Archive for July 23rd, 2009

C.S. Lewis Southwest Regional Retreat: Oct 30 – Nov 2

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

This fall, come to the woodland retreat of Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas, for a weekend of fellowship, worship, learning, and performances of music and dance!

From the 1930s to the 1940s, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and their friends and fellow writers met to share good fellowship and their creative works-in-progress. Known as the “Inklings,” they produced some of the most beloved works of the 20th century.

(more…)

NarniaFans Mailbag #43: Dragons Prow really Dawn Treader? Horse and His Boy contradiction?

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Wow, it’s funny how a week can get away from you.  Especially when you’ve got a talkative painter working on your house, and you’re working from home simultaneously.  It’s been a busy week, and people have been informing me about my Harry Potter question from last week.  The interesting thing is that they pointed out some very interesting things.  See the previous mailbag for more details of that.  We’ve also had some very exciting things happening in the way of set photos and things.

(more…)

Dawn Treader Wharf (Castle) Set at The Spit

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

We’ve finally got a picture of the castle set from the other side of the it.  Turns out the castle is actually a wharf, and a mighty wharf indeed.  I’m impressed.  It’s a very well designed wharf, though it has a lot of work left to go, and for only a few days of filming, as the article says – only three days.  This is typical of filming, however, as that four weeks of work will also amount to only mere moments on screen.

(more…)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition Pulls into Union Station

Thursday, April 9th, 2009
May 22, 2009toAugust 23, 2009

Narnia: The ExhibitionHere is the official news release about the Exhibition, in full for those who wanted more information.  Thank you to Mark Sommer for reminding me that this was available!

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition will open Memorial Day weekend at Union Station Kansas City. The Station becomes the third museum and first in the Midwest to host this exhibition. The Becker Group, Ltd., which recently combined operations with Exhibitgroup/Giltspur, produced the exhibition in partnership with Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media. Based on the blockbuster film series and C.S. Lewis’ beloved fictional books, the 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art entertainment and educational experience offers visitors the opportunity to tour scenes from the famed literary world of Narnia. Through authentic costumes, props and set dressings from the magical Narnia films, visitors will enter a three dimensional world that combines the wonders of science with aspects of fantasy. Tickets are on sale now at unionstation.org.

(more…)