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Daniel Radcliffe: Snobby Oscars Never Liked Potter

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:36:05 CST

Daniel Radcliffe is "slightly miffed" that none of the Harry Potter films have won an Academy Award, whereas children's movie Hugo was nominated for Best Picture and 10 other categories this year. "I don't think the Oscars like commercial films, or kids' films, unless they're directed by Martin Scorsese," Radcliffe...

Daniel Radcliffe: I Was Drunk in Harry Potter Scenes

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:00 CST

Everyone's favorite boy wizard has made a startling confession: He sometimes acted in Harry Potter scenes drunk. "I went into work still drunk," Daniel Radcliffe tells Heat magazine. "I can point to many scenes where I'm just gone. Dead behind the eyes." He never drank at work, but was still...

Woman in Black Offers Old-School Thrills

Matt Cantor — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:33:05 CST

The boy wizard is back—but this time, he's a 19th-century gentleman. Daniel Radcliffe is generally successful playing a spooked lawyer in The Woman in Black , a throwback haunted house thriller. What the critics are saying: The film "makes the most of its old-fashioned virtues," writes Manohla Dargis in the...

Daniel Radcliffe Magic in SNL Debut

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:40:11 CST

Daniel Radcliffe made his Saturday Night Live debut last night, bringing "an impressive American accent" and a "strong presence," reports the Hollywood Reporter. The host zinged Casey Anthony, appearing as her new dog in an interview with Seth Meyers, and ripped his shirt off as a lovesick co-worker to Kristen...

JK Rowling: I Almost Killed Ron

Kevin Spak — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:59:42 CDT

Talk about your unforgivable curses. JK Rowling has revealed that she came very close to tossing an Avada Kedavra Ron Weasley’s way somewhere in the middle of the Harry Potter series. “I did seriously consider killing Ron,” Rowling tells Daniel Radcliffe in an interview on the Harry Potter and the...

Harry Potter Zaps Box Office Record, Nabs $168.6M

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:06:20 CDT

Harry Potter went out with a true bang: The final installment in the wizarding saga, the Deathly Hallows Part 2, notched almost half a billion dollars internationally, with an opening weekend take of $475.6 million. That shattered the previous record, Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince, which...

8 Celebs Whose Addictions Shocked Us

Evann Gastaldo — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 12:16:46 CDT

Raise your hand if you were shocked to read that Harry Potter—er, Daniel Radcliffe— had a drinking problem . Well, you weren't the only one. The Frisky rounds up seven more celebs whose addictions surprised the world: Demi Moore : She was addicted to cocaine in the '80s, but cleaned up...

Harry Potter Crew Overcome on Final Day

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:49:37 CDT

Now it can be shown: The last day of filming of the last Harry Potter movie was not so magical. It was rather heartbreaking. Cast mates applauded one another, and burbled, and recalled their amazing time together and expressed grief that it was over. "How do I put into words...

Daniel Radcliffe: Why I Had to Quit Drinking

Kate Schwartz — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:20:05 CDT

He's only 21, but Daniel Radcliffe is off the booze for good. In an interview with British GQ as reported by the Telegraph , the actor explains that he started partying too much at age 18, during the filming of Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince. His drink of choice? Whisky....