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66What is the Golden Compass?
The Golden Compass is another name for an alethiometer (from the Greek 'aletheia' meaning truth), a fictional truth-measuring instrument created by Philip Pullman, the author of the best-selling fantasy...
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60Fantasy Movies of 2007
These are the top fantasy movies of 2007, and recommended DVDs to play in your home movie theater for 2008. Even if you have seen them once, some of them are definitely worth a second watch.
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69Six Great Hollywood movies in one hub
The Golden Compass This movie is directed by Chris Weitz and lead actors are Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, and Daniel Craig. The film never allows any characters to develop and moves like a train to...
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56Bedtime Stories: Of Dust and Strings and Everything
My daughter received a copy of The Golden Compass for Christmas from old family friends. I would probably not have purchased it myself, because I'd heard that Philip Pullman's series was a poor imitation of...
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54Review of the 2007 Golden Compass movie
If you are looking for a good fantasy movie for your children, keep looking. The Golden Compass is not that movie. While the movie does contain a number of fantasy elements that are beautifully portrayed on...
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63My Favorite Childrens Books
Reading to your kids is great for their imagination and reading comprehension, and it's fun, too. Do it for as long as they want you to do it. I recently read to my 17-year-old daughter when she was sick to...
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56What Do You Spend Your Money On?
I've been getting, as I'm sure many of you have, emails telling me not to see the Golden Compass. The implication is that if I see this movie, I somehow don't believe in God, or that I am "supporting" atheism....
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60The Golden Compass: An Essay On Balancing Censorship and Family Standards
What is the balance between censorship and family standards? Should we encourage children to read books that don't agree with our views on religion, politics, ethics, or public policy? Where does a parent's role begin and end in the media selection process?
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55KATE BUSH RUNNING UP THAT HILL AND RESIDENT EVIL
If the name Kate Bush means anything to you and if the movies franchise called Resident Evil, which originally was a game, released 1996 on the Playstation are also familiar you will perhaps be scratching...
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55Oxford City Guide
Oxford is one of those cities that can feel at once intensely vibrant and blissfully sedate. This might have something to do with its student population which all around you tries to match up to the...
