The Golden Compass is the first planned adaptation of Pullman's bestselling His Dark Materials trilogy.

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The trilogy comprises The Northern Lights - called The Golden Compass in the US - The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass.

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In fact, if The Golden Compass is a feminized version of all those Lord of the Narnia fantasies, the wistful, snarky Juno qualifies as a distaff answer to Knocked Up.

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Worrying that this could also be an issue at the Cineplex, the filmmakers have taken great pains to make The Golden Compass amusing, exciting and grand without ever raising anyone's hackles.

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The Golden Compass isn't a one-off for Kidman.

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The Golden Compass is deadly.

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Like "Golden Compass, " "Spiderwick" is imprinted with the influence of C.

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