My friend Shane Rangi is the subject of a great piece in the New Zealand Herald. I finally had the chance to meet him in person on the set of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. He shared Bundaberg Ginger Beer with me, prior to my proposal, and we had a great time hanging out on the set. He was also present for the proposal, which made it even more special to me. It’s a memory that we both share. I’ll write more about that in future reports about my visit to the set.
Shane Rangi, who are you?
Joseph Pearce sent this message to The C. S. Lewis Foundation regarding the newest issue of the Saint Austin Review, on the theme “Tolkien and Lewis: Masters of Myth, Tellers of Truth.” For all the Lewis and Tolkien fans, this should be a treat.
With not only the year nearing it’s end, but the decade wrapping up as well, many publications are releasing their best movies of the decade list. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe made # 15 on London’s The Daily Mail list of Top 50 films of the decade.
TIME magazine book critic Lev Grossman has compiled a list of the six best fantasy novels of all time. “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” made the cut, and Grossman says the novel “is pure Turkish Delight: The more you read, the more you want.” Not surprisingly, Tolkein’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy is also included.
We at narniafans.com couldn’t agree more. Read Grossman’s list at Techland and The Week.
From booksblog.dallasnews.com: Saturday evening, Nov. 21, 2009, lovers of two of the most popular writers of all time–C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, known popularly for the Narnia series and Lord of the Rings–may spend an evening with Peter Kreeft of Boston. The dinner opens at 6:30 p.m. in Elliott Hall at Highland Park Presbyterian Church, 3821 University Blvd. in Dallas. Tickets are $70; the evening includes “the most literary silent auction in Dallas.”
To reserve seats, email mdmonse@yahoo.com.
Welcome to the mailbag, where we answer fanmail that you send in, over the course of the week. For those that don’t know, we’ll take your questions, and if we don’t know the answers, we’ll try to get the answers from people that would know. We might even make something up! I have a very broad sense of humor, on top of a vast knowledge of film, music and comics with a wide range in taste and a great memory that serves to bring great comparisons or answers to your questions.
In the last few years, we’ve had a lot of lost manuscripts begin to surface from the likes of C.S. Lewis’ friend J.R.R. Tolkien. From The Children of Hurin to The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun, the wealth of literature from Tolkien has been expanded greatly, and it’s about time that something new from Lewis has been discovered. Communications Professor Steven Beebe of Texas State discovered a lost manuscript fragment in Oxford University’s Bodleian Library.
This week’s mailbag features a topic that is very interesting to me: that of the relationship of J.R.R. Tolkien and his writing to C.S. Lewis and his. Other topics include what Anna Popplewell and William Moseley are up to next, and Andrew Adamson’s past in Papua New Guinea. I’ll see if I have the time to reach back into the mailbag archives after the five letters that I received this week. Be sure to look through the comments from last week’s mailbag for some fascinating follow-up information as well! Let’s get started!
In recent years, there have been two different fantasy series that share similarities. They have the same basic plots, the same basic creatures, and so on. Looking at the posters, cases, and trailers, you would think they were very alike, but when you look deeper, you see that they are very different indeed. This fact shows itself through the success of the books and films of their names. Read the rest of this entry »
As many of you know, Tolkien and Lewis were great friends for many years. They were influential on each other’s works and both taught at Oxford.
The place to go for news on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, for the last 10 years has been none other than TheOneRing.net! We’d like to congratulate them on 10 great years, and look forward to the next 10 years as well! I’ve been a big fan of the website for many years, and they’ve provided inspiration for me with this site as well. This is not to mention the fact that they have allowed me to use their movie review engine for the Narnia Fan Reviews!
With The Hobbit films coming out in a few years, there’s a lot to look forward to! And we wouldn’t have it any other way!
For those interested, Weta created a birthday video and a card, that you can see at WetaNZ.com! It’s a well deserved, and well earned reward for a job well done!
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