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.
Bookfest
Posted on May 7, 2009 by Kinders

More information on the bookfest events previously mentioned is now available on the Oxfam website.



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Pullman to visit Oxfam bookshop volunteers
Posted on May 4, 2009 by Kinders

Philip Pullman plans to visit volunteers at the Oxfam bookshop in St Giles, Oxford, as part of the Ox-Tales event in which well-known authors will read their latest stories at an Oxford theatre to raise money for the charity. Pullman … Continue reading →



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“Narnia vs Golden Compass”
Posted on May 4, 2009 by Kinders

An editorial at NarniaFans.com compares the film versions of CS Lewis’ Narnia series to the His Dark Materials film. Perhaps unsurprisingly the comparison is less than favorable to Pullman’s trilogy, and appears to blame the relative failure of the His … Continue reading →



Posted in Reviews, The Book Trilogy, The Golden Compass movie | 5 Comments



Interview with Guy Hargreaves, director of His Dark Materials
Posted on May 1, 2009 by Kinders

The Citizen features an interview with Guy Hargreaves, director of the His Dark Materials run at The Lowry. Although he comments on the casting – “I found all the young actors, auditioned them, and ran workshops with them. My job … Continue reading →



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Pullman cameo in HDM stage play
Posted on April 30, 2009 by Kinders

The Times reports that Philip Pullman made a surprise cameo appearance at the Oxford Playhouse last night in a stage production of His Dark Materials. Pullman came on stage for ten minutes in the non-speaking role of an Oxford scholar. … Continue reading →



Posted in Philip Pullman, Stage adaptations | 3 Comments



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