Author Archives: Kinders

About Kinders

Amateur comic strip artist, photographer and musician; wannabe author and film director; actual web 2.0 nerd and social butterfly. I've been visiting Bridge to the Stars and its forum, the Republic of Heaven, on and off since 2003, when I began making a short documentary about the His Dark Materials trilogy.

Britain's Secret Theatre

Posted on October 5, 2005 by Kinders

There are numerous mentions of the His Dark Materials stageplays in “Britain's Secret Theatre” in The Guardian today. Writer Nicholas Wright comments, “it wouldn't be possible to produce shows on this scale any other way. Nick Hytner, the designer and … Continue reading →

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“Surviving the Kiln”

Posted on October 4, 2005 by Kinders

A belated article has appeared rebuffing Pullman's “Common Sense Has Much to Learn From Moonshine” (from January 2005). AM Siriano claims at The Reality Check that “what [Pullman] is really saying is that traditional values are not based on facts. … Continue reading →

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Pullman attacks school league tables for killing off curiosity and joy

Posted on September 3, 2005 by Kinders

An article in The Telegraph today features Pullman again talking about the state of British education, and speaking unusually favourably about The Bible and hymn-singing… Read more.

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Gilliam on the films

Posted on August 10, 2005 by Kinders

Just one day before Anand Tucker was announced as director for the His Dark Materials films, Terry Gilliam was asked by Coming Soon about his desire to direct the adaptations. Gilliam answers a couple of questions on the topic, saying, … Continue reading →

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“A hero for our time”

Posted on July 16, 2005 by Kinders

“There are only two [writers], Philip Pullman today and CS Lewis in Tolkien's day, who have managed to break into the imaginations of grown-ups as well as children with irrefutable force…” writes Natasha Walter for the Guardian. This article on … Continue reading →

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