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more about #jkrowling more comments → TheGreenRanger: they completely ruined the ending (among other things) in this movie for me, and while the funeral cut out was annoying, the set up of how dumbledore ... more » Makidian: Hopefully when WB reboots the series in 10-15 years they will get the sixth one right. Kinda like this concept art which is pretty neat, that funeral ... more » Jeriba: The concept art for the funeral looks far too cartooney, and I can't really see how it would translate onto the screen. All I can think of is the fune... more » IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel: I love the way those Inferi look in the drawings, but I was disappointed with how they looked in the film. I thought they all looked like Gollum from ... more » Griff: Oh man, seeing that concept art opened up old wounds for me... I was seriously pissed that this scene was cut, especially when they felt the need to e... more » Ryanrule: WTF is the stick in #17? more » k4man: I think it was a good choice to cut it. It would've slowed the momentum in the film by dragging a bunch of actors just for the fumeral. Rowlings must ... more » Willow01: I'm still pissed that they didn't at least film the funeral for the DVD. more » ReiRei0: So the White House, for distinctly silly reasons, refused to give an undeserved award to a below average author. Right thing, wrong reasons? more » Hannah Dusty Froemming: And Bush handed those things out like candy! more » dandank: Frank Sinatra got one, and he sang all about witchcraft. more » tuckerch: "That's "The War Between the States" to you. And "The South" is always capitalized. " You misspelled "The War of Southern Douchebaggery" Up there. H... more » smithereen: Ok, yes, it is a work of fiction. BRITISH fiction. It promoted people to read, but did it really promote American interests? I think not. more » Daumier: J.K. Rowling got my younger brother to actually voluntarily read. Seeing him with a book in his hands was like seeing a flamingo in the backyard, and ... more » jcous: do it, b-rock! give this lady a medal. clearly the bush administration have never heard of the concept of "fiction." more » -
#conceptart
The Harry Potter Funeral You Never Saw On Screen
Artist Adam Brockbank has posted a vast array of the concept illustrations he did for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, ranging from the Weasleys' whimsical toys to the gruesome Inferi... along with a scene that didn't make the movie. More » -
#jkrowling
Rowling Snubbed by White House for Promoting Witchcraft
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the United State's highest civilian honor, given to scientists, artists, and humanitarians alike. Now a new book claims the Bush administration blocked JK Rowling from receiving the honor because of her series' occult content. More » -
#wearewizards
The Wonderful World of Wizard Wrock
Josh Koury's documentary "We Are Wizards" delves into the genre of Wizard Rock. As homespun as the fan culture it celebrates, it's an endearing snapshot of the freaks and geeks who've made a place for themselves in the Potter fan-verse. More »
