[i]”In an exclusive conversation between one of the world's greatest story-tellers and his former secondary school teacher, Philip Pullman reveals why he has kept in touch with Enid Jones since they first met nearly 50 years ago.”[/i]
In a BBC Radio Wales documentary, Monty Python star Terry Jones presides over an intimate and revealing conversation between Jones and Pullman, in the town of Harlech. Read more about the programme [link=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/sites/harlech/pages/pullman_radio.shtml]here[/link].
Philip Pullman and Enid Jones in conversation BBC Radio Wales on Monday January 1st at 12.30pm (repeated Tuesday 2nd at 6.00pm) [link=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/radiowales/]here[/link].
The Golden Compass is a very important film for New Line, who the Hollywood Reporter say have been “idling” at the box-office since 2003's Return of the King. The movie company have been circulating a booklet extolling the virtues of the first His Dark Materials film a year before its release – “The intention is to tell the world that next year, next Christmas, a major blockbuster from New Line is arriving at a screen near you,” said the marketing president. “It wasn't geared to the awards season. If it happens, that would be nice.” Read more.
The very first image from the movie, which we featured here some weeks ago, was included with a brief article in this month's edition of Empire. Much of what is said is old news, but it does include a reiteration on the part of Pullman that the “potentially controversial religious undertones” have not been removed by Chris Weitz. Click the thumbnail to view the article. Thanks to our cast affiliate site, Dakota Blue Resource for the tip off.
“On an unseasonably warm day just south of the Arctic circle, the star of “The Golden Compass” flops into a chair near a snowdrift and braces herself for an onslaught of questions. She's bundled up, but since this is actually just a soundstage outside Londonâ€â€the Arctic will be digitally added laterâ€â€she's shedding layers. She has been coached, surely, about how to handle this moment, but just in case, her mother sits beside her, and a publicist hovers nearby like a bee.” Read More
Tai over at X-Realms.net writes: “today I got my hands on something I haven't seen anywhere else yet on the net: six brand new stills from the film, showing Mrs. Coulter prettying up Lyra, Lord Asriel doing his projection at Jordan College, Lyra consulting the alethiometer and more.” Several of the images are larger, uncropped versions of those on the new official site. You can view the photos at X-Realms and they've also been added to the Stills album in our movie images section.
