cleveland, ohio is a place that looks the same in black and white and color photographs; it is a city of sharp contrasts and shades of grey; a single city that was once two, forevermore divided along east and west; where the Sun doesnt shine at all for half the year, and yet is one of the sunniest places in the USA for the other half; the birthplace of Superman and home to many an average joe; a place of tremendous creativity... home of many artists, musicans, actors and inventors -- and an otherwise hard-knuckle, provincial midwestern city; a place where people are friendly, helpful and generous... just don't get on their bad side; a place of hope and despair, where the light of Jesus shines in many an otherwise dark heart....

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The web is abuzz with many news reports that production has commenced on the second Narnia movie, Prince Caspian.  Fans of the C.S. Lewis series can take heart that a movie franchise is now well underway.  And with a projected Christmas, 2007 release date, we can only hope that the child actors won't grow up too much before the first three key stories are complete.

 

The first movie, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, as been a surprise hit.  With nearly $280 million in US receipts and $640 million globally, it has quickly become Disney's most successful live-action movie.  And it hasn't even left the theatres, still hauling in a few mil every week.  The film will surely continue to perform on cable, video and DVD.  And three Oscar nods show that even Hollywood's wine-and-cheese crowd couldn't help but to acknowledge this great popcorn flick.

 

Most encouraging of all, this success is a huge accomplishment for the production company, Christian-owned Walden Media.  After box office bombs like Holes and Around the World in 80 Days, it would seem that Walden's fortunes are assured, and that we can expect wholesome family fare from them for years to come.

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