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DAN'S   MOVIE   DIGEST

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MOVIE NEWS

GARFIELD 2
Bill Murray is in negotiations to reprise his vocal role as the CGI Garfield in sequel. Breckin Meyer will return as hapless owner Jon, as will Jennifer Love Hewitt (but in a smaller capacity). Joining the cast is TV's Lucy Davis (The Office, right) and Billy Connolly.

300
Gerard Butler (Phantom Of The Opera) will star in the movie adaptation of Frank Miller's Greek action graphic novel 3000, to be directed by Zach Snyder (Dawn Of The Dead).
The film tells the true story of 300 elite Spartan fighters who, led by King Leonidas (Butler), fought to the death against King Xerxes' massive Persian army during the battle of Thermopylae in 481-480 B.C. According to lore, their valour inspired all of Greece to rise up against the invading Persians, planting the seeds of democracy.
Snyder and his writing partner Kurt Johnstad have adapted the screenplay from Miller's graphic novel.
As with Sin City, also based on Frank Miller's work, the movie will be created using hyper-real "comic-book-style" renderings.

BEOWULF
Malkovich may be joining Robin Wright Penn and Anthony Hopkins in Beowulf, an animated movie from Robert Zemeckis (Back To The Future) using the same techniques he employed in The Polar Express.
Malkovich says his role would be that of "a sort of advisor to the King," and added "I don't have the newest script, which will be on my desk when I am back in France. It's not definitive - but it is very likely."
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THE WICKER MAN
Another horror remake, this time of the classic 1973 British film that starred Christopher Lee. Nicholas Cage is set to star as a police officer investigating a child's disappearance on an island inhabited by a strange cult of townsfolk. Leelee Sobieski (right) will play the female lead, with Ellen Burstyn (Requiem For A Dream) assuming Lee's role as the cult leader.

BOND 21: CASINO ROYALE
Melbourne newspaper 'The Age' reported that Hugh Jackman has turned down an opportunity to become the new James Bond, when Martin Campbell's upcoming Casino Royale starts shootings.
The newspaper says Jackman turned down the offer after talking with wife Deborah-Lee Furness, because he didn't feel he needed to play Bond in order to boost his career.

THE OMEN: 666
The upcoming remake of classic 70's horror The Omen is gathering pace, with Liev Schrieber and Julie Stiles cast as the parents to child antichrist Damien Thorn. Child actor Josh Hutcherson (Zathura) will play said parents demonic son (see below)
The movie is set for a very timely release of 6 June 2006 (06/06/06)...

X-MEN III
'IGN FilmForce' has confirmed a recent internet rumour that actor Bill Duke (Predator) has joined the cast of X-Men III. Duke will play a politician in The President's cabinet.
Michael Murphy (Batman Returns) will play Warren Worthington Sr, new mutant Angel's father, while Olivia Williams (The Sixth Sense) has been cast as Dr Moira MacTaggert. Her character, in the comics, was a former lover of Professor X who ran a mutant research centre on Muir Island in her native Scotland.

US TOP 10 (CINEMA)

All figures are weekend box-office gross.

1. Four Brothers ($21.2m)
2. The Skeleton Key ($16.1m)
3. The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) ($13.0m)
4. Wedding Crashers ($11.8m) (total to date: $164m)
5. Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo ($9.63m)
6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) ($7.41m) (total to date: $184m)
7. La Marche de L'empereur ($6.85m)
8. Sky High ($6.31m)
9. Must Love Dogs ($4.58m)

10. The Great Raid ($3.38m)

UK TOP 10 (CINEMA)

1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) (�2.88m)
2. The Island (�1.48m)
3. Crash (2004) (�0.81m)
4. Herbie: Fully Loaded (�0.67m)
5. Madagascar (�0.64m)
6. Fantastic Four (2005) (�0.56m)
7. Wedding Crashers (�0.55m)
8. War of the Worlds (2005) (�0.33m)
9. Something new, but IMDB.com forgot to put the name in! (�0.00m)

10. The Rising (�0.22m)

** IN THE PIPELINE **

All the following are U.K. release dates, and are subject to change.

19th August 2005: Bewitched (right), Paradise Now, R-Point, Danny the Dog, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Bewitched (2005),

26th August 2005: Sisterhood of Traveling Pants, The Dukes of Hazzard (2005), Bad News Bears, Intruder, The Cave

2nd September 2005: The Business, The Honeymooners (2005), Red-Eye, On a Clear Day, Vital

9th September 2005: Cinderella Man, Land of the Dead, Rock School, The Man, The Longest Yard

16th September 2005: Four Brothers, Must Love Dogs, Pride and Prejudice (2005)

23rd September 2005: The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Revolver

30th September 2005: Goal!, Corpse Bride, A History of Violence, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Aeon Flux, The Perfect Man, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, The History of Violence

7th October 2005: Night Watch, Oliver Twist (2005), The Constant Gardener, Serenity, The Kinky Boot Factory

14th October 2005: Wallace & Gromit Movie: Curse of the Wererabbit, Lord of War, The Dark

21st October 2005: Nanny McPhee, Murderball, Elizabeth Town, Syriana, Sky High, Broken Flowers

28th October 2005: Doom, Flightplan, The Legend of Zorro

4th November 2005: V for Vendetta, The Exorcism of Emily Rhodes,

11th November 2005: Everything is Illuminated, The New World, Hustle & Flow, In Her Shoes

18th November 2005: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2nd December 2005: Tickets

9th December 2005: Hey Mr DJ, Just Like Heaven, The Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Shopgirl, Brokeback Mountain

14th December 2005: King Kong (2005)

16th December 2005: The Hawk is Dying

30th December 2005: Stray Dogs

TBA: The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl in 3D, Domino, The Pink Panther (2005), Halloween 9, Final Destination 3D, Noel, The Tiger and the Snow, Underworld: Evolution, Walk the Line

All the following are U.S. release dates, and are subject to change.

AUGUST: The Skeleton Key (12), Deuce Bigelow European Gigolo (12), The Aristocrats (12), Red Eye (19), Valiant (19), The Cave (26), The Brothers Grimm (26), Undiscovered (26)
SEPTEMBER: Birth Of The Pink Panther (23), Legend Of Zorro (23), Serenity (30), Spy Hunter (30)
OCTOBER: Wallace & Gromit (7), The Fog (14), Land Of The Dead (21)
NOVEMBER: Cars (4), Harry Potter 4 (18), Brother Grimm (23)
DECEMBER: Chronicles Of Narnia (9), Underworld 2 (9), King Kong (14), The Producers (24), Zathura (21), Mad Max Fury Road (31), Die Hard 4 (31)

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The following is a list of Dan's Movie Digests online :

2007 Retrospective: Part One 2007 Retrospective: Part Two 2007 Retrospective: Part Three 2007 Retrospective: Part Four

Issue 188: August 22nd 2007 Issue 187: August 8th 2007 Issue 186: February 22nd 2007 Issue 185: January 26th 2007

2006 Retrospective: Part One 2006 Retrospective: Part Two 2006 Retrospective: Part Three 2006 Retrospective: Part Four

Issue 184: December 20th 2006 Issue 183: December 8th 2006 Issue 182: November 30th 2006 Issue 181: November 22nd 2006 Issue 180: November 15th 2006 Issue 179: November 6th 2006 Issue 178: July 19th 2006 Issue 177: July 12th 2006 Issue 176: July 6th 2006 Issue 175: June 23rd 2006 Issue 174: June 16th 2006 Issue 173: June 7th 2006 Issue 172: May 18th 2006 Issue 171: May 10th 2006 Issue 170: May 4th 2006 Issue 169: April 26th 2006 Issue 168: April 20th 2006 Issue 167: April 12th 2006 Issue 166: April 5th 2006 Issue 165: March 29th 2006 Issue 164: March 15th 2006 Issue 163: March 9th 2006 Issue 162: March 3rd 2006 Issue 161: February 22nd 2006 Issue 160: February 15th 2006 Issue 159: February 8th 2006 Issue 158: February 3rd 2006 Issue 157: January 27th 2006 Issue 156: January 18th 2006

2005 Retrospective: Part One 2005 Retrospective: Part Two

Issue 155: November 24th 2005 Issue 154: November 18th 2005 Issue 153: November 11th 2005 Issue 152: November 4th 2005 Issue 151: October 21st 2005 Issue 150: October 12th 2005 Issue 149: October 7th 2005 Issue 148: September 29th 2005 Issue 147: September 21st 2005 Issue 146: August 19th 2005 Issue 145: August 10th 2005 Issue 144: August 4th 2005 Issue 143: July 29th 2005 Issue 142: July 22nd 2005 Issue 141: July 13th 2005 Issue 140: July 8th 2005 Issue 139: June 30th 2005 Issue 138: June 24th 2005 Issue 137: June 17th 2005 Issue 136: June 9th 2005 Issue 135: June 2nd 2005 Issue 134: May 25th 2005 Issue 133: May 20th 2005 Issue 132: May 11th 2005 Issue 131: April 20th 2005 Issue 130: April 13th 2005 Issue 129: April 6th 2005 Issue 128: March 23rd 2005 Issue 127: March 16th 2005 Issue 126: March 2nd 2005 Issue 125: February 23rd 2005 Issue 124: February 17th 2005 Issue 123: February 11th 2005 Issue 122: February 2nd 2005 Issue 121: January 26th 2005 Issue 120: January 21st 2005 Issue 119: January 12th 2005

2004 Retrospective: Part One 2004 Retrospective: Part Two 2004 Retrospective: Part Three 2004 Retrospective: Part Four

Issue 118: December 22nd 2004 Issue 117: December 15th 2004 Issue 116: December 8th 2004 Issue 115: December 1st 2004 Issue 114: November 24th 2004 Issue 113: November 18th 2004 Issue 112: November 11th 2004 Issue 111: November 3rd 2004 Issue 110: October 28th 2004 Issue 109: October 13th 2004 Issue 108: October 6th 2004 Issue 107: September 29th 2004 Issue 106: September 22nd 2004 Issue 105: September 15th 2004 Issue 104: September 8th 2004 Issue 103: September 1st 2004 Issue 102: August 11th 2004 Issue 101: August 7th 2004

Issue 100: Greatest Underdog Movies Part 4 Issue 100: Greatest Underdog Movies Part 3 Issue 100: Greatest Underdog Movies Part 2 Issue 100: Greatest Underdog Movies Part 1

Issue 99: July 28th 2004 Issue 98: July 21st 2004 Issue 97: July 9th 2004 Issue 96: July 7th 2004 Issue 95: June 30th 2004 Issue 94: June 22nd 2004 Issue 93: June 6th 2004 Issue 92: May 28th 2004 Issue 91: May 23rd 2004 Issue 90: May 14th 2004 Issue 89: May 9th 2004 Issue 88: April 30th 2004 Issue 87: April 24th 2004 Issue 86: April 17th 2004 Issue 85: April 9th 2004 Issue 84: March 27th 2004 Issue 83: March 19th 2004 Issue 82: March 12th 2004 Issue 81: March 5th 2004 Issue 80: February 27th 2004 Issue 79: February 20th 2004 Issue 78: February 13th 2004 Issue 77: February 6th 2004 Issue 76: January 30th 2004 Issue 75: January 23rd 2004 Issue 74: January 16th 2004 Issue 73: January 9th 2004

2003 Retrospective: Part One 2003 Retrospective: Part Two 2003 Retrospective: Part Three 2003 Retrospective: Part Four

Issue 72: December 12th 2003 Issue 71: December 4th 2003 Issue 70: November 28th 2003 Issue 69: November 21st 2003 Issue 68: November 14th 2003 Issue 67: November 7th 2003 Issue 66: October 31st 2003 Issue 65: October 24th 2003 Issue 64: October 17th 2003 Issue 63: October 10th 2003 Issue 62: October 3rd 2003 Issue 61: September 26th 2003 Issue 60: September 19th 2003 Issue 59: September 12th 2003 Issue 58: August 29th 2003 Issue 57: August 22nd 2003 Issue 56: August 15th 2003 Issue 55: August 8th 2003 Issue 54: August 1st 2003 Issue 53: July 25th 2003 Issue 52: July 18th 2003 Issue 51: July 11th 2003 Issue 50: July 4th 2003 Issue 49: June 27th 2003 Issue 48: June 20th 2003 Issue 47: June 13th 2003 Issue 46: June 6th 2003 Issue 45: May 30th 2003 Issue 44: May 23rd 2003 Issue 43: May 16th 2003 Issue 42: May 9th 2003 Issue 41: May 2nd 2003 Issue 40: April 25th 2003 Issue 39: April 18th 2003 Issue 38: April 11th 2003 Issue 37: April 4th 2003 Issue 36: March 28th 2003 Issue 35: March 21st 2003 Issue 34: March 14th 2003 Issue 33: March 7th 2003 Issue 32: February 28th 2003 Issue 31: February 21st 2003 Issue 30: February 14th 2003 Issue 29: February 7th 2003 Issue 28: January 31st 2003 Issue 27: January 24th 2003 Issue 26: January 17th 2003 Issue 25: January 10th 2003 Issue 24: January 3rd 2003

2002 Retrospective: Part One 2002 Retrospective: Part Two 2002 Retrospective: Part Three 2002 Retrospective: Part Four

Issue 23: December 20th 2002 Issue 22: December 13th 2002 Issue 21: December 6th 2002 Issue 20: November 29th 2002 Issue 19: November 22nd 2002 Issue 18: November 15th 2002 Issue 17: November 8th 2002 Issue 16: November 1st 2002 Issue 15: October 25th 2002 Issue 14: October 18th 2002 Issue 13: October 11th 2002 Issue 12: October 4th 2002 Issue 11: September 27th 2002 Issue 10: September 20th 2002 Issue 9: September 13th 2002 Issue 8: September 6th 2002 Issue 7: August 30th 2002 Issue 6: August 23rd 2002 Issue 5: August 16th 2002 Issue 4: August 9th 2002 Issue 3: August 2nd 2002 Issue 2: July 26th 2002 Issue 1: July 19th 2002

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DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TXW32R4 32" widescreen TV connected to either a Creative Dxr2 DVD-ROM player or Microsoft Xbox and played through a Sony STR-DB930 amplifier.

PC games reviewed by the editor are on:

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Since May 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb ATI Radeon 9600TX graphics, Windows XP

Since Jun 2002: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, 64Mb ATI Radeon 8500LE

Since May 2000: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, Voodoo 3 3000 AGP

DAN'S MOVIE DIGEST - Issue 146

Dan Owen reviews

DAN'S MOVIE DIGEST I s s u e # 1 4 6

1 9 A u g u s t 2 0 0 5

MOVIE NEWS

GARFIELD 2

300

BEOWULF

THE WICKER MAN

BOND 21: CASINO ROYALE

THE OMEN: 666

X-MEN III

US TOP 10 (CINEMA)

UK TOP 10 (CINEMA)

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