July 2006 - Narnia Fans

Filmtracks Reviews Shadowlands Film Score

July 29, 2006 Paul Martin Comments Off

Among Richard Attenborough’s narrative triumphs was 1994’s Shadowlands, a glimpse into the later years of admired British scholar and author C. S. Lewis. In his career of biographical storytelling, Attenborough would experience the full range of success, from the heights of Gandhi to the failures of Chaplin, and while Shadowlands is not anywhere near as well known as many of his other pictures, Attenborough’s telling of the friendship and love between Lewis and American poet Joy Gresham is widely regarded as a nearly flawless film. […]

Narnia Fans Mailbag

July 27, 2006 Paul Martin Comments Off

Starting next week, we’re going to have a new feature here at NarniaFans.com. It is a weekly mailbag, that will be posted on Thursdays. We’ll do our best to answer your questions, respond to your comments, and to be consistent with the answers. […]

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Gift Set Contents

July 26, 2006 Paul Martin Comments Off

From DavisDVD comes this image of the contents of the Extended Edition Gift Set. Like the press release posted Saturday says, the package will include the Four-Disc Extended Edition DVD Set plus a pair of bookends created by artists at Peter Jackson’s WETA effects workshop. Available on December 12th, and on sale for only seven weeks, retail for the Gift Set will be $79.99. […]

Hey Narnia Fans! The Muppets Need our Help!

July 26, 2006 Paul Martin Comments Off

Disney contacted us and they asked if we could help them out a bit. They’re trying to decide on the cover for the Season Two – 4 Disc Set of the Muppet Show, and they want us to lend a hand by voting for our favorite version of the cover! […]

A Change of Plans for Skandar and his Family

July 25, 2006 Paul Martin Comments Off

In “The Chronicles of Narnia,” the four Pevensie children are evacuated from London during the Blitz and sent to stay with an elderly professor in a house in the countryside. Last Wednesday evening, in an old Ottoman villa in West Beirut, Skandar Keynes, the fourteen-year-old actor who played Edmund Pevensie in last year’s film of “Narnia,” his mother, Zelfa, and his grandfather, Cecil Hourani, were packing their things and getting ready to evacuate. […]

Lewis’ WWII broadcasts uplifting

July 24, 2006 Paul Martin Comments Off

C.S. Lewis, well-known and well-loved for the “Narnia Chronicles,” is not as well-known for his radio broadcasts in England during World War II. […]

ComiCon 2006: Prince Caspian to be as exciting as LWW

July 23, 2006 Paul Martin Comments Off

Disney was on board next with a look at the extended edition of THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE. Producer Mark Johnson shared some of the new footage and vfx being worked on for the special DVD release. As well as promising the fans that PRINCE CASPIAN will be just as exciting as the original NARNIA adventure. […]

LWW Official Press Release for Extended Edition/Gift Set

July 22, 2006 Pratterson Comments Off

Here is the Press Release for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Four-Disc Extended Edition of the film. The Feature’s Run Time is approximately 150 minutes, which is only about 10 minutes longer than the official runtime of the theatrical cut. But we must remember, they didn’t have much that they actually cut out of the film, originally. Here’s hoping that there’s more than just the mentioned battle scene extension, and enhanced special effects. […]

Narnia Film News

Narnia Brand Brings Audiences to Theatres

July 21, 2006 Paul Martin Comments Off

The success of the Narnia, Harry Potter and Star Wars movies show a unknown cast can still clean up at the the box office. […]

WETA At Comic Con 2006

July 14, 2006 Paul Martin Comments Off

Weta will be out in force (at San Diego Comic Con) showcasing it’s dynamic Superman Returns collectibles and unveiling the first of our new Hellgate: London statues, based on Flagship Studios’ hotly anticipated new video game. Comic Con will also be your very first chance to view the amazing new Weta Originals. […]

Month: July 2006