Who Is James Payton? review – jobbing Harry Potter actor gets moment in the spotlight
Film about actor who played the father of Neville Longbottom feels like The Office meets Withnail, though doesn’t really dig deeply into its subject
June 2020
Ranked
The greatest film scenes shot on the River Thames – ranked!
As a new David Attenborough documentary examines the waterway’s history, we rate the river’s finest movie cameos
May 2019
Ranked
Emma Thompson's best films – ranked!
As the Oscar-winning actor, screenwriter and climate change protester returns to cinemas in Men in Black International and Late Night, we count down her top 10 turns
December 2018
This much I know
Rupert Grint: ‘The line between Ron Weasley and me got thinner with each film’
The actor, 30, on being an introvert, peaking early and his desire to have kids
December 2017
Harry Potter and the £4.50 chocolate frog
Alice O'Keeffe
I was delighted when my son discovered JK Rowling’s books. But the magic is in danger of being sullied by merchandise, says freelance literary critic and journalist Alice O’Keeffe
November 2017
Teaching in alternative settings
Teaching on a film set: 'I’ve found myself in all sorts of bizarre locations'
Judith Phillips has taught child actors for a decade. She reveals the joys and challenges of squeezing in lessons between costume fittings and scene takes
November 2016
Fantastic riches and where to find them: how to grow a $22bn franchise
Fantastic Beasts is not just a new outpost for the Harry Potter empire. It is a pivotal moment in the creation of The Wizarding World of JK Rowling – and it could give the gold-gobbling niffler a run for its money. We go over the books
January 2016
For the Potter generation, Alan Rickman’s death marks the end of childhood
Marc Burrows
Harry Potter is the everyman figure, the eyes of the audience. But it’s Rickman’s pitch-perfect Professor Snape who is the beating heart of the story
December 2015
The Harry Potter factory: inside JK Rowling's favourite room on Earth
From Quidditch posters to Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes, design team MinaLima made the fantastical props for every Potter movie. Roll up muggles – and take a trip inside their magical lair
June 2014
Five best moments
Helena Bonham Carter: five best moments
Some of the her best performances to date. What others
would you add to the list?
July 2010
Box office hit Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 'lost $167m'
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is still deeply in the red despite being the ninth-highest grossing film of all time, according to industry blog
November 2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Rental and retail: A rather more straightforward Potter than we've been used to, this fifth film in the series also seems a little less fraught and shadowy.
July 2007
Potter casts spell over UK box office
Harry Potter and the mammoth worldwide box office
Film blog
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