Author Archives: Kinders
Hollywood puts its faith in holy films
April 23, 2006
The Sunday Times reports on the forthcoming “flood of Christian films” showing that “Hollywood, long accused of promoting Godless amorality, has found religion.” Naturally, His Dark Materials gets a mention, alongside the likes of The Passion of the Christ, The … Continue reading
Why Atheism? DVD due for release (updated)
April 14, 2006
Update: The National Secular Society has made the educational DVD Why Atheism? (which we reported the release of in December) available to buy exclusively from the NSS shop. The DVD features six films, including an extended interview with Philip Pullman … Continue reading
Film release date brought forward?
March 31, 2006
Dark Horizons claims that the film adaptation of Northern Lights/The Golden Compass has been brought forward several weeks from its previously scheduled release date, to November 16th, 2007 – although their source is not named.
Pullman laments bookshop merger
March 31, 2006
The Guardian writes: “Several of Britain's leading authors reacted with dismay yesterday after the way was cleared for HMV, the books and music group which owns the high street chain Waterstone's, to take over Ottakar's, the specialist books company. … … Continue reading
Dickens first
January 31, 2006
Britain's top authors were asked by a study by the Royal Society of Literature to choose 10 core books children should read by the time they leave school. Philip Pullman espoused the value of such literary classics as “Shakespeare, Beatrix … Continue reading
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