Tilda Swinton and the Great Potter Bash

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Tilda Swinton, known for her role in The Chronicles of Narnia series as the White Witch recently spoke concerning the Harry Potter series with words that ring as near treason in the birthplace of the most popular novel series to ever grace the earth, saying that she refuses to have anything to do with the Harry Potter franchise and that she would never act in any of its films, a surprise seeing as nearly every major British actor and actress have had or will have some role in the films. She attributes her dislike for the Harry Potter series to her days as a youth in boarding school saying that, "it [Harry Potter] fetishises boarding school for children" and that she is "loath to say anything good about boarding school".

Source: Portable Planet
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix "wins" a Rotten Banana Award

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Christian extremist website MovieGuide awarded Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix a Rotten Banana award for its "anti-Christian themes", in particular, "Worst Anti-Biblical Rebellion".

Source: Church Executive
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Warner Brothers Sued Again by "The Wyrd Sisters"

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The folk group - essentially singer-songwriter Kim Baryluk and a revolving group of singers and musicians - tried to block the November 2005 Canadian release of "Goblet of Fire" when word got out that the movie, like the novel on which it is based, was to feature a musical group called either The Weird Sisters or The Wyrd Sisters, consisting of members of British rock acts Radiohead and Pulp.

News Source: The Canadian Press
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