News for 'harry-potter'

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.

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.

'Brahmastra is Agni Pariksha'

'Brahmastra is Agni Pariksha'

Rediff.com13 Jun 2022

'Brahmastra is kind of a meeting place of modern India with a feeling of ancient Indian powers about it.'

Ready for another go at Inception?

Ready for another go at Inception?

Rediff.com10 Dec 2010

The DVD and blu-ray versions of Inception could keep millions engrossed for hours and days.

Hollywood's most powerful celebrity

Hollywood's most powerful celebrity

Rediff.com11 Oct 2010

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

What Makes Kantara And Brahmastra The 'Chosen Ones'

What Makes Kantara And Brahmastra The 'Chosen Ones'

Rediff.com26 Nov 2022

As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging out with his friends, mulls Rohit Sathish Nair.

Potter star branded a prostitute for dating a Hindu

Potter star branded a prostitute for dating a Hindu

Rediff.com21 Dec 2010

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What is Alia reading? What's Bhumi doing?

What is Alia reading? What's Bhumi doing?

Rediff.com24 Apr 2020

Bollywood folk are busy busy busy during the lockdown.

Which book would you like to see on screen?

Which book would you like to see on screen?

Rediff.com15 Oct 2010

Tell us!

Emma Watson replaces Julia Roberts

Emma Watson replaces Julia Roberts

Rediff.com15 Mar 2011

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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

I Am Number Four: Answer to Potter, Twilight?

I Am Number Four: Answer to Potter, Twilight?

Rediff.com18 Feb 2011

Here's a contender designed to fill the void left by the boy wizard and those chaste vampires.

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!

Brahmastra Review

Brahmastra Review

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

Brahmastra is a work of star-struck ambition and high-octane energy whose razzle-dazzle hits many happy notes, observes Sukanya Verma.

Robert Pattinson most kissed wax figure at Tussauds

Robert Pattinson most kissed wax figure at Tussauds

Rediff.com7 Jul 2010

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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.

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.

Why Potter creator was denied top US honour

Why Potter creator was denied top US honour

Rediff.com30 Sep 2009

Former United States President George W Bush's advisers believed that JK Rowling's books 'encouraged witchcraft' and thus deprived the author from a top US honour, reveals a new book.White House officials raised an objection against the move, saying that she promoted sorcery in her boy wizard series. They stopped Rowling from receiving the US' top gong for civilians who contribute to America, world peace or culture.

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.

Kids take over the box office

Kids take over the box office

Rediff.com1 Apr 2010

Here's a look at the youngsters on top of the worldwide moneymaking pile.

What's keeping Dia Mirza busy?

What's keeping Dia Mirza busy?

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

The actress is exploring the winter wonderland that is Japan.

Books quiz: Are you smarter than Shilpa Shetty?

Books quiz: Are you smarter than Shilpa Shetty?

Rediff.com29 Nov 2016

Guess the contents of the books by its title from the options below.

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.

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.

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.

Best children's film?

Best children's film?

Rediff.com24 Sep 2008

Tell us!

PHOTOS: The weirdly, wonderful world we live in!

PHOTOS: The weirdly, wonderful world we live in!

Rediff.com18 Nov 2020

These 10 images prove that it's an odd, odd world out there...

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.

When Shah Rukh Khan partied with Padma Lakshmi and Aishwarya

When Shah Rukh Khan partied with Padma Lakshmi and Aishwarya

Rediff.com25 Sep 2017

All the action from inside the Vogue Women of the Year Awards.

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.

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.

Review: Potter gets real in Half-Blood Prince

Review: Potter gets real in Half-Blood Prince

Rediff.com17 Jul 2009

Half-Blood Prince is definitely a film to be watched more than once.

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.

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.

Beowulf: Spectacular animation

Beowulf: Spectacular animation

Rediff.com23 Nov 2007

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

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.

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

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.

Movies: Best of the week

Movies: Best of the week

Rediff.com21 Nov 2005

A look at the top movies stories last week.