Word on the Street
Macy’s Flower Show to Help Promote ‘Dawn Treader’ DVD Release
Posted March 22, 2011 9:02 am by fantasia_kitty 14 CommentsFrom HomeMediaMagazine.com:
To promote the April 8 DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is teaming up with Macy’s Flower Show at Herald Square in New York City.
A garden inspired by the film will be open free to the public from March 27 to April 10, and a special family day will take place April 9 at 2 p.m. Macy’s customers who make a purchase of more than $50 in the childrens section with receive a Narnia goodie bag with a copy of the newly-released The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader DVD. Family day activities include activity stations, coloring stations and readings from the book.
The full story is available here.
Devin Brown: Lent in Narnia
Posted March 10, 2011 11:16 am by Tirian 5 CommentsIn an article posted at Christianity Today, Devin Brown asks the question: “Would C.S. Lewis have renounced Turkish Delight from Ash Wednesday to Easter?”
In his short essay “Some Thoughts,” C. S. Lewis examines the paradoxical fact that the Christian calendar is as full of feasts as it is fasts, as full of fasts as it is feasts.
How did the Christian faith come to have this unique “two-edged” character, a stance which is both world-affirming and world-denying? Lewis explains that on one hand “because God created the Natural—invented it out of His love and artistry—it demands our reverence.” But at the same time, “because Nature, and especially human nature is fallen it must be corrected and the evil within it must be mortified.”
Narnia Featured on Royal Mail’s ‘Magical Realms’ Collection
Posted March 8, 2011 9:13 am by fantasia_kitty 36 Comments
The Chronicles of Narnia are one of four British fantasy series selected for the Royal Mail’s new ‘Magical Realms’ stamp collection. The stamps feature Aslan and the White Witch from Narnia, Dumbledore and Voldemort from Harry Potter, Merlin and Morgan LeFay from Arthurian Legend, and Nanny Ogg and Rincewind from Discworld. You can check out the stamps and order them from the Royal Mail’s website here.
Fox’s ‘Black Swan’ Overtakes VDT’s Domestic Box Office
Posted March 7, 2011 9:16 am by glumPuddle 32 CommentsThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader is no longer Fox’s highest grossing 2010 release domestically. Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, which released on December 3, has now grossed over $105m domestically, passing Dawn Treader’s $103.8m. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Picture. Natalie Portman won for Best Actress.
See James McAvoy in Fox’s ‘X-Men’ Trailer
Posted February 11, 2011 5:37 pm by glumPuddle 16 CommentsYou can now see James McAvoy (Tumnus) playing a young Professor X in the trailer for 20th Century Fox’s “X-Men: First Class,” which releases June 3. Patrick Stewart (who reads “The Last Battle” on audio) played the character in the previous X-Men films. View the trailer here.
AslansCountry.com is Giving Away ‘Dawn Treader’ Goodies
Posted January 19, 2011 9:31 am by fantasia_kitty 41 CommentsAslansCountry.com is giving away a lot of merchandise from The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, including posters, the DVD, and the eBook. To enter, head over to their Facebook page here. The contest ends on January 29th. Open to U.S. Residents only.
No Golden Globe for Narnia
Posted January 17, 2011 7:54 am by fantasia_kitty 41 Comments“There’s a Place for Us” by Carrie Underwood didn’t win the Golden Globe award last night. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader song had been nominated for Best Original Song for a Motion Picture, but the award went to “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” from Burlesque instead.
Thanks to Movie Aristotle and everyone else for sending this in!
Douglas Gresham in January Issue of Guideposts
Posted January 3, 2011 9:16 am by DiGoRyKiRkE 24 CommentsA very emotionally moving article has appeared in the January issue of Guideposts Magazine, in which Douglas Gresham talks about his relationship with C.S. Lewis. In the article, Gresham goes through his memories of meeting Jack, his relationship with him through his school years, and the times he and Jack spent together after his mother (Joy Davidman) passed away. The article also talks about Gresham’s job as head of the Lewis estate, and mentions some of the “changes” that people have wanted to make to the series over the years. You can read the article online, and in its entirety, by clicking here.
Many thanks go out to Urnus for the head’s up!
Ben Barnes Loves Narnia Props
Posted January 3, 2011 9:06 am by DiGoRyKiRkE 39 CommentsAccording to bsckids.com, Ben Barnes loved his props from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader so much, that he has had his own replicas made. Barnes recently approached WETA workshops about making the replicas, and they followed through, making Ben a replica of Rhindon. Barnes also asked WETA workshops make him a replica of the ring that he wears in the latest installment of the Narnia franchise. You can read the story in it’s entirety, by clicking here.
Thanks to Liberty Hoffman for the scoop!
Do You Want a Sequel?
Posted January 3, 2011 8:58 am by DiGoRyKiRkE 108 CommentsBoxofficemojo.com is curretnly featuring a poll on the front page of their site asking the question whether or not people want to see a sequel made for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Voters must have an account with the site, which they can create for free. You can find the poll on boxofficemojo.com’s front page, by clicking here.