Article: Beowulf & Grendel.(Brief article)(Video recording review)

Article: 'Beowulf' goes to Hollywood.(SHOW)
The Washington Times;  November 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Tolkien's 1936 essay-lecture Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics ... most anthologized piece of 'Beowulf' criticism, Mr. Wenthe ... his literary works. But if Beowulf is a box-office success ... left) plays Captain and Gerard Butler is Leonidas in 300. [NO ...

Article: `Beowulf' puts spin on ancient epic.(Arts and Lifestyle)
The Boston Herald;  August 11, 2006 ;     677 words ... ... unveil a new animated "Beowulf" with Angelina Jolie supplying ... by Sturla Gunnarsson, "Beowulf & Grendel" features British actor Gerard Butler (better here than in "The Phantom of the Opera") as Beowulf, the legendary Scandinavian ...

Article: FILM REVIEW: 'Beowulf:' pixelated poetry makes blockbuster ...
University Wire;  November 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... narrative. The screenwriters of Beowulf (cult veterans Neil Gaiman ... the rule of famous faces is Beowulf himself, played and voiced ... instead of a Brad Pitt, a Gerard Butler, or an Eric Bana. Even Robin ... The casting of Winstone as Beowulf anchors the film with a certain ...

Article: `Beowulf' does classic tail poetic justic.(Arts and ...
The Boston Herald;  November 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... new 3-D, motion-capture, CGI Beowulf might be the Nordic 300, think again ... whole lot of blood and guts. If Beowulf's line, I am Beowulf, hits exactly the same musical notes as Gerard Butler's reading of This is Spartacus ...

Article: Ancient epic poem 'Beowulf' seen through a modern ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  July 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... monster-slayer Beowulf, the audience thinks ... variety of accents. Beowulf is played by Scottish actor Gerard Butler. Skarsgard is Swedish ... Running time: 1:43. Beowulf ... ... ... ... ... ... . Gerard Butler Hrothgar ...

Article: VISTAS ASIDE, `BEOWULF' ISN'T QUITE POETRY IN MOTION
The Boston Globe;  August 11, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Danish heroic epic we know as "Beowulf" probably wasn't concerned ... a scruffy live-action "Beowulf & Grendel" from the Iceland ... s on purpose. Starring Gerard Butler (the Phantom of 2004's ... scaring the livestock), "Beowulf & Grendel" is a watchably ...

Article: Lost in Iceland: freezing rain, blinding sandstorms, dead sheep, ...
Take One;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... century Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf, is a medieval adventure ... King of the Danes. When Beowulf arrives to help Hrothgar ... Rare Birds, Scorn), Gerard Butler (The Phantom, Timeline) stars as Beowulf, Stellan Skarsgard (Dogville ...