"The Golden Compass" proved a mild fantasy at the box office, pulling in $26.1 million, a modest opening weekend compared to such recent December heavyweights as "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Chronicles of Narnia" flicks.New Line Cinema's "The Golden Compass," whose cast includes...

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David Beckham is big. But is he really $250 million large? Bigger at the bank than Shaq or Kobe or A-Rod?The world's most recognizable soccer player agreed Thursday to a five-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy that Anschutz Entertainment Group, the company that runs...

The plot sounds familiar: movie takes on religion, angers some faction of believers.But the furor surrounding "The Golden Compass," a $180-million fantasy epic coming to theaters next Friday, is more complex than that.Based on the first volume in the award-winning trilogy "His Dark Materials" by...

Provides an extensive analysis of the Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis. Analyzes author Philip Pullman's dislike of Lewis and his work. Compares Pullman's text, His Dark Materials to Narnia. Considers how the two authors convey their contrasting religious attitudes and values, and questions if this provides a reasonable basis for Pullman's dislike of Lewis.

A summary of "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S. Lewis, which tells the story of an adventure found by entering a magic wardrobe. The book's plot contains lessons in moral ethics.

Explores how author C. S. Lewis uses symbols of Christianity in his creation of the Narnian world in "The Chronicles of Narnia" series.