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Critics' Choice Awards Nominations for Dakota and TGC
Item published on 12th Dec 2007. 4 comments.
The first awards recognition of Dakota Blue Richard's talents in The Golden Compass comes with her being nominated for the Best Young Actress award in…
Film Compared with Weitz's Original and Stoppard's Initial Scripts
Item published on 11th Dec 2007. 9 comments.
New York magazine has gotten hold of both Sir Tom Stoppard's 2003 draft and Chris Weitz's original 2003 screenplay and reports that had "Stoppard's screenplay…
Chris Weitz Answers Fan Questions: Part IV
Item published on 10th Dec 2007. 0 comments.
MTV has its fourth and final round of questions with The Golden Compass director Chris Weitz. This round, Weitz answers questions on the possibilities…
US Box Office Estimates: $26.1 million; $55m from International Territories
Item published on 9th Dec 2007. 7 comments.
Early estimates of the US weekend box office results predict The Golden Compass topping the charts, beating movies like Enchanted and Beowulf with a US$26.1…
In-depth Interview with Chris Weitz
Item published on 9th Dec 2007. 2 comments.
MoviesOnline.ca interviewed director Chris Weitz at the Los Angeles premiere and touched some very interesting subjects. Chris Weitz talks about some…
Weitz Hopes To Make A Director's Cut
Item published on 8th Dec 2007. 15 comments.
MTV reports that director Chris Weitz and cast members Daniel Craig and Eva Green are hoping that an extended version of the film will be made available…
Live Event and Video with Philip Pullman
Item published on 7th Dec 2007. 1 comment.
On December 9th - only two days from today - Philip Pullman will be on UK cinemas screens, live via satellite, at 4.40pm, broadcast from Oxford's Phoenix…
Mixed Reviews From the US
Item published on 7th Dec 2007. 5 comments.
Influential critic Roger Ebert has given The Golden Compass his highest rating of 4 stars calling the film a "darker, deeper fantasy epic than the…
High UK Opening Day Figures
Item published on 7th Dec 2007. 1 comment.
Variety reports that The Golden Compass pulled in US$1.9 million from its opening day on Wednesday. The film looks likely to be on course for a successful…
Chris Weitz Answers Fan Questions: Part III
Item published on 6th Dec 2007. 9 comments.
MTV goes its third round of interview questions with Chris Weitz as they talk about casting, special effects, and Chris's own favorite scene. Next week…
Humanists to Honour Philip Pullman
Item published on 5th Dec 2007. 1 comment.
The American Humanist Association announced today that Philip Pullman, esteemed author of the controversial book, "The Golden Compass" --which has been…
First 5 Minutes of The Golden Compass
Item published on 4th Dec 2007. 22 comments.
For those of you who can't wait until the movie is released, Yahoo! Movies has made available the first five minutes of the film. The footage features…
The Golden Compass New York Premiere
Item published on 3rd Dec 2007. 3 comments.
New York City's Ziegfriend Theater was home to the The Golden Compass premiere last night with all of the talent attending the event. Like in London,…
Philip Pullman's review of The Golden Compass
Item published on 2nd Dec 2007. 8 comments.
Philip Pullman has written a piece in The Times in which he defends Northern Lights as well as the book's adapations into both movie and theatre stageplay.…
Video: Ice Bears Featurette and more
Item published on 1st Dec 2007. 1 comment.
A featurette on the ice bears highlights Director Chris Weitz, and author Philip Pullman. Dakota Blue Richards talks about working with the panserbjørne…
US Sneak Peak of The Golden Compass
Item published on 1st Dec 2007. 8 comments.
800 movie theaters across the US will be showing sneak previews of The Golden Compass movie today, December 1. Check out the map to see which theaters…
Inkworks Trading Cards
Item published on 1st Dec 2007. 1 comment.
The Golden Compass: Inkworks Premium Trading Cards This Inkworks release highlights the different premium trading card categories, including the pieceworks…
Dakota Blue Richards about The Golden Compass videogame
Item published on 30th Nov 2007. 2 comments.
SEGA did an interview with Dakota Blue Richards and asked her about her experience as a voice actor, her gaming experience and The Golden Compass game.…
Golden Compass Nominated For 5 Satellite Awards
Item published on 30th Nov 2007. 2 comments.
Hollywood's award season begins with the announcement of the nominees for the 2007 Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy. The Golden…
Downtime 30 November
Item published on 30th Nov 2007. 0 comments.
Just as it's not easy being green, it's not easy being popular either. It seems that so many people dropped by last night that our server complained and…
Assorted Golden Compass Reviews (updated)
Item published on 29th Nov 2007. 12 comments.
Various media outlets have published reviews of The Golden Compass and they are mostly positive. Many single out the impressive visual effects and the…
Red Carpet Premiere Video Report with Philip Pullman, Chris Weitz and more
Item published on 28th Nov 2007. 7 comments.
A few hundred people turned up yesterday to catch a glimpse of the stars from The Golden Compass and to feel the atmosphere. All notable talent in the…
Interviews with Sam Elliott and Eva Green
Item published on 28th Nov 2007. 8 comments.
This tuesday we got to do a couple of interviews on camera in London. Sam Elliott and Eva Green were up for a short talk which you can view below. Chris…
Guardian review: ****
Item published on 27th Nov 2007. 4 comments.
The Guardian has published a four-star review of "The Golden Compass": "It has no other challengers as this year's big Christmas movie."…
Pullman: Catholic boycotters are 'nitwits'
Item published on 27th Nov 2007. 11 comments.
TimesOnline reports: The British author Philip Pullman has attacked leading American Catholics as "nitwits" after they called for a boycott…
Roundtable transcripts: Interviews with cast members, Chris Weitz and Deborah Forte
Item published on 27th Nov 2007. 0 comments.
This monday we've attended roundtable interviews in three of the four rooms they were in. Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards, Eva Green, Sam Elliot, director…
The Golden Compass: Our Reviews (updated)
Item published on 25th Nov 2007. 15 comments.
As our review of The Golden Compass film is such a major event we've written two version: one for those who have read the book, and one for those who…
Music to Our Ears: The Golden Compass Soundtrack
Item published on 25th Nov 2007. 6 comments.
The soundtrack to the Golden Compass lies, as the book does, with recurring themes. The key of each piece within the music seems relatively similar to…
Exclusive Game Levels Revealed
Item published on 24th Nov 2007. 0 comments.
Where does the action start? This is the all-important question – should the computer game start in the same place as the book and film, or with…
Listen to Kate Bush's Song 'Lyra'
Item published on 23rd Nov 2007. 9 comments.
Kate Bush's new song 'Lyra', which will be played over the end-credits of the film, made its radio premiere on BBC Radio 6. The song starts playing 44…
Chris Weitz Answers Fan Questions: Part II
Item published on 22nd Nov 2007. 1 comment.
Last week Chris Weitz answered a round of fan questions on MTV.com and he returns to answer more, including one that we asked on the purported "agenda"…
More New Clips, Props from The Golden Compass (updated)
Item published on 21st Nov 2007. 10 comments.
Yahoo! Movies brings us two new shorts as film clips continue to roll out. "Contract" features an extended look at Iorek's recovering his armor,…
Movie Timeline for The Golden Compass
Item published on 21st Nov 2007. 0 comments.
If you’re new to the His Dark Materials trilogy, think you may have missed something important, or perhaps have just been sleeping a great deal…
Two New Shorts from The Golden Compass
Item published on 20th Nov 2007. 4 comments.
Moviefone.com adds a new short sequence from The Golden Compass film, featuring Lyra telling Iorek the location of his armour. The second new clip comes…
The Golden Compass: (Not) Our First Impressions
Item published on 20th Nov 2007. 8 comments.
There are 3 main obstacles facing The Golden Compass's success. First of all, do the (lack of?) religious elements damage the viewing experience? Secondly,…
Beyond The Golden Lawsuit
Item published on 20th Nov 2007. 1 comment.
MTV draws our attention to the following: Just as New Line has stepped up its marketing campaign for its upcoming movie "The Golden Compass,"…
All The Soundtrack Information You Need
Item published on 19th Nov 2007. 4 comments.
Ladies and gentlemen, HisDarkMaterials.org is proud to present you with all the soundtrack information you could possibly need. First of all, we've just…
The Golden Compass: Two New Clips
Item published on 19th Nov 2007. 11 comments.
IGN.com posts a new clip from The Golden Compass. Titled 'A Bear's Armor,' it features the longest piece of continuous acting from both Ian McKellan…
Lack of Morality in Golden Compass/His Dark Materials
Item published on 17th Nov 2007. 14 comments.
Catholic.org recently interviewed Pete Vere and Sandra Miesel, co-authors of the book Pied Piper of Atheism: Philip Pullman and Children's Fantasy, regarding…
New Book Critiquing His Dark Materials Available
Item published on 16th Nov 2007. 6 comments.
Online book store Ignatius.com now has the anti-His Dark Materials book Pied Piper of Atheism available. The book aims to inform readers of the atheism…