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The Chronicles of Narnia: Collector’s Edition boxset includes a whole DVD dedicated to special features including: a specially recorded interview which reunites the Pevensie children for the first time in 15 years; several classic Blue Peter ‘behind-the scenes’ clips from the late 1980’s; special effects, costume and set design features; outtakes and a quiz.

Wesley Fryer attended a session titled “Prince Caspian” and the Return to Narnia: Making the Journey to Literacy Through Fantasy. It was a presentation done by Randy Testa, Vice President of Education for Walden Media, LLC. Randy shared this presentation at the 2007 EncycloMedia presentation in Oklahoma City on 8/29/2007. Has some great information, and new stuff about Narnia!

In last week’s mailbag, we answered a question regarding the “in-depth companion guidebook” that was supposed to be included in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 4-Disc Extended Edition DVD set. We now have more of an answer for you, thanks to the fine folks at Disney DVD!

For a very limited time, Walt Disney Home Entertainment presents the ultimate “Narnia” DVD collection: Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media present C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe Four-Disc EXTENDED EDITION available on DVD Today.

To celebrate its release this Christmas, ICN readers are being offered the opportunity to win one of five great Narnia Screening packs. Each one contains a copy of the four-disc DVD together with a Narnia quiz, poster and other holiday activity cards to fill your Christmas with Narnia fun.

Animation Insider is reporting that Disney will put The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe Special Edition in the Disney Vault on January 31st, 2007. The special edition, to be released on December 12th, will mean that the movie will only be available for 51 days, or roughly 7 weeks.

Walt Disney Co.’s third-quarter earnings made another double-digit jump, this time fully a 40% improvement, thanks to continued strength in television advertising, home-video sales and hefty theme-park growth, the entertainment giant reported Wednesday.

From DavisDVD comes this image of the contents of the Extended Edition Gift Set. Like the press release posted Saturday says, the package will include the Four-Disc Extended Edition DVD Set plus a pair of bookends created by artists at Peter Jackson’s WETA effects workshop. Available on December 12th, and on sale for only seven weeks, retail for the Gift Set will be $79.99.