"The Golden Compass" is the first book of what would become his best-selling fantasy trilogy, "His Dark Materials." ...

Casting Nicole Kidman as The Golden Compass‘s glacial, intractably smooth megalomaniac Mrs. Coulter is no less inspired for being obvious. Indeed, she was the first and only choice for director Chris ...

The Golden Compass is likely to be controversial, and not just due to the well-publicized boycott by the Catholic League. This adaptation of Philip Pullman’s 1995 novel, the first in his trilogy His ...

It has been more than 25 years since the world was introduced to Lyra Belacqua. Lyra is the heroine of the "His Dark Materials" series, where she answers big questions with a seemingly magical golden ...

Some religious groups are angry about the new film "The Golden Compass." Dec. 8, 2007 — -- Despite the fantastical scenery, talking armor-wearing polar bears and even a swarm of flying witches, ...

Daniel Craig’s James Bond movies recently arrived on Netflix and wasted no time charting in the top 10, but one of his long-forgotten fantasy films is also having a moment on streaming. In 2007, Craig ...

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For starters, Pullman’s world-building is spotty, probably intentionally so. Magic in contemporary fantasy is meant to function as a system, with rules and regulations, but his is wild and willful: ...

Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy was one of the most beloved children’s book series of the 2000s — and one of the most frequently banned, too. Tragic, philosophical, and fervently opposed ...

More than 25 years ago, Philip Pullman's first novel, The Golden Compass, introduced readers to heroine Lyra Belacqua. Now, more than 25 years later, her story comes to a close in The Rose Field. It ...