PhilipPullman http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/15975/all en Prince Caspian's Appeal http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/prince-caspians-appeal <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/l-brent-bozell-iii">L. Brent Bozell III</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >The second film based on the Narnia books, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Prince Caspian,</i> roared like Aslan the lion at the box office in its first weekend, grossing an impressive $56 million in theaters, and supplanting <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Iron Man</i> as the most successful movie in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>. </p> <p >  </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/prince-caspians-appeal" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture Faith boxoffice C.S.Lewis ChroniclesofNarnia GoldenCompass Movies PhilipPullman PrinceCaspian RichardCorliss TimeMagazine Tue, 27 May 2008 04:00:00 +0000 admin 28239 at http://archive2.mrc.org Will The Golden Compass Keep Going South? http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/will-golden-compass-keep-going-south <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/kristen-fyfe">Kristen Fyfe</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >Opening in 3,528 theaters, the lavishly promoted <em>The Golden Compass</em> pulled <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=goldencompass.htm" />in $26.1 million</a>, according to Boxofficemojo.com, far short of what studio New Line Cinema expected, which was between $30 and $40 million.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/will-golden-compass-keep-going-south" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture Education atheism boxoffice PhilipPullman Reviews TheGoldenCompass Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:00:00 +0000 admin 27582 at http://archive2.mrc.org The Golden Compass and the Atheist Blitzkrieg http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/golden-compass-and-atheist-blitzkrieg <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/kristen-fyfe">Kristen Fyfe</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> By</div> <a href="/author/robert-knight">Robert Knight</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >As Americans plunk down their money at this Friday's premiere of the $150 million “family adventure” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Golden Compass, </i>they may be unwittingly clearing the way for a massive frontal assault on faith and God. </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/golden-compass-and-atheist-blitzkrieg" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture Faith atheism god HisDarkMaterials marketing PhilipPullman TheGoldenCompass Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:00:00 +0000 admin 27591 at http://archive2.mrc.org The Golden Compass Points Kids the Wrong Way http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/golden-compass-points-kids-wrong-way <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/lee-duigon">Lee Duigon</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >Don't let <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Golden Compass </i>movie lure you into buying Philip Pullman's books for your children. If you do, you'll be handing them the literary equivalent of arsenic.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/golden-compass-points-kids-wrong-way" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture Faith atheism GoldenCompass hollywood PhilipPullman Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:00:00 +0000 admin 27594 at http://archive2.mrc.org Newsweek Writer Enjoys Atheist Denouncing the Conservative 'Nitwit' http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/newsweek-writer-enjoys-atheist-denouncing-conservative-nitwit <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/tim-graham">Tim Graham</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Newsweek's</i> <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/72020" />Devin Gordon</a> is certainly not objective when it comes to Philip Pullman, the atheist children's author behind the new movie The Golden Compass. He really appreciates it when the atheist denounces conservative Catholic leader William Donohue as a "nitwit." </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/newsweek-writer-enjoys-atheist-denouncing-conservative-nitwit" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture Education atheism DevinGordon Newsweek PhilipPullman TheGoldenCompass WilliamDonohue Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:00:00 +0000 admin 27599 at http://archive2.mrc.org The Golden Compass Fraud http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/golden-compass-fraud <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/l-brent-bozell-iii">L. Brent Bozell III</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >As the movie studios gear up for a big Christmas movie season, one trailer that looks like a blockbuster is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Golden Compass,</i> which must be trying to cash in on the Narnia movies. It has flashy special-effect polar bears in armor and a young heroic damsel in distress facing off against evil forces. The casting is top-notch, led by Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, the current star spy in the James Bond movies. </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/golden-compass-fraud" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture Faith anti-Catholicism atheism C.S.Lewis god HisDarkMaterials narnia PhilipPullman TheGoldenCompass Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:00:00 +0000 admin 27621 at http://archive2.mrc.org