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C.S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis’ Case for the Christian Faith Review

Richard Purtill, a former professor of philosophy at Western Washington University, sets out to answer those questions. His new book offers a clear, systematic assessment of Lewis’ lasting achievement.

At the heart of Lewis’ body of work — from “Miracles” to “The Chronicles of Narnia” to “The Screwtape Letters” — Purtill finds a rare combination of imaginative, moral and intellectual talents. […]

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Narnia Film News

Swinton: Narnia’s White Witch! McAvoy: Tumnus?

The part is one of the biggest movie roles of the year – and Tilda Swinton has landed it. She will play the wicked White Witch who rules as the ice queen of Narnia, the fictional land created by C. S. Lewis where it’s always winter but never Christmas, in his classic novel The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe.

James McAvoy, one of the stars of award-winning TV drama State Of Play and TV series Shameless, is rumoured to have been offered the role of Mr Tumnus, the Narnian creature who tries to help the children after they stumble into his world via an old wardrobe. […]

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Narnia Film News

Narnia Casting Call Draws 300 Hopefuls for LWW

Braving rain, 300 tall and short people turned out to the Auckland casting call for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

And the film’s officials had a message for those who stayed away: “If you can’t handle the rain you can’t handle a film set,” said extras casting co-ordinator Victoria Cole. […]

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Harry Gregson-Williams

Gregson-Williams to score Narnia adventure

The prolific Harry Gregson-Williams has landed yet another major scoring assignment – perhaps his most prestigious so far. He will compose the music for Disney’s and Walden Media’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe based on the novel by C.S. Lewis. The film is directed by Andrew Adamson with whom Gregson-Williams just worked on Shrek 2 as well as its popular 2001 predecessor. […]

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C.S. Lewis

CS Lewis: Collected Letters Volume II

This is a big book. It’s not to be read at one sitting. It’s for dipping in and out. Lewis was plainly a hugely gifted man and I found his letters endlessly fascinating. When he’s writing to his fellow Christians he can be profundity itself. In one he describes an evening spent with fellow theologians (including Tolkien) mulling over Matthew 7:14. […]

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Narnia Film News

Don McAlpine to do Cinematography on LWW

Don McAlpine, one of Australia’s most distinguished film-makers, is now preparing to shoot a big-screen adaptation of C. S. Lewis’s novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in New Zealand. He celebrated his 70th birthday yesterday at his home at MacMasters Beach. […]

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Narnia Film News

Filming begins in Auckland in June

Shooting for the first of the Narnia films starts in June. A crew 200 strong arrived in Auckland New Zealand today and was welcome with a Powhiri. Shooting will take place in Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown. […]

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Narnia Film News

Rhythm and Hues Bringing Narnia F/X to Life

For “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” Rhythm and Hues will create matte paintings, as well as bring to life a cast of creatures from the C.S. Lewis children’s classic as photo-realistic computer-generated characters, including Aslan, a talking lion. […]