From elanor.isolda at googlemail.com Mon Jan 8 14:01:37 2007 From: elanor.isolda at googlemail.com (Elanor Isolda) Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 14:01:37 +0000 Subject: Fwd: Sectus 2007: New Venue and Submissions Deadline Extension In-Reply-To: <6493bc80701080600uaca39ccucbfc5f35576083a2@mail.gmail.com> References: <6493bc80701080600uaca39ccucbfc5f35576083a2@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <6493bc80701080601j2c5a80bl37d0684c40a8d029@mail.gmail.com> Due to higher than anticipated interest, Sectus has decided to expand and the main conference will now take place at the University of Westminster's Cavendish Campus. The Cavendish Campus is located just six minutes' walk from the original venue, and slightly closer to the official conference hotel, so any accommodation arrangements made privately should still be suitable. Details of the official Sectus hotel and our new hostel option are available at http://www.sectus.org/stay.php With the extra space and new facilities now available to us, we've also decided to extend our deadline for submitting proposals for papers, presentations, discussions and workshops. Abstracts or proposals are now due by 28th February 2007. More details about the venue and a map can be found at http://www.sectus.org/venue.php. Registration is still available at the ?55 rate until January 31st, after which the registration fee will rise to ?65 as previously announced. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at info at sectus.org. We can't wait to meet you all at the new, bigger and better Sectus 2007! Regards Elanor Isolda Conference Chair Sectus 2007 -- http://elanor-isolda.livejournal.com Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Harry Potter in London! Register now for Sectus 2007 at http://www.sectus.org From abraxan at yahoo.com Mon Jan 8 14:54:42 2007 From: abraxan at yahoo.com (abraxan) Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:54:42 -0000 Subject: WB DVD news Message-ID: http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/#article:9395 This article says WB has just announced they're releasing all the HP films in HD-DVD format this year, which is what I said was probably the reason for them pulling the others off the shelves. So I guessed right! Huzzah! Now to talk hubby into buying an HD DVD player to go with his new HD TV!! Lynda From gunnhildur68 at simnet.is Tue Jan 9 19:56:04 2007 From: gunnhildur68 at simnet.is (=?iso-8859-1?B?R3VubmhpbGR1ciBSZXluaXNk83R0aXI=?= ) Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 19:56:04 +0000 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: All 'Potter' DVDs to be shelved by 2007 References: Message-ID: <45A3F354.000003.03600@YOUR-OEZPW20G0P> Hello everybody! I'm Gunn?, or "Eyborg", a 38 year old female from Reykjav?k Iceland. I'm a long time lurker & first time poster in the HPfGU groups. :) I just have a question, because this talk about DVD's is a bit confusing to me: Does this mean that WB have stopped selling their HP DVD's (that's what I thought that "pulling them back from the shelves" meant), or simply that they aren't "pressing" new ones? Also, will they not be releasing the HP DVD s anymore in regular DVD format? I had never heard of HD (high definition) DVD's before, but it seems to me that you can't play one of those on a regular DVD player, which is all I have. Luckily I have all the movies on DVD already. :) But you know, there will still be people out there who only have the regular DVD players, so...? Oh, and in case you're curious, Iceland, as a part of Europe, is Region 2. That's all for now! Gunn?/Eyborg (going back to lurkdom for the time being) -------Original Message------- From: HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com Date: 12/30/06 15:33:23 To: HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: All 'Potter' DVDs to be shelved by 2007 This could be part of the trend to release HD-DVDs. I suspect they'll re-release them as extended versions in high-def. (I've already told my hubby he's gonna buy those for me! :-D ). I imagine it's also a "market stimulus" action, similar to Disney locking things away for a while. Now rush right out and buy extra copies of each one so you'll be prepared for them to not be available! (Which is what they want you to do, actually.) Lynda AKA "Abraxan" My blog: _www.abraxan.blogspot.com_ (http://www.abraxan.blogspot.com/) Read my Harry Potter fics here: _http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire/_ (http://groups.yahoo com/group/HPRefinersFire/) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From kchuplis at alltel.net Tue Jan 9 21:58:10 2007 From: kchuplis at alltel.net (Karen) Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 15:58:10 -0600 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: All 'Potter' DVDs to be shelved by 2007 In-Reply-To: <45A3F354.000003.03600@YOUR-OEZPW20G0P> References: <45A3F354.000003.03600@YOUR-OEZPW20G0P> Message-ID: <703DB60B-06DE-4441-8BB0-F869208891CF@alltel.net> You can usually still get some that are out there. Disney will actually pull current stock. If you order it right away you can probably get some that are out there. Otherwise you will need to wait for whatever they put out next. I do not know if HD DVDs (oh yeah, SO many people have HD already - NOT) work on regular sets. Personally, I think it is too early for WB to do this. On Jan 9, 2007, at 1:56 PM, Gunnhildur Reynisd?ttir wrote: > Hello everybody! I'm Gunn?, or "Eyborg", a 38 year old female from > Reykjav?k > Iceland. I'm a long time lurker & first time poster in the HPfGU > groups. :) > I just have a question, because this talk about DVD's is a bit > confusing to > me: Does this mean that WB have stopped selling their HP DVD's > (that's what > I thought that "pulling them back from the shelves" meant), or > simply that > they aren't "pressing" new ones? Also, will they not be releasing > the HP DVD > s anymore in regular DVD format? I had never heard of HD (high > definition) > DVD's before, but it seems to me that you can't play one of those on a > regular DVD player, which is all I have. Luckily I have all the > movies on > DVD already. :) But you know, there will still be people out there > who only > have the regular DVD players, so...? > Oh, and in case you're curious, Iceland, as a part of Europe, is > Region 2. > That's all for now! > > Gunn?/Eyborg (going back to lurkdom for the time being) > > -------Original Message------- > > From: HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com > Date: 12/30/06 15:33:23 > To: HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com > Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: All 'Potter' DVDs to be shelved by 2007 > > This could be part of the trend to release HD-DVDs. I suspect they'll > re-release them as extended versions in high-def. (I've already > told my > hubby > he's gonna buy those for me! :-D ). I imagine it's also a "market > stimulus" > action, similar to Disney locking things away for a while. Now rush > right > out > and buy extra copies of each one so you'll be prepared for them to > not be > available! (Which is what they want you to do, actually.) > > Lynda AKA "Abraxan" > > My blog: _www.abraxan.blogspot.com_ (http://www.abraxan.blogspot.com/) > Read my Harry Potter fics here: > _http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire/_ (http://groups.yahoo > com/group/HPRefinersFire/) > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ________HPFGU______Hexquarters______Announcement_______________ > > Remember to use accurate subject headings and to snip unnecessary > material from posts to which you're replying! > > Any questions or problems - contact the List Elves at HPforGrownups- > owner at yahoogroups.com > ____________________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > From artsylynda at aol.com Wed Jan 10 22:35:47 2007 From: artsylynda at aol.com (artsylynda at aol.com) Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:35:47 EST Subject: All 'Potter' DVDs to be shelved by 2007 Message-ID: As I understand it, HD DVDs should play just fine on regular DVD players, they just won't show in high definition. I could be mistaken, but this is what I've heard from folks who know more about technical stuff than I do. Lynda AKA "Abraxan" My blog: _www.abraxan.blogspot.com_ (http://www.abraxan.blogspot.com/) Read my Harry Potter fics here: _http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire/_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire/) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From lizzy1933 at yahoo.com Wed Jan 10 23:01:51 2007 From: lizzy1933 at yahoo.com (Lizzie Mae Lilly) Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:01:51 -0000 Subject: All 'Potter' DVDs to be shelved by 2007 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, artsylynda at ... wrote: > > As I understand it, HD DVDs should play just fine on regular DVD players, > they just won't show in high definition. I could be mistaken, but this is what > I've heard from folks who know more about technical stuff than I do. > > Lynda AKA "Abraxan" > I'm not sure this is true, it certainly isn't the case that the current TV technology is compatible with HD. HDTV (high definition television)only sets won't be required until January 1, 2009 but, not to worry, you'll be able to buy a converter for your 'old-fashioned' TV set. The problem is there are two different HD-DVD systems out there and a choice has yet to be made and the DVDs won't be interchangable. Some of us are old enough to remember the Beta/VHS video controversy (the better system--Beta--lost). In other words I think WB is being a bit precipitous if they've already made up their minds which system they're going to use. Lizzie Mae From OctobersChild48 at aol.com Thu Jan 11 09:49:22 2007 From: OctobersChild48 at aol.com (OctobersChild48 at aol.com) Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:49:22 EST Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: All 'Potter' DVDs to be shelved by 2007 Message-ID: In a message dated 1/9/07 5:19:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, kchuplis at alltel.net writes: > I do not know if HD DVDs (oh yeah, SO > many people have HD already - NOT) work on regular sets. Personally, > I think it is too early for WB to do this. > > Sandy now, getting up on her soapbox: This whole situation is really pissing me off. One of the young guys I work with and I were talking about all of this just a couple of weeks ago. He said that HD-DVD will not work without having an HD-TV and he said a new format of DVD called Blu Ray is being introduced and it will need a Blu Ray player. I actually saw something about Blu Ray on the internet since then. How are we low income people supposed to keep up with the technology changing every six seconds? I really resent this. I don't have a problem with new tecnology, but for heaven's sake, you don't have to scrap the old, especially since it isn't all that old. HP is becoming a prime example of that. GOF was the first HP movie that was not released on VHS. I have a DVD player, but it is 4 1/2 years old and already obsolete. I have all four HP movies on DVD but I have the first three on VHS as well because I still use my VCR more than my DVD player, perhaps because it is obsolete. Furthermore, because I wanted the deluxe two disc set, I have GOF in widescreen. I *hate* widescreen, but I had no choice; it was the only way the two disc set came. Had I been able to afford to do so I would have bought the single disc in full screen too and swapped out the disc in the deluxe set and given the wide sreen disc to my grandkids, but I couldn't. And now, with them pulling them, I may never get the opportunity. I feel certain they will release OOP on DVD in time for the holidays at the end of this year and I already shudder at the thought. In what format are they going to release it? Am I going to have to buy a new player and then have to replace the discs I already have, and my television too? So I agree with you. It is definitely too early for WB to be doing all of this. As far as pulling the movies from the shelves: I can see them doing this once all seven movies have been made and released and then re-releasing them every so many years, but it seems absolutely stupid to do this in the middle of the series, especially with a new movie coming out this year. Being as how I work for a major corporation (god how I hate corporate America) it has made me cynical enough to believe that this is just a ploy for fattening WB's coffers, as well as other corporate coffers too (i.e. in having to buy new equipment). Where do the working class people fit in any more? Sandy, sheepishly getting off her soapbox and dusting her robes. On a brighter and calmer note: I was off this past Saturday, which is a very rare occurence for me. I was only off three Saturdays the whole year last year; my two weeks of vacation and when my Mom died. I wound up having a very nice, peaceful, calm relaxing day -- also very rare, and I topped it off by watching Sorcerers Stone on the Disney Channel. I love that movie and it remains my favorite of the HP series so far. It is almost heartbreaking seeing the kids so young and sweet and innocent, and knowing that they have already grown up, and in Daniel's case too much so. And oh how I miss Richard Harris as Dumbledore. He will always be the *true* Dumbledore to me. And even Alan Rickman looks so much younger. And there is Flitwick as he should be. Yep, I really have a soft spot in my heart for that movie, and it provided a perfect ending for a rare perfect day. Sandy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From OctobersChild48 at aol.com Thu Jan 11 11:18:55 2007 From: OctobersChild48 at aol.com (OctobersChild48 at aol.com) Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:18:55 EST Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: All 'Potter' DVDs to be shelved by 2007 Message-ID: In a message dated 1/10/07 5:41:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, artsylynda at aol.com writes: > As I understand it, HD DVDs should play just fine on regular DVD players, > they just won't show in high definition. I could be mistaken, but this is > what > I've heard from folks who know more about technical stuff than I do. > > Sandy: Since the chances of me owning anything HD - ever - are slim to none I certainly hope you are right about this. As I mentioned in my previous rant, Greg and I did talk about this at work and he did say that HD would not work with regular equipment, but I was busy at the time so perhaps he said, or meant, that it would not work in HD. I am not a technically minded person so it is all confusing to me. Sandy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From OctobersChild48 at aol.com Thu Jan 11 11:37:46 2007 From: OctobersChild48 at aol.com (OctobersChild48 at aol.com) Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:37:46 EST Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: All 'Potter' DVDs to be shelved by 2007 Message-ID: In a message dated 1/10/07 6:07:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, lizzy1933 at yahoo.com writes: > The problem is there are two different HD-DVD systems out there and a > choice has yet to be made and the DVDs won't be interchangable. Some > of us are old enough to remember the Beta/VHS video controversy (the > better system--Beta--lost). In other words I think WB is being a bit > precipitous if they've already made up their minds which system > they're going to use. > > Sandy: Yes, that's what makes it all so worrisome. I not only remember Beta/VHS - I chose VHS from the start so was not out anything, I remember 8track/cassette - again I lucked out never having owned an 8 track. I still have all of my favorite game cartridges from my Atari and original Nintendo, but, of course, I no longer have anything to play them on. Between the never-ending change in technology and a wrong decision you can wind up losing a lot of money. And, once again, I agree with your assessment of WB. Sandy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From artsylynda at aol.com Thu Jan 11 17:02:44 2007 From: artsylynda at aol.com (artsylynda at aol.com) Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:02:44 EST Subject: All 'Potter' DVDs to be shelved by 2007 Message-ID: Of course, HD DVDs won't look HD on a regular set, but if they go with the HD system rather than Blue Ray, I think they'll still play on a regular DVD player. Of course, I could be wrong. . .but think about it logically. Very few people own HD DVD players right now. If they release ONLY HD DVDs, and few people own the players, their sales will be incredibly low. WB is not in the business of NOT making money, so they will release them in the way that will make them the most money. I suspect the new HD DVD system will replicate the existing one enough to play existing DVDs. Okay, I just did a quick online search. Wikipedia (and other sites) has a lot of info on these HD players. This is an excerpt from Wiki: >> Compatibility _Backward compatibility_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backward_compatibility) will be available with all HD DVD players, allowing users to have a single player in their homes to play both HD DVD and DVD discs. There is also a hybrid HD DVD format which contains both DVD and HD DVD versions of the same movie on a single disc, providing smoother transition for the studios in terms of publishing movies, and letting consumers with only DVD drives still use the discs. DVD disc replication companies can continue using their current production equipment with only minor alterations when changing over to the format of HD DVD replication. Due to the structure of the single-lens optical head, both red and blue laser diodes can be used in smaller, more compact HD DVD players. Note that rewritable HD DVD media doesn't exist yet, and it's uncertain whether currently available HD DVD players and recorders will be compatible with rewritable media.<< Wiki says some players will play both HD DVD and Blu-ray: >> [_edit_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HD_DVD&action=edit§ion=12) ] HD DVD players (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Vidabox_max.jpg) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Vidabox_max.jpg) _VidaBox_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VidaBox) MAX Dual Blu-Ray+HD DVD System On _April 18_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_18) , _2006_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006) , Toshiba released the first HD DVD players for the United States, the _Toshiba HD-A1_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba_HD-A1) and _Toshiba HD-XA1_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba_HD-XA1) . They utilize an _Intel_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel) _Pentium 4_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_4) processor and contain 1 GB of _RAM_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAM) ; the drive mechanism is also an _IDE_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT_Attachment) HD DVD drive. The units run a specialized version of the _Linux_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux) operating system booting off a _USB_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB) _thumbdrive_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumbdrive) . The HD-A1 was also _rebadged_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebadged) by _RCA_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA) and sold as the HDV-5000. During the fourth quarter of 2006, Toshiba began releasing its second generation HD DVD players for the US. The _Toshiba HD-A2_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Toshiba_HD-A2&action=edit) was released in early December for $499.99; the _Toshiba HD-XA2_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Toshiba_HD-XA2&action=edit) is expected to be released in late December for $999.99. The high-end model, the HD-XA2, will feature HDMI 1.3 and 1080p output._[12]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-10) On _October 18_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_18) , _2006_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006) , _VidaBox_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VidaBox) announced the first Dual HD player / media center capable of playing back both Blu-ray Disc (BD) & HD DVD formats. The _VidaBox MAX_ (http://www.vidabox.com/Products/MAX.htm) and _VidaBox LUX_ (http://www.vidabox.com/Products/LUX.htm) can have both drives upgraded to play both high-definition formats up to their native 1080p resolutions at 24-bit color. _[13]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-11) On _January 5_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_5) , _2007_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007) , LG unveiled a player capable of playing both _BD_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc) and HD DVD media (as well as the existing formats). On _January 8_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_8) , _2007_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007) , at _CES_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CES) , it was announced that HD-DVD has sold more than _Blu-ray Disc_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc) [_citation needed_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources) ]. It was announced previously (prior to the Playstation 3 launch) that HD DVD had captured two thirds of the early market however Blu-ray was almost 50% more profitable.<< This answers the HD DVD vs. Blu-Ray question for WB DVDs: >>HD DVD is promoted by _Toshiba_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba) , _NEC_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Electric_Corporation) , _Sanyo_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanyo) , _Microsoft_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft) , and _Intel_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel) , among others. In terms of major studios, HD DVD is currently exclusively backed by _Universal Studios_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Studios) , and is non-exclusively backed by _Paramount Pictures_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures) , _Warner Bros._ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros.) (including subsidiaries _HBO_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO) _[17]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-15) and _New Line Cinema_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Line_Cinema) )_[18]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-16) , _Warner Music Group_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Music_Group) , _The Weinstein Company_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weinstein_Company) (through _Genius Products_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Genius_Products&action=edit) )_[19]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-17) , _Image Entertainment_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_Entertainment) (including Discovery Channel)_[20]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-18) , _Magnolia Pictures_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia_Pictures) _[21]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-19) , _Brentwood Home Video_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brentwood_Home_Video&action=edit) , _Ryko_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryko) , Koch/_Goldhil Entertainment_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Goldhil_Entertainment&action=edit) _[22]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-20) , and _Studio Canal_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Canal) . It is rumored that _Hewlett Packard_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett_Packard) may support HD DVD, but as of now, they are part of the _Blu-ray Disc Association_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc_Association) Board of Directors, making it impossible for HP to support HD DVD in the foreseeable future. Some companies, such as _NEC_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Electric_Corporation) or VidaBox, have developed dual-format or hybrid technologies. NEC is developing a single chip that works with either HD standard_[23]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-21) , while _VidaBox_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VidaBox) has released a Windows Media Center PC with a HD DVD and Blu-Ray drive_[24]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-22) .<< With Microsoft behind HD DVD as well as so many big studios, it seems to have the edge, although this Wiki article says the Sony system has more bit density (more information per disk). The entire article is here: _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD) I'm no techie. I still haven't found the answer to the question about whether HD DVDs will play on old players, but the HD DVDs having the old format on the reverse side should take care of that problem. Just found another interesting article here: _http://www.dvdauthority.com/hddvd/_ (http://www.dvdauthority.com/hddvd/) Here's an excerpt: >>HD-DVD offers everything that made DVD great and bumps up the video quality for those that want the absolute best in what they?re watching. I would personally hold off on buying a player until we see who wins the format war. It can?t be profitable for a studio like Paramount or Warner to produce both a Blu-Ray disc and an HD-DVD disc of the same movie. Consumers will ultimately decide which format will win and which will lose. If you?re happy with your current DVD setup, then I?d advise you to hold off until a winner is declared. Standard DVD shows no signs of slowing down and the studios will keep producing these discs. For the exception of the picture, HD-DVD offers everything that a regular DVD offers and if you?ve got a lot invested in your home theater, odds are that HD-DVD will look better but not so much that you stand up and say ?How did I watch DVD before?? I know I didn?t. << So hang on to your DVD players - I imagine they'll offer things in both formats until the HD wars shake out and one format wins that particular battle. Non-techie me, Lynda AKA "Abraxan" My blog: _www.abraxan.blogspot.com_ (http://www.abraxan.blogspot.com/) Read my Harry Potter fics here: _http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire/_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire/) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From kchuplis at alltel.net Thu Jan 11 17:22:18 2007 From: kchuplis at alltel.net (Karen) Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:22:18 -0600 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: All 'Potter' DVDs to be shelved by 2007 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1EDDB8EA-E4B3-4D03-84E6-65C0B3DB1AA9@alltel.net> What does that mean in English? On Jan 11, 2007, at 11:02 AM, artsylynda at aol.com wrote: > Of course, HD DVDs won't look HD on a regular set, but if they go > with the > HD system rather than Blue Ray, I think they'll still play on a > regular DVD > player. Of course, I could be wrong. . .but think about it > logically. Very > few people own HD DVD players right now. If they release ONLY HD > DVDs, and few > people own the players, their sales will be incredibly low. WB is > not in > the business of NOT making money, so they will release them in the > way that > will make them the most money. I suspect the new HD DVD system > will replicate > the existing one enough to play existing DVDs. > > Okay, I just did a quick online search. Wikipedia (and other > sites) has a > lot of info on these HD players. This is an excerpt from Wiki: > >>> Compatibility > _Backward compatibility_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backward_compatibility) will be > available with all HD DVD players, allowing users to have a > single player in their homes to play both HD DVD and DVD discs. > There is also a > hybrid HD DVD format which contains both DVD and HD DVD versions of > the same > movie on a single disc, providing smoother transition for the > studios in terms > of publishing movies, and letting consumers with only DVD drives > still use > the discs. DVD disc replication companies can continue using their > current > production equipment with only minor alterations when changing over > to the format > of HD DVD replication. Due to the structure of the single-lens > optical head, > both red and blue laser diodes can be used in smaller, more compact > HD DVD > players. > Note that rewritable HD DVD media doesn't exist yet, and it's > uncertain > whether currently available HD DVD players and recorders will be > compatible with > rewritable media.<< > Wiki says some players will play both HD DVD and Blu-ray: >>> > [_edit_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? > title=HD_DVD&action=edit§ion=12) ] HD DVD players > > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Vidabox_max.jpg) > > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Vidabox_max.jpg) > _VidaBox_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VidaBox) MAX Dual Blu-Ray > +HD DVD > System > > > On _April 18_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_18) , _2006_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006) , Toshiba released the first > HD DVD players for the > United States, the _Toshiba HD-A1_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ > Toshiba_HD-A1) > and _Toshiba HD-XA1_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba_HD- > XA1) . They > utilize an _Intel_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel) _Pentium 4_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_4) processor and contain 1 > GB of _RAM_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAM) ; the drive mechanism is also > an _IDE_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT_Attachment) HD DVD drive. The > units run a specialized > version of the _Linux_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux) > operating system > booting off a _USB_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB) _thumbdrive_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumbdrive) . The HD-A1 was also > _rebadged_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebadged) by _RCA_ (http:// > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA) and > sold as the HDV-5000. > During the fourth quarter of 2006, Toshiba began releasing its second > generation HD DVD players for the US. The _Toshiba HD-A2_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Toshiba_HD- > A2&action=edit) was released in early December > for $499.99; the _Toshiba HD-XA2_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Toshiba_HD- > XA2&action=edit) is expected to be released in late December for > $999.99. The high-end model, the HD-XA2, will feature HDMI 1.3 and > 1080p > output._[12]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-10) > On _October 18_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_18) , _2006_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006) , _VidaBox_ (http:// > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VidaBox) > announced the first Dual HD player / media center capable of > playing back > both Blu-ray Disc (BD) & HD DVD formats. The _VidaBox MAX_ > (http://www.vidabox.com/Products/MAX.htm) and _VidaBox LUX_ > (http://www.vidabox.com/Products/LUX.htm) can have both drives > upgraded to play both high-definition formats up to > their native 1080p resolutions at 24-bit color. _[13]_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-11) > On _January 5_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_5) , _2007_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007) , LG unveiled a player capable > of playing both _BD_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc) and HD DVD media (as > well as the > existing formats). > On _January 8_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_8) , _2007_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007) , at _CES_ (http:// > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CES) , it > was announced that HD-DVD has sold more than _Blu-ray Disc_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc) [_citation needed_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources) ]. It was > announced previously (prior to the > Playstation 3 launch) that HD DVD had captured two thirds of the > early market however > Blu-ray was almost 50% more profitable.<< > This answers the HD DVD vs. Blu-Ray question for WB DVDs: >>> HD DVD is promoted by _Toshiba_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ >>> Toshiba) , > _NEC_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Electric_Corporation) , > _Sanyo_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanyo) , _Microsoft_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft) , and _Intel_ (http:// > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel) , among others. > In terms of major studios, HD DVD is currently exclusively backed by > _Universal Studios_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ > Universal_Studios) , and is > non-exclusively backed by _Paramount Pictures_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures) , _Warner > Bros._ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros.) > (including subsidiaries _HBO_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO) _ > [17]_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-15) and _New Line Cinema_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Line_Cinema) )_[18]_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-16) , _Warner Music Group_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Music_Group) , _The > Weinstein Company_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weinstein_Company) (through > _Genius Products_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? > title=Genius_Products&action=edit) )_[19]_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-17) , _Image Entertainment_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_Entertainment) (including > Discovery Channel)_[20]_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-18) , _Magnolia Pictures_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia_Pictures) _[21]_ (http:// > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-19) , _Brentwood Home > Video_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? > title=Brentwood_Home_Video&action=edit) , _Ryko_ (http:// > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryko) , Koch/_Goldhil > Entertainment_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? > title=Goldhil_Entertainment&action=edit) _[22]_ (http:// > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-20) , and _Studio > Canal_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Canal) . It is rumored > that _Hewlett > Packard_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett_Packard) may > support HD DVD, > but as of now, they are part of the _Blu-ray Disc Association_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc_Association) Board of > Directors, making it > impossible for HP to support HD DVD in the foreseeable future. > > Some companies, such as _NEC_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Electric_Corporation) or > VidaBox, have developed dual-format or hybrid technologies. > NEC is developing a single chip that works with either HD standard_ > [23]_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD#_note-21) , while _VidaBox_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VidaBox) has released a Windows > Media Center PC with a HD DVD > and Blu-Ray drive_[24]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ > HD_DVD#_note-22) .<< > With Microsoft behind HD DVD as well as so many big studios, it > seems to > have the edge, although this Wiki article says the Sony system has > more bit > density (more information per disk). The entire article is here: > _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ > HD_DVD) > I'm no techie. I still haven't found the answer to the question > about > whether HD DVDs will play on old players, but the HD DVDs having > the old format on > the reverse side should take care of that problem. > Just found another interesting article here: > _http://www.dvdauthority.com/hddvd/_ (http://www.dvdauthority.com/ > hddvd/) Here's an excerpt: >>> HD-DVD offers everything that made DVD great and bumps up the video > quality for those that want the absolute best in what they?re > watching. I would > personally hold off on buying a player until we see who wins the > format war. It > can?t be profitable for a studio like Paramount or Warner to > produce both a > Blu-Ray disc and an HD-DVD disc of the same movie. Consumers will > ultimately > decide which format will win and which will lose. If you?re happy > with your > current DVD setup, then I?d advise you to hold off until a winner > is declared. > Standard DVD shows no signs of slowing down and the studios will keep > producing these discs. For the exception of the picture, HD-DVD > offers everything > that a regular DVD offers and if you?ve got a lot invested in your > home > theater, odds are that HD-DVD will look better but not so much that > you stand up and > say ?How did I watch DVD before?? I know I didn?t. << > So hang on to your DVD players - I imagine they'll offer things in > both > formats until the HD wars shake out and one format wins that > particular battle. > Non-techie me, > Lynda AKA "Abraxan" > > My blog: _www.abraxan.blogspot.com_ (http://www.abraxan.blogspot.com/) > Read my Harry Potter fics here: > _http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire/_ (http:// > groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire/) > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ________HPFGU______Hexquarters______Announcement_______________ > > Remember to use accurate subject headings and to snip unnecessary > material from posts to which you're replying! > > Any questions or problems - contact the List Elves at HPforGrownups- > owner at yahoogroups.com > ____________________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > From artsylynda at aol.com Fri Jan 12 23:56:14 2007 From: artsylynda at aol.com (artsylynda at aol.com) Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:56:14 EST Subject: All 'Potter' DVDs to be shelved by 2007 Message-ID: Karen wrote: "What does that mean in English?" If you'd READ it, you'd know. Brief translation: Keep your DVD player. They won't be changing everything at once, and they will offer regular DVDs attached to the back of the HD DVDs, according to one of the things I posted in that message. The studios aren't stupid enough to lose money by following new technology before the "one" HD DVD system player is decided. Warner Brothers (home of Harry Potter) is backing the HD DVD system created by Toshiba. Disney is backing the Blu-Ray system created by Sony. Time will tell which of these machines becomes the standard, BUT. . .some very wise folks are making machines that play both systems. In the meantime, hold on to your DVD player and buy the new Harry Potter DVDs when they come out - they will come out in a format you'll be able to view on your current machine. No worries. Lynda AKA "Abraxan" My blog: _www.abraxan.blogspot.com_ (http://www.abraxan.blogspot.com/) Read my Harry Potter fics here: _http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire/_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire/) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From kchuplis at alltel.net Sat Jan 13 02:14:39 2007 From: kchuplis at alltel.net (Karen) Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:14:39 -0600 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: All 'Potter' DVDs to be shelved by 2007 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <863985E9-4F35-41F8-B4F9-EA7B3AA49653@alltel.net> On Jan 12, 2007, at 5:56 PM, artsylynda at aol.com wrote: > Karen wrote: "What does that mean in English?" > > If you'd READ it, you'd know. I'm so sorry. I did read it and I was still not certain the conclusion. As Steve Martin would say "ExcuuuuUUuuuse me". From gunnhildur68 at simnet.is Sat Jan 13 00:27:19 2007 From: gunnhildur68 at simnet.is (Gunnhildur Reynisd?ttir ) Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 00:27:19 +0000 Subject: All 'Potter' DVDs to be shelved by 2007 References: Message-ID: <45A82767.000001.02884@YOUR-OEZPW20G0P> Lynda: > In the meantime, hold on to your DVD player and buy the new > Harry Potter DVDs when they come out - they will come out > in a format you'll be able to view on your current machine. > No worries. Thanks a lot for the info, Artsylynda! It's good to know because no way I'm going to buy a new DVD player anytime soon (until my old one dies of course) Same with my TV. Will WB be releasing these HD DVD's in all regions, including region 2 (Europe)? I wasn't sure if they were planning this worldwide, or just region 1... It would make sense to do this worldwide, though. Gunn From artsylynda at aol.com Sat Jan 13 14:56:13 2007 From: artsylynda at aol.com (artsylynda at aol.com) Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 09:56:13 EST Subject: All 'Potter' DVDs to be shelved by 2007 Message-ID: > Karen wrote: "What does that mean in English?" > > If you'd READ it, you'd know. I'm so sorry. I did read it and I was still not certain the conclusion. As Steve Martin would say "ExcuuuuUUuuuse me". Karen wrote: Hey no problem. The conclusion I came to after doing all that research was the same conclusion I came to without doing any research at all. It's simply a logical conclusion, so I didn't understand why folks were so upset about the news. That's why I went to the trouble to do the research and post it here, to calm the worries of those who took the news badly. Lynda "The cat's among the pixies now!" Mrs. Figg, OotP My HP stories: _http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire) My writing blog: _www.abraxan.blogspot.com_ (http://www.abraxan.blogspot.com/) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From scorea0811 at sbcglobal.net Sat Jan 13 06:34:28 2007 From: scorea0811 at sbcglobal.net (Sam Corea) Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 22:34:28 -0800 (PST) Subject: Creature in Hagrid's hut? Message-ID: <601992.46241.qm@web83006.mail.mud.yahoo.com> What was the creature in Hagrid's hut in the third movie? If you know then respond. The cult of Skaro From artsylynda at aol.com Sat Jan 13 15:06:32 2007 From: artsylynda at aol.com (artsylynda at aol.com) Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 10:06:32 EST Subject: All 'Potter' DVDs to be shelved by 2007 Message-ID: >>Thanks a lot for the info, Artsylynda! It's good to know because no way I'm going to buy a new DVD player anytime soon (until my old one dies of course) Same with my TV. Will WB be releasing these HD DVD's in all regions, including region 2 (Europe)? I wasn't sure if they were planning this worldwide, or just region 1... It would make sense to do this worldwide, though. Gunn?<< You're welcome! I am just a fan like you and have no "inside information" about WB's plans. The announcement we've been talking about was an American news announcement, as far as I know. Have you seen an article in your local paper or heard it on the news where you are? If not, maybe they aren't pulling the regular DVDs from your area yet. I just don't know. I'm sure WB will be releasing HD DVDs in every area that makes economic sense. They released them in the UK months ago, if I recall correctly (probably as a test market), and Amazon has an HD DVD available of GoF, or did the last time I looked. Since I was on Amazon.com not Amazon.co.uk, I suppose that HD was aimed at the US market. And no, I don't know if a UK DVD would play properly on an American DVD player - I know their VHS systems (called PET systems, IIRC) wouldn't play our tapes. Perhaps with the worldwide domination of Microsoft in the computer industry and CDs in the music industry, DVDs have become standardized worldwide so they'll play in computers or DVD players around the world. But I don't KNOW this - it just makes sense to me. As in the above example, I'm just looking at evidence (news stories) and making logical assumptions about the HD DVD release, based on the fact that every business (other than nonprofit ones) is in the business of making money. They will do whatever it takes to maximize their profits from this "cash cow" called Harry Potter. They won't cut off their noses to spite their faces - IOW, they won't do something that will COST them sales. They're trying to MAXIMIZE sales. So they'll probably add a bunch of fun stuff to the HD DVDs to make those of us who already have complete sets also want to buy complete sets of the HD versions. That's just an educated guess, but it makes a tremendous amount of sense to me. Hope this helps. Lynda "The cat's among the pixies now!" Mrs. Figg, OotP My HP stories: _http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire) My writing blog: _www.abraxan.blogspot.com_ (http://www.abraxan.blogspot.com/) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From kchuplis at alltel.net Sat Jan 13 15:21:01 2007 From: kchuplis at alltel.net (Karen) Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 09:21:01 -0600 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: All 'Potter' DVDs to be shelved by 2007 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5F0D19C8-8BA2-4056-974D-F37663F72512@alltel.net> Another thought: As long as they are going to go to this trouble, it sure would be nice if they would make "extended" versions with some of the edited scenes put back in. They must realize people who want the movies would take these. I know the version of SS that ABCFamily put out with scenes edited back in was great. From kchuplis at alltel.net Sat Jan 13 15:18:35 2007 From: kchuplis at alltel.net (Karen) Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 09:18:35 -0600 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: All 'Potter' DVDs to be shelved by 2007 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7F46D07E-E725-4B49-82E0-8615F9C73E8F@alltel.net> On Jan 13, 2007, at 8:56 AM, artsylynda at aol.com wrote: > Hey no problem. The conclusion I came to after doing all that > research was > the same conclusion I came to without doing any research at all. > It's simply > a logical conclusion, so I didn't understand why folks were so > upset about > the news. That's why I went to the trouble to do the research and > post it > here, to calm the worries of those who took the news badly. > > Lynda I don't know, I've seen companies make some pretty rotten decisions at times. I suppose mostly one never knows when they will try to force a new technology on us to speed the process. I guess in respect to HD that would be stupid. I work for a company that owns cable in some very small towns and I know we have to totally refit our equipment to handle broadcasting HD. There is so much involved, sometimes, I think it has to be forced or it won't happen with consumers. I'm pretty much going to have to be forced into it. I know everyone says its amazing, but I seriously can't see why it is so much better. Karen From valerie.flowe at verizon.net Sun Jan 14 16:56:45 2007 From: valerie.flowe at verizon.net (Valerie Flowe) Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:56:45 -0500 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Creature in Hagrid's hut? In-Reply-To: <601992.46241.qm@web83006.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <601992.46241.qm@web83006.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <247db913af1bcd95a3bf7794c1b530da@verizon.net> I think it was supposed to be a blast-ended skrewt. The director's attempt to incorporate that element of POA that they woefully dropped from the movie (remember there were supposed to be skrewts in the maze as well as giant spiders and a sphinx?) Or maybe they were just making a blanket statement about Hagrid having weird, semi-legal critters in his possession, such as Norbert the dragon. Valerie On Jan 13, 2007, at 1:34 AM, Sam Corea wrote: > What was the creature in Hagrid's hut in the third movie? If you know > then respond. > > > The cult of Skaro > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From flowerchild4 at sbcglobal.net Sun Jan 14 17:41:52 2007 From: flowerchild4 at sbcglobal.net (Chris Whittaker) Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:41:52 -0000 Subject: Creature in Hagrid's hut? In-Reply-To: <601992.46241.qm@web83006.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: I always assumed it was supposed to be a blast-ended skrewt. I really don't know what else it might have been. Maybe just a new "pet" for Hagrid? Chris (flowerchild4) --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Sam Corea wrote: > > What was the creature in Hagrid's hut in the third movie? If you know then respond. > > > The cult of Skaro > From charober at sympatico.ca Sun Jan 14 20:15:19 2007 From: charober at sympatico.ca (charober at sympatico.ca) Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 15:15:19 -0500 Subject: Hi, I'm new here Message-ID: <20070114201519.GUPA1862.tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net@smtp1.sympatico.ca> Hello, my name is Charlotte, I'm 24 years old and I just joined the group. I live in Canada. I have all the Harry Potter books and DVDs, a (unauthorized) biography of JK Rowling and a couple posters. And we've got some interesting Potter-hype into the new year- Daniel Radcliffe starring in Equus, the title for the new book has been announced, and there's some buzz about the Order/Phoenix movie coming out in July 2007. Keep reading everyone! Charlotte From plantladywithcfids at yahoo.ca Sun Jan 14 20:23:00 2007 From: plantladywithcfids at yahoo.ca (ANGIE) Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:23:00 -0000 Subject: Creature in Hagrid's hut? In-Reply-To: <601992.46241.qm@web83006.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: I just saw the third movie "the Prizoner of Azkaban" and the only creatures i saw in Hagrid's hut was Fang, his dog and the spiders that were crawling out the window. Angie --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Sam Corea wrote: > > What was the creature in Hagrid's hut in the third movie? If you know then respond. > > > The cult of Skaro > From kchuplis at alltel.net Sun Jan 14 23:43:06 2007 From: kchuplis at alltel.net (Karen) Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:43:06 -0600 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: Creature in Hagrid's hut? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0F83BE38-80BB-4A35-99EC-BBB0C4591174@alltel.net> Isn't there some kind of egg with three heads sticking out of it or something? On Jan 14, 2007, at 2:23 PM, ANGIE wrote: > I just saw the third movie "the Prizoner of Azkaban" and the only > creatures i saw in Hagrid's hut was Fang, his dog and the spiders that > were crawling out the window. > Angie > > > > --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Sam Corea wrote: >> >> What was the creature in Hagrid's hut in the third movie? If you know > then respond. >> >> >> The cult of Skaro >> > > > > > ________HPFGU______Hexquarters______Announcement_______________ > > Remember to use accurate subject headings and to snip unnecessary > material from posts to which you're replying! > > Any questions or problems - contact the List Elves at HPforGrownups- > owner at yahoogroups.com > ____________________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > From turn2pg394 at yahoo.com Thu Jan 18 15:46:23 2007 From: turn2pg394 at yahoo.com (can can) Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:46:23 -0800 (PST) Subject: Creature in Hagrid's hut? Message-ID: <169714.97158.qm@web57107.mail.re3.yahoo.com> In POA, that thing is some identified creature that only Hagrid would have, i don't remember a mention in the book at all. The skewt was that little thing in Goblet/movie that Mad-Eye had bewitched and killed. The description of the skewts was they were crab like with no face exactly, but either a whole or a stinger on the end of it. The only thing is that little thing Mad-Eye had didn't shoot any fire out at random. peace...real love... Candace "It is not our abilities that make us who we are. It is our choices." Albus Dumbledore (JKR) "Life's too short to be kissing someone elses behind, especially since mine is so big." Whoopi Goldberg --------------------------------- Don't be flakey. Get Yahoo! Mail for Mobile and always stay connected to friends. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From artsylynda at aol.com Thu Jan 18 16:31:45 2007 From: artsylynda at aol.com (artsylynda at aol.com) Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:31:45 EST Subject: Creature in Hagrid's hut? Message-ID: Candace wrote: In POA, that thing is some identified creature that only Hagrid would have, i don't remember a mention in the book at all. The skewt was that little thing in Goblet/movie that Mad-Eye had bewitched and killed. The description of the skewts was they were crab like with no face exactly, but either a whole or a stinger on the end of it. The only thing is that little thing Mad-Eye had didn't shoot any fire out at random.<< Nope, that thing Mad-Eye hexed was supposed to be a spider. In actuality, it was a stingless scorpion, so I heard from one of the HP interviews with the animal wranglers or read in an article online, I forget which. The skrewts have not been shown yet. The thing in the basket in Hagrid's hut was just some unidentified beastie such as Hagrid would have, yup. Skrewts would burn up a basket like that. Lynda AKA "Abraxan" My blog: _www.abraxan.blogspot.com_ (http://www.abraxan.blogspot.com/) Read my Harry Potter fics here: _http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire/_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire/) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From mike4521daron at yahoo.com Thu Jan 18 18:34:02 2007 From: mike4521daron at yahoo.com (Mike Daron) Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:34:02 -0800 (PST) Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Hi, I'm new here In-Reply-To: <20070114201519.GUPA1862.tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net@smtp1.sympatico.ca> Message-ID: <20070118183402.45755.qmail@web52914.mail.yahoo.com> Hello Charlotte, my name is mike daron. I'm 44,yrs old. I'm a true fan of harry potter,&others. my favorite actor is emma watson. when i view the movies, i don't see the actors i see is the role that they play.like emma plays hermione. I live in Southern California, near Pasadena. I have all 6 books,& all 4 DvD's know I'm waitting for the new HD-DVD'S of Harry Potter, were about in Canada I now that Canada is mighty wide county.are you working the winter games in 2010.there in Vancover?? I would like to work for winter Olympic games there. anyhoo you love to be one-more friend to you. well chow for now,,yack at ya later,, mike . charober at sympatico.ca wrote: Hello, my name is Charlotte, I'm 24 years old and I just joined the group. I live in Canada. I have all the Harry Potter books and DVDs, a (unauthorized) biography of JK Rowling and a couple posters. And we've got some interesting Potter-hype into the new year- Daniel Radcliffe starring in Equus, the title for the new book has been announced, and there's some buzz about the Order/Phoenix movie coming out in July 2007. Keep reading everyone! Charlotte --------------------------------- Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From charober at sympatico.ca Fri Jan 19 00:42:12 2007 From: charober at sympatico.ca (charober at sympatico.ca) Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:42:12 -0500 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Hi, I'm new here Message-ID: <20070119004212.WSPZ1862.tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net@smtp1.sympatico.ca> > From: Mike Daron > Date: 2007/01/18 Thu PM 01:34:02 EST > To: HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [HPFGU-Movie] Hi, I'm new here > > Hello Charlotte, > my name is mike daron. > I'm 44,yrs old. I'm a true fan of harry potter,&others. > my favorite actor is emma watson. when i view the movies, i don't see the actors > i see is the role that they play.like emma plays hermione. > I live in Southern California, near Pasadena. > I have all 6 books,& all 4 DvD's know I'm waitting for the new HD-DVD'S of Harry Potter, > were about in Canada I now that Canada is mighty wide county.are you working the winter games in 2010.there in Vancover?? I would like to work for winter Olympic games there. > anyhoo you love to be one-more friend to you. > well chow for now,,yack at ya later,, mike . Hi Mike, I was wondering if anyone in this group was going to start talking. I agree, Emma Watson is a wonderful actress, perfect as Hermione. As a matter of fact, my mom and I agree that all the kids' acting skills improved as the movies went on, and the grown-up actors are wonderfully talented too, especially Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith and Michael Gambon. I live in Mississauga, which is a suburb town right beside Toronto. I'm not really keen on the winter games though; I hate the cold! Take care, Charlotte From valerie.flowe at verizon.net Fri Jan 19 06:17:16 2007 From: valerie.flowe at verizon.net (Valerie Flowe) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:17:16 -0500 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Bellatrix In-Reply-To: <20070119004212.WSPZ1862.tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net@smtp1.sympatico.ca> References: <20070119004212.WSPZ1862.tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net@smtp1.sympatico.ca> Message-ID: <88936a03fdfa14d9c5d4faa898632eb7@verizon.net> I just finished watching "Conversations with other women" with Helena Bonham Carter. She's such a striking looking woman. I can't wait to see what she does with the character of Bellatrix! She looks really scary in the clips I've seen thus far...watch out Sirius/Gary Oldman! Speaking of which, does anyone else think that the OotP writer/director will drop the storyline of Sirius-the-drunk-and-obnoxious? He is such a complex twisted character (that's why he's one of my favs!) that I think this would be quite hard to portray in just 2.5 hours on-screen. Though OotP is very much a psychological ride for Harry. He loves Sirius because it's the closest he can get to his parents. Then Sirius, drunk and insensitive, scoffs and tells him he's nothing like James. And Harry finds out that Sirius almost had Snape killed by Remus-the-werewolf. And James publicly ridicules Snape by parading him upside down. Then Sirius gets 'allegedly' accosted by Voldemort in the MoM, so Harry races to his rescue. Sirius meets his (final??) demise, and Harry is plunged in despair, having lost yet another grown-up he became close to. That's quite a lot to show in 2.5 hours dontcha think?? Valerie From OctobersChild48 at aol.com Fri Jan 19 07:03:07 2007 From: OctobersChild48 at aol.com (OctobersChild48 at aol.com) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 02:03:07 EST Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Hi, I'm new here Message-ID: In a message dated 1/18/07 8:21:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, charober at sympatico.ca writes: > I was wondering if anyone in this group was going to start talking. I > agree, Emma Watson is a wonderful actress, perfect as Hermione. As a matter of > fact, my mom and I agree that all the kids' acting skills improved as the movies > went on, and the grown-up actors are wonderfully talented too, especially > Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith and Michael Gambon. > Sandy: Of the three kids, Emma is my least favorite. I make no bones of the fact that I adore Daniel and think he is, and always has been a very good actor. Whenever I see interviews he does I am always struck by how different he is from the Harry he plays. I very much admire his acting skills. I am not pleased with his decision to do Equus to prove himself and will be glad when he has moved beyond that phase. I have to disagree with your assessment of Michael Gambon. I absolutely detest him as Dumbledore. With each new movie I keep hoping he will finally get it right, but since he hasn't by now I don't see it happening. I do love Alan Rickman as Snape though. Sandy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From abraxan at yahoo.com Fri Jan 19 16:58:05 2007 From: abraxan at yahoo.com (abraxan) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:58:05 -0000 Subject: Hi, I'm new here In-Reply-To: <20070118183402.45755.qmail@web52914.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Sorry I've been so long in saying "Hi" - just too many irons in the fire, as usual. . . I'm a *HUGE* Dan fan. He IS Harry Potter! And he's quite capable of doing other work, as well (he's a stitch in "Extras," which will be on HBO Jan. 28 here in the US - if you're easily offended, don't watch it, but that cheeky, risque humor is very common in England, and Dan does a marvelous job). I think Rupert is fabulous as Ron - perfect casting - and he's a good actor. Emma is too pretty to be Hermione, although she does the bossy thing well. Hermione is supposed to have bushy hair all the way up to the Yule Ball, so her putting her hair up truly transforms her. Emma just looked a bit prettier (not her fault at all). The screenwriter (Steve Kloves) actually put me off Hermione pretty badly because of the favoritism he ADMITS he shows her (again, not Emma's fault). He's said she's his favorite character and when he needs to do an "info dump" he gives the lines to her - he also gives her way too many of Harry's and Ron's lines, grrrrr. I'm hoping the new screenwriter they have for OoP will be wiser in his choices, although Kloves didn't show quite so much favoritism for Hermione in GoF, thank goodness!! I think Dan made a brave and wise choice in auditioning for Equus - he wasn't GIVEN the part, he *earned* it, auditioning against many other actors, according to an interview of the director. The director made no bones about the fact that film and theater acting are very different and Dan would have a large learning curve, but that she knew he was up to it because he truly *won* the audition. That one nude scene is necessary to the play, if you've ever seen it, and the part itself is truly harrowing. I hope he doesn't "take his character home" the way some actors do, but keeps his normally cheerful demeanor when he's offstage! But he's apparently been good about leaving Harry in the studio and being himself elsewhere, so playing Alan Strang shouldn't bother him too much once he gets past the nerves that must be involved in such a job. By doing this play, as well as "My Son Jack" and "December Boys," Dan's ensuring that directors will take him as a serious actor, not as "that kid who plays Harry Potter." If they can't see anything but Harry in him, he'll be one of those child stars who never works after becoming an adult. He's too talented for that. One article I read called him "the next Christian Bale" - Bale, if you don't know, went from being a 13 year old in a Steven Spielburg move (can't think of the title right now - look Christian Bale up on IMDB.com to get the info) to being a major international star, playing character roles and leading man roles both in the UK and in the US. Dan has the same quality - he'll be able to play both leading man roles and character roles (and action hero roles as well, since he's good at doing his own stunts), which will give him a career with "legs" (one that lasts a lifetime, like Sean Connery's). And in the UK, he's considered an adult at the age of 17, so he's not doing anything "underage." I own all the books both in hardcover and on CD and LOVE them (well, HBP isn't really to my liking in spots, but oh well), and have all the DVDs as well. Looking forward to getting the HD DVDs once we get a HD DVD player. GoF is my favorite book and film, although I loved the way they made Harry's hair messy in PoA - it was different and nice-looking as well as messy, which I thought was a nice accomplishment. I'm nearly 57, live in Ohio, and am a sculptor and a writer. Glad you're here, Charlotte! Lynda --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Mike Daron wrote: > > Hello Charlotte, > my name is mike daron. > I'm 44,yrs old. I'm a true fan of harry potter,&others. > my favorite actor is emma watson. when i view the movies, i don't see the actors > i see is the role that they play.like emma plays hermione. > I live in Southern California, near Pasadena. > I have all 6 books,& all 4 DvD's know I'm waitting for the new HD- DVD'S of Harry Potter, > were about in Canada I now that Canada is mighty wide county.are you working the winter games in 2010.there in Vancover?? I would like to work for winter Olympic games there. > anyhoo you love to be one-more friend to you. > well chow for now,,yack at ya later,, mike . > > charober at ... wrote: > Hello, my name is Charlotte, I'm 24 years old and I just joined the group. I live in Canada. I have all the Harry Potter books and DVDs, a (unauthorized) biography of JK Rowling and a couple posters. And we've got some interesting Potter-hype into the new year- Daniel Radcliffe starring in Equus, the title for the new book has been announced, and there's some buzz about the Order/Phoenix movie coming out in July 2007. > > Keep reading everyone! > > Charlotte > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > From abraxan at yahoo.com Fri Jan 19 17:03:09 2007 From: abraxan at yahoo.com (abraxan) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:03:09 -0000 Subject: Bellatrix In-Reply-To: <88936a03fdfa14d9c5d4faa898632eb7@verizon.net> Message-ID: Helena Bonham Carter does "crazy" women really well! I can't remember what film I saw on TV not long ago where she played a crazy- type woman, but she was just brilliant in the part, and made herself look truly horrible, which is what they've done with Bellatrix. Making a beautiful woman look that bad is quite a trick! I don't know if they're going to play up the drunken Sirius or not, but they are including the "Snape's Pensieve" scenes - they cast young actors to play James, Sirius, Remus and Snape, IIRC - James and Snape at the very least, but I'm pretty sure there's at least a young Remus, too. Poor Harry - I can just see the look of horror on his face after the shock of seeing what a prat his father was, and then getting CAUGHT by the adult Snape!! Yikes! That Pensieve scene is one of my favorite things in the book. I can just see Harry rushing up to look his 15-year-old father in the face and the joy on his face at seeing him, Sirius and Remus there. I've always thought it odd that Harry didn't recognize "Evans" as his mother, Lily Evans. Surely he heard his Aunt Petunia's maiden name at some point? I think that's one of the places JKR slipped a bit. Still, it should be a marvelous scene! Can't wait for July 13!! Lynda --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Valerie Flowe wrote: > > I just finished watching "Conversations with other women" with Helena > Bonham Carter. She's such a striking looking woman. I can't wait to see > what she does with the character of Bellatrix! She looks really scary > in the clips I've seen thus far...watch out Sirius/Gary Oldman! > Speaking of which, does anyone else think that the OotP writer/director > will drop the storyline of Sirius-the-drunk-and-obnoxious? He is such a > complex twisted character (that's why he's one of my favs!) that I > think this would be quite hard to portray in just 2.5 hours on- screen. > Though OotP is very much a psychological ride for Harry. He loves > Sirius because it's the closest he can get to his parents. Then Sirius, > drunk and insensitive, scoffs and tells him he's nothing like James. > And Harry finds out that Sirius almost had Snape killed by > Remus-the-werewolf. And James publicly ridicules Snape by parading him > upside down. Then Sirius gets 'allegedly' accosted by Voldemort in the > MoM, so Harry races to his rescue. Sirius meets his (final??) demise, > and Harry is plunged in despair, having lost yet another grown-up he > became close to. That's quite a lot to show in 2.5 hours dontcha > think?? > Valerie > From valerie.flowe at verizon.net Fri Jan 19 17:14:59 2007 From: valerie.flowe at verizon.net (Valerie Flowe) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:14:59 -0600 (CST) Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Dan & Equus Message-ID: <2812484.2124531169226899306.JavaMail.root@vms076.mailsrvcs.net> >From: abraxan I think Dan made a brave and wise choice in auditioning for Equus -he wasn't GIVEN the part, he *earned* it, auditioning against many other actors, according to an interview of the director. The director made no bones about the fact that film and theater acting are very different and Dan would have a large learning curve, but that she knew he was up to it because he truly *won* the audition. That one nude scene is necessary to the play, if you've ever seen it, and the part itself is truly harrowing. I hope he doesn't "take his character home" the way some actors do, but keeps his normally cheerful demeanor when he's offstage! But he's apparently been good about leaving Harry in the studio and being himself elsewhere, so playing Alan Strang shouldn't bother him too much once he gets past the nerves that must be involved in such a job. I just checked out: http://www.danradcliffe.co.uk and there is a trailer for Equus. Very haunting...the play graphic is a pic of Dan (allegedly nude, though the image cuts off at his navel!!). He has his head and arms thrown back, and his chest morphs into the head of a horse. Creepy! [Also a gorgeous shot of him on the Equus website. The young man is aging nicely!] I had rented the movie with Burt Lancaster, and am dying to see the play! If anyone across the pond gets a chance to see it, please give us a report! Thanks! Valerie Washington, DC PS. Anyone seen December Boys? It's not appearing on Netflix or Blockbusters online list, even for future release. Anyone know how I could get ahold of it? From lizzy1933 at yahoo.com Fri Jan 19 22:30:33 2007 From: lizzy1933 at yahoo.com (Lizzie Mae Lilly) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:30:33 -0000 Subject: Sirius -- was Bellatrix In-Reply-To: <88936a03fdfa14d9c5d4faa898632eb7@verizon.net> Message-ID: I, too, wonder about how Sirius is going to fare in the movie!! The p*ss*ng match between him and Snape at #12 was deleted, which is a shame. However the SWM pensieve scene with the Marauders and young Snape was shot. Lizzie Mae --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Valerie Flowe wrote: > > I just finished watching "Conversations with other women" with Helena > Bonham Carter. She's such a striking looking woman. I can't wait to see > what she does with the character of Bellatrix! She looks really scary > in the clips I've seen thus far...watch out Sirius/Gary Oldman! > Speaking of which, does anyone else think that the OotP writer/director > will drop the storyline of Sirius-the-drunk-and-obnoxious? He is such a > complex twisted character (that's why he's one of my favs!) that I > think this would be quite hard to portray in just 2.5 hours on- screen. > Though OotP is very much a psychological ride for Harry. He loves > Sirius because it's the closest he can get to his parents. Then Sirius, > drunk and insensitive, scoffs and tells him he's nothing like James. > And Harry finds out that Sirius almost had Snape killed by > Remus-the-werewolf. And James publicly ridicules Snape by parading him > upside down. Then Sirius gets 'allegedly' accosted by Voldemort in the > MoM, so Harry races to his rescue. Sirius meets his (final??) demise, > and Harry is plunged in despair, having lost yet another grown-up he > became close to. That's quite a lot to show in 2.5 hours dontcha > think?? > Valerie > From navinstar_2195 at yahoo.co.in Fri Jan 19 11:19:07 2007 From: navinstar_2195 at yahoo.co.in (navinstar_2195) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:19:07 -0000 Subject: Hi, I'm new here In-Reply-To: <20070114201519.GUPA1862.tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net@smtp1.sympatico.ca> Message-ID: Hi, I'm too new. New means 4-5 months. navinstar_2195 From abraxan at yahoo.com Sat Jan 20 21:24:50 2007 From: abraxan at yahoo.com (abraxan) Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:24:50 -0000 Subject: Hi, I'm new here In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Welcome! Jump in and join the conversation, or start a topic, any time! Lynda --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "navinstar_2195" wrote: > > Hi, I'm too new. > New means 4-5 months. > > navinstar_2195 > From abraxan at yahoo.com Sat Jan 20 21:23:01 2007 From: abraxan at yahoo.com (abraxan) Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:23:01 -0000 Subject: Dan & Equus In-Reply-To: <2812484.2124531169226899306.JavaMail.root@vms076.mailsrvcs.net> Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Valerie Flowe wrote: > I just checked out: > http://www.danradcliffe.co.uk > and there is a trailer for Equus. Very haunting...the play graphic is a pic of Dan (allegedly nude, though the image cuts off at his navel!!). He has his head and arms thrown back, and his chest morphs into the head of a horse. Creepy! > [Also a gorgeous shot of him on the Equus website. The young man is aging nicely!] > I had rented the movie with Burt Lancaster, and am dying to see the play! If anyone across the pond gets a chance to see it, please give us a report! > Thanks! > Valerie > Washington, DC > PS. Anyone seen December Boys? It's not appearing on Netflix or Blockbusters online list, even for future release. Anyone know how I could get ahold of it? > The "trailer" may be something Page of DanRadcliffe.co.uk made up. The poster (which is actually a picture of Dan) just shows a nicely muscled young man with no shirt on, which morphs into a horse's face about halfway down his sternum. It's a fascinating graphic, and shows that Dan's musculature has really developed since GoF. And he says he only works out two days a week for 30 minutes each, with his stunt double (but he does say it's an "intense" workout!). Yeah, I wish I could get that fit in two thirty minute workouts a week! "December Boys" will be released in August 2007, according to an article on DanRadcliffe.co.uk (which quotes the December Boys website). It will be a wide theatrical release, from what I've read, distributed by Warner Independent Films. Just go to DanRadcliffe.co.uk and click on "news" then scroll down to find the article on "December Boys." DanRadcliffe.com is another excellent Dan site, one also recognized by the producers and Dan's family. You'll see letters from Dan on both sites written to Jenna and Page - Jenna does the DanRadcliffe.com site and Page does the DR.co.uk site. They both check with Dan's publicist before publishing stuff about him, which Dan's family and the HP producers all appreciate. Lynda From charober at sympatico.ca Sat Jan 20 19:49:28 2007 From: charober at sympatico.ca (charober at sympatico.ca) Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 14:49:28 -0500 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Hi, I'm new here Message-ID: <20070120194928.FEJL5067.tomts5-srv.bellnexxia.net@smtp1.sympatico.ca> > Sandy: > I make no bones of the fact > that I adore Daniel and think he is, and always has been a very good actor. > Whenever I see interviews he does I am always struck by how different he is from > the Harry he plays. Charlotte: Same here! :) After seeing interviews with him (particularly in the cast interviews in the POA Special Features DVD) I can see that they all are very down-to-earth. I'm glad they're not precocious like other child stars. Oh, and I was also pleased that the movies were better known for the content than the precociousness of the kids, since the movies were still successful when their voices started changing! Sandy: I very much admire his acting skills. I am not pleased with > his decision to do Equus to prove himself and will be glad when he has moved > beyond that phase. Charlotte: Well, I think he's right to want to broaden himself as an actor, and if he earned that role, so be it. I've heard it's a good play. I wouldn't mind seeing the play and/or movie. Sandy: I have to disagree with your assessment of Michael Gambon. I > absolutely detest him as Dumbledore. With each new movie I keep hoping he > will finally get it right, but since he hasn't by now I don't see it happening. I > do love Alan Rickman as Snape though. > > Sandy I have to say I also feel Richard Harris was better as Dumbledore. He had the better persona. I may or may not have seen Michael Gambon in other movies... I just wouldn't remember. Michael seems to be a tad in-your-face in the Dumbledore role. Charlotte From charober at sympatico.ca Sat Jan 20 19:59:06 2007 From: charober at sympatico.ca (charober at sympatico.ca) Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 14:59:06 -0500 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: Hi, I'm new here Message-ID: <20070120195906.XJFR6280.tomts25-srv.bellnexxia.net@smtp1.sympatico.ca> Lynda: >> I loved > the way they made Harry's hair messy in PoA - it was different and > nice-looking as well as messy, which I thought was a nice > accomplishment. Charlotte: I thought it was an interesting 'do too. Though I didn't entirely like his (or Rupert's) longer hair in GOF. There were some scenes where it was noticeably shorter (on Dan, at least), which I liked better. I though those looked more clean cut on him. Sorry I accidentally erased your comments about Christian Bale, though I really liked what you said there... 13-year old to successful adult. Wow. I hoped that Dan wouldn't end up being like Macaulay Culkin (though I had a crush on him when I was 12-13!) and I was very pleased with the outcome. Charlotte From kchuplis at alltel.net Sat Jan 20 22:54:34 2007 From: kchuplis at alltel.net (Karen) Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:54:34 -0600 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: Dan & Equus In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <84036364-D7B3-4B91-9043-E98596EF1CB1@alltel.net> On Jan 20, 2007, at 3:23 PM, abraxan wrote: > > The "trailer" may be something Page of DanRadcliffe.co.uk made up. > The poster (which is actually a picture of Dan) just shows a nicely > muscled young man with no shirt on, which morphs into a horse's face > about halfway down his sternum. It's a fascinating graphic, and > shows that Dan's musculature has really developed since GoF. And he > says he only works out two days a week for 30 minutes each, with his > stunt double (but he does say it's an "intense" workout!). Yeah, I > wish I could get that fit in two thirty minute workouts a week! > The trailer appears to be the official one that intros the plays site. From lizzy1933 at yahoo.com Sun Jan 21 05:09:23 2007 From: lizzy1933 at yahoo.com (Lizzie Mae Lilly) Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 05:09:23 -0000 Subject: Harry and his mother in SWM -- was Bellatrix In-Reply-To: Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "abraxan" wrote: > > That Pensieve scene is > one of my favorite things in the book. I can just see Harry rushing > up to look his 15-year-old father in the face and the joy on his face > at seeing him, Sirius and Remus there. I've always thought it odd > that Harry didn't recognize "Evans" as his mother, Lily Evans. > Surely he heard his Aunt Petunia's maiden name at some point? I > think that's one of the places JKR slipped a bit. Still, it should > be a marvelous scene! > > Can't wait for July 13!! > > Lynda > But he did recognize his mother -- "'Leave him ALONE!' "It was one of the girls from the lake edge. She had thick, dark red hair that fell to her shoulders and startlingly green almond-shaped eyes -- Harry's eyes. "Harry's mother . . ." Although the scene isn't in first person narrative, it is what Harry is seeing, so it seems to me that, yes, he does recognize his mother. More to the point, later when Harry's thinking about the scene, he can't understand why his mother would have married James Potter and he wonders if his father might have forced her into marriage. Lizzie Mae From valerie.flowe at verizon.net Sun Jan 21 15:33:40 2007 From: valerie.flowe at verizon.net (Valerie Flowe) Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 10:33:40 -0500 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: Dan & Equus In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: > "December Boys" will be released in August 2007, according to an > article on DanRadcliffe.co.uk (which quotes the December Boys > website). It will be a wide theatrical release, from what I've read, > distributed by Warner Independent Films. Just go to > DanRadcliffe.co.uk and click on "news" then scroll down to find the > article on "December Boys." Great! Thanks for the info...for some reason I thought 'December Boys' released in December...hmmm, wonder why?!! But I'll keep my eyes and ears open in August. July will be an exciting Potter month. OotP release and (hopefully) Deathly Hallows! I reserved two copies at Borders yesterday. Can't wait! Valerie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From abraxan at yahoo.com Sun Jan 21 23:14:04 2007 From: abraxan at yahoo.com (abraxan) Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:14:04 -0000 Subject: Harry and his mother in SWM -- was Bellatrix In-Reply-To: Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Lizzie Mae Lilly" wrote: > > --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "abraxan" wrote: > > > > > > That Pensieve scene is > > one of my favorite things in the book. I can just see Harry rushing > > up to look his 15-year-old father in the face and the joy on his face > > at seeing him, Sirius and Remus there. I've always thought it odd > > that Harry didn't recognize "Evans" as his mother, Lily Evans.> > But he did recognize his mother -- > > "'Leave him ALONE!' > > "It was one of the girls from the lake edge. She had thick, dark red > hair that fell to her shoulders and startlingly green almond-shaped > eyes -- Harry's eyes. > > "Harry's mother . . ." > > Although the scene isn't in first person narrative, it is what Harry is > seeing, so it seems to me that, yes, he does recognize his mother. > > More to the point, later when Harry's thinking about the scene, he > can't understand why his mother would have married James Potter and he > wonders if his father might have forced her into marriage. > > Lizzie Mae > What I meant (and didn't explain clearly - sorry) was that Harry didn't react when he saw his dad writing "Evans" and Lily's initials on his parchment after the exam. Yes, he did recognize her in the Pensieve scene. That's going to be a wonderful scene in the film, I think! Lynda From abraxan at yahoo.com Sun Jan 21 23:17:15 2007 From: abraxan at yahoo.com (abraxan) Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:17:15 -0000 Subject: Dan & Equus In-Reply-To: <84036364-D7B3-4B91-9043-E98596EF1CB1@alltel.net> Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Karen wrote: > The trailer appears to be the official one that intros the plays site. > I THOUGHT it was, but when I visited the Equus site to check, I didn't see it there. Perhaps they've taken it down? I dunno. But it's been so long since I saw it there, I thought perhaps I was mistaken. Thanks for clearing things up! Lynda From abraxan at yahoo.com Sun Jan 21 23:15:43 2007 From: abraxan at yahoo.com (abraxan) Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:15:43 -0000 Subject: Dan & Equus In-Reply-To: Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Valerie Flowe wrote: > > Great! Thanks for the info...for some reason I thought 'December Boys' > released in December...hmmm, wonder why?!! > But I'll keep my eyes and ears open in August. > July will be an exciting Potter month. OotP release and (hopefully) > Deathly Hallows! I reserved two copies at Borders yesterday. Can't > wait! > Valerie It was originally scheduled for release in December 2006 - I never heard why the release was delayed, but I suspect they tried to get it to coincide with all the Harry Potter hoopla to get as much mileage out of Dan's interviews as possible. Seems like a good idea to me, anyway. Lynda From kchuplis at alltel.net Sun Jan 21 23:28:46 2007 From: kchuplis at alltel.net (Karen) Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 17:28:46 -0600 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: Dan & Equus In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Maybe you looked at a different site. It is www.equustheplay.com Karen On Jan 21, 2007, at 5:17 PM, abraxan wrote: > --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Karen wrote: >> The trailer appears to be the official one that intros the plays >> site. >> > > I THOUGHT it was, but when I visited the Equus site to check, I didn't > see it there. Perhaps they've taken it down? I dunno. But it's been > so long since I saw it there, I thought perhaps I was mistaken. > Thanks > for clearing things up! > > Lynda > > > > ________HPFGU______Hexquarters______Announcement_______________ > > Remember to use accurate subject headings and to snip unnecessary > material from posts to which you're replying! > > Any questions or problems - contact the List Elves at HPforGrownups- > owner at yahoogroups.com > ____________________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > From taguem at jmsearch.com Mon Jan 22 20:01:06 2007 From: taguem at jmsearch.com (Michelle A. Tague) Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:01:06 -0500 Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Hi, I'm new here In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <036a01c73e60$11f8d090$4246dfdf@MichelleT> I don't detest Gambon as AD, but I really did think that Richard Harris was just exactly what my imagination pictured him as. Michelle _____ From: HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com [mailto:HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of OctobersChild48 at aol.com Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 2:03 AM To: HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [HPFGU-Movie] Hi, I'm new here In a message dated 1/18/07 8:21:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, charober at sympatico. ca writes: > I was wondering if anyone in this group was going to start talking. I > agree, Emma Watson is a wonderful actress, perfect as Hermione. As a matter of > fact, my mom and I agree that all the kids' acting skills improved as the movies > went on, and the grown-up actors are wonderfully talented too, especially > Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith and Michael Gambon. > Sandy: Of the three kids, Emma is my least favorite. I make no bones of the fact that I adore Daniel and think he is, and always has been a very good actor. Whenever I see interviews he does I am always struck by how different he is from the Harry he plays. I very much admire his acting skills. I am not pleased with his decision to do Equus to prove himself and will be glad when he has moved beyond that phase. I have to disagree with your assessment of Michael Gambon. I absolutely detest him as Dumbledore. With each new movie I keep hoping he will finally get it right, but since he hasn't by now I don't see it happening. I do love Alan Rickman as Snape though. Sandy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From lizzy1933 at yahoo.com Tue Jan 23 03:02:54 2007 From: lizzy1933 at yahoo.com (Lizzie Mae Lilly) Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:02:54 -0000 Subject: Harry and his mother in SWM -- was Bellatrix In-Reply-To: Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "abraxan" wrote: > > What I meant (and didn't explain clearly - sorry) was that Harry > didn't react when he saw his dad writing "Evans" and Lily's initials > on his parchment after the exam. Yes, he did recognize her in the > Pensieve scene. That's going to be a wonderful scene in the film, I > think! > > Lynda > Oh, okay, now I understand! ;-) In that case, I'll bet there was too much for Harry to take in all at once for him to realize what he was seeing there. I'm sure that afterwards he remembered James's doodles. And I think it adds to the puzzle of why he doesn't seem to be interested in learning more about Lily. Lizzie From artsylynda at aol.com Tue Jan 23 17:45:24 2007 From: artsylynda at aol.com (artsylynda at aol.com) Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:45:24 EST Subject: Harry and his mother in SWM -- was Bellatrix Message-ID: >>I think it adds to the puzzle of why he doesn't seem to be interested in learning more about Lily. Lizzie<< Exactly! That's bothered me ever since the first time I read the book! I thought he'd want to know about his mother as much as his father, since they were the same year at Hogwarts. Lynda "The cat's among the pixies now!" Mrs. Figg, OotP My HP stories: _http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire) My writing blog: _www.abraxan.blogspot.com_ (http://www.abraxan.blogspot.com/) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]