HARRY POTTER MOVIES SURPASS STAR WARS, LORD OF THE RINGS

The Harry Potter movie franchise has now surpassed the Star Wars and the Lord of the Rings series as the highest money-raking series in Hollywood history. So far Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 has grossed over US$7 billion (R47 billion) world wide, and it’s still on circuit! JK Rowling is officially richer than the queen of England, and may soon be even richer than Bernie Ecclestone to become the richest person of any gender in the United Kingdom.

KHLOE KARDASHIAN PREGGERS WITH TWINS!

Gossip site MediaTakeOut.com reports that reality TV star Khloe Kardashian Odom and her LA Lakers star husband Lamar Odom are finally expecting. Khloe is said to be pregnant with not one child but twins! According to MTO, Lamar was bragging about how his wifey is carrying twins just this past weekend.

JLO AND MARC GETTING A DIVORCE

Jennifer Lopez and her husband Marc Anthony have called it quits on their marriage, 7 years into it. The Latin pair announced their decision through a joint statement which gave no reasons whatsoever about why they are now getting divorced. They have 3 year old twins named Max and Emme.

HARRY POTTER MAGIC BURSTS BOX OFFICE WIDE OPEN

Warner Bros. Pictures’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the final adventure of the film series based on the beloved books by J.K. Rowling, worked its magic at the local box office earning almost R8.4 million in its opening weekend. 

IBM VOLUNTEERS DITCH GOGGLES, BUILD HOUSES

IBM South Africa has completed the local leg of IBM’s global “Celebration of Service” volunteer programme to commemorate the company’s centennial. The programme in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, saw 10 houses build in one month.

FIRST MZANSI BLACKBERRY APP WINNER ANNOUNCED

Joe Diedericks has been named as South Africa's first BlackBerry App Master for his ‘Salon Queen’ application for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, which will launch in South Africa soon.

He has won a BlackBerry PlayBook and an all-expenses-paid trip to San Francisco from 18 October to 20 October for the BlackBerry Developer Conference where he will be exposed to the latest app development best practices and expertise from Research In Motion, (RIM) the company behind the BlackBerry solution. Joe’s app will also be prominently featured on the South African BlackBerry App World carousel when it is available.

DVD REVIEW: THE AMERICAN

DIRECTOR: Anton Corbijn

CAST: George Clooney, Violante Placido

Strange thing about The American is that one of its producers is Mr Clooney himself, which means he was involved in the hiring of director Corbijn. Before this the Holland-born Corbijn had only worked on music videos and had not done a full film feature. How did he get the job? Who knows. All we know is that the movie didn’t get the critical acclaim it might have, neither did it receive much in terms of money at the global box office.

CONTROVERSIAL CHEF RAMSAY HEADING FOR JOZI

The 2011 Good Food & Wine Show will feature two of the world’s most respected chefs in Gordon Ramsay and George Calombaris. The show takes place at the Coca Cola Dome in Johannesburg between 22 and 25 September. Organisers promise that this year’s event will be much bigger and exciting than ever before. With someone like Ramsay on the panel, things will certainly get heated no doubt.