Articles by Paul Martin

Narnia Books

The Summer of Narnia Spectacular

March 16, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off on The Summer of Narnia Spectacular

Brian “glumPuddle” sent us this e-mail: I work at a Christian bookstore and we recently recieved this 5-page Narnia catalog entitled “The Summer of Narnia Spectacular.” The catalog is primarily about the summer re-releases of the Focus on the Family radio dramas (with a special low price). Here is a brief description of each image…. […]

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Narnia Film News

HarperCollins Puts Big Money Behind “Chronicles of Narnia”

March 15, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off on HarperCollins Puts Big Money Behind “Chronicles of Narnia”

The first trailer will be released in theatres in April with a global marketing and publicity campaign building towards the December 9 launch. The world premiere will take place at the Royal Albert Hall [link] on December 7, with parts of the adjacent Hyde Park transformed into a “winter wonderland” scene for the premiere. […]

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Narnia Books

The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy

March 14, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off on The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy

Coming out in Sept./Oct. 2005 is “The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy.” Edited by Gregory Bassham and Jerry L. Walls, this is a collection of essays about the Chronicles, with topics ranging from Belief, Doubt and Knowing, to Ethics, Metaphysics, and Religion. It’s another book in the Popular Culture and Philosophy series that includes “The Simpsons and Philosophy,” “Seinfeld and Philosophy,” and “The Matrix and Philosophy,” and recently “Lord of the Rings and Philosophy” and “Harry Potter and Philosophy.” Some of the books are currently in use in University classes. […]

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Narnia Film News

Tehanu’s Set Report #3: Centaurs and Satyrs

March 10, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off on Tehanu’s Set Report #3: Centaurs and Satyrs

The centaurs – three men and one woman – are standing with a kind of rig harnessed to their hips which provides the horse parts to their bodies. The back end of the horse is supported on a post that rides on a pair of small wheels. […]

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C.S. Lewis

The Question of God – Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis

March 9, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off on The Question of God – Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis

Based on a popular Harvard course taught by Dr. Armand Nicholi, author of The Question of God, the series illustrates the lives and insights of Sigmund Freud, a life-long critic of religious belief, and C.S. Lewis, a celebrated Oxford don, literary critic, and perhaps this century’s most influential and popular proponent of faith based on reason. […]