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The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe

A collection of 39 posts

Specials: GetReligion on a Republican Conspiracy in Narnia

It's Narnia day at Looking Closer. The first of many to come, I'm sure. Don't miss GetReligion's great blog entry on how a non-story is becoming a big story... Warning! Children reading classic books! And by the way... a follow-up note to

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Specials: Phillip Pullman Attacks Narnia, Again. March of the Value-less Penguins

Today's specials: Once again, ladies and gentlemen, the author of The Golden Compass attacks C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia as "racist" and "misogynistic." If you think Pullman's accusations are interesting, wait until you read the comments following the

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New York Times considers the marketing of Narnia

from The New York Times: Mitchell Leib, president of music for Disney's Buena Vista film unit, said he still expected to assemble and release a secular soundtrack before the film's Dec. 9 opening. But he cited production snags. He said he was still awaiting a recording

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New feedback at CT: Narnia

A letter worth noting at the Feedback page for Christianity Today Movies: Your Reel News column states, "It's not surprising that believers would see [The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe] as not just mere entertainment, but as an evangelistic opportunity. "In stark contrast, C. S.

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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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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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I Have Seen Aslan.

Saw the first full-length trailer for The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe at Biola's Media Conference. Twice. That's how much the crowd loved it. Can't say more at this point, except that all of the main characters get their close-ups, and it'

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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

Report: The Voice of Aslan is...

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Report: The Voice of Aslan is...

... Bryan Cox. That’s what Ain’t It Cool News is reporting, anyway. 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 for characters of commanding

Awake, fans of Middle Earth and Narnia!

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Awake, fans of Middle Earth and Narnia!

And Thanksgiving just keeps on going! Today, six minutes of footage from the Extended Edition of The Return of the King is online ... here. And your first glimpse of the enchanted wardrobe from The Chronicles of Narnia is ... here.

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