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Mark has been an admirer of JRR Tolkien (The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings) and C. S. Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia) for more than 30 years. He is the fantasy editor for HollywoodJesus.com, and has maintained a blog about Tolkien and Lewis since 2007. Send Mark a message.

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The spirit of Christmas exemplified in Frodo Baggins?

Friday, December 18th, 2009

There is no Christmas in Middle-earth because the stories pre-date the coming of Christ. (See No "Merry Christmas" in Middle-earth.)...
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Land purchased for C S Lewis College

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 · 1 comment

The C. S. Lewis Foundation has announced today (December 16, 2009) that land has been purchased for the establishment of a C. S. Lewis College in...
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Will Peter and Susan show up in the Dawn Treader movie?

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Reports published yesterday (December 14, 2009) on all three of the major Narnia fan sites have fans wondering if...
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Born of Hope now available at ExposureRoom.com

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

The fan film Born of Hope is now available for viewing at ExposureRoom.com. The movie was previously released on...
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Guillermo del Toro on MTV”s interpretation of Peter Jackson

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Yesterday evening (December 10, 2009), Director Guillermo del Toro dropped by the Forum at TheOneRing.net to...
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Narnia and Lord of the Rings in top 15 movies of the decade

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Peter Jackson’s extended edition of The Lord of the Rings and Walden Media’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the...
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Narnia and the Christmas perspective on winter

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Winter begins, officially, December 21. But many of us have been experiencing winter weather already. Last week,...
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The Hobbit begins casting

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

According to a report in The Hollywood Reporter published last night (December 7, 2009), Producer Peter Jackson has...
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Douglas Gresham interview on Dawn Treader causes stir

Sunday, December 6th, 2009 · 1 comment

An interview with Douglas Gresham, Narnia author C S Lewis's step-son and executive producer for the Walden Media Chronicles of Narnia movie series,...
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Peter Jackson allays fears about Hobbit delay

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

"As far as I am aware, [the films] are not delayed at all." So responds Peter Jackson in an exclusive...
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