Sunday, February 19, 2006

Aslan's Role Model and more...

Here is an article that talks about how the animators for Aslan used Gregory Peck's portrayal of Atticus Finch from "To Kill a Mockingbird" as one of their models.

It also discusses about how the Special Effects team worked on various aspects of the film, and how they've been busy taking in their Oscar nomination and working on the Special Edition DVD set to release in April.

Last, but not least, they talk a bit about how
Prince Caspian is moving forward and that the team will rejoin the new movie effort--and quickly.

Narnia Nominated for 8 Saturn Awards

From Dark Horizons:

The Chronicles of Narnia has received eight nominations for this year’s Saturn Awards nominations. "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" received 10 nominations and "Batman Begins" received 9. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" also received 8 nominations.

In the television categories, "Lost" and "Smallville" received a total of 6 nominations each. "Battlestar Galactica" garnered 4 nominations while "Stargate SG-1" and "The Triangle" received 3 nominations each.

The Academy was founded in 1972 to honor and recognize genre filmmaking. Over the years, the Academy has expanded their reach to include other film genres. The organization also honors television, home entertainment and video games. The show will take place on May 2 in Universal City. The full list of nominees can be found here.

Thanks to NarniaWeb for the update!

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

A Dedicated Fan

According to this article, Milton Soskin appealed to several theaters to allow him to attend "LWW" dressed as a wardrobe.

"Even though I will be sitting in your cinema dressed like a bedroom ornament, I promise not to draw any unwitting attention to myself," he wrote. "I will not talk during the film ... my mobile phone will most definitely be turned off ... In short I will be the perfect cinema patron. It's just that I will be wearing a wardrobe....I chose the wardrobe because ... when you first see it there is a real sense of wonder about what is on the other side."

Apparently, one theater responded:

"I never heard back from Hoyts. The Dendy told me they weren't screening it but if I wanted to come out of the closet I could come and watch 'Brokeback Mountain,'" Soskin told The Daily Telegraph on Sunday. The Greater Union Megaplex in North Ryde told The Daily Telegraph Soskin could watch a Sunday screening sporting his outfit made of IKEA door handles plywood and gaffer tape free of charge.

Thanks to Chris for the enlightening information!