New Trailer Marks the Beginning of the End for the 'Harry Potter' Movies

Re-Blogged from Yahoo.com

The "Harry Potter" film franchise is going out with a bang. Several bangs, from the looks of it.

The first trailer for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" premiered Monday afternoon, and from all appearances this will be darker and more explosive than any of the previous movies. There's so much action, in fact, it couldn't be contained in one movie. Take a look at the preview now:

After an extended opening showing Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) approaching Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes), the trailer blazes through a montage of some of the big action moments in the films: Harry flies over London on Hagrid's motorcycle, runs for his life through the forest, and gets attacked by a giant snake. Harry's friends also get to show their heroic sides, with Hermione (Emma Watson) standing up to a threat with wand drawn, and Ron (Rupert Grint) swinging a sword.

The trailer also gives a look at the epic scope of the movies. It shows the gigantic dragon that guards the vaults of Gringotts Bank. Hogwarts is surrounded by a dome of fiery energy. And the students run away as the school is blasted with explosions. It all leads up to Harry and Voldemort facing off against each other in the courtyard, locked in their climatic battle.

You're not going to get to see that fight, though, for another year. The first part of "The Deathly Hallows" will open in theaters on November 19 of this year, but the second half won't be out until July 15, 2011. That will be nearly 10 years since the first movie hit screens in 2001.

Splitting one massive "Potter" book into two movies isn't a new idea. The filmmakers considered splitting "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" into separate films, but decided instead to trim out many of the novel's subplots and just focus on Harry's story. That wasn't an option for the sprawling final book, so they chose to divide it into halves. Naturally, they did consult with J.K. Rowling first, and she agreed with their decision.

Both parts will be shown in 3D, though they were shot in 2D and will be converted in post-production. Segments of the past two "Potter" films were adapted to 3D, but this is the first time a full movie will undergo the process.

If you think that saying good-bye to Harry Potter will be emotional for you, don't worry, you're not alone. Daniel Radcliffe said in a recent interview that he and his costars were all overwhelmed when they filmed the final shot of the series. He told MTV, "I didn't expect myself to get particularly emotional but I really did." Radcliffe said the last shot he filmed was a simple stunt of him jumping and rolling onto a mat, and when that was finished, "It just was bizarre; really, really strange indeed."

If you want to catch the new trailer for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" on the big screen, it will be in front of most prints of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" when that rolls out on Wednesday.

when it's over...

when it's over maybe you'll be happy maybe I'll be happy too. i never thought you'll bring too much impact on me. Seeing you with her is okay at first but seeing you giving her a promise ring that we use to have before is very hurting. I am pretty much sure you can't read this and even if it's been long since we last saw each other. it still hurts. i use to love you and i think the right thing to do now is to let you go. Thank you btw.

The Strange Music by G. K. Chesterton

Other loves may sink and settle, other loves may loose and slack,
But I wander like a minstrel with a harp upon his back,
Though the harp be on my bosom, though I finger and I fret,
Still, my hope is all before me: for I cannot play it yet.

In your strings is hid a music that no hand hath e'er let fall,
In your soul is sealed a pleasure that you have not known at all;
Pleasure subtle as your spirit, strange and slender as your frame,
Fiercer than the pain that folds you, softer than your sorrow's name.

Not as mine, my soul's annointed, not as mine the rude and light
Easy mirth of many faces, swaggering pride of song and fight;
Something stranger, something sweeter, something waiting you afar,
Secret as your stricken senses, magic as your sorrows are.

But on this, God's harp supernal, stretched but to be stricken once,
Hoary time is a beginner, Life a bungler, Death a dunce.
But I will not fear to match them-no, by God, I will not fear,
I will learn you, I will play you and the stars stand still to hear.

I am thinking too much of Glee

I was inspired on franchising an ice cream parlor naming flavors after Glee cast. Maybe I'm thinking too much of Glee today since they already did a replay of the seasons.

Here are my suggested names:

Berrycheezie
Hazelnuthudson
SmArtie's bananamana
Quinnbee's delight
Kurtain of caramel
Smorsedes
Noah's ark
Tinatops factory
and more

and up to now I'm still hating Charice on Glee lmao

good day to everyone =)

my Ever... but not after --- Joseph Vincent

Some of my influences:
- The smell of an amazing breakfast on a Sunday morning
- Watching dolphins frolic through the waves of the ocean
- A child's laughter
- Seeing an escaped balloon make its way through the sky
and eventually to space
- The noise a vacuum cleaner makes
- That last bite of a Double double, happiness that you
don't want to end but know will once you take that bite.
- The generosity towards hobos in Santa Monica who
don't remember that you gave them money and ask for
more change.
- Bill Cosby
- The smell of my shoes after the gym
- Clogged toilets
- A day off on account of rain
- The sound a raw piece of meat makes as it hits the grill
- Super-maning that ho
- The waxing of an extremely hairy man
- My cockapoo
- Abercrombie and Fitch Models
- Patiently watching your laundry as it goes through the rinse cycle
- Back seat windows up
- That nice long piss after you drank too much alcohol
- the simple things in life
- Everything:)

Biography:
Joseph Vincent is one of the new up and coming acoustic artists striving to make a name for himself in the world of music. Growing up Joseph had an open ear for music, listening to all types of genres from hip-hop to rock. He never really realized he could sing,besides in the shower, until he turned 15 when picked up his first acoustic guitar playing covers like Maroon 5's "Sunday Morning" and Dashboard's "Vindicated". Joseph's musical influences are Jack Johnson, Colbie Caillat, and Jason Mraz to name a few. Jack Johnson's inspiration of simplicity encouraged Joseph's desire to start writing his own music. One year later after picking up that acoustic guitar, knowing only a couple of chords, he wrote his first 2 songs, "On My mind" and "Here for You". Ever since then he's been writing many songs and performing where ever and whenever he can. He has played at well known LA venues such as The Knitting Factory, El Rey Theatre, The Roxy Theatre, and the Troubadour,while also playing at smaller relaxing venues such as The Verity Room, The Daily Grind, and your usual coffee shops. You better look out for this guy because one day you'll hear Joseph Vincent's rhythmic tunes playing on the radio.
Joseph Vincent is one of the new up and coming acoustic artists striving to make a name for himself in the world of music. Growing up Joseph had an open ear for music, listening to all types of genres from hip-hop to rock. He never really realized he could sing,besides in the shower, until he turned 15 when picked up his first acoustic guitar playing covers like Maroon 5's "Sunday Morning" and Dashboard's "Vindicated". Joseph's musical influences are Jack Johnson, Colbie Caillat, and Jason Mraz...

Refs must face the music for bad calls

JOHANNESBURG – Forget the millionaire superstars from the soccer’s biggest teams. It is the tournament referees who are the World Cup’s most coddled and protected species.

The sending off of Brazil’s Kaka on Sunday night in a 3-1 win over the Ivory Coast was merely the latest in a litany of atrocious decisions by the men in the middle to cast a shadow over the sport’s showpiece event.

Kaka was given a second yellow card by French referee Stephane Lannoy when the Ivory Coast’s Kader Keita was not looking where he was going and collided heavily with the Brazil midfielder. Kaka merely held his ground for the inevitable contact, and the incident in no way warranted a free kick, let alone a yellow card.
A serious mistake was made. Kaka should suit up for Brazil in its Group G finale against Portugal on Friday but instead he will be suspended due to Lannoy’s erroneous red card.

So what about the repercussions for Lannoy?

Well, let’s see. First of all, he gets a chaffeur-driven ride back to the luxury base where all the World Cup officials are cloistered, away from the prying eyes of the media, or God forbid, the public.

Then, if he fancies it on Monday, Lannoy can get a nice massage from an on-site physiotherapist and some restaurant-quality room service before – and this is the best bit – consulting a ready-and-waiting sports psychologist to help him handle the stress of his exertions on Sunday night.

At no point will he be held accountable. At no point will he have to explain his decisions. Not to Kaka. Not to the fans. Not even to FIFA.

Lannoy’s performance will be evaluated like all others – by the FIFA referees committee. The review may be expedited due to the glaring nature of his errors. Yet until he is either called to officiate another game or removed from the final shortlist of elite refs who will take charge of the all-important knockout games, he can remain in his happy little bubble.

And therein lies the biggest problem with the World Cup.

Human error is part of sports and with FIFA having taken the decision to steer clear of video replay, it is inevitable. But this is the World Cup, the best of the best. Except for the men in charge.

Just two days after the United States had what would have been an invaluable victory stripped away by Mali official Koman Coulibaly, Lannoy messed up. Not once but twice.

First, he allowed Luis Fabiano to clearly handle the ball en route to scoring a spectacular goal that put Brazil up 2-0 on its way to a comfortable victory at Soccer City. Then, with time running out, he found himself in an obstructed position and misread the collision between Keita and Kaka. Ivory Coast head coach Sven-Goran Eriksson claimed that Brazil “shouldn’t complain, they got a goal for free and it changed everything.”

There is no foolproof solution to this, but if FIFA, as it insists, is truly interested in making sure its referees are up to international standard it has to stop treating them like children. Referees should be made available to questions from reporters after each game, so that the fans who have spent good money to come to the tournament or given their time to watch it on television can get some answers for why their team was gypped.

What we should be talking about is the brilliance of Brazil, which with two goals from Fabiano and one from Elano, produced the best display of this World Cup so far. We shouldn’t be talking about a Frenchman who works as a video games distributor when he is not taking charge of real life matches beamed around the world.

And he shouldn’t be talking to his psychologist tomorrow. He should be talking to us.

You are my distraction.

You are my distraction.
June 8, 2010 10:13 PM
Ridiculous, I am but I assure you my sanity is intact when I get a glimpse of you,
I never had this feeling ever since I met, you know who…
Challenge, that is for me to face with everyday. Chances, I am to take, for I am bound to wait.
Heart-break it gives me when I can’t see you in a day or two.
Acting as if it’s just normal, for you did not swear that your heart is mine and you’ll always stay true.
Righteous you are, to make fun of me, “I know I’m over the top and I’m acting like a person to unlike”
Dear you, I miss the time you were a far coz now you’re here yet I feel that we are still apart.

The word that appears from above is the person I’m longing for months and months. I know you don’t feel the same way as I do but let me think of you as a special part of my heart that is super longing for you … I love you from the day I met you.

FIFA World Cup 2010 - World-Dutch women arrested over ambush marketing

* FIFA starts legal proceedings against beer company

* British TV pundit sacked for part in ambush stunt

(adds details, changes dateline, adds byline)

By Mike Collett
Dutch fans celebrate during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Group.
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

JOHANNESBURG, June 16 (Reuters) - Two Dutch women have been arrested and are due to appear in court in Johannesburg later on Wednesday, facing possible charges linked to a suspected ambush market campaign by brewer Bavaria at a World Cup tie.

“These women, who have been part of a larger group, are suspected to be involved in organized acts to conduct unlawful commercial activities during the Denmark Netherlands match on Monday,” South African police said in a statement on Wednesday.

The arrests come after FIFA questioned a group of 36 Dutch women who were watching the Netherlands play Denmark in Soccer City stadium on Monday in skimpy orange dresses. [ID:nLDE65E1Y3]

The dresses produced by family-owned Dutch brewer Bavaria caught the eye of experts on the lookout for ambush marketing campaigns.

Anheuser Busch’s Budweiser is the official beer for the tournament and world soccer’s governing body fiercely protects its sponsors from brands which are not FIFA partners.

FIFA has started legal proceedings against the Dutch brewer.

“FIFA has filed charges against the organiser of the ambush marketing stunt pulled between the Netherlands-Denmark match at Soccer City two days ago,” spokesman Nicolas Maingot said at FIFA’s daily news briefing.

Bavaria has clashed with FIFA before over supporters wearing its orange clothes to stadiums.

Four years ago at the Germany World Cup scores of Dutch men watched the Netherlands play in a Stuttgart stadium in their underwear after stewards ordered them to remove orange lederhosen bearing the name of Bavaria.

Meanwhile, British TV pundit Robbie Earle has been sacked by ITV after tickets found in the women’s possession were traced back to the former Jamaica international.

In a statement on Tuesday ITV said: “Immediate investigations indicated that a block of ITV tickets would appear to have been used for unauthorised purposes during the Holland v Denmark match.

“Further inquiries have revealed that a substantial number of tickets allocated to Robbie Earle for family and friends have been passed to a third party in breach of FIFA rules.

22 Fictional Characters Whose Names You Don’t Know

You know the characters, but you might not know their full names. Store these away for future trivia nights.

1. Did you know the Comic Book Guy on The Simpsons has a name? It’s Jeff Albertson. But that wasn’t the decision of creator Matt Groening. “I was out of the room when [the writers] named him,” he told MTV in 2007. “In my mind, ‘Louis Lane’ was his name, and he was obsessed and tormented by Lois Lane.”

2. Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. (Ken’s last name is Carson.)

3. Cap’n Crunch’s full name is Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch

4. Snuffleupagus has a first name—Aloysius.

5. In the Peanuts comic strip, Peppermint Patty’s real name is Patricia Reichardt.

6. The Wizard of Oz rolls off the tongue a lot easier than his full name, Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs. From Frank Baum’s Dorothy And the Wizard in Oz:

“It was a dreadfully long name to weigh down a poor innocent child, and one of the hardest lessons I ever learned was to remember my own name. When I grew up I just called myself O.Z., because the other initials were P-I-N-H-E-A-D; and that spelled ‘pinhead,’ which was a reflection on my intelligence.”

7. Mr. Clean has a seldom-used first name—”Veritably.” The name came from a “Give Mr. Clean a First Name” promotion in 1962.

8. In a deleted scene in the 2006 Curious George movie, The Man With the Yellow Hat’s name was revealed as Ted Shackleford. (Since the scene was deleted, perhaps this doesn’t count.)

9. The real name of Monopoly mascot Rich Uncle Pennybags is Milburn Pennybags.

10. The policeman in Monopoly has a name, too. You can thank Officer Edgar Mallory the next time he sends you to jail.

11. On Night Court, Nostradamus Shannon was better known as Bull.

12. On Entourage, Turtle’s real name is Salvatore Assante.

13. Sesame Street’s resident game show host Guy Smiley was using a pseudonym all these years. He was born Bernie Liederkrantz.

14. The Michelin Man’s name is Bibendum.

15. On Gilligan’s Island, Jonas Grumby was simply called The Skipper.

16. Staying on Gilligan’s Island, The Professor was Roy Hinkley.

17. The unkempt Shaggy of Scooby-Doo fame has a rather proper real name—Norville Rogers.

18. The Pillsbury Doughboy’s name is Poppin’ Fresh. He has a wife, Poppie Fresh, and two kids, Popper and Bun Bun.

19. The patient in the classic game Operation is Cavity Sam.

20. The true identity of The Lone Ranger was John Reid.

21 & 22. OK, these last two aren’t fictional, but just in case it comes up, Bono was born Paul David Hewson, and The Edge’s name is David Howell Evans.

Did I misplace my sanity? (Wrath over FEU’s service and more) June 8, 2010 9:39 PM

Here I am blogging over an incident that started last night, well technically it was not night it was almost dawn, around 2:30 am. The past night (June 7, 2010 around 10 pm) I went to bed because I have plans on going to my former University the following day, I slept early (well that is early for me). Around 2:00 AM my sister woke me up to transfer to the other side of the bed so she could sleep (we share the same bed, her on the left side and I, on the right but unfortunately I took the whole bed by all means I’m having my REM(Rapid Eye Movement – very asleep) that time, and when I tried going back to sleep, it was kindda hard for me, plus the fact that my neighbor’s friends plus the neighbors themselves are too noisy (man!!! Its 2:30 AM and they have the guts to talk LOUDLY as if there are no people sleeping. We rent a place inside a compound so there are 6 doors all are 2-story high and near to each other so imagine how inconvenient it was for us to take time and tell them to tone down their voices coz it’s late. My resolution was not that convenient either, I woke up our maid, Ate Jo and told her to go down and tell the neighbors to tone down their voices coz everybody in the compound is sleeping, they should give considerations, we are humans too and we need SLEEP. If they can manage a day without sleeping, by all means they are very welcome to that… but don’t do the same to us. They did quiet down but finished their little party a bit like 4 – 4:30 AM. I woke up around 8:00 AM, really exhausted and manage to go to school after. Then came my dilemma… the request I made for my good moral and for my recommendation letter was dues yesterday, Monday for pick up, since they a lot 5 days for the processing. So what I did is I skipped Monday and picked up the papers Tuesday, which today. I expected that the papers are ready for pick up and I don’t have to wait anymore much to my surprise, it’s not yet done, it wasn’t yet signed by the Dean of the Institute of Nursing plus there’s no dry seal yet. WTFudge!!! I let Monday passed and I’ll get the next day is “Can you pick up the documents after lunch?”… I therefore agreed coz I’d wasted my time going there in the 1st place (BTW my travel time is 1 hour but if there’s super traffic that would be plus half an hour). For me, the meaning of after lunch is a bit like 1:00 pm, give it or take it 30 minutes more. Wow, so I went back to the good office and again surprise surprise the documents are not yet ready but is for dry seal as of the moment. I gave it an hour more. I was about to give thinking that I might as well go home coz I’m tired of waiting, being there at 11:00 AM and still there at around 3:30 PM for just 2 pieces of paper. But then I told myself, I’d rather talk to them straight that I want the documents or I’ll just leave. Went straight inside the IN office, told one kind sir that I want the papers that instant or just tell me to leave coz I’m waiting for nothing. Right then and there he gave me the documents I needed,, immediately signed the log book and left.


Now I’ve learned that:

1. If they say follow up in a week, they mean… 2 weeks
2. If they say after lunch… you go back afternoon as in around 4 PM
3. If it looks like a cashier, think again coz it might be for something else.
4. If they say you’re VIP, it’s just a way of making you feel good, you’re just the same as everyone else.
5. If the say PA/check up… now you to the guards appointed at Pavilion 1 (I didn’t know they could handle that)
6. If you see good looking people, you’re not dreaming. They do exist.

Thank you FEU, you made my day HELL!!!

stop-blog-stop

(May 11, 2010 11:26 pm) while watching SNN almost midnight, my God i can't take how Bianca Gonzales looks, i dunno what she wants to prove but it didn't even impress me.. Her clothes is too much (though i know that nothing is ''too much'' for showbiz business). I am no fashion critique/police but her clothes is hell NO! For me.. Even her shoes shouted to let go asap! But I have to complement her make-up coz it looks good on her but then again, really Bianca, your clothes is like a disco ball on Valentine's Day!. Kris Aquino was interviewed over a segment and she answered very good, only shows that she is very wise, my sister even told me, ''why didn't Kris run for a position.. Instead of Noynoy?'' *giggle* why not?. I don't really like politics and showbiz but when you mix the two.. It's really messy.

(May 29, 2010 12:01 am) here I am again blogging myself to sleep. You might think why the date super skipped, it’s because I was tired blogging of too much stuff and FYI I was busy so here I am again (Easy come, easy go). So I was enjoying twitter this couple of days and it totally diverted my attention from Facebook and mind you, the only time that I check Facebook is when I want to maintain the game that super occupied my boredom for the past month/s (almost 2 months BTW) Mall World level 34 and going. It’s funny coz until now I’m still fond of playing a “somewhat or semi-non-addictive” online game but I’m not talking about hardcore online games like DOTA or Ragnarok or whatever, which by the way I haven’t tried ever.. in my life, I don’t even know why it is so addicting to all those young men out there. Going back to twitter, really it made me feel a bit special and by that I mean just a pinch special when a follower from Facebook read my Blogs and she finds it interesting (talk about me being weird and wanting to be less weird in the future). I just write what I can think of, anything under the bright moon. Let me acknowledge that person who took time reading my super informal blogs, Mira aka RoadRunner009 .. hey you! Thanks so much for dropping by and wasting your time on my pieces. I know some of my writings are not worth reading but hey, once I’m in front of my laptop and starts to type, I never stop. See my current blogs? I think I’ve written 3 in one sitting, then I’d go into plateau mode like I’d stop for weeks then blog again. When my Friendster account was still activated, I blog there… containing all my heartaches, my failures in life, my triumphs and so on, and my number one fan is my friend Lec Alexis, she use to read my blog but I guess she’s too busy with her school hahaha poor her, she has summer classes. Oh well enough about blogs, since I’m mentioning you here, I also want to wish you luck with all the exams you’ll be taking soon or you have already taken way back and passed it with flying colors. It seems like when I see your tweets sometimes you’re enjoying songs by Simple Plan or by Goo Goo Dolls or by anywho and sometimes you feel sad or happy or crappy, well whatever it is that you’re feeling just go ahead and let it flow. I’d bet you’d find another emotion to deal with before you know it. You should try blogging if you have time. And I would be the one who’ll read it then. My big appreciation to you <3.