Monthly Archives: April 2006
Hollywood puts its faith in holy films
April 23, 2006
The Sunday Times reports on the forthcoming “flood of Christian films” showing that “Hollywood, long accused of promoting Godless amorality, has found religion.” Naturally, His Dark Materials gets a mention, alongside the likes of The Passion of the Christ, The … Continue reading
Why Atheism? DVD due for release (updated)
April 14, 2006
Update: The National Secular Society has made the educational DVD Why Atheism? (which we reported the release of in December) available to buy exclusively from the NSS shop. The DVD features six films, including an extended interview with Philip Pullman … Continue reading
Thousands at Movie Auditions
April 4, 2006
The first of the open auditions for Lyra was held today, at Cambridge. Thousands of young hopefuls turned up and queuing started very early, with CBBC putting an estimate of some 1200 girls there. The auditions at Kendal have also … Continue reading
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