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...Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Harry Potter,’ we realized we could do it.”Others make subtler allusions to the towering shadow cast over the market by Peter Jackson’s Tolkien adaptations. Deftly dropped keywords keep the tone of the discussion properly superlative.“People come into the movie wanting to see four kids and a house, a small British movie,” says director Andrew Adamson. “To me this is a family drama taken to epic proportions.”Thus...
...lists “the development of whole and effective Christians” in its mission statement and where Jacobs is an English professor. More interesting, however, is Jacobs’ apparent appropriation of Lewis’ own style. He emulates Lewis’ distinctive voice, adopting a conversational tone and using italics liberally. Yet Jacobs rarely succeeds in his desired effect—his parenthetical comments are more often off-putting than endearing and his clumsy prose is a poor match for Lewis’ fluency.Lewis’ fascination with the fantastic began at an early age, when...
...Kuumba Singers concert, “We Have Heard Angels,” also encourages audience participation and enthusiasm with its gospel music and Negro spirituals. Yet Kuumba promises a different take on holiday music for this year’s Christmas concert, which will feature a more reflective tone...
...Most of the professors who signed the open letter in September were hesitant to discuss the King appointment at length this week, saying they were unfamiliar with King and had not had a chance to reflect on the decision. But several of the signatories sounded a positive tone...
Need proof? There are pictures. Eight of them. One of his Gothic library. One of his Chinese daybed. One of Gunawan posing thoughtfully by his bar. Never mind how devastatingly lonely he looks—the tone...