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The Best Christmas Pageant Adaptation Ever

I was delighted to hear that there would be a new movie adaptation of Barbara Robinson’s 1972 novel The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. It’s a book that resonates greatly with those of us who have grown up in the American … Continue reading

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Animation Station: A Wrapping Menace, an Exercising Cat and a Talking Christmas Tree

I first came up with the Animation Station series because I realized there were movies and shows about which I wanted to blog, but which weren’t adaptations. Well, that’s not quite true. Many of them were adaptations of preexisting material … Continue reading

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Part 11: This Is Our Last Time Here, Isn’t It?

Remember that vast stretch of whiteness at the end of the last scene? It turns out to be a sea with lilies[1]Or lily-like flowers as Eustace the stickler for scientific accuracy insists. growing in it like a giant garden pool. … Continue reading

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Part 10: Worst Nightmares

It’s a gray, chilly morning and the Dawn Treader is sailing towards Dark Island. Minotaur: So what do you think is out there?Edmund: Our worst nightmares.Caspian: Our darkest wishes.Drinian: Pure evil. The dry way Gary Sweet delivers that last line … Continue reading

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Part 9: You’re a Star

As the sun rises over the shore, MLG stirs from her sleep and sees something. She eagerly awakens Lucy and points out to her the elusive Blue Star hanging just above the horizon. The Dawn Treader sets sail in the … Continue reading

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Part 8: All’s Not as Lost as It Seems

Drinian orders all hands on deck and tells the archers to ready themselves against the threat that’s soaring across the water, from the island to the ship. It’s a dragon. A weirdly cuddly looking dragon that appears to have been … Continue reading

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Part 7: This Place Has Tempted You!

The sun rises and the Dawn Treader arrives at another island. “I doubt the lords stopped here, my liege,” says Reepicheep as he and other crewmembers head towards the shore in one of two longboats. “There’s no sign of anything … Continue reading

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Was Maleficent’s Sequel an Improvement on It?

Does anyone else remember my series about the 2014 movie Maleficent? Probably not. It didn’t get an enthusiastic reader response, but it was one of my favorite things to write, so for what will likely be my last Halloween-themed blog … Continue reading

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Part 6: The Sea Can Play Nasty Tricks on a Crew’s Mind

We transition from the magical map to the actual sea. There’s a storm brewing and within the Dawn Treader, Eustace is writing in his diary again. “For reasons beyond my comprehension,” he gripes, “we’ve taken the advice of a senile … Continue reading

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Part 5: Evil Has the Upper Hand

As the sun rises over the beach, Caspian and Edmund awake to find giant footprints in the sand and no Lucy. Drinian notices this too and rouses the rest of the crew so they can follow the prints. Well, not … Continue reading

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