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Kid watch: An advisory for parents on current DVDs
... a few lessons. Adult language, sexual situations, violence and blasphemy. The Golden Compass Based on Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy, people in this world wear their souls on the outside of their bodies, in the form of animals. None. ...
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Why Narnia Hits While Golden Compass Flops
... film adaptations of two best-selling fantasy series for children, C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials. Lewis' series of seven books, published in the 1950s, was widely seen as a Christian allegory, presided ...
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... as "daemons," talking animals that walk beside you. Big question: Can "Compass," based on the first part of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" series, launch a "Lord of the Rings"-style trilogy despite some claiming that the film is ...
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Author Interview: Herbie Brennan on Through the Wardrobe: Your...
... what happened was BenBella brought out a book of essays [edited by Scott Westerfeld ( author interview )] on Philip Pullman 's The Golden Compass to celebrate the movie. It proved so popular that they thought they might extend the idea into a series ...
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Penguin tale tops list of 'challenged' library books
... as a young girl. Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,' long attacked for alleged racism. Philip Pullman's 'The Golden Compass,' an anti-religious work in which a former nun says, 'The Christian religion is a very powerful and ...
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Penguin tale tops list of `challenged' books
... as a young girl; Mark Twain 's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," long attacked for alleged racism; and Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass," an anti-religious work in which a former nun says: "The Christian religion is a very powerful and ...
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Author Pullman to work on his lighter materials of comic stories
FANTASY author Philip Pullman plans to take a break from novels to work on a comic.
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Lists & Rankings - Most Challenged Books of 2007
... Books of 2007. Three books are new to the list "Olive's Ocean," by Kevin Henkes; "The Golden Compass," by Philip Pullman; and "TTYL," by Lauren Myracle. "Free access to information is a core American value that should be protected," said Judith F. ...
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... fuses classical forms with dance rhythms.The ecl...... Published December 2, 2007, 12:08 AM EST Commentary - Philip Pullman's novel "The Golden Compass," the basis for the new movie of the same name, is set in a parallel universe that runs on ...
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'Gay penguin' story remains atop list of books drawing fire in 2007
... as a young girl; Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," long attacked for alleged racism; and Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass," an anti-religious work in which a former nun says: "The Christian religion is a very powerful and ...
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'Materials' Writer Creating Comic Strip
British author Philip Pullman, who sparked a controversy with the His Dark Materials trilogy, says he is working on a new comic strip.
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Extras fall short on golden insights
... and 11 featurettes. In the former, writer-director Chris Weitz defends his adaptation of the first novel in Philip Pullman's fantasy trilogy. But in a making-of, Weitz looks like a man besieged by producers and his own insecurities. The film splits ...
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The Day Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
... have compared the Night Watch Trilogy to recent fantasy bestsellers such as J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series, but, unlike these, the Night Watch Trilogy involves realistic contemporary (post-communism ...
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... of an "intersection of technology and romance," as it was reported in some East Coast newspaper this week. Philip Pullman's alternate version of the world - with zeppelins, golden compasses and anbaric-powered gadgets - in "His Dark Materials" taps ...
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'And Tango Makes Three' tops list of 'challenged' books
... as a young girl; Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,' long attacked for alleged racism; and Philip Pullman's 'The Golden Compass,' an anti-religious work in which a former nun says: 'The Christian religion is a very powerful and ...
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Feline Not-quite-Friday: Focus
... also have lots of nicknames. Lyra, our little gray kitty, is named for the character Lyra Silvertongue in the Philip Pullman "His Dark Materials" trilogy. Mrs. G: I am particularly fond of his two white eyebrows. On April 20th, 2008 at 7:15 pm, srp ...
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Philip Pullman writes comic strip
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.
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Children's writers join the campaign to scrap Sats
... a campaign aimed at scrapping national curriculum tests for more than a million children in state schools. Philip Pullman, author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, Michael Rosen, the children's laureate, and Jacqueline Wilson, who wrote the Tracy ...
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... as a young girl; Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," long attacked for alleged racism; and Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass," an anti-religious work in which a former nun calls Christianity a mistake. Pullman's novel, released in ...
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Now on DVD: "The Golden Compass": Innocent Adventure or Atheist Gateway?
... of the lessons we learn in The Golden Compass . A lot of controversy surrounds the movie, which is based on Philip Pullman's widely read trilogy, His Dark Materials. But is this big-budget film (estimated at $150 million plus) a fun, family ...
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