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Release Date: April 1, 2005
DVD Release Date: August 16, 2005 [Buy It]
Studio: Dimension Films
Director: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Screenwriter: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Starring: Bruce Willis as Hartigan, Jessica Alba as Nancy, Mickey Rourke as Marv, Jaime King as Goldie, Clive Owen as Dwight, Brittany Murphy as Shelley, Rosario Dawson as Gail, Benicio Del Toro as Jackie Boy, Elijah Wood as Kevin, Josh Hartnett as The Salesman, Marley Shelton as The Customer, Carla Gugino as Lucille, Nick Stahl as Junior/Yellow Bastard, Michael Clarke Duncan as Manute, Michael Madsen as Bob
Genre: Action/Adventure, Crime, Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for sustained strong stylized violence, nudity and sexual content including dialogue)
Official Website: SinCitythemovie.com
Reviews by: Coming Soon (9 out of 10) and Movieman's Guide (4 out of 5)
News: "Sin City Gets Recut and Extended" (12/14/05 - Superhero Hype)
"Sin City Sees Quadruple" (6/28/05 - Video Business)
"Sin City writer defends violence" (5/20/05 - BBC News)
"Creators plan sequel for dark 'Sin City'" (5/20/05 - Reuters)
"Sin City 2 is Moving Forward" (5/18/05 - Coming Soon)
"Sin City 2 & 3 Shooting Back to Back?" (4/27/05 - Coming Soon)

Plot Outline: Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids, Once Upon a Time in Mexico) and comic book icon Frank Miller co-direct Sin City. The film is based on the series of graphic novels created, written, and illustrated by Miller. The film incorporates storylines from three of Miller's graphic novels including "Sin City," "That Yellow Bastard," and "The Big Fat Kill."

Sin City 2

Release Date: Summer 2007
Studio: The Weinstein Co.
Director: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Screenwriter: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez
Starring: Mickey Rourke as Marv, Brittany Murphy as Shelley
Genre: Action/Adventure, Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Not Available
News: "Miller Returns To Sin City" (12/23/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Michael Clarke Duncan Talks Sin City 2" (11/04/05 - Empire Online)
"Brittany Murphy Back for More Sin" (8/01/05 - Superhero Hype!)
"Sin 2 Sets January Shoot" (6/02/05 - Scifi Wire)

Plot Outline: An adaptation of Frank Miller's second Sin City graphic novel "A Dame to Kill For," an earlier story of Dwight McCarthy (Clive Owen's character from the first film), whose life is turned upside down when Ava, a woman from his past returns, saying she loves him and causing all sorts of problems for him.

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