As they've done pretty much every other time anything having to do with Harry Potter has been released, New Yorkers are spending all weekend freaking out over the new movie. But it's worth it this time; this movie is so good it can turn even the most curmudgeonly muggle into a fan! One 20-year-old dressed as Potter's godfather, Sirius Black, for the occasion [too bad he (SPOILER ALERT) died in the fifth book]. He told the WSJ, "We’re the Harry Potter generation, so this is a momentous thing." more ›

Suggestions that Harry Potter actress Emma Watson might attend Columbia University in the fall sent a collective shiver through the campus' online community today. Columbia alumnus-founded gossip blog JustJared.com posted a piece shortly before noon speculating that an entry in the school's online phone directory might belong to the 19-year-old starlet, who had toured the college last October. An hour later, Columbia's student-run Bwog picked up the story and set off a frenzy among the students. Comments on the site and Facebook statuses quickly popped up to rejoice in the news—"Emma Watson at Columbia??? Columbia - 19078096 Other Ivies - 0"—which only got worse as other gossip sites began re-posting JustJared's scoop. Their bubbles may be bursting, though, as it seems the directory entry may actually match a different Ms. Watson, and the actress herself has yet to confirm. But fortunately for Columbians, even if their hopes for NYU-style undergraduate celebrity fail to apparate, they can always return to their old pastime: stalking James Franco in the university library. more ›

The official Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban site. And it's 87% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes (so far). more ›

">Vittorio De Sica (�The Bicycle Thief�). Plus Radcliffe's been listening to the Sex Pistols and what Newsweek calls "edgy new acts" like the Strokes and the Dandy Warhols, 'cause he's young and cool - he's not JUST Harry Potter! The Daily News also looks at Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which opens next summer on June 4, 2004. more ›

Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson push the DVD of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in London. [Via The Sun] They are definitely looking older. Click here to see a picture from when they were first cast. more ›

Shattering news for fans of Harry Potter films' Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint cnn article more ›