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Directed by  Kirsten Sheridan Writing Credits ( WGA )   Nick Castle ... (screenplay) and James V. Hart ... (screenplay) Paul Castro ... (story) and Nick Castle ... (story) “How in the light of one night did we come so far?” may be a line in Sun and Moon ( Miss Saigon ), but it might as well be the tagline of the JDHP Prayer Community featured film called August Rush . It was a rainy Friday evening, but a bunch of people, mostly families, gathered at the Parish Center 1 last May 9. They lined up for free movie tickets. Popcorn, mixed nuts and drinks were served. Father John Morota, who highly recommended the movie during his homilies, welcomed everyone who came and shared some of his experiences in the seminary as a “movie buff” and even claimed that a couple of years before “If we hold on together” was a hit in this country, he had already discovered it. The audience could not wait for the movie to start. When it did, everyone was enrapt...

Received from my email: "Please don't let your children watch THE GOLDEN COMPASS. It will make them think like atheists." From another sender: "THE GOLDEN COMPASS, an atheistic book, is now a movie. Please Boycott it!" Those above are the milder ones .  When I asked them if they have read the books before, they said they wouldn't dare.  One thing's for sure, this is not a children's movie, but as I've mentioned to one of the people who reviewed it recently, the commotion is just much ado about nothing ...well, maybe not nothing, but... Looking beyond that , I must say that it is a very enjoyable film. I think I like Dakota Blue Richards...she's going to be a big star one day. I also like the computer animation and stuff...the content is another story.  This movie is the 1st of the series of Pullman's His Dark Materials:  The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass.  I wouldn't recommend it to child...