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C.S. Lewis

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

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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Narnia Film News

Prince Caspian Casting Call for Mediterranean and Spanish people

Shooting is scheduled to begin at end of January 2007 in New Zealand and Europe. At present submissions are ONLY required for the following roles : Males of Spanish or Mediterranean descent aged 30 to 60; female of Spanish or Mediterranean descent aged late 30s – all must be proficient speakers of English. Also sought are actors of restricted growth, male and female. […]

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C.S. Lewis

Narnian-Biblical Corollaries

While Aslan flat-out IS Jesus Christ, many other characters in the Narnian stories can be called _analogies_ to something in the Bible.
However far his inventiveness ranged, Mr. Lewis did not forget about Scripture. […]

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C.S. Lewis

When Imitators Fail To Emulate

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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C.S. Lewis

Editorial: A Divine Tactfulness

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. […]

Narnia Books

The Return to Narnia: The Rescue of Prince Caspian (Hardcover)

A book is hitting shelves next week that could explore the territory that the filmmakers have been walking. The artwork is right out of the first film, with alterations that could very well be it turns out isn’t from concept art for Prince Caspian (it is late enough in the year for most of the art to be completed). UPDATED! (Read UPDATE 1) […]