done so already, looking
into Peter and the Starcatchers. The novel, a
prequel to the story of Peter Pan, was written by
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson and garnered three
sequels, a spinoff novel, and a series of chapter
books for children.
The best news, however, is that right now you can
watch Peter and the Starcatchers come to life.
Producers dropped the last 's' and created Peter
and the Starcatcher, a combination play and musical
(playsical?).
I got the chance to see the show in previews this
week, and I would see it fourteen more times if I
could.
Twelve actors perform as over 100 characters, parts
of the set, and even the props. The result is a
hilarious, quick-witted, and creative adaptation of
an already delightful novel.
Before you spend months determining if you’re going
to take my suggestion seriously, you should
consider speeding up the decision process while
Christian Borle, Celia Keenan-Bolger, and Adam
Chanler-Berat are still playing the leading roles.
Though you’d probably enjoy Peter and the
Starcatcher regardless, this trio was so
wonderfully entertaining that I can’t imagine the
show without them.
The playsical (tehehe) officially opens on Broadway
on Sunday, April 15 at the Brooks Atkinson Theater
in New York City.
RGW
| 13 April 2012 |
Happy Birthday, Emma Watson! Happy Birthday, Emma
Thompson! And Happy Birthday, Books and Wands!!!
- Happy Birthday to us & the Emma's,
Happy Birthday to us & the Emma's,
Happy Birthday to us & the Emma's!
Happy Birthday to everybody!!
We wish both Emma's a great and happy day filled
with all sorts of goodies and fun.
We also wish a great day to all of you, our beloved
readers! You have been phenomenal. Thank you for
sticking with us!
Today, we turn 5 years old and there's only good
things today.
Call it an exercise in love...We really just got
tired of hating on the series so much and wanted to
remember what made us fall in love in the first
place.
We've compiled a celebratory list of our
Top Favoritest Favorite Moments from the ENTIRE
Harry Potter series, books and movies.
But don't get too worried, we'll be back to our
merry and loving nitpicking and complaining soon
enough. This should make for a nice break though,
right?
Thanks for celebrating with us! Go post a sweet
message to Emma on FB, like us on FB and have a
cupcake on us...the calories don't count if it's
birthday cake!
Love from,
Ril & RGW, and the whole B&W family!
| 15 April 2012 |
Awesome (and Random) Potter Quote:
- They'd been wandering the narrow trails for
more than two hours, the mangrove and swamp
marsh grasses like walls on either side,
leaving them in open-air tunnels. The spongy
sand underfoot revealed nothing; if you closed
your eyes and spun around, the trail gave no
indication of which direction you'd just been
headed.
"You remember that maze in Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire?"
"Shut up!"
"You know that was Robert Pattinson...the boy
who died?"
"Charlie, everyone knows it was Robert
Pattinson."
~Kingdom Keepers V: Shell Game by Ridley Pearson
RGW
| 17 April 2012 |
They've officially chosen a new director for
Cathing Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games.
Director Francis Lawrence of I am Legend (with Will
Smith) and Water for Elephants (with Reese
Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson) fame has been
selected to helm the much anticipated sequel.
I'm a little worried since the bar has been set so
high (and I didn't especially like either of those
movies). Fingers crossed, eh?
Read about it here.
Ril
| 20 April 2012 |
RGW reports that Josh Hutcherson has released a
statement saying he's excited by this new director
and can't wait to work with him.
And we all know that for RGW, what Peeta says -
goes.
;)
| 24 April 2012 |
You can already pre-order Rowling's new book.
The thing that confuses me is the e-book is $19 and
the hardcover is only $21 with free shipping. I'd
go for the hardcover, but then I'm a real book kind
of person.
Let's take a poll...who's going to give Rowling's
new book about crazy muggles a try?
Ril
| 25 April 2012 |
Is it bad that I only watch, and even DVR, the show
'Awake' for Jason Isaacs?
Ril
| 28 April 2012 |
Happy Anniversary to my Mom and Dad! They've been
married 30 years today and are still mushy and
disgustingly in love.
Congrats and Love!
Ril
| 1 May 2012 |
Thought of the Day:
Peter and the Starcatcher got 9 Tony Nominations —
the most for a play!!!!
RGW
| 3 May 2012 |
Thought of the Day:
No Tony nomination for Alan Rickman for Seminar?
Someone was drunk when they forgot that...
RGW
| 6 May 2012 |
Happy Mother's Day to our moms, your moms and...
Mrs. Weasley, Mrs. Granger, Mrs. Longbottom, Alice
Longbottom, Fleur, Hermione, Ginny, Tonks, Mrs.
Lovegood, Lily Potter, Mrs. Everdeen, Mrs.
Hawthorne, Mrs. Mellark, Mrs. Swan, Mrs. Clearwater
and, of course:
Stephenie Meyer, Suzanne Collins and JK Rowling!
| 13 May 2012 |
Thought of the Day:
I am declaring an official END to the final book in
a series being split up into two movies (or in the
case of The Hobbit, the prequel).
There you go, Hollywood, now I’ve said it and you
have to listen.
The RGW has spoken!
| 17 May 2012 |
Thought of the Day:
Daniel Radcliffe (or D.Rad) is going to play a
younger version of Jon Hamm’s character in a
British miniseries about Russian doctors after the
First World War.
RGW
| 18 May 2012 |
Thought of the Day:
Elizabeth Banks, Effie in The Hunger Games, says
that the new director is “going to be great for the
franchise.” MANNERS!
PS - We'll have a surprise for you later...
RGW
| 20 May 2012 |
Our special surprise?! RGW and I (and a few of our
biggest fans from the fb page) went to see the new
off-Broadway play Potted Potter!
It was the show's opening weekend in NYC. Though it
has recently been in Toronto and London. We'll have
a review up soon.
Ril
| 21 May 2012 |
Work is crushing me at the moment, but I did want
to put some thoughts up about the show. Call it a
teaser. ;-)
It was great! Perfect for kids and great for anyone
who's seen any of the movies or read any bit of the
books.
The guys, Dan and Jeff, (he's dan and he's jeff)
know what they're doing and what they're talking
about. For fans, by fans. Go buy tickets now!
Ril
| 23 May 2012 |
Here is the official Books and Wands review of the
new off-Broadway show Potted Potter!
Go read it and then go see it!
Ril & RGW
| 26 May 2012 |