Month: September 2006

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J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis in a Buddy Movie

September 29, 2006 Paul Martin
Since The Lord of the Rings’ success, there have been many fantasy films released to try to cash in on the success. I think it’s a breath of fresh air, as far as movies are concerned. Afterall, movies are mostly fantasy anyway, depending on how you look at them. Recently, Peter Jackson has optioned a series called Temeraire.

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When Imitators Fail To Emulate

September 26, 2006 Joseph Ravitts
Has anybody here ever heard of a famous live-stage director named Stanislavsky? He is best remembered for a book titled “An Actor Prepares,” which was the main textbook in an acting course I took long ago. Stanislavsky begins by telling a humorous anecdote at his own expense.

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Editorial: A Divine Tactfulness

September 25, 2006 Joseph Ravitts
There are Narnia fans, on the explicitly Christian side of the house, who are just a little uneasy about elements in the recent movie which seemed, if only slightly, to diminish Aslan’s status as Deity. To them I would say, “Have confidence in Douglas Gresham’s hand at the helm.” I believe that Mr. Gresham, and those who pay heed to him, are trying to be diplomatic about Aslan’s identity as Christ. What I mean by that–what I believe they have in mind–is something with Scriptural precedent.

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