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Articles tagged "philip pullman" NewsThe author of ‘The Golden Compass’ doesn’t mince wordsby Robert K. Elder [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][13.Dec.07] :. He certainly doesn’t look like a god-killer. But that’s how critics cast him: a deity-smashing heretic, bent on spreading godlessness with children’s tales. No, in person,...  NewsCritics say ‘Golden Compass’ is atheist agenda disguised in fantasyby Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][9.Dec.07] :. Since its beginning, critics have denounced the film industry as a godless enterprise leading innocent minds astray. Now, say the critics, the industry is pushing a children’s movie with an...  NewsCritics say ‘Golden Compass’ is atheist agenda disguised in fantasyby Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][7.Dec.07] :. Since its beginning, critics have denounced the film industry as a godless enterprise leading innocent minds astray. Now, say the critics, the industry is pushing a children’s movie with an... Film ReviewThe Golden Compassby Cynthia Fuchs[7.Dec.07] :. Too bland and disjointed to match up with either set up expectations, The Golden Compass is too familiar to be beguiling, too interested in appeasing masses and selling the Corgi toy line. NewsDirector says initial reaction to ‘Compass’ hasn’t been goldenby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][6.Dec.07] :. Chris Weitz is a moviemaker on the spot. He’s just directed a multi-million dollar movie fantasy, “The Golden Compass,” which opens around the world Friday. And nobody seems willing... News‘Compass’ author’s atheism stirs debate on film’s messageby Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT)][6.Dec.07] :. Nina Hemmer is a reader. The 11-year-old Shorewood, Wis., girl is plowing through the Bible and hopes “to get to the part about Jesus’ birth by Christmas,” said her mother, Cathy... |
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