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Miscellaneous Fantasy

Acadamy Award Nominees to Celebrate NZ Film

A mystical theme from “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” will greet guests for the fourth annual celebration of New Zealand Filmmaking and Creative Talent dinner on Friday, Feb. 25 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. […]

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J.R.R. Tolkien

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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Narnia Film News

Narnia Action Figures, Puzzles and Games at ToyFair

This fall, Walt Disney Pictures will bring to the large screen The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, based on the classic novel series by C.S. Lewis. Hasbro unveils its toy line based on the film at the American International Toy Fair in New York in February. […]

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C.S. Lewis

‘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. […]

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Narnia Film News

NYTimes: Disney’s Next Hero: A Lion King of Kings

Aslan, a talking lion with mystical powers, is the central figure in “The Chronicles of Narnia,” the much-beloved seven-volume series of fantasy novels written by the British academic C. S. Lewis in the 1950’s. By the year’s end, if Disney marketers have their way, he will have joined Mickey Mouse, Pinocchio and Buzz Lightyear in a long line of characters that have periodically provided the Burbank giant with entertainment’s most valuable asset, a new fantasy to trade on. […]