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hbpcoverWe’re going to make our first Hog’s Head attempt and reading through an entire book together.  There was a lot of interest in reading through Half-Blood Prince leading up to the movie, so we’ll start next week.

My intention is to get through a few chapters a week, and I’ll be consulting James W. Thomas’s book, Repotting Harry Potter, along the way.  We’ll try to come at this book from as many angles as possible with essays and discussion-starter posts, and we’ll also try very hard not to guess whether or not the movie will screw things up.  It will.  The question for the movie will be, “Does it screw it up in a good or acceptable way, or in a really bad way?”  We’ll talk about that when we see it.

We want to have this done by July 15, when the movie is released.  This gives us approximately 10 weeks to get through the entire book.  That’s 3 chapters a week, which is very do-able.

So, have Chapters 1-3 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince read by Monday, May 4, and we’ll get the discussion started! Invite others to join us!

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WB has moved the release date of Half-Blood Prince to July 15, two days earlier.

This actually really annoys me.  I had been looking forward to the release date happening the night before Azkatraz.  I suspect it’ll be good news for most folks, though!

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Mugglenet’s got the scoop – if you’ve heard about this screening, it’s not a true story.  There was no secret screening that fans were upset about.

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New Look at Half-Blood Prince Debuts Today

February 23, 2009

TODAY Australia gave Harry Potter fans a real treat by debuting a new look at the film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, filled with new material not seen before including some scenes with Ron and Lavender, Quidditch, and Inferi:

Enjoy.

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What “Important Battle”?

November 18, 2008

Strange comment today at the Washington Post, referring to the Half-Blood Prince movie:
The book has an important battle involving Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape and Albus Dumbledore, but it won’t be in the movie. It’s too much like the climactic battle in the previous Potter film, the producer has said.
That doesn’t really make any sense.  The [...]

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No Emma Thomson?

November 11, 2008

Emma Thompson is saying she won’t return as Trelawney for Deathly Hallows, being more invested in her own Nanny McPhee films.
I think this is quite unfortunate.  Emma Thomson is a great actress (I was just going on about her earlier today to some co-workers, actually), and she made a good Trelawney.
So who gets cast as [...]

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New Half-Blood Prince Trailer

October 26, 2008
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New Half-Blood Prince Images

August 25, 2008

Leaky collected links of retailers who have posted images from the Half-Blood Prince movie which appear on merchandise (like 2009 calendars).

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Alan Horn Statement on Half-Blood Prince Film Delay

August 19, 2008

by Travis
Alan Horn of Warner Bros. issued a statement today in response to the many complaints about the delayed release of Half-Blood Prince:
Many of you have written to me to express your disappointment in our moving Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to Summer 2009.
Please be assured that we share your love for Harry Potter and would certainly never [...]

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Why The Half-Blood Prince Movie Delay?

August 19, 2008

by Travis
Eric D. Snider debunks the following 4 Myths about the Half-Blood Prince movie delay:

Half-Blood Prince was moved because WB was scared of Twilight. (That one’s just silly.)
It got moved because WB was nervous about Daniel Radcliffe’s extra-curricular activities. (Referring to his appeared naked in Equus)
WB moved Half-Blood Prince to the one-year anniversary of The [...]

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Marauder’s Map: Your Guide to Potter Events From Now Till Half-Blood Prince

August 15, 2008

by Travis Prinzi
Despite the fact that the supposed next big Potter event – the release of the Half-Blood Prince film – has been delayed till next summer, the Potterverse will be alive and kicking, with lots of key events, until that film release.  Here’s a breakdown, in as close to chronological order as possible.  Consider this [...]

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New Half-Blood Prince Pictures

August 15, 2008

Five more pictures from the Half-Blood Prince movie we now won’t see until July 17 of next year.  Images of Snape, Bellatrix, and Slughorn, and the Slug Club are of interest.  (HT to HPANA)

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Half-Blood Prince Movie Delayed Until Summer 2009

August 14, 2008

This is going to disappoint a lot of folks (myself included).  Warner Bros has apparently decided to change the release of the film version of Half-Blood Prince to Summer 2009 (instead of Thanksgiving of this year).  
“Our reasons for shifting ‘Half-Blood Prince’ to summer are twofold: we know the summer season is an ideal window for [...]

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The Half-Blood Prince Trailer

July 29, 2008

by Johnny
The trailer was released on MSN Video just after 8 p.m. and of course is on YouTube.  You can download a bigger, higher-resolution version of it here at AOL.  Be sure to vote in the poll (on the sidebar to the right) and share your thoughts in the comments.  Enjoy:

What do you think of the trailer?   [...]

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Half-Blood Prince Trailer Coming Thursday

July 25, 2008

by Travis
Update:  HPANA reports that it will probably be online Tuesday, so we won’t even have to wait for The Mummy.
Reports today confirm the speculations of commenter Victoria that the first official Half-Blood Prince trailer will be released prior to The Mummy III on Thursday evening.
I can’t see myself paying for a Brendan Fraser movie just [...]

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Half-Blood Prince Teaser Trailer Online

July 18, 2008

by Johnny
Update 2:  IT’S ONLINE!
Update 7/29/08:  This is the old, 10 second trailer – images from the new trailer can be found here; will be available at AOL.com tonight at 9pm EST!

A little disappointing, but perhaps a longer trailer will come in August with The Mummy 3: Rise of the Dragon Emperor or another movie (I’ve [...]

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Half-Blood Prince Trailer with Dark Knight?

July 8, 2008

by Johnny
Update III: The Real Trailer is ONLINE (click here)!
Update II: It’s coming, for real, on Tuesday, July 29.
Update: It’s available! (sort of)
With more than four months till the film release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, there is still no trailer (teaser or full) released as of yet. However with all the release [...]

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No Trelawney?

June 2, 2008

No Trelawney in film adaptation of Half-Blood Prince.  One wonders how they’ll do Harry’s learning that Snape was the snoop.

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