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Mythcon 41 Presentation, New Deathly Hallows Photos

The programming schedule for Mythcon 41 is now available. I will present my paper, "The Lord of the Horcruxes: The Immortal Soul and the Eternal War Between Good and Evil in the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien and J. K. Rowling," at 3:00 on Friday, July 9, 2010.

In other news….

These new photos are from www.snitchseeker.com. You can see photos of Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Bathilda Bagshot on the covers of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One poster book…

…and on the cover of the Mini ...

Infinitus 2010 Formal Programming

The Infinitus 2010 Formal Programming Schedule has been posted at www.infinitus2010.org. Here are just a few of the presentations that I hope to attend:

Thursday, July 15

4:00 Our Own Rita Skeeter: Muggle Media Mishandles HP (Connie Neal)

Friday, July 16

9:00 Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-grade Alchemist? (Deborah Hunt)

10:30 The Seven Literary Keys to Unlocking Harry Potter (John Granger)

2:30 The Histroical Hidden Key to Harry Potter (John Granger)

3:30 Sacrificing to Save: Love, Loss, and...

Infinitus 2010 Formal Programming, Potter Parodies, Wizard Rock, and More!

The Infinitus 2010 Formal Programming Schedule has been posted at www.infinitus2010.org. Here are just a few of the presentations that I hope to attend:

Thursday, July 15

4:00 Our Own Rita Skeeter: Muggle Media Mishandles HP (Connie Neal)

Friday, July 16

9:00 Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-grade Alchemist? (Deborah Hunt)

10:30 The Seven Literary Keys to Unlocking Harry Potter (John Granger)

2:30 The Histroical Hidden Key to Harry Potter (John Granger)

3:30 Sacrificing to Save: Love, Loss, and...

Trailers for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Here's MTV's preview of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It looks incredible!

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The full-length theatrical trailer is scheduled for release on June 28 and is rumored to be 2 minutes and 20 seconds long. I'm really looking forward to seeing it!

The theatrical trailer for The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, based on the novel by C. S. Lewis, can be viewed at this link.

http://my.spill.com/profiles/blogs/the-trailer-for-narnia-voyage

Apparently it will be in 3-D and is scheduled for release on...

http://bubble-cast.com

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Movie Trailer for The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The theatrical trailer for The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, based on the novel by C. S. Lewis, can be viewed at this link.

http://my.spill.com/profiles/blogs/the-trailer-for-narnia-voyage

Apparently it will be in 3-D and is scheduled for release on December 10, 2010. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One will be released on November 19 and will still be in the theaters when Voyage debuts. This is certain to have an impact on the ticket sales of the new Narnia film.

The trailer for Voyage ...

Papers on Tolkien, Rowling, and Lewis at Mythcon 41

Here's a preview of  some of the papers that will be presented at Mythcon 41 in Dallas from June 9-12, 2010. I obtained this information from the Mythopoeic Society's website at www.mythsoc.org. Please visit their website for a complete listing. This list includes only some of the presentations that I hope to see.

Christine Barkley: Tolkien's Creativity

Robert Black: Many Meetings in Fangorn: Tolkien's Ecological Mythopoesis of Gender

Brian Cambra: The Augustinian Subordination of Friendship in ...

Con du Lac II, Severus Snape painting, and more!

I had fun at the second annual Con du Lac Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, which was held at the Lake Charles Civic Center on June 12-13, 2010. I gave two Harry-Potter themed presentations at the event. The first was at 12:00 noon on Saturday in the Mystic Realm Room. It was called "Sneaking Past the Watchful Dragons: Christian Themes in Harry Potter and the Chronicles of Narnia." The second presentation was at 12:00 noon on Sunday in Room 23: "Hallows, Hobbits, and Horcruxes: The...

The Ron Factor: Moviephone Article About the New Deathly Hallows Trailer

Here's a link to an article that I just read about the new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows trailer.

http://www.moviefone.ca/2010/06/08/harry-potter-deathly-hallows-teaser-trailer/#comments 

I loved what was said about Ron Weasley in the article:

The Ron Factor: One of the most important character arcs in 'Deathly Hallows' belongs to Ron Weasley. And while Ron's film persona has been mostly relegated to comic-relief sidekick for six films, this movie shows Ron's emotional side. Grint has to...

Wizard Wireless Radio and Free Harry Potter Prizes

I am really looking forward to being a guest on the Wizard Wireless Radio podcast, which will be recorded on Wednesday evening. Please listen to the show for information on how you can win one of the free prizes that they will be giving away, one of which will be a signed copy of my book, The Lord of the Hallows: Christian Symbolism and Themes in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter.

See the sidebar of this blog for ordering information.

Wizard Wireless Radio is a brand new podcast, which you can read ...