July 21, 2007—seven years ago last Monday—Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and last book in our beloved series, hit bookstore shelves. It seems that everyone and their brother wrote a “where I was for the release” article on Monday, because seven years after the seventh book is not an anniversary to take lightly.…
My thoughts are stars that I can’t fathom into constellations. I saw The Fault In Our Stars movie during the opening weekend. I went to a book club meeting that discussed this book the very next day after I saw the movie. I saw the movie again several weeks later. I’ve been meaning to write this review…
Whomever is behind the Mockingjay publicity campaign deserves a raise. The two Mockingjay teaser trailers that have been released thus far have been absolutely perfect. You’ve likely heard of “life imitating art”. Well, this is “art imitating life”. Both trailers are presented as though they are real addresses by President Snow to Panem. This second…
We are about a month overdue for a Hobbit 3: Battle of the Five Armies teaser trailer (the Desolation of Smaug teaser trailer was released in June last year), but the general consensus has been that they (Peter Jackson and the other producers) were waiting until Comic-Con to release the teaser trailer. Well, Comic-Con is here! There’s no teaser…
I’m excited. Like, beyond excited. Like, super-duper uber excited. I’m flying out on Monday and will be returning the next Monday. For one week, I get to reconnect with old friends, make new friends, and fall in love with my favorite fandoms all over again. I attended my very first LeakyCon in 2011, which was…
Now that the Quidditch World Cup is finally over (though it was fun while it lasted!), we can finally hope to see those pesky last few chapters of Goblet of Fire. It’s been since January that the last installment was released and since April that we Ravenclaws were promised 24-hours early access. Pottermore (which, for some reason, has been…
It’s been 13 years since the last Jurassic Park movie. THIRTEEN YEARS. Honestly, this franchise reboot has been loooong overdue. If you haven’t read my Jurassic Park: Nublar vs. Sorna article, I would suggest reading that first before going any further. I’ll be referencing things that I wrote there as I continue with this article.…
Jurassic Park is a 1990 novel by Michael Crichton and a 1993 film directed by Steven Spielberg. The Lost World: Jurassic Park novel was published in 1995, and the 1997 film, also directed by Steven Spielberg, is loosely based on that novel. Lastly, Jurassic Park III is a 2001 movie only, this time directed by Joe Johnston. Michael Crichton did not…
J.K. “Jo” Rowling never ceases to disappoint. Adding to the series of Daily Prophet reports by Ginny Potter, giving us play-by-play analysis of every match during the Quidditch World Cup, Jo has now penned a gossip column by our favorite notorious journalist, Rita Skeeter. Her article gives us an insight into what Harry, Hermione, and Ron are doing now…
As of April 11th (now almost three months ago—where has the time gone?), Pottermore users have access to a new shop in Diagon Alley. That “shop” is actually the Daily Prophet office, just down the south side street from Ollivanders. Before the Daily Prophet office’s opening, Ollivanders was the only accessible shop on the south…