Yearly Archives: 2007

The Golden Compass Poster

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Will

The ShoWest motion picture industry convention begins today and a teaser poster for The Golden Compass movie has been snapped by IESB.net. The poster features a glowingly-lit alethiometer, with the tagline (word-for-word from the book) of “It is the alethiometer. … Continue reading →

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Oscar Buzz

Posted on March 5, 2007 by jessia

The critical buzz has already begun. Susan Wloszczyna of USA Today summarises the development of buzz for the 79th Academy Awards’ nominations and makes some predictions for next year’s awards. “The fun bunch: Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig star in … Continue reading →

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New Line to launch The Golden Compass at Cannes

Posted on March 3, 2007 by Will

New Line will be making a huge push to promote The Golden Compass at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in May. Following a similar route to Lord of the Rings, footage of the movie will be shown to selected journalists … Continue reading →

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The Golden Compass Toy-makers

Posted on March 3, 2007 by Will

The Executive Vice-President of Corgi, Darren Epstein, has been speaking to Variety about his company’s high-hopes for The Golden Compass toy line. He says, “I was on the ‘Golden Compass’ set a few weeks ago, talking to the costume designer, … Continue reading →

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Inside His Dark Materials documentary

Posted on March 2, 2007 by Will

The Inside His Dark Materials documentary is now available to watch streaming (download with login) on Teachers’ TV. The documentary is a “celebratory tribute” to Philip Pullman and his books. It features an interview with the author himself as well … Continue reading →

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