Mary Poppins named ‘Best Family Film of all Time’

LONDON - ‘Mary Poppins’, the 1964 Disney movie starring Julie Andrews, has pipped ‘Harry Potter’ series to become the ‘Best Family Film of all Time’ in a new poll.

Harry Potter falconer admits to animal cruelty offences

LONDON - A falconer whose owls starred in Harry Potter films has admitted to a string of animal cruelty offences.

First Harry Potter film scene voted ‘Best Moment in Movie History’

WASHINGTON - A scene from the first Harry Potter film has topped a new poll of ‘The Best Moments in Movie History’.

Teen ‘Harry Potter’ actor arrested for marijuana production at home

LONDON - A teenage actor, who has appeared in all of the six Harry Potter films, has been arrested for growing a 2,000 pounds worth cannabis plantation in his bedroom.

Harry Potter’s Quidditch now part of Welsh school curriculum

LONDON - Quidditch, the game that was a famous part of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter stories, has now become a part of Welsh secondary school pupils curriculum, though it is played without brooms.

Invisibility cloak ‘to be unveiled within months’

SYDNEY - Your dream of possessing a Harry Potter invisibility cloak could be just months away, at least that’s what a British scientist claims.

Harry Potter fan Roo encourages kids to read series

LONDON - England and Manchester United football star Wayne Rooney has revealed that he is a huge fan of Harry Potter and is more than willing to back a campaign to get children to read the series.

Obama tells J. K. Rowling he is Harry Potter fan

LONDON - US President Barack Obama has revealed that he is a huge fan of the Harry Potter series, and even told its author J K Rowling about it.

No curry in ‘Best of British’ G20 dinner

LONDON - The chicken tikka masala may have been crowned Britain’s official dish, but the famous curry won’t find a place on the plates of the world’s dignitaries at their official dinner Wednesday night.

Gurinder Chadha, J.K. Rowling to dine with Michelle Obama in UK

LONDON - Film director Gurinder Chadha and Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling will attend the G20 summit dinner in London, an event for the spouses of those attending, including Michelle Obama.

J.K. Rowling fighting website offering her books illegally

WASHINGTON - Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling has waged war on a website to remove her wizard novels, which were put online without her consent.

James Bond named Hollywood’s Top Hero

WASHINGTON - James Bond has been crowned the title of Hollywood’s top hero in a new magazine poll.

Bond voted top hero in magazine poll

LONDON - British spy James Bond has been voted the top hero beating the likes of Indiana Jones, Superman and Harry Potter in a poll conducted by Entertainment Weekly.

Jacko ‘invites Harry Potter stars to O2’s opening night’

LONDON - King of pop Michael Jackson is such a big fan of the Harry Potter films that he has reportedly invited its young stars to be his guests at the opening night of his Live 8 gig.

Prince William’s ‘Harry Potter’ scar from childhood golfing accident

LONDON - Prince William has revealed that he has a scar on his forehead similar to that of Harry Potter, which he got from a childhood golf accident.

Nicolas Cage genuinely fears for the stuntmen

WASHINGTON - Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage has revealed that while shooting for his forthcoming flick ‘Knowing’, he was genuinely worried about the safety of his stuntmen.

Stardom has made Emma Watson’s love life difficult

LONDON - Hollywood actress Emma Watson says that her celebrity status has made her love life difficult, as men feel intimidated by her.

Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double paralysed after getting injured

LONDON - Hollywood actor Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry Potter stunt double David Holmes ended up getting paralysed while performing a stunt for the forthcoming flick ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’.

Potter fans slam latest film after viewing secret test screening

LONDON - ‘Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince’ has been slammed as “pointless” by fans who went to its secret test screening in the US.

Harry Potter fans not happy with new film

LONDON - The latest Harry Potter film ‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince’ is yet to be released but a few fans who saw a preview said they were not very happy.

Pride of place for vernacular Indian writing at London Book Fair

NEW DELHI - The London Book Fair, which is focussing on India as an emerging market and literary hub this year, will take a look at not only English writing from the south Asian nation but also other vernacular languages, said Alistair Burtenshaw, group exhibition director of the event.

Harry Potter star pens tribute to Rob

LONDON - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has written a heart-rending message to comfort the mother of murdered actor Rob Knox.

Man gets life term for killing Harry Potter actor

LONDON - A 22-year-old British man was Thursday given a life sentence for stabbing to death a young actor who had a role in the next Harry Potter film.

Final Harry Potter film slated for release in 2011

LOS ANGELES - The magic had to come to an end sometime.

The eighth and final movie in the ‘Harry Potter’ series is to be released July 15, 2011, the Hollywood Reporter trade newspaper reported Wednesday, citing Warner Bros studio.

Harry Potter movie resumes shooting after accident on sets

LONDON - Shooting for the latest Harry Potter movie has resumed, a week after Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double was seriously injured on the sets.

Harry Potter’s stunt double injured

LONDON - ‘Harry Potter’ star Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double was rushed to hospital after a stunt scene for the film went awry.

Watching movies helps children exercise mind

SYDNEY - Parents need not overly worry about kids spending most of their time indoors. They could be watching their favourite movies and exercising their minds.

Scientist unravels invisibility cloak of creatures

WASHINGTON - Cuttlefish and chameleons could teach Harry Potter a thing or two about becoming invisible, either as predator or as prey.

‘Slumdog’ author Swarup does 30 media interviews in two days

LONDON - Indian diplomat and author Vikas Swarup has done at least 30 interviews in just two days in Britain after the runaway success of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, the film based on his novel.

Emma Watson may take a break from acting

LONDON - Harry Potter star Emma Watson might quit acting after she joins a university and is not certain whether she wants to continue working in movies in future.