Philip Pullman News Archives

ELECTRONIC "pets", inspired by a science fiction book, which could solve privacy and security problems are being developed by North researchers.

Barbara Stone , branch manager of Weichert, Realtors' Arlington Office , recently announced that Chairman's Club member Sheila Fisher led the Weichert region, which consists of 18 offices in Virginia and D.C., ...

The second film based on the "Narnia" books, "Prince Caspian," roared like Aslan the lion at the box office in its first weekend, grossing an impressive $56 million and supplanting "Iron Man" as the most ...

He is regarded by his fans as the greatest storyteller of his age, but there is one tale that Philip Pullman has always preferred not to learn, let alone tell.

"My passion and my ambition as a reader and a writer were forged in the smithy of genre fiction," writes Michael Chabon in Maps and Legends , a collection of essays that, at its best, takes us to that smithy, ...

The second film based on the Narnia books, "Prince Caspian," roared like Aslan the lion at the box office in its first weekend, grossing an impressive $56 million in theaters, and supplanting "Iron Man" as the ...

Secrecy surrounds the new comic strip created by Philip Pullman, author of the best-selling His Dark Materials trilogy of novels.

Billie Piper stars as Sally Lockhart in this adaptation of award-winning author Philip Pullman's The Ruby In The Smoke . via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

“Not every book is right for each reader, but an individual's interpretation of a book should not take away my right to select reading materials for my family or myself.”

The 2007 ALA list is now available. For a second consecutive year, Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell's award-winning "And Tango Makes Three," a children's book about two male penguins caring for an orphaned ... via ResourceShelf

“Normally I write a book, give it to the illustrator and he gets on with the pictures”

Philip Pullman, author of the children's trilogy, His Dark Materials, has put the writing of books on hold to concentrate on a new comic strip. via Times Online

“With this project, it is as if I'm doing a film script with me specifying what I want drawn.”

British author Philip Pullman, who sparked a controversy with the "His Dark Materials" trilogy, says he is working on a new comic strip. via Daily India

People have warned me that "The Golden Compass," which came out on DVD last week, is a lousy film, but I think I'm going to watch it anyway. via The Gazette

“Attack": Godzilla, Minilla, Ebirah, Kamacuras, Kumonga, Gabara, Tomonori Yazaki; "Terror": Godzilla, Mechagodzilla, Titanosaurus Director: Ishiro Honda ("Gojira") Formats: DVD What we say: While 1969's "Attack”

You loved the movie, what about the DVD? Find out as we examine the extras on this week's best movie DVDs... "THE GOLDEN COMPASS" Stars: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards Director: Chris Weitz ... via Chicago Tribune

“This is an armoire, not to be confused with a wardrobe”

Players assume the role of Lyra, a young girl, along with her daemon Pan, as she travels through the frozen wastes of the North collecting special items in order to explore, evade and deceive her way through ... via WorthPlaying

“There are millions of galaxies with many races of people. Some have their souls inside their bodies; others have their souls walk beside them. We are those people. Our souls take on the form of animals that we call daemons.”

Release Date: December 7, 2007 DVD Release Date: April 29, 2008 Rating: PG-13 Genre: Action Adventure/Family Run Time: 113 minutes Director: Chris Weitz Actors: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue ... via KBIQ-FM Colorado Springs

“Grey's Anatomy") as a woman who's been a bridesmaid for 27 friends but keeps missing out on finding romance for herself. The DVD comes with deleted scenes and four short features: "The Wedding Party”

Fox Home Entertainment/Spyglass Entertainment, $29.98, rated PG-13 Taking the "always a bridesmaid ..." cliche to new extremes, this comedy stars Katherine Heigl as a woman who's been a bridesmaid for 27 ... via Kansas.com

A LAVISH children's fantasy epic starring Bond Daniel Craig, fighting polar bears and talking animals. via The Daily Record

Watching "The Golden Compass" makes you believe it was a fairly fascinating fantasy adventure in print. via HeraldTribune.com

'The Golden Compass.' New Line Home Entertainment The lowdown: The first part of Philip Pullman's trilogy comes to the screen in a thorough two-disc set loaded with extras and featuring an excellent audio and ... via Burlington Free Press