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Harry Potter is a Dickens of a tale

17.07.09

As the epic Harry Potter franchise approaches its climax, the pleasure is in the rich, complex world JK Rowling has created around the boy wizard.... more

First review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

07.07.09

The sixth instalment of the Harry Potter saga is a slickly unemotional affair with a host of special effects.... more

Check out the biggest movies this summer

05.06.09

Sacha Baron Cohen's new comic creation, the latest instalment from Harry Potter at Hogwarts and adventures in the land of lizard men - here is our guide to the biggest movies of the season... more

Watch out Muggles, Death Eaters attack Trafalgar Square

16.04.09

Harry Potter fans look away now: this is London being attacked by his enemies the Death Eaters... more

Rowling apologises for Voldemort's ancestry

04.02.09

France paid homage to Harry Potter author JK Rowling as she was "inducted" into the country's Legion of Honour... more

Potted Potter builds up to best moment

04.12.08

What Potted Potter lacks in emotional depth it makes up for in shallow but riotous puerility, says Bruce Dessau.... more

Watch out, JK's Beedle is about

04.12.08

Hundreds of Harry Potter fans packed into bookshops across London early today in a bid to be the first in the world to buy JK Rowling's latest book.... more

Ron Weasley�s magical kiss

28.10.08

Ron Weasley, played by Rupert Grint, 20, embraces Lavender Brown, played by Jessie Caves, 21, in a passionate kiss in the common room. ... more

Broadway girls go potty for Harry star Daniel Radcliffe

18.08.08

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe was surrounded by dancing girls as he went backstage after watching a musical in New York. The actor, 19, caught the closing night of A Chorus Line on Broadway yesterday.... more

Harry Potter film delayed until next summer to cash in on blockbuster season

15.08.08

The release of the new Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been delayed to cash in on the summer blockbuster season.... more

Life after Harry Potter: JK Rowling to release a series of fairy tales

31.07.08

JK Rowling has announced her first book to hit the shelves since Harry Potter's final outing - a series of fairy tales.... more

Sneak peek: Ron Weasley collapses after swallowing poison in new Harry Potter trailer

30.07.08

Eager fans awaiting the new Harry Potter film have been given a glimpse of the first official trailer, and it's set to be the darkest movie in the series yet.... more

Royal screening for Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

30.07.08

Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince has been chosen for this year's Royal Film Performance. The sequel will receive its European premiere in front of a member of the Royal Family.... more

Harry Potter's Draco Malfoy shows off his Quidditch WAG at Dark Knight premiere

22.07.08

He's known as Harry Potter's nasty nemesis Draco Malfoy, but in real life Tom Felton does have a softer side.... more

Duo take popshots at Potter

19.12.07

Potted Potter, an unhinged and decidedly unauthorised romp through the JK Rowling oeuvre, whizzes along like a six-year-old on Sunny Delight.... more

Wannabees lose out over Harry Potter role

14.11.07

Seven thousand girls who auditioned at Earl's Court to play Lavender Brown in Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince have been left disappointed after actress Jessie Cave was cast in the role.... more

Harry gets his girl

12.07.07

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the darkest of the series yet but should still satisfy its hardened fanbase... more

Warm and pleasant Potter never quite blazes

04.07.07

The fifth instalment of Harry Potter doesn't live up to the standards set by the last two films, but there's still plenty of warmth, humour and stunning settings to enjoy, says Nick Curtis.... more

Harry casts his spell again

29.06.07

Critics have given the new Harry Potter film the thumbs-up, proving the latest instalment in the fantasy series has lost none of its magic.... more

Welcome back to Harry's world

31.05.07

An industry employing hundreds has grown up around the Harry Potter films. Mike Goodridge went to watch the crew at work - and talk to the fifth film's star.... more

The blockbuster is back

17.04.07

If Spider-Man 3, which had its world premiere in Tokyo last night, is anything to go by, this summer's big films will be better than ever. We preview this year's blockbuster movies.... more

2007: licence to thrill

03.01.07

From the people who will liven up London to Kylie's undies at the V&A and The Lord of the Rings in the West End, this year promises to be a prize one for getting out in the capital.... more

Darker side of Harry Potter

03.11.06

Heralding his West End debut, a new poster shows Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe in an entirely different light.... more

Helena lands Potter role

02.08.06

Film news: Helena Bonham Carter has won the role of evil Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange in the next Harry Potter film. The 40-year-old star will play one of Lord Voldemort's followers in the forthcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.... more