The Chronicles of Narnia

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

February 19, 2005 Paul Martin
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.

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Narnia Music Clip? -UPDATED-

January 13, 2005 Paul Martin
If anyone knows what this is from, please let me know, otherwise, this could be our first listen to music from The Chronicles of Narnia, composed by Harry Gregson-Williams. And if so, it is magnificent!

Update! The music behind the narration is from the movie “The Perfect Storm” composed by James Newton Howard.

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C.S. Lewis

‘Best of C.S. Lewis,’ 5-week course, scheduled at church

January 8, 2005 Paul Martin
St. Charles the Martyr Episcopal Church will host a five-week course entitled “The Best of C.S. Lewis: Part Two.” The course is open to the public and attendees need not have attended part one last year. C.S. Lewis, who died in 1963, was a scholar at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. During World War II he was heard weekly on the BBC radio as a voice of comfort and encouragement.

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Press Release: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

August 30, 2004 Paul Martin
“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” a spectacular live-action/CGI motion picture adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ beloved literary classic, began principal photography on location in Auckland, New Zealand, on June 28, 2004. The production, a joint venture between the Walt Disney Studios and Walden Media, is the first live-action adaptation of Lewis’ book for the motion picture screen, and represents one of the biggest undertakings ever mounted by both companies.

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