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Narnia blockbuster spells a new chapter for CS Lewis

October 9, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off on Narnia blockbuster spells a new chapter for CS Lewis

The upcoming movie adaptation of CS Lewis’s book, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, is expected to set a new precedent. Far from sitting back and watching, publisher HarperCollins is working closely with filmmaker Walden Media, unleashing a massive, worldwide marketing drive for the books, timed to coincide with the film – and not only for The Chronicles of Narnia, but most of Lewis’s other books as well […]

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Narnia World Unlike Lord of the Rings

July 30, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off on Narnia World Unlike Lord of the Rings

Richard Taylor, who supervised the designs of armor and weapons for the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the upcoming film adaptation of Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, said that although both stories were adapted from British novels of the same period, the styles of the films have significant differences. […]

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Cameras on Narnia

May 18, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off on Cameras on Narnia

The book, Cameras on Narnia, features scenes from the movie of C S Lewis’ the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to illustrate his guide of the various roles and processes which go into making a movie. […]

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Celebration III Artist Inspired by C.S. Lewis

April 12, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off on Celebration III Artist Inspired by C.S. Lewis

When Star Wars first came out, Jerry Vanderstelt was nine years old. “It was magic!” he says. “Although I saw the movie on a crusty drive-in-movie screen through old AM radio speakers of my parents’ Buick, it had a wonder about it that has had me hooked ever since.” […]

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TolCon Guest Update! Sword Master Peter Lyon to Appear!

March 31, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off on TolCon Guest Update! Sword Master Peter Lyon to Appear!

Rebekah sent us word of another Guest of Honor that will be appearing at TolCon: Peter Lyon, the Sword Master and creator of the “hero” swords in Lord of the Rings and “Peter’s Sword” in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, is our newest Guest of Honor at TolCon! […]

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Past Watchful Dragons Conference Update

March 24, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off on Past Watchful Dragons Conference Update

The website for the “‘Past Watchful Dragons’: Fantasy and Faith in the World of C.S. Lewis” conference to be held November 3-5, 2005 on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, USA (which will include The Nashville Symphony’s performance of Howard Shore’s The Lord of the Rings Symphony) has been thoroughly updated to include the specific details about the event. Online registration and ticket sales begin April 1, 2005. The Call for Papers remains open through May 1, 2005. […]

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TolCon: Book now for Early Bird rate

February 22, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off on TolCon: Book now for Early Bird rate

It’s the last week to register at the cheaper Early Bird rates for Seattle’s Tolcon (May 13-15), and they have some good group rates too. Special guests include Ted Nasmith and Kiran Shah, who’ll have stories about his time on LOTR and the Narnia sets. […]

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‘Past Watchful Dragons’ Update

February 19, 2005 Paul Martin Comments Off on ‘Past Watchful Dragons’ Update

Amy H. Sturgis, Conference Director for ‘Past Watchful Dragons’ writes: Just a quick update re: the “‘Past Watchful Dragons’: Fantasy and Faith in the World of C.S. Lewis” conference on November 3-5, 2005, at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. […]