News for 'Harry Potter'

Mamata's 100 days: Industry is the casualty

Mamata's 100 days: Industry is the casualty

Rediff.com2 Sep 2011

"I am slogging like a demon," Banerjee said recently. What she left out was that she's made sure that everyone at Writers' the red-bricked colonial structure that houses the state secretariat is doing the same.

EPL PIX: Nunez rescues Liverpool; Arsenal slip-up

EPL PIX: Nunez rescues Liverpool; Arsenal slip-up

Rediff.com19 Jan 2025

A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.

Want a career in animation?

Want a career in animation?

Rediff.com6 May 2009

Frameboxx -- an animation and visual effects company is organising a mega seminar with the objective of bridging the gap between the booming animation and visual effects industry and aspiring candidates who wish to make it big in this field.

Rowling's Pottermore could be a gaming website

Rowling's Pottermore could be a gaming website

Rediff.com22 Jun 2011

Good news for Harry Potter fans, as a new project called Pottermore, involving a treasure hunt linked to an online game, is in the offing, according to The Times.

Daniel Radcliff provides great mystery in Woman in Black

Daniel Radcliff provides great mystery in Woman in Black

Rediff.com3 Feb 2012

With The Woman In Black, Daniel Radcliffe proves he is more than just Harry Potter.

Which book would you like to see on screen?

Which book would you like to see on screen?

Rediff.com15 Oct 2010

Tell us!

10 must-see Hollywood movies this fall

10 must-see Hollywood movies this fall

Rediff.com9 Sep 2010

Arthur J Pais on the most-awaited movies this fall

First Look: Hari Puttar

First Look: Hari Puttar

Rediff.com24 Apr 2008

After a long wait, Hari Puttar -- seemingly inspired from the blockbuster Harry Potter franchise -- is out. Instead of Daniel Radcliffe, you will meet Zain Khan here. The film also stars Sarika, Jackie Shroff, Sweeni Khera, Sourabh Shukla and Vijay Raaz.

Robert Pattinson most kissed wax figure at Tussauds

Robert Pattinson most kissed wax figure at Tussauds

Rediff.com7 Jul 2010

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here!

Oprah, Rowling among richest self-made women

Oprah, Rowling among richest self-made women

Rediff.com17 Jun 2010

Forbes said out of the world's 1011 billionaires, only 14 are women who earned their fortunes, rather than inherited them.

JK Rowling: 'Don't need magic to change the world'

JK Rowling: 'Don't need magic to change the world'

Rediff.com26 Apr 2010

Had she succeeded at anything else, the Harry Potter series may have never been created, author JK Rowling told Harvard graduates. Excerpts from her commencement address.

Butler, Aniston fall flat in The Bounty Hunter

Butler, Aniston fall flat in The Bounty Hunter

Rediff.com23 Apr 2010

There is zero chemistry between the two leads and nothing about the plot even suggests that much thought went into it.

Emma Watson replaces Julia Roberts

Emma Watson replaces Julia Roberts

Rediff.com15 Mar 2011

Get your lowdown on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here!

Pix: Emma Watson, the Style Icon

Pix: Emma Watson, the Style Icon

Rediff.com16 Feb 2011

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here!

Movies: Best of the week

Movies: Best of the week

Rediff.com21 Nov 2005

A look at the top movies stories last week.

Best children's film?

Best children's film?

Rediff.com24 Sep 2008

Tell us!

First Look: Now you can be Obi-Wan Kenobi

First Look: Now you can be Obi-Wan Kenobi

Rediff.com6 Mar 2007

Alec Guinness' iconic cloak from the 1977 epic Star Wars film, where the actor played Obi-Wan Kenobi, headlines a unique memorabilia auction taking place at Bonhams, UK.

When coffee shops turn into offices

When coffee shops turn into offices

Rediff.com12 Apr 2008

Coffee shops support a huge and growing workforce that cannot or will not be tethered to that piece of real estate that we all recognise as a formal office.

Transformers 2: Biggest hit of the decade

Transformers 2: Biggest hit of the decade

Rediff.com24 Jun 2009

The giddy, overblown, super loud, Revenge of the Fallen which is filled with pathetic sex jokes, is visually stunning and exciting in its battle scenes.

Beowulf: Spectacular animation

Beowulf: Spectacular animation

Rediff.com23 Nov 2007

Beowulf is not meant for kids. But it's a film watch the watch.

Swiss Ammann soars to first gold

Swiss Ammann soars to first gold

Rediff.com14 Feb 2010

Swiss Simon Ammann won the first gold medal of the Winter Olympics, taking advantage of a poor performance by his Austrian rivals to claim the individual normal hill ski jumping title on Saturday. It was the third Olympic gold for the diminutive 28-year-old Ammann, dubbed Harry Potter because of his owlish looks, who won both individual titles at the 2002 Games but flopped in 2006.

Producer sued for using Hari Puttar

Producer sued for using Hari Puttar

Rediff.com25 Aug 2008

A Mumbai-based producer/distributor has been sued by Warner Bros for the title of its upcoming film Hari Puttar -- A Comedy of Terrors, which they believe is a tad too similar to their Harry Potter franchise.

Meet Emma Watson, the student

Meet Emma Watson, the student

Rediff.com7 Sep 2009

The 19-year-old Harry Potter star was spotted wearing a simple white T-shirt, denim shorts, and trainers in her campus at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island.

The world's most powerful celebrities

The world's most powerful celebrities

Rediff.com12 Jun 2008

Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is the world's most powerful celebrity for the second straight year and for the fifth time ever

Why Adam Sandler shouldn't do serious

Why Adam Sandler shouldn't do serious

Rediff.com4 Aug 2009

Funny People, a comedic drama with Sandler leading the cast had a disappointing opening at the US box office.

Mira Nair to remake Munnabhai!

Mira Nair to remake Munnabhai!

Rediff.com1 Dec 2004

Putin is Time's person of the year

Putin is Time's person of the year

Rediff.com19 Dec 2007

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been chosen by the Time magazine as its 'Person of the Year' for his "extraordinary feat of leadership in taking a country that was in chaos and bringing it stability".

Review: Marley & Me

Review: Marley & Me

Rediff.com6 Feb 2009

Take a loved one, take the kids, because there are lessons to be learnt about family, compromise, adjustment and love that could apply to us all.

Warner Bros eyes India, and Rajnikant!

Warner Bros eyes India, and Rajnikant!

Rediff.com8 Jan 2009

Warner Bros realised years ago that Hollywood cannot sustain itself solely with the English language films. Though Hollywood movies gross a huge $10 billion outside North America, Fox feels that the days of concentrating on films conceived in Los Angeles and made in English language mostly with Hollywood stars and directors are over.

Ghosal groomed for glory

Ghosal groomed for glory

Rediff.com15 Nov 2005

Summer books for you!

Summer books for you!

Rediff.com23 Mar 2005

Britain's Richest Young Millionaires

Britain's Richest Young Millionaires

Rediff.com25 Apr 2008

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, who has added 3 million pounds to his wealth in the past year and is now worth 20 million pounds, is the richest actor in the young millionaires list.

EPL PIX: Manchester United rally to beat City; Chelsea win

EPL PIX: Manchester United rally to beat City; Chelsea win

Rediff.com16 Dec 2024

Manchester City have now won only once in 11 games in all competitions.

Broom, Broom all the way!

Broom, Broom all the way!

Rediff.com26 Nov 2007

The most famous broom belongs to Harry Potter. The next most famous seems to be one of the Ministry of Finance.

Krrish on your Rakhi

Krrish on your Rakhi

Rediff.com4 Aug 2006

First look on the Krrish Rakhi.

Computer, not star, power at USBO

Computer, not star, power at USBO

Rediff.com31 May 2004

Forget Hogwarts, go to Sky High

Forget Hogwarts, go to Sky High

Rediff.com7 Oct 2005

J K Rowling is the best

J K Rowling is the best

Rediff.com8 Jul 2005

Amazon.com, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, announced its biggest sellers yesterday; Rowling was no surprise at No 1.