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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Part 3: The Rear End of a Minotaur
As the sun sets-this scene has some of the nicer lighting in the movie by the way-Drinian announces that the Dawn Treader has reached the Lone Islands, specifically the port of Narrowhaven. Caspian and Edmund look at the oddly still … Continue reading
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Part 2: I’m Just Glad to Be Here
When we last left Lucy, Edmund and Eustace, they had resurfaced to find that they were no longer at Cambridge but in the open sea with the sailing vessel from the painting looming over them. I’m pleased to report the … Continue reading
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Part 1: Legal Ramifications of Impaling Relatives
This post is part of a lengthy series I’m doing on the Narnia movies. To understand the format, readers should start with this post. The third and, as it would prove, last of Walden Media’s Narnia adaptations had a bit … Continue reading
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Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella Three-Way Faceoff
In The Sound of Music‘s words, let’s start at the very beginning. Well, OK, not the very beginning. That would require getting into the complete oral and literary history of Cinderella. Let’s start with 1957 when CBS did a musical … Continue reading
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Prince Caspian (2008) Part 13: It’s Not How I Thought It Would Be but It’s All Right
Caspian, the Pevensies and the Narnians parade through the Telmarine capital as the populace cheer and throw flowers. OK, remember how I mentioned that cutting Aslan’, Bacchus and company restoring Beruna and other towns back to their natural, Narnian state … Continue reading
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Prince Caspian (2008) Part 12: Do You See Him Now?
Finally, we’re back to Lucy. She’s still riding through the forest and now another Telmarine soldier is chasing her. Suddenly, there’s a lion running beside her too. Is it Aslan or is it some random lion who’s going to kill … Continue reading
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Prince Caspian (2008) Part 11: Treachery!
Were you annoyed by the way my last post, after all the buildup to the duel between Peter and Miraz, ended just as it was beginning? Probably not because I’m not that gripping of a writer. But if you were, … Continue reading
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Prince Caspian (2008) Part 10: The Telmarine Who Saved Narnia
The morning after the White Witch fiasco-or maybe later that day-Caspian sits atop the entrance to Aslan’s How, staring at the misty landscape below. Honestly, I wish this were a real place so that I could sit there and do … Continue reading
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Animation Station: Were the 70s Really a Dark Age for Disney Animation?
Note: Originally, this post wasn’t going to be published for quite some time. But with the passing of Bob Newhart, who memorably lent his voice to a main character in one of the movies under discussion, I decided to go … Continue reading
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Prince Caspian (2008) Part 9: This Isn’t What I Wanted
Lucy sits next to the Stone Table, fiddling with her bottle of cordial. She hears something from outside and runs out of the How. This may not be a widely shared taste, but I love looking at the misty mornings … Continue reading
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