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More specials: Serenity clip. Best album of '05? Smog video. Narnia pics.

More specials: * A truly troubling clip that seems to be from Joss Whedon's Serenity. Viewer discretion ... no, make that listener discretion advised. * Josh Hurst just noticed that Sufjan Stevens' Illinois is no longer the "best-reviewed album of the year" ... at least for now. Who took

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I've Got a Golden Ticket to Narnia!

Woo hoo!!! I've just been informed that I have the enormous privilege of covering The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe for Christianity Today. And since I'm enormously skeptical about the whole affair, rather than a blindly loyal "Narniac" who's already calling

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Are you a Narniac?

Today's Reel News is up, featuring your big opportunity to work for Disney for no pay, promoting a "masterpiece" that nobody's seen! P.S. Narniacs aren't the real problem. The real problem comes from nicknamaniacs who must put a label on everything

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Specials: Critics on Cinderella Man & Batman, We3, Radiohead, "Narniacs"

Today's specials: * WHY ARE CHRISTIAN CRITICS SO FOND OF CINDERELLA MAN? I don't get it. The film is such a calculated crowdpleaser, and so focused on self-reliance, while Christian faith is only acknowledged... not affirmed. There's nothing truly challenging, revealing, or surprising about the

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The Lion, the Witch, and the Musical Merchandising

Somewhere, the real Aslan is feeling betrayed. There are going to be FOUR soundtrack albums for The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Not two. Not three. But four. (Five is right out.) Can you say "overkill"? If they keep this up, my enthusiasm for this project will

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The Narnia Trailer is Here!

The wardrobe awaits... See Aslan. Hear Aslan Roar. My thoughts: Looks like the big, Lord of the Rings-style treatment, alright. And it'll make crowds happy. The crowd of fans who watched it with me at Biola a few weeks ago went berzerk and demanded an encore performance. So

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Glimpses of the Narnia characters

These WETA collectibles give you a glimpse of the characters we'll be seeing in the upcoming The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Looking good so far. WETA's collectibles for The Lord of the Rings were extraordinary, so I assume these are fairly true to the

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Report: The Voice of Aslan is...

... Bryan Cox. (At least, that's what Ain't It Cool News is reporting.) I'm thrilled. Cox has a big, booming, rough voice. He never wastes one line of dialogue. His voice has so much more character, personality, and complexity than the large-but-dull voices usually employed

Kurt Cobain Rises Again

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Kurt Cobain Rises Again

☠️2025 Update: This post is past its expiration date. Some of these links may no longer work due to the cruel realities of the Internet’s impermanence. (If you find a solution to the broken link, let me know.) I’m preserving this post for archival purposes. Tidbits: * If you

Jim Broadbent and four young actors head to Narnia

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Jim Broadbent and four young actors head to Narnia

The great Jim Broadbent will be playing the Professor in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, and four young actors are headed to fame and fortune as Narnia's legendary heroes: Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. Click here to get a glimpse of their soon-to-be-everywhere mugs.

Let's kick this thing off with an announcement... The White Witch!

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Let's kick this thing off with an announcement... The White Witch!

Why not kick off this blog with something that looks like news? It's starting to look official. Tilda Swinton looks like she may indeed be The White Witch of Narnia.* 🧐2025 Update: This post — slight and temporal as it was — was the first ever on the blog version