C.S. Lewis
Narnia movie ‘could help tourism’
Renewed interest in the Narnia stories of east Belfast-born author CS Lewis could attract more visitors to Northern Ireland, tourism bosses have predicted.
Year: 2005
Movies & TV
Always winter, never Christmas
After I enjoyed the new feature film “Narina” of the C.S. Lewis story, “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe,” I reflected on a thought: What would it be like if it was, as in Narnia, “always winter and never Christmas”?
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‘Narnia’ actor Skandar Keynes plays ‘bad boy’ Edmund
It’s not easy being Edmund in “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” Three of the four Pevensie siblings are brave, heroic and all-around noble in C.S. Lewis’ classic Narnia series. But Edmund causes most of the problems by taking the side of the evil White Witch.
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When are movies too intense for children?
As it attempts to halt the year’s box office slide, Hollywood is bringing out the howitzer for the holidays — the turbocharged children’s film. For the last five years, PG-13 has ruled the box office; it’s the imprimatur of the top-grossing films of the year. Now kids’ films, PG-rated and amped up with computer graphics, are trying to catch up.
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Georgie Henley Wins Award
Georgie Henley took home the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role – Female for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Congratulations, Georgie!
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Early LWW DVD Cover
DavisDVD.com has posted an early DVD cover for what appears to be the single-disc edition of the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
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Churches let Narnia film speak for itself
Families have taken to the Disney film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, but not at the urging of religious leaders.
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‘Narnia’ tours light the way
In Disney’s new blockbuster The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, four young siblings use a wardrobe door to travel from wartime England to the mythical landscapes of Narnia, the fairy-tale world made famous by British novelist C.S. Lewis.
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As a witch, Swinton casts spell
When considering whether she wanted to play the role of the evil White Witch in “The Chronicles of Narnia,” Tilda Swinton remembered what Margaret Hamilton said about being the Wicked Witch of the West in “The Wizard of Oz.”
C.S. Lewis
Two colleges lay claim to Narnia portal
Two U.S. colleges claim to have the piece of furniture that inspired C.S. Lewis to write “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.”