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'Beowulf' movie takes poetic license -- and then some -- from the original text
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High school students hoping to see the new 3-D "Beowulf" movie as
a way to avoid reading the 3,000-line Anglo-Saxon poem, beware.
You will pay the price.
Not only has Hollywood, in the person of Academy Award-winning
director Robert Zemeckis, made the usual subtle changes we expect
when literature is adapted to film, but the plot also has been
altered significantly.
Here are the major changes found in the digitally enhanced, live-
action version of the story released last week:
Grendel is not Hrothgar's love child. Grendel (voiced by Crispin
Hellion Glover) is described as being a ...
 "South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Sakhee's team confident of Arc Triomphe.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
; HE may have an unfavourable draw but confidence is high in the Godolphin camp over hot Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe-Lucien Barriere favourite Sakhee. The team are full of hope that he can overcome his wide draw in tomorrow's Longchamp showpiece...
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Racing: Arc de Triomphe: A monster runs away with the Arc riches
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in record time that thoroughbreds...great Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winners. He was breathtaking. The 76th Arc was run in a time almost...Pilsudski might have won two Arcs had been born in another...following a spat in the Arc trials, which is a ...
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Arc de Triomphe's outdated museum gets renovation
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...some, the emperor declared. The Arc de Triomphe loomed large in his plans. Paris...homes! Construction on the Arc de Triomphe began the following year. But...to understand that. The Arc de Triomphe is open from 10 a.m. to 11 p...
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Travelers Discover Ultra-Modern Renaissance Paris Arc De Triomphe Hotel - Newest 'Gem' in Renaissance Hotels & Resorts Global Portfolio.
PR Newswire
; ...Opening today, the Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe combines an ultra-modern design...The Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe is our latest gem in a global portfolio...design. Just steps from the Arc de Triomphe and Avenue des Champs-Elysees...
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Arc de Triomphe.(Poem)
Magazine article from: Prairie Schooner
; Arc de Triomphe At thirteen I was drinking Calvados with Ravic in a bar close to the Arc de Triomphe in order to forget that the homeland...every mouth. Now Ravic goes on in Arc de Triomphe and I have got my passport. In any case...
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 "The Racing Post (London, England)")
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Getaway carries hopes of Arc master Fabre; QATAR PRIX DE L'ARC DE TRIOMPHE Other contenders.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England)
; ...Jon Lees YOU can't have an Arc without Andre Fabre, and France...landing the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with White Muzzle in 1993...crack at the prize with Cima De Triomphe, who will attempt to improve...his first Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe success. Ryan Moore has chosen...
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Global Innovative Submits Lighting Bid for Arc de Triomphe Hotel and Casino Project in Macau.
M2 Presswire
; ...Innovative Submits Lighting Bid for Arc de Triomphe Hotel and Casino Project in Macau...lighting solutions for the Arc de Triomphe casino project ("ADT") under...lighting features for the Arc de Triomphe project and to submit its tender...
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Godolphin buys Arc de Triomphe runner-up Sulamani
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...bought Sulamani, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe runner-up and French Derby champion...s Group One Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Godolphin also said it has purchased...Marienbard in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe _ Europe's most prestigious horse...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Racing: Milan will turn on the style for Arc show; Aidan will Triomphe.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England)
; ...favourite for Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. The progressive...for Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe-Lucien Barriere, it emerged...October 27.PRIX de L'ARC de TRIOMPHE BETTING: 2-1 Sakhee, 7-2...
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Generous pick in Arc de Triomphe
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...s $1.5 million Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamps in Paris. All 14...permitted to run in the Arc de Triomphe? That's not fair. They couldn...tomorrow at Arlington for the Arc de Triomphe. Not so. It's going to be free...
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