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Christmas Give-AwaysPosted by Ian on December 22, 2007 at 3:13 amIt’s not long until the big day and here at BridgetotheStars we’ve got a couple of contests for you. For those of you in the USA and Canada we have the opportunity to win a special personally signed copy of the much sought after Tim Kirk Lyra print (which we are still giving away here). To enter send an email to us at contest@bridgetothestars.net with the subject ‘North America Lyra Print’, your full name and full postal address.For the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, there’s the opportunity to win the set of three limited edition film-tie-in books which have only been available with Shreddies, once again by simply sending us an email at contest@bridgetothestars.net with the subject ‘Rest of world book give away’, your full name and full postal address. Entries close for both give-aways at midnight GMT on December 25th. 
49 Comments:Post your own!Please keep comments on topic - we have a message board for general discussion.
jammer says:
for some reason, my email was rejected and sent back by mail daemon or whatever that is… December 23, 2007 2:32 pm | link
Abe S. says:
The Vatican has just “officially” banned the Golden Compass. http://sify.com/movies/hollywood/fullstory.php?id=14579351 December 24, 2007 6:31 am | link
John L says:
It’s a shame that the Vatican waited so long to condemn “The Golden Compass”. Had they been persuaded to condemn it a month sooner, New Line could have used the condemnation in its promotional messages to boost the American boxoffice. There are lots of Vatican-haters in America. December 24, 2007 8:21 pm | link
Matt says:
FYI Golden compass is finally starting to rack up the big BO due to overseas success: $61,280,000 from the US and Canada $248,280,000 With an estimate that it will eventually take $250,000,000 from the foreign BO alone. Good figures, but sadly probably not enough to get TSK made as NLC pre-sold the international rights….ooops Cheers (References January 3, 2008 2:49 pm | link
drama queen says:
hello, is any one here…………….. it’s like dead, no news nothing, nothing has been changed or anything………… January 5, 2008 3:02 am | link
Marco says:
Hold up….. 100 pics from the movie!? Were all of them exciting? Some of them might get a little boring because there areonly so many pics to be taken from the movie.As if anybody would look at all of them, but I don’t have anything better to do, so where did you see them? (I know this isn’t on topic, but could I ask what a mac is?) January 6, 2008 8:35 am | link
ian says:
I hope btts posts news about the movie sequels. If they aren’t making any, I guess I have The Hobbit to look forward too. January 6, 2008 10:03 am | link
ian says:
Sorry for the off topic discussion. I wish I could be lucky and win a contest for something. January 6, 2008 10:06 am | link
Amy T. says:
Marco, the pictures they’re talking about are at imdb.com. They’re pretty good, but they are a bit small. January 6, 2008 12:56 pm | link
drama queen says:
i haven’t seen all the pics but i think most of them are like the one which we have already seen on here…………….. January 6, 2008 4:22 pm | link
matt says:
Wow! Compass BO pulls in a huge $364M. That is way, way in excess of its budget. And more that Box Office Prophets estimated its total could possibly be. The vast majority of the take coming from non-us territories. Even though the NLC sold off the foreign territory rights, presumably those that paid up front for the movie to be made will be queuing to finance a sequel. Will they or won’t they green light TSK? It somehow seems in the balance again! Now there’s a story….BTTS go and tap your contacts at NLC, CW’s team, his wife and his dog…. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117978540.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 January 7, 2008 4:48 am | link
George Beahm says:
LYRA prints: I am currently in the process of shipping out the final batch of Lyra prints for people from December. I should be done in the next few days. IF you do not receive your print by the end of January, let the website know and they’ll forward the query to me. I use a postage meter and can check the actual ship date, to make sure one was sent. Then I’ll send a replacement print, if need be. Thanks for the good folks at BRIDGE TO THE STARS for sponsoring this wonderful giveaway, and thanks to those who have commented on Tim Kirk’s artwork, which is (as always) just amazing. January 8, 2008 3:37 am | link
Molly says:
i personally think that phillip pullman is a sick freak for writing these atheiest books just because he hated C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. THEIR DEAD! He needs to get over it. They were great authors and he is so freaking stupid and if anyone wants to send this along to him PLEASE do. I am boycotting this and my friends have sent my comments to the publishers and producers. srry for those who like him, but if i ever meet the guy…>:( January 8, 2008 5:19 am | link
ian says:
No he wrote the books for everybody to understand them. Athiests- fantasy January 8, 2008 9:58 am | link
ian says:
You see, Pullman makes his work appeal to all your beliefs. Remember his answer to the “what are your books about?” question? He usually answers “it is the democracy of the reader” or something. Here are more examples: Pessimists- negative (insults) to their religuous or spiritual beliefs Just because Pullman is an Atheist (sorry for misspellings) doesn’t mean people can criticize his work for it. (personly, being Roman Catholic, as long as he lives his life for good purpose, he is a good person) January 8, 2008 10:17 am | link
Nadeen says:
Molly, Pullman did not write the books in answer to C.S. Lewis-someone else compared his books to the Narnia series. There are plenty of interviews on line where Pullman discusses how he came to write the Dark Materials trilogy. Why don’t you check some of them out? As for Lewis and Tolkien, it is not required that everyone admire their writings and in Lewis’s case Pullman says he does not like the Narnia books, but he agrees with Lewis’s opinions about writing for children. Perhaps the religious aspects of the book don’t bother me so much because I am an atheist, but what struck me was the relationships and the sacrifices that most of the major characters make, some of them quite unexpected. If you have not read the books, please do so. It is so much more satisfying to dislike something because of your own experiences rather than because an authority told you to do so. BTTS-sorry but I could not let this pass. January 8, 2008 5:50 pm | link
Salmairion says:
Molly, First of all, if you don’t like Pullman’s books, fine, but then why do you even bother posting a comment on this site?? January 8, 2008 9:50 pm | link
Salmairion says:
PS: i think it’s quite sad and honestly pathetic that you feel the need to boycott such a great work of fiction! sorry, i just HAD to say it. January 8, 2008 9:54 pm | link
Skye says:
Molly: I thought we were through with this… That was random. Marco: A Mac? You mean a Macintosh computer? (As in Apple?) Also, what’s up with the lack of news, guys? January 9, 2008 12:31 am | link
Conor says:
I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE DISCRIMANAINT OTHER PEOPLE FOR THERE LOOKS, BELEIVES, OR EVEN LIKES!!! GIVE OVER! PP WRITE GREAT BOOK’S AND IN THE TRILOGY HDM, HE CLEARLY STATES THAT THE AUTHORITY CLAIMED TO BE GOD AND INTERVIERD WITH THE HUMAN’S, MULFEA, OR ANY OTHER CONCIUOS (spelling) WAY OF LIFE. HE ALSO STATES THAT THERE STILL MAY BE OR MAY NOT A GOD AND THAT THE AUTHORITY WAS A FAKE GOD (like romain gods) BUT THE AUTHORITY HAD THE POWER WAS ACTUALLY REAL!! AND AS I AM A ROMAN CATHOLIC AND I REA THE BOOKS AND ENJOYED THEM, I DIDN’T FEEL OFFENDED ONE BIT BECAUSE PP WAS NOT DISCRIMINATING PEOPLES BELEIVES. IF SO THE BOOKS WOULD NOT GET PUBLISHED!!!!!!! January 9, 2008 6:50 am | link
Conor says:
i apologies for the lack of spelling and missing words… didn’t read over it XD January 9, 2008 6:53 am | link
Foulksy says:
News???? there is news!!! What about the box office takings.. the only box office news here is the opening weekend… in N. America!!! January 9, 2008 5:48 pm | link
George Beahm says:
RE: LYRA PRINTS I’m shipping out the last of the prints tomorrow, on January 11, 2008. So please don’t query poor Ian about possible non-delivery until at least TWO WEEKS has gone by. These went out by first class mail, in a mailing tube, and should reach their destinations within a week, so keep your eyes open for them. I ran out of the film strips from the GOLDEN COMPASS trailer, so I have enclosed the print only. Best to you all, George Beahm January 11, 2008 1:52 am | link
Greg says:
Not to join in on the gang-like beatdown on Molly, but her punctuation and grammar suck. Seriously, If you plan on posting hateful comments about something on a website devoted to it, at least act like someone who should be taken seriously. January 11, 2008 4:11 am | link
ian says:
Is it just me, or has everyone fled to hisdarkmaterials.org? I hope this threat will wake you guys up! January 13, 2008 11:40 am | link
drama queen says:
i think this website has been abandoned for good………. nothing has happened except that we have been writing on it…………….. January 14, 2008 9:13 pm | link
Conor says:
arghhh…. they have all been killed.. DAM YOU POTATOEs, remember kids eat at least 5 fruit or veg a day… potatoes dont count… there FILLERS!!! PAY ATENTION IN CLASS January 14, 2008 11:21 pm | link
jammer says:
yay, I got my Lyra Print and film strip! Thanks so much! January 15, 2008 1:37 am | link
Foulksy says:
there is news on hisdarkmaterials.org… BTTS there is news!!! neraly a month to go without news… 22nd it will be a month!!! Where did you get the news that the golden compass was a LOSS when others are saying the film has profited!!! January 15, 2008 6:52 pm | link
Yelbakk says:
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=GoldenCompass.htm As of January 15th, the figures are: Y. January 15, 2008 8:49 pm | link
John L says:
New Line gets a flat dollar amount of $55 million on the foreign gross, and U.S. gross is unbelievably low. Worst performance ever by far for anything of its type. January 16, 2008 3:54 am | link
John L says:
New Line spent $180M to produce film and an additional $30M to promote it, for a total expenditure of $210M. They get $55M for sale of foreign distribution rights and aprox. 52 percent of U.S. gross of $70M. Do the math…it is a DISASTER. They were banking on $300M in the United States. It will never happen…film did only $75,000 nationwide yesterday…$92 per theater! Doesn’t even pay to run the popcorn popper. January 16, 2008 4:12 am | link
jammer says:
Did you forget the foreign rights they sold? They didn’t end up paying for a lot of the movie. January 16, 2008 5:11 am | link
John L says:
Of course I included the foreign rights…as I stated, they got $55 million for them. Already included in the calculation. January 16, 2008 5:24 am | link
jammer says:
If I recall, New Line had 70-80% of the budget covered for by foreign investors. They really only paid about 45 million in the long run. Where exactly did you get your figures? January 16, 2008 11:15 am | link
Nadeen says:
Thanks jammer-my question exactly. John L. is correct that the disappointing U.S. box office puts the making of the sequels in jeapardy but I am waiting for NEW LINE to make the announcement (or Pullman, I’d believe him)before I write them off completely. Whatever the sequel situation the Worldwide Distribution Pres.of New Line seems very please with the overseas gross. January 16, 2008 5:41 pm | link
Foulksy says:
where did you get that infomation John L If you look back on previous articles (EVEN BTTS HAS IT AND IT STATES BY NEW LINE THAT THEY SOLD 70-80% OF THE FOREIGN RIGHTS) January 16, 2008 6:27 pm | link
Daviddatsme says:
I’m from Canada, but I live in Ireland! Doh!!!!!!! February 19, 2008 11:19 pm | link Leave a comment |
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The bright side is that maybe C. W. might add the moved ending to the hopeful director’s cut if there isn’t any sequels. (I personly felt that the movie was awesome besides the stuuuuuuuuuupid hatcheting job New Line made on Cris’ masterpiece!!!!!)
At this point, if you haven’t gotten your print yet, I’ll be holding off and shipping them off until after Christmas. (I need to take a bit of a break.) I’ll be shipping these out by FIRST CLASS MAIL between Christmas and the New Year. We have enough stock to give them out worldwide, but after that, the door CLOSES PERMANENTLY on this giveaway. And your only opportunity to buy one will be when you see them popping up on eBay. So if you want one, now is your chance. We want to get this lovely print in the hands of as many FANS as possible. I just got back the final batch from Tim Kirk, who has hand-signed each print. Happy Holidays to Pullman fans worldwide from Tim and myself! We’ve both enjoyed the movie and Pullman’s great three-book series, His Dark Materials, and hope as many of you as possible go back to see the movie over the holidays before it leaves the theaters sometime in January. (Look for the DVD in May, if I’m guessing correctly.)
December 22, 2007 4:59 am | link