Word on the Street

Team xBox Reviews Narnia Video Game

Posted November 10, 2005 9:50 am by Tirian

Legba from Team xBox interviews Andy Burrows from Traveller’s Tales about their new game being released next week – The Chronicles of Narnia. Burrows talks about the how they made the game uniquely Narnian and some of the specific gameplay attributes. It’s a great article and can be read by clicking here.

Infuze Magazine Launches Narnia Blog

Posted November 10, 2005 8:00 am by Tirian

Our good friends at Infuze Magazine have announced the opening of their Narnia Blog today. This blog allows a number of Narnia like Colin Duriez (A Field Guide to Narnia), Devin Brown (Inside Narnia), Paul Friskney (Sharing the Narnia Experience), and Thomas Williams (The Heart of the Chronicles of Narnia) to congregate in one place and blog about any Narnia-related topic. The blog also uses NarniaWeb Movie News to allow visitors to stay up to date on the latest news. Visit The Narnia Blog today!

Watch Your Cereal!

Posted November 9, 2005 10:33 pm by Tirian

Katie writes in to tell us that Wal-Mart is now selling cereal with Narnia boxes! Honey Nut Cheerios, Cheerios, and Lucky Charms offer Narnia artwork on their boxes, and come with one of four booklets about The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Keep your eyes peeled at your favorite supermarket as these cereal boxes may be coming your way soon!

Win Passes to Advanced Screening

Posted November 8, 2005 12:26 pm by Tirian

Entertainment Weekly is offering a chance for your to win passes a special Advance Movie Screening of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Simply click here to enter. Thanks to Tierza for the alert.

Will This ‘Lion’ Roar?

Posted November 8, 2005 9:26 am by Tirian

The LA Times rolls out another bit of Narnia news in this story, focusing on the pressures of directing the multimillion dollar masterpiece, one month and three days from its release (at press time). New details revealed about the travails of choosing forms of fake snow, Walden’s pursuit of film rights, working with young actors, blending half-man-half-beasts in CG and negotiating movie rights with Disney, whose higher-ups, the writer states, are hoping for their company’s own corporate “resurrection.” Other confirmations: the beavers do wisecrack more, Father Christmas doesn’t tell women not to fight, Susan shoots at least one arrow (non-lethal), and evidently, regarding that two-page spread in the Perry Moore book showing the White Witch’s troops on fire — perhaps lit up by the dive-bombing flaming-out Phoenix? It has been trimmed for the PG rating. From Dr. Elwin Ransom.

Premiere Tickets on eBay

Posted November 7, 2005 11:31 am by Tirian

Variety – The Children’s Charity’s Mission has posted two tickets to the Dec. 7 premiere screening and after-party of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe on eBay. All proceeds for the auction go to the charity. If you are still looking for tickets, this may be the option for you. Auction ends November 14. Click here to bid.

Watch for TV Spots

Posted November 7, 2005 10:28 am by fantasia_kitty

We’ve had all kinds of people write in to let us know that they’ve seen commercials for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe on TV. The three stations we know for sure that they’re appearing on are CBS, ABC, and FOX. While the commercial is a combination of both the teaser trailer and the official trailer, the commercial does apparently have a few new clips to watch out for.

World Magazine Reviews Books on Narnia

Posted November 5, 2005 3:21 pm by glumPuddle

The November 4th issue of World Magazine has four books on The Chronicles of Narnia in the book review section: A Reader’s Guide Through the Wardrobe, Revisiting Narnia, The Soul of The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe, and A Family Guide to Narnia. World also reccomends Jack’s Life by Douglas Gresham, Paul Ford’s Companion to Narnia, Narnia Beckons, and Further Up and Further In. They also say: “The most important thing, of course, is to read the actual Narnia stories and let Lewis work his magic.” Read the full story here. Thanks to ’Halrandir’ for the link!

Marketing Narnia: Is the Church Being Used?

Posted November 4, 2005 5:27 pm by Tirian

Abram Book, Leadership Journal editorial resident, writes in the Leadership Journal blog about the marketing implications of the “new” Hollywood and it’s effect on the church. It’s an interesting read….

Season of the Witch

Posted November 4, 2005 10:44 am by Tirian

Rebecca Barry writes about Tilda Swinton for the New Zealand Herald in their November 5 piece ’Season of the Witch’. “Tilda Swinton strides into the room for questioning like a pro wrestler enters a ring – with an aura that says, ’Throw ’em at me’. Even casually dressed and free of makeup, she is striking, with small, opaque eyes and translucent skin.” Read the whole article here.