March 2006 - Page 2 of 3

Kiran Shah joins Gathering of the Fellowship

March 23, 2006 Paul Martin

Narnia fans can meet noted actor and stuntman Kiran Shah, who played the dwarf Ginarrbrik in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, at The Gathering of the Fellowship, taking place at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto July 1-4 and celebrating all things Tolkien and C.S.Lewis.

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Narnia Tops Harry Potter for 2005

March 20, 2006 Paul Martin

It may only be for a few days, but this could be final. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe hits DVDs in a couple of weeks; and in some parts of the country, it is still playing in theatres.

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Producer Mark Johnson Discusses Future of Narnia

March 18, 2006 Paul Martin

Producer Mark Johnson won an Oscar for producing 1988’s Best Picture, Rain Man, but that’s nothing compared to how his Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe kicked Kong’s butt at the box office last winter. (Okay, he didn’t say that, but he should have!)

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Chronicles of Narnia DVD Review Coming Soon

March 17, 2006 Paul Martin

We’re currently looking at the 2-Disc Collector’s Edition DVD set of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and will have a review up, probably next week, as the DVD has a LOT of features on it.

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C.S. Lewis Today Conference in Sydney, Australia

March 15, 2006 Paul Martin

On Saturday 6 May, Douglas Gresham, Co-Producer of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, local members of the crew, film and TV industry, and writers are taking part in the first ever Australian national C.S. Lewis Conference in Sydney.

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Disney Insider Yearbook features Narnia

March 15, 2006 Paul Martin

It’s not easy to put a year in the palm of your hand, but the Disney Insider Yearbook: 2005 Year in Review aims to do just that. Or at least to put the year on your coffeetable – this is a large and lavish book. The Yearbook is an effort to put all the excitement and events of last year in one place, packed with the people, events, and pictures we’ll want to remember in years to come.

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Oscar winner Tami Lane comes home

March 12, 2006 Paul Martin

Tami Lane walked through the door of her parents’ Dunlap townhouse Friday, lugging a backpack weighed down by clothes, magazines and an eight-and-a-half pound, gold-plated statue.

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Actor re-creates C.S. Lewis in one-man show

March 9, 2006 Paul Martin

For 20 years, Tom Key has explored those themes through his one-man show, “C.S. Lewis On Stage,” which he brought to the South Bend Christian Reformed Church on Sunday night.

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Walden Media’s The Giver has a Director

March 8, 2006 Paul Martin

Vadim Perelman, who made his directorial debut with the critically acclaimed adaptation of “House of Sand and Fog,” has signed on to turn the award-winning children’s book “The Giver” into a feature.

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Tilda Swinton to Appear at University of Pittsburgh

March 7, 2006 Paul Martin

The University of Pittsburgh Film Studies Program, with support from the Office of the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, will sponsor a March 14 appearance by internationally acclaimed actress Tilda Swinton, who starred as the witch in Andrew Adamson’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005). In conjunction with Swinton’s visit, the Film Studies Program will screen Derek Jarman’s Edward II (1991) March 13 and Sally Potter’s Orlando (1992) March 15. All events are at 7 p.m. in the Carnegie Museum of Art Screening Room, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Admission is free.

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