Month: April 2008

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C.S. Lewis

Tolkien/Lewis Expert Receives Prestigious Science Fiction/Fantasy Award Nomination

April 8, 2008 Paul Martin
In recognition of the best work within this genre, Denvention 3, the 66th World Science Fiction Convention, recently announced the nominees for this year’s highly coveted Hugo Award —the most prestigious award in the science fiction field. Diana Glyer, a Tolkien/Lewis expert and Azusa Pacific University professor, has secured a spot in the Best Related Book category.

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Movies & TV

AICN talks Prince Caspian Footage

April 8, 2008 Paul Martin
AintItCoolNews was invited to London to view 45 minutes of Prince Caspian footage. They’ve written a particularly long review of the footage. But if you want to read it, be aware that they have some profanity. There are also MANY SPOILERS, so if you don’t want to be spoiled, or to put up with the profanity, then stay away. That being said, here are some portions of the review.

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Movies & TV

Switchfoot on Prince Caspian Soundtrack

April 3, 2008 Paul Martin
Great news! Switchfoot has been chosen to record a song for the official Prince Caspian movie soundtrack! Jon and the guys will be shooting a video with footage from the movie interspersed. You will receive that video as soon as it is available! (Rumor from the battlefront: Jon will be performing the new Prince Caspian song [This is Home] at the Willowcreek Student Ministries Conference on April 10.)

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Movies & TV

National Online Workshop Explores Evangelism for Film Release of Prince Caspian

April 2, 2008 Paul Martin
The Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship and BeADisciple.com announce an online workshop entitled “Crowning ‘Prince Caspian’: An Evangelism and Discipleship Growth Opportunity,” geared towards clergy and lay people in the Church. The Disney film version of the second installment of C.S. Lewis’ classic “The Chronicles of Narnia” premieres as a summer blockbuster in mid-May 2008.

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Movies & TV

Orchestrating Magic in Narnia … All Over Again

April 2, 2008 Paul Martin
Telmarines, talking mice, and Minotaurs … it’s a wrap for the second installation in C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series, according to director/producer/co-writer Andrew Adamson. “We’re in the U.K. tying up the last month of post-production… polishing the sound, music, and special effects. I’m extremely happy with what we’ve created. It’s like a painful birthing process which you forget soon afterwards.” Considering “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” took four and a half years to produce, it must have seemed like the two years working on “Prince Caspian” whizzed by at breakneck speed.

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