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Beowulf stories: 3 news summaries

Making Mead Creates a Buzz Among Foodies

Ancient brew kinda cool, but not likely to replace Bud

Mar 1, 08 6:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Mead, that honey-based alcoholic drink last popular around King Arthur’s Round Table, is making a comeback—well, sort of, Nicholas Day reports in Slate. Meaderies are springing up around the US, publishers have printed a spate of how-to books, and the Internet is rife with mead-making sites that include... More »

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Connecticut • honeybee • honey • Beowulf • mead • brewing • meaderies • Rabbit's Foot Meadery • Mountain Meadows Mead • King Arthur • The Compleat Meadmaker • home brewing

Compass Leads at Top Spot,
Yet Falls Short

Small films fare well
as New Line admits dismay over megapic

Dec 9, 07 7:56 PM CST
(Newser) - The Golden Compass took top spot at the weekend box office but fell short of its expected $30-40 million tally, Variety reports. The flick grossed $26.1 million, chump change for a film costing $180 million—and New Line execs didn't hide their disappointment as they touted its sales abroad.... More »

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independent film • box office • Beowulf • Enchanted • Juno • The Golden Compass • Atonement • This Christmas

Beowulf Blurs Line Between Video Games and Movies

All-CGI films are the future, writes Wired

Nov 20, 07 5:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Most of the reviews of Robert Zemeckis' Beowulf have noted the video-game feel of the CGI flick, and they're right: there is no technological difference between the film and animations used in high-end video games. Wired gaming blogger Chris Kohler argues this is a watershed for film; when scenes of... More »

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Beowulf • computer generated imaging • video games

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