Philip Pullman is to speak in a talk entitled The Golden Compass: A Conversation With Philip Pullman at the Times Centre in New York City on October 30th. This is a limited ticket venue, and it is believed there are only about 400 tickets for this event which are already sold out. This is one of a select number of engagements Pullman is carrying out in North America.
He will also be appearing at Trinity College, University of Toronto on October 26th to partake in a discussion entitled Particles of Narrative, which “will explore the richness of scientific words and concepts for interpreting the power of children’s books to engage our minds”. This talk is also sold out.
Author of Discovering The Golden Compass: A Guide To Philip Pullman’s Dark MaterialsGeorge Beahm, writes to bridgetothestars in response to queries about the availability of his book in Australia. The book is available from Brumby Books Gemcraft, 10 Southfork Drive, Kilsyth South, Victoria, 3137. Their phone number is 61-03-9761-5535.
Beahm also adds to the recommendation of Philip Pullman, suggesting that those readers of His Dark Materials who are more familiar with the book may prefer The Elements of His Dark Materials by Laurie Frost.
Discovering the Golden Compass can be bought in the UK here, and in the USA here.
Today’s Observer newspaper covers the recent controversy surrounding the changes to The Golden Compass movie in an easy-to-read format which summarises the somewhat confusing comings and goings of New Line in recent days. The article, ‘Religion row hits Pullman epic’ can be read here.
BridgeToTheStars.net had the opportunity to speak with one of the stars of The Golden Compass, Sam Elliott, who plays Lee Scoresby in the movie. We asked him what he thought about religion being removed from the film, plus how it was to work on a project with such vast amounts of post-production – which have sent the movie rocketing over budget and in a crunch to finish in time. Watch the video below, and we’ll have more from the Rockefeller event and Sam Elliott later on.
