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Competing Paradise Lost movies? Crazy as it sounds, two separate films on Paradise Lost will be released in the near future, thanks to the strange politics of Hollywood. Paradise Lost: The Movie is the indie version of the epic. Shall we expect a fast-talking, pop culture-referencing God and Satan with a scraggly goatee?
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This is the big-budget, special effects-filled version of Paradise Lost, slated for release after its indie rival. Though this could also be a complete disaster, few showdowns in history are as ripe for CGI interpretation as the battle between God and Satan. We are REALLY excited for the scene when they throw mountains.
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Actor John Basinger has memorized all twelve books of Paradise Lost. While this alone is an impressive feat, he also has created a one-man show in which he plays all the characters in Milton's poem. The show takes three days to perform, but fortunately this DVD does not take three days to watch.
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This educational video about Milton's life provides an overview of the complicated political times in which he lived - and which shaped his work.
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Keanu Reeves is a lawyer whose client (Al Pacino) turns out to be the devil. You know what the devil's name is? John Milton! These people are so literary and subtle!
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In this remake of a classic Audrey Hepburn film (also lovely), the title character explains to her love interest that she takes her name from Milton's poem Comus. In the poem, a spirit calls out to a savior to rescue her. Her lover assumes that Sabrina is the name of the helpless virgin spirit; Sabrina, she corrects him, is actually the savior.