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Phenomenal, says festival director
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In preparation for the Chicago Humanities Festival, the Chicago Sun-Times‘ Kevin Nance speaks to festival director Lawrence Weschler and Philip Pullman himself. “He’s a huge phenomenon,” says Weschler, whose school-aged daughter first introduced him to the His Dark Materials trilogy. … Continue reading



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ComicCon preview for Golden Compass movie
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The official film website now features an extended trailer produced for last week’s multi-genre fan festival Comic-Con. Mostly a re-editing of the footage shown to the press at Cannes, it features previously unseen footage of Dakota Blue Richards and the … Continue reading



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Israeli HDM Convention
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Israel’s annual science-fiction and fantasy convention runs this year on 3-5 April, in Holon. Jointly managed by the Israeli Tolkien society and the Israeli HDM community, the convention will have several talks of interest to His Dark Materials fans. “His … Continue reading



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