October 2005 - Page 7 of 7

BBC Narnia Soundtrack Details

October 6, 2005 Paul Martin

Silva Screen Records has announced the release dates of “The Chronicles of Narnia: Music from the BBC Television Series” by composer Geoffrey Burgon. It is released in the UK and other territories on October 10th, and in the US on November 8th. **SPOILERS**

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‘Narnia’ books getting a boost from film

October 5, 2005 Paul Martin

Hollywood has been turning best-selling novels into movies for decades, as far back as ”Gone With the Wind.” But publishers have usually had nothing to do with it. They watched and hoped the movie would drive up sales of the book. Sometimes it did, but just as often it didn’t.

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ChristianityToday Interviews Walden Media’s Michael Flaherty on Narnia

October 5, 2005 Paul Martin

Right now, the heat is really on Flaherty and Walden, the film studio producing The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, releasing December 9. Walden partnered with Disney to market and distribute the film, but Walden retained all creative control. So, if you like the movie, you can thank Walden. If you don’t like it, you’ll know exactly where to lay the blame.

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Journey Into Narnia Arts Contest in Florida

October 4, 2005 Paul Martin

As part of Just Read, Florida, a statewide literacy initiative, students in Florida are invited on a â€œJourney into the Land of Narnia.â€

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Fantastic Fest to feature Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Presentation

October 4, 2005 Paul Martin

From October 6-9, the Fantastic Fest will present behind-the-scenes peeks at the making of Richard Linklater’s A SCANNER DARKLY and Andrew Adamson’s THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDOBE. You do not want to miss out on this unique and extraordinary weekend of fantastic film!

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Wheaton College has Lewis’ Desk, Wardrobe on Display

October 4, 2005 Paul Martin

I thought you’d be interested in a six week seminar taking place on Wheaton College campus in Wheaton, Illinois.

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TIME: How to Tell if The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a Christian Film

October 4, 2005 Paul Martin

Whether four sentences from the C.S. Lewis book make it onto the big screen will make a big difference. **SPOILERS**

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Jeb Bush is encouraging Florida schoolchildren to read Narnia

October 4, 2005 Paul Martin

Gov. Jeb Bush is encouraging Florida schoolchildren to read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a parable of the New Testament gospels, for a contest timed with the release of the movie version by a company owned by a prominent Republican donor.

The $150 million film opens Dec. 9, and three sets of winners will get a private screening in Orlando, two nights at a Disney resort, a dinner at Medieval Times and a copy of the C.S. Lewis children’s novel signed by Jeb and Columba Bush.

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