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Down the pub with Tolkien and C. S. Lewis

September 24, 2007 Paul Martin Comments Off on Down the pub with Tolkien and C. S. Lewis

There is magic in the last line of The Lord of the Rings. To recap: the stolidly courageous Sam Gamgee, having watched his best friend, Frodo Baggins, sail towards the Grey Havens and into a kind of death, is left to walk back to the Shire where he finds his wife and children waiting with the promise of a quiet life far from the slaughter of the War of the Ring. J. R. R. Tolkien finishes with the sentence: “‘Well, I’m back,’ he said”. It is a touchingly understated conclusion which returns the prose to the homely simplicity of the inaugural chapters after the archaic epic mode of The Return of the King. […]

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C.S. Lewis Society Update, 8/29/07

August 29, 2007 Paul Martin Comments Off on C.S. Lewis Society Update, 8/29/07

David J. Theroux, the Founder and President of the C. S. Lewis Society of California has e-mailed us with the latest updates on many upcoming events that you’re all invited to attend! Please note the following in this issue of the C.S. Lewis Society Update (8/29/07):

1. More on Harry Potter and Christianity; 2. Film News; 3. New Publications; 4. Next meeting of C.S. Lewis Society’s Bay Area Book Club: Studies in Words; 5. Other Events

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David Goyer developing ‘Here, There Be Dragons’

April 10, 2007 Paul Martin Comments Off on David Goyer developing ‘Here, There Be Dragons’

Writer-producer-director David Goyer (Batman Begins) told SCI FI Wire that he and Harry Potter producer David Heyman are co-producing a big-screen version of the James A. Owen fantasy novel Here, There Be Dragons, based on the real and fantasy lives of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and Charles Williams. The book is the first volume in Owen’s The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica franchise, and Goyer revealed that Owen is currently writing his own adaptation of the tale, hinting that he might direct the ensuing film if the timing works out. […]

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C S Lewis: Life, Works, & Legacy

January 10, 2007 Paul Martin Comments Off on C S Lewis: Life, Works, & Legacy

Bruce Edwards is pleased and excited to report that the four volume reference set on the life, works, and legacy of C. S. Lewis for which he served as General Editor, is in press, and will be published in hardback in late April by Praeger Perspectives. Amazon and Barnes and Noble already have it listed! […]

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IGN Interviews “Here, There Be Dragons” producer David Goyer

October 3, 2006 Paul Martin Comments Off on IGN Interviews “Here, There Be Dragons” producer David Goyer

Last Friday, IGN had the opportunity to interview producer/screenwriter David Goyer, where he spoke at length about the novel “Here, There Be Dragons.” The rights for the novel have been snapped up by Warner Brothers, pushing the book up the sales charts very quickly. For example, Amazon pre-sales ranked the book around 5,000. On September 29th, with word spreading of the movie news, “Dragons” was ranking at 644. As of this writing, it is sitting at 1,493. […]

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J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis in a Buddy Movie

September 29, 2006 Paul Martin Comments Off on J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis in a Buddy Movie

Since The Lord of the Rings’ success, there have been many fantasy films released to try to cash in on the success. I think it’s a breath of fresh air, as far as movies are concerned. Afterall, movies are mostly fantasy anyway, depending on how you look at them. Recently, Peter Jackson has optioned a series called Temeraire. […]

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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. […]