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	The Da Vinci Code - Film-Flam
		In the film, there is no second cryptex inside the first as there is in the novel, and, in the film, the solution to the cryptex is the same as that for the second cryptex in the novel.
		In the film, Langdon tells Sophie that since the tomb of Mary Magdalene was apparently lost with the death of SauniÃ¨re, it would not be possible to prove that Sophie is the last descendant of Jesus Christ and it may not necessarily be important or right to prove the bloodline.
		The film's opening sequence was filmed in the cavernous Albert R. Broccoli's 007 Stage at Pinewood where the interior of the Louvre was recreated, away from the priceless paintings in the actual museum in France.
	www.film-flam.com /wiki/index.php?title=The_Da_Vinci_Code (6711 words)

	The Da Vinci Code - Film Review
		The closeness of the film to the book means that most of the same distortions about church doctrine and practice peddled by Brown are simply repeated on screen.
		His appearance marks the point at which the film shifts gear from workmanlike thriller to bona fide action blockbuster, and the increase in tempo owes much to the verve and brio he brings to the role.
		Here is a film which will prompt many to ask serious questions about the Christian faith: it is up to us to ensure that the answers they absorb are not those offered by the film itself, but by the Scriptures.
	www.eauk.org /theology/filmreviews/davinci-film.cfm (1240 words)

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		Producers of the film version of The Da Vinci Code are having a difficult time rounding up extras to appear in a scene being shot in Lincoln Cathedral in Lincolnshire, England.
		A French official indicated Friday that the film version of The Da Vinci Code, in which numerous key scenes take place in the Louvre museum in Paris could "in principle" be shot at the museum itself, but only if the shooting takes place at night or on Tuesdays when it is closed to the public.
		Sony has finally cracked the code – The Da Vinci Code, that is. Variety reports that the studio has snapped up the rights to Dan Brown's number one bestseller about an ancient conspiracy involving DaVinci and religious symbolism with an eye towards making it the first in a series of films.
	www.hollywoodfirm.com /productions/da_vinci_code.htm (3958 words)

	The Da Vinci Code : film review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Da Vinci Code posits the incendiary notion that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and fathered a child that was born after his crucifixion.
		As Hanks declares in a corny religious monologue in the film's final act, "the only thing that matters is what you believe", which may very well be a pre-emptive strike against the film's naysayers.
		And be warned, The Da Vinci Code does not profess to be the high art which it features in the film.
	www.musicomh.com /films/the-da-vinci-code_0506.htm (688 words)

	The Da Vinci Code Preview for Xbox - Gaming Age
		Timed to coincide with the film release date, The Da Vinci Code games are expected to be available in May 2006.
		The Da Vinci Code videogame is based on the highly-anticipated The Da Vinci Code film by Oscar winning director Ron Howard, which is based on Dan Brown's best-selling novel.
		The Da Vinci Code takes you on a heart-pounding non-stop race through Paris and through time to find the truth and protect a secret that could shake the world.
	www.gaming-age.com /cgi-bin/previews/preview.pl?sys=xbox&game=the_davincicode (563 words)

	Cracking start for Da Vinci Code film - Film - Entertainment - smh.com.au
		The film, based on the blockbuster novel by Dan Brown, is expected to be a huge hit, prompting distributors to release tickets through major cinema chains, including Greater Union, last week.
		Directed by Ron Howard, the film was subject to high-level secrecy on the set, prompting speculation about whether the script will remain faithful to the bestselling book.
		Described as "Harry Potter for adults", the film is expected to break box office records when it is released across the country on May 18.
	www.smh.com.au /news/film/cracking-start-for-da-vinci-code-film/2006/04/01/1143441377021.html (308 words)

	USCCB - (Film and Broadcasting) - The Da Vinci Code
		The film invites audiences to "seek the truth." But the only truth would seem to be that there is no truth.
		Though Howard, Hanks and producer Brian Grazer have insisted the film is merely fiction, it does seem irresponsible of all parties involved not to have changed the name of Opus Dei in light of the obvious falsehoods, or even provided some kind of disclaimer.
		The film contains violence including brutal murders, crude language, irreverent underpinning, rear male nudity, scenes of corporal mortification, a fleeting hint of prostitution, and a glimpse of ritualistic sex.
	www.usccb.org /movies/d/thedavincicode.shtml (836 words)

	Da Vinci Code Film Review: Simon Dillon reviews the film based on Dan Browns novel
		For every well informed person who knows the Da Vinci Code's "facts" are anything but, there are several others who do not read books, listen to critics, historians or Christians, and instead feed on a diet of Eastenders, Big Brother and films based on books by Dan Brown.
		The Da Vinci Code also tries to distract people from the wonderful news that Jesus died for the sins of all mankind, rose from the dead, and that through him we can have eternal life if we choose to.
		I was interested to read Simon Dillon's review of the Da Vinci Code and then read about protesters in India who have forced the film makers to put a clear message at the beginning and end of the film every time it is shown in India, stating that the story is fictitious.
	www.crossrhythms.co.uk /articles/life/Da_Vinci_Code_Film_Review/21880/p1 (2417 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Christians brace for 'Da Vinci Code' film (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Inset: An image of "The Last Supper" is displayed for visitors at the Da Vinci Code Museum in Tokyo, in anticipation of the film's release.
		The story says the early Christian church "created" the divinity of Jesus postmortem and hid the secret of Christ's marriage to Mary Magdalene and their offspring from the world for two millennia — all while downgrading the status of women in the church.
		"Da Vinci" author Brown used translations of some parts of the Gnostic texts — which supposedly contain "gnosis" or secret knowledge kept from the church at large — as the basis for assertions of conspiracy and coverup.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,635206873,00.html (1367 words)

	Da Vinci Code film 'an opportunity to teach'
		The NCC observed that the film, like the book by Dan Brown, is fiction and it "does not accurately reflect the life and ministry of Jesus or the traditions of the church." The church teaches that Jesus "fed the hungry...
		In the midst of the media frenzy, let us not forget that The Da Vinci Code is a work of fiction that does not accurately depict the life and ministry of Jesus or the traditions of the Church.
		Neither The Da Vinci Code, nor any other work of fiction, will alter the beliefs, mission or work of individual churches or the National Council of Churches.
	jmm.aaa.net.au /articles/17503.htm (531 words)

	Christian History - The Da Vinci Code Special Section
		A pastor's response to The Da Vinci Code phenomenon and the doubts it raises.
		In his bestselling work of fiction, The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown blurs the lines between history and fiction, giving the impression they are one and the same and that Christianity is based on a lie.
		In The Da Vinci Deception, renowned theologian and pastor of the world famous Moody Church in Chicago, Dr. Erwin Lutzer examines the "facts" behind the bestselling novel, clarifies the issues involved in the deception, and equips readers with the truth.
	www.christianitytoday.com /history/special/davincicode.html (1518 words)

	Da Vinci Code film 'insults Catholic faith' \| the Daily Mail
		Of those questioned in the poll for the Da Vinci Code Response Group, 60 per cent of people who had read the book believed there was truth to the suggestion, compared with 30 per cent who hadn't.
		The release of the film of the best-selling novel has also led to calls for it to be banned or edited by religious groups around the world.
		And at the weekend, Archbishop of Birmingham Vincent Nichols said The Da Vinci Code "gratuitously insults Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church", and that he had no intention of seeing the film on its general worldwide release on Friday.
	www.dailymail.co.uk /pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=386479&in_page_id=1766&ito=1490 (1151 words)

	Catholic Initiative Supports Disclaimer for The Da Vinci Code Film
		ENCINITAS, Calif., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Da Vinci Outreach, a national initiative to expose the anti-Catholic lies in the upcoming movie The Da Vinci Code, is joining the request made by the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights for director Ron Howard to clearly state that his film is a work of fiction.
		Da Vinci Outreach, a coalition of Catholic organizations, is also requesting that Ron Howard include what many books and movies contain -- a simple disclaimer that his film is a work of fiction.
		What Da Vinci Outreach and the Catholic League are requesting of Ron Howard is merely a customary statement such as this: "This is a work of fiction.
	www.cinemaspider.com /news/march06/article030906.html (634 words)

	American Catholic \| News \| Vatican official suggests Catholics boycott The Da Vinci Code film
		ROME (CNS) -- Catholics should consider boycotting the film The Da Vinci Code as one way to let the world know the story offends and defames the church, said Archbishop Angelo Amato, secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
		Archbishop Amato said he was in the United States in 1988 during Christian protests over the film "The Last Temptation of Christ," based on a novel by Nikos Kazantzakis.
		The film portrayed Jesus being tempted by imagining a sexual relationship with Mary Magdalene, but rejecting the temptation.
	www.americancatholic.org /News/DaVinciCode/communicationsamato.asp (664 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Da Vinci film protests stepped up
		The film is adapted from Dan Brown's best-seller, which revolves around the theory that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and their descendants survive today.
		His organisation has described The Da Vinci Code as "offensive" because it breaches "certain basic foundations of the religion".
		Many of the highest-profile celebrities associated with the film attended a photo call in London on Tuesday as a train named The Da Vinci Code set off from London to Cannes.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/4987116.stm (651 words)

	THE DA VINCI CODE (Ron Howard) Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		True enough, the film never soars to the heavens but it never comes crashing down, either, even though disbelief must remain suspended for nearly two and a half hours.
		Even so, it probably helps to be familiar with some of the events and religious societies discussed in the film, for the myriad people, codes, sects, tombs, and cathedrals can get more than a tad confusing to the uninitiated.
		Although The Da Vinci Code is through and through a big-budget studio picture lacking both depth and a feel of otherworldly mystery (in spite of cinematographer Salvatore Totino’s dark, bluish hues, and partly because of Hans Zimmer’s Hollywood religious score), the film only sporadically falls into the trap of cheesy sentimentality.
	www.altfg.com /reviewsd/da-vinci-code/review.htm (1027 words)

	CBC.ca Arts - 'Da Vinci Code' film banned in Pakistan, parts of India
		Pakistan's Minister of Culture Ghulam Jamal announced Saturday that the film would not be shown in the country out of respect for Pakistan's Christian minority, which comprises three per cent of the 150 million population.
		Part of the Da Vinci Code's premise is that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene, that she bore him a child, and that their familial line has continued to modern times.
		The film was released May 26 in India and has been playing to packed houses.
	www.cbc.ca /arts/story/2006/06/03/davincicode-india.html (1429 words)

	'Da Vinci Code' Film To Be Blocked?, Roth:: Copyright Lawsuit Over Book May Jeopardize Movie's Opening - CBS News
		Photos from the London set of the "The Da Vinci Code," where Ron Howard is bringing the novel to film.
		CBS News Correspondent Richard Roth reports that "Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown came to court in London Monday with a confident smile and a team of lawyers who'll be arguing you can't claim ownership of history, even when it's controversial, disputed history.
		Trouble may be on the horizon for the upcoming movie "The Da Vinci Code," which is based on Dan Brown's best-selling book.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/02/27/earlyshow/main1346555.shtml (573 words)

	China Church Urges Boycott of Da Vinci Code Film
		China's official Catholic church urged its followers to boycott "The Da Vinci Code," and bishops in India demanded the movie be shown with a disclaimer Thursday as viewers across Asia got a first glimpse of the controversial film.
		Asian moviegoers were among the first in the world to watch "The Da Vinci Code" when it officially opened Thursday.
		The film, based on the best-selling Dan Brown novel by the same name, wasn't expected to generate major backlash in Asia, where the major religions are Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam.
	www.cephas-library.com /davinci_code_china_church_urges_boycott.html (693 words)

	Tracking The Da Vinci Code
		For legions of Da Vinci Code fans—who have been snapping up package vacations and day tours built around Dan Brown’s deliciously readable thriller—the answer is an emphatic "Oui!" Ticket sales at the Louvre, where the page-turner opens, surged 9 percent last year—growth the museum’s general administrator attributes largely to the book.
		McBreen uses Da Vinci to compress the Louvre—35,000 artworks spread over 645,000 square feet of gallery space—into a short survey of Brown’s marquee themes, from depictions of Mary Magdalene to gender ambiguity in Christian painting.
		Local tour outfits offer popular Da Vinci expeditions to Rosslyn in summer, but even on a bone-chilling January weekday the drafty 90-foot-long church outside Edinburgh is jammed with visitors.
	www.viamagazine.com /top_stories/articles/davincicode06.asp (1223 words)

	Christian Today – Christian News > Da Vinci Code Film Seeks Church Blessing
		The film officials have been in touch with the Catholic League in particular, who have requested that Ron Howard, the film’s Oscar-winning director, include a disclaimer that acknowledges the film to be a fiction.
		The film version of The Da Vinci Code is currently being filmed and stars Tom Hanks and Ian McKellen.
		The film will be shot on location at Lincoln Cathedral after permission to film at Westminster Abbey, where the novel is set, was refused in a snub to the book’s controversial assertions.
	www.christiantoday.com /article/da.vinci.code.film.seeks.church.blessing./3654.htm (538 words)

	Christian Today – Christian News > Da Vinci Code Film Set to be Shot in Lincoln Cathedral
		Da Vinci Code Film Set to be Shot in Lincoln Cathedral
		It requires far more of a suspension of disbelief to accept the line of the The Da Vinci Code than it does the Gospels," he said, according to The Times newspaper.
		Although officials from London's Westminster Abbey chose not to be a filming locale, they are anticipating many questions about the movie by tourists and parishioners, according to The Times.
	www.christiantoday.com /article/da.vinci.code.film.set.to.be.shot.in.lincoln.cathedral/2997.htm (532 words)

	RTÉ.ie Entertainment: Da Vinci Code gets film adaptation
		Dan Brown's bestselling novel, 'The Da Vinci Code', is to be adapted for film.
		An international murder mystery, 'The Da Vinci Code' is the second of Brown's books to feature the character of Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon.
		A heartfelt film which doesn't pull any punches in its depiction of youth gone wild and nationalism gone mad.
	www.rte.ie /arts/2004/0528/thedavincicode.html (153 words)

	Chirac 'asked favours of Da Vinci Code makers' - Film - Entertainment
		French President Jacques Chirac asked the producers of The Da Vinci Code to cast his daughter's best friend in the film according to Newsweek magazine.
		French President Jacques Chirac offered to help makers of The Da Vinci Code film in the Louvre, and suggested they cast his daughter's best friend in the leading female role, Newsweek magazine said.
		French President Jacques Chirac asked the producers of The Da Vinci* Code* to cast his daughter's best friend in the film according to Newsweek magazine.
	www.smh.com.au /news/film/da-vinci-code-casting-intrigue/2005/12/29/1135732647964.html (388 words)

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