Queensland island that inspired scenes in Chronicles of Narnia film sold for $5.6m Little Green Island was owned by film producer and actor Douglas Gresham, who is the stepson of Narnia author CS Lewis The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2024
The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading by Sam Leith review: fair-minded and terrific A book about children’s books is, of course, one for the grown-ups, but it is a subject that holds us long after we’ve joined the readers-aloud rather than the read-to classes. CS Lewis, who was perceptive about the allure of children’s books (he would be, wouldn’t he), observed that he… Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2024
‘You need to think of history like a sausage’: Rodney Hall devours one momentous year in his new novel At 88, the two-time winner of the Miles Franklin award has captured the grand geopolitical tangle of 1954 in his ambitious 14th novel, Vortex The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2024
In brief: CS Lewis’s Oxford; True Love; Loosely Based on a Made-Up Story – review A fascinating study of CS Lewis’s years in his adopted city; an excellent gritty romance by Paddy Crewe; and James Blunt enters the music memoir hall of fame The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024
Wild ting: why a chattel house now sits on a manicured Scottish lawn Two years in the making, and drawing on themes of healing, the slave trade and even Vikings, the latest show by Alberta Whittle, who represented Scotland at Venice, has taken over a grand mansion on a holiday isle The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
Freud’s Last Session review – what-if meeting of minds with Anthony Hopkins as the master analyst Hopkins’ Sigmund Freud locks horns with Matthew Goode’s CS Lewis in an imaginary encounter that is watchable but not terribly profound The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024
CS Lewis should have tried self-reflection Brief letters: Bullying snobs | Dutch euthanasia law | Higher education ministers | Nominative determinism | Keir Starmer’s perilous first steps | Steer calmer The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024
‘Loud-mouthed bully’: CS Lewis satirised Oxford peer in secret poems Exclusive: Chronicles of Narnia author detested HC Wyld so intensely he wrote mocking verse in a copy of his own book The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2024
Best books about British history to read in 2024 From ancient Londinium to the complex legacy of Imperialism, read of what lies beneath the surface of our modern existence Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2024
7 new movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix, Prime Video, Max, and more this weekend (April 19) From returning sci-fi franchises to star-studded true crime dramas, there’s plenty to watch this weekend. TechRadar · Apr 19, 2024
‘This idle prig’: the truth about CS Lewis and John Betjeman’s long-lasting feud At Oxford, Lewis complained repeatedly in his diary about his student Betjeman’s attitude to work. A newly discovered letter throws light on their mutual antipathy The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2024
10 walks through history: ancient UK pathways in stunning countryside From the John Bunyan trail to Silbury Hill, these short “pilgrimages” offer a chance to soak up myths and legends The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2024
William Moseley Excited For Greta Gerwig's Narnia Adaptation On Netflix Excitement builds for Netflix's modern adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia, led by director Greta Gerwig. William Moseley endorses the project, signalin... Top News · Mar 24, 2024
Teaching Constitutional Law in a Crisis of Judicial Legitimacy The real crisis seems to be in academia, not at the Court Reason · Feb 26, 2024
Louder · Jan 26, 2024 Great new prog from No-Man, Sleepmakeswaves, Temic and more in Prog's new Tracks Of The Week The week's coolest new prog music to check out from Exist Immortal, Slowshift, i Häxa and more...
Cinemablend · Jan 12, 2024 Barbie’s Greta Gerwig Explains Why She’s In ‘Terror’ About Narnia Series For Netflix Barbie filmmaker Greta Gerwig's next project will be a Chronicles of Narnia adaptation for Netflix, and the director is opening up about why she is terrified about approaching the source material.
The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2024 Movie Review: Anthony Hopkins shines in 'Freud's Last Session' “Freud’s Last Session,” starring Anthony Hopkins as Sigmund Freud, adds to a string of sterling late-chapter performances by the 86-year-old actor
The Guardian - US · Dec 29, 2023 ‘Psychoanalysis has returned’: why 2023 brought a new Freud revival A new film on the doctor is weak on the facts. But it marks a year in which we’ve turned to his theories to comprehend suffering – and to get treatment
The Guardian - UK · Dec 25, 2023 Items ‘donated’ to the nation are simply what taxpayers are owed Brief letters: Tax and donations | The silent treatment | Radio licences | Sunak and Meloni | Holidays | Unusual Christmas presents
The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2023 Tolkien and CS Lewis manuscripts among treasures made available to public in 2023 Spitting Image puppets and Barbara Hepworth works also donated via Acceptance in Lieu and Cultural Gifts schemes
The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2023 Bridget Jones, Santaland Diaries and A Christmas Carol: 25 literary treats to read this December From David Sedaris’s comic diaries to Maya Angelou’s poem Amazing Peace, count down to Christmas with our Advent calendar of festive reads
Inverse · Nov 29, 2023 Netflix’s Narnia Movies Could Break Expectations in One Surprising Way Out of seven classic books, which will Netflix adapt first? A new report suggests Greta Gerwig's first Narnia movie might not be the one audiences expect.
Cinemablend · Nov 11, 2023 After Barbie Frenzy Dies Down, We Finally Have An Update On Greta Gerwig's Narnia Movies Netflix executive gives an update regarding Barbie director Greta Gerwig's upcoming Narnia movie.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2023 Can Greta Gerwig bring a new kind of magic to Netflix’s Narnia Chronicles? The Barbie film-maker is set to direct adaptations of at least two of CS Lewis’s fantasy novels for the streaming giant – will she do better than the last ones?
WhatToWatch · Nov 1, 2023 Freud's Last Session: release date, cast, plot and everything we know about the Anthony Hopkins movie Freud's Last Session sees Anthony Hopkins star as Sigmund Freud. Here is everything that you need to know about the movie.