September 28, 2006 - The star search is on for the actor who will headline The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Preliminary auditions have been held in Britain, with more to follow, reports NarniaWeb.com; director Andrew Adamson will probably fly over to the UK in October to assist in the final selection. The casting department is also seeking a large number of extras of Spanish or Mediterranean descent for the film — most likely, to play the Telmarines who occupy Narnia during the time the story takes place. According to the book, the men of Telmar had pirates as their ancestors — swarthy buccaneers who stumbled through a remote portal from our world to Narnia. [More]

Today is Kiran Shah's birthday1 Kiran was born on September 28th, 1956 in Nairobi, Kenya. That makes him 50 years old today! Kiran played Ginarrbrik in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

A ton of interesting new films are out on DVD this week. Take an early look on our 'DVD Tuesday' feature...every Monday! Check out some TV goodies like 'Brotherhood - S1', 'One Tree Hill - S3' & 'Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Season 1, Vol. 1'. Be sure to check out the 'A Nightmare on Elm Street: Infinifilm' Collection and a vew DVD sets of Gene Autry films. There are quite a few DVDs on the Iraq war and 9/11, check out 'Iraq For Sale: The War Profiteers', 'Parallel Lines', 'The Ground Truth', 'Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima Company' & '9/11: Press For the Truth'. Personally I'm excited about 'Kids in the Hall-Best of', 'Transformers Armada: Season 1 - Part 2', 'Voltron, Vol. 1: Defender of the Universe' & 'Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Season 1, Vol. 1'. Check out the whole list here! [More]

A ton of interesting new films are out on DVD this week. Take an early look on our 'DVD Tuesday' feature...every Monday! Check out some TV goodies like 'Battlestar Galactica - Season 2.5', 'Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 7'. Be sure to check out the 'Boris Karloff Collection', 'Chucky: The Killer DVD Collection'. Personally I'm excited about 'He-Man & The Masters of the Universe Season 2 V.2'. Check out the whole list here! [More]

2006 Toronto International Film Festival

James McAvoy attended the 31st Toronto International Film Festival to promote his latest films 'Penelope' & 'The Last King of Scotland'. Click on the image for a few more. [More]

News for Sep. 12, 2006

WETAers art Exhibit in Wellington

9/12/06, 9:19 pm EST - Xoanon

Will writes: Thought your Wellington viewers might be interested in this. A group of folks at Weta Digital are putting together a photo exhibition on at Thistle Hall Community Gallery next week (17th-21st September, 2006). It's a chance for people to see some art away from the fantastical worlds and characters they have a habit of creating. It opens on Sunday the 17th at 6pm - there's bound to be drinks and nibbles available, but feel free to stop by any time during the week and have a look. It'll be a fun, little exhibition to come and see. For more information visit earlyworm.co.nz

News for Sep. 11, 2006

C. S. Lewis classic rates No.1 in Canterbury

9/11/06, 7:08 pm EST - Xoanon

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has won the hearts of Canterbury readers and was last night named their favourite book. C. S. Lewis's classic children's tale narrowly beat the Bible and Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code in the What's Your Favourite? competition run by Christchurch City Libraries, The Press and the Christchurch Book Festival Trust. About 5000 people voted for the overall favourite from a list of 20 books decided by an earlier poll. The voting spread throughout Canterbury after libraries in the Waimakariri, Selwyn, Ashburton and Timaru districts joined in. The only New Zealand book in the top 20, and the biggest surprise, was Billy Barnz's the Goat Hunter, which tells of the author's experiences as a gun-position officer with the Kiwi contingent in the Vietnam War. It finished 12th in the poll. [More]

Water Horse Set Photos Update

9/11/06, 6:57 pm EST - Xoanon

Ringer Spy Taniwha writes: Hey there, Xoanon - just been looking at the Waterhorse story & photos (located here), and I can pretty conclusively say that what you're seeing in this photo is the back of Gollum's head from the Embassy Theatre - hence the hand next to it, as well. Just look at the wispy bits of hair, and the scar on top. It's this image on this website from the back.

DVD Tuesday: Original Star Wars, Smallville, Lucky Number Slevin & More!

9/11/06, 1:26 pm EST - Xoanon

A ton of interesting new films are out on DVD this week. Take an early look on our 'DVD Tuesday' feature...every Monday! Check out some TV goodies like 'The Office: Season 2', 'Smallville: Season 5'. Be sure to check out the original un-messed-with editions of 'Star Wars - The Original Trilogy', plus a whole lot more! [More]

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