Sophia Perennis Publications has just brought back into print eight books by Owen Barfield, colleague of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, who has been acclaimed one of the most original minds of the 20th century; his Saving the Appearances remains a universally recognized classic. […]
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. […]
From thetowntalk.com: The public is invited to hear Emile Griffin explore the lives and friendship of best-selling authors J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis in a lecture set for Thursday at the Alexandria Museum of Art. The lecture, sponsored by Louisiana State University at Alexandria, is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the museum, the university has announced. There is no admission charge. […]
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! […]
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. […]
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. […]
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has won the hearts of Canterbury readers and was last night named their favourite book. […]
We know this is a Narnia website, but seeing as how J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were friends, this is a very related article (and very exciting): In a Variety article talking about MGM’s move back into the tentpole business, the trade mentions a few highly-anticipated projects that are in the works: […]
Fans of Tolkien and C.S. Lewis gather in Toronto July 1 to July 3 for conference featuring film actors Craig Parker and Bruce Hopkins, leading scholars and language specialists, costumers, musicians, artists, armorers, and crafts people. Special events include The Lord of the Rings musical, Tolkien-related films, banquet, costume contest, and outdoor picnic. The three day conference event is followed by a screening of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy on Tuesday, July 4. […]
Natasha from Treasure HD TV writes: Upon the recommendation of those at the NY Tolkein Society, I m passing you some information about our new HD TV series called Collector Showdown. We are currently seeking participants for our upcoming episode on LOTR and Narnia Collectors. […]
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