Posts Tagged With: Narnia

One of the Most Important Windows

Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting our friends and conference faculty members, Malcolm Guite and Diana Glyer, at the C.S. Lewis Study Centre at The Kilns. After their visit, Diana posted up a few photos of her stay.  Upon seeing the photo of the window behind C.S. Lewis’ desk (reprinted here), Malcolm commented: Surely … Continue reading »

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Book Review – The Magician’s Book: A Skeptic’s Adventures in Narnia

BOOK REVIEW The Magician’s Book: A Skeptic’s Adventures in Narnia by Laura Miller Little Brown: 320 pp., $25.99 By Nan Rinella To anyone who loves C.S. Lewis and Narnia, The Magician’s Book presents a dichotomy between delight and disbelief. The critique/biography/author’s memoir is mesmerizing in its perspicacity, but mystifying from a Christian perspective. Laura Miller … Continue reading »

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Walden Media Finds A Co-Producer for Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Just yesterday, the good news was released that Walden Media has partnered with Twentieth Century Fox to coproduce Voyage of the Dawn Treader.  It was earlier announced on Christmas Eve that Disney was dropping the Narnia franchise.  Entertainment industry speculation has it that Disney made its decision based on financial concerns and  disagreements with Walden … Continue reading »

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BBC to Film A Documentary Based on Planet Narnia

The BBC is set to film a documentary based on Rev. Dr. Michael Ward’s recent book Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis.  Ward, one of our former Wardens of C.S. Lewis’ home, “The Kilns,” and a seminar leader at Oxbridge 2008, will be working with director/producer Norman Stone, who was … Continue reading »

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Narnia Exhibition at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia

For those of you located within traveling distance to Philadelphia, you may want to visit the Franklin Institute for their new Narnia Exhibition, particularly if you have children or grandchildren.  Danielle Lipp, from Newsweek.com’s Budget Travel section, describes it: The 10,000-square-foot interactive exhibit features scene displays, creatures, props, and costumes from both movies, while also … Continue reading »

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