Fans of the legendary Dakar Rally can get a sneak preview of the forthcoming Race to Dakar television series thanks to a special event at Vue cinemas nationwide. The Adventure Film Festival will take place from 11-23 September and will include screenings from some of the world’s top adventure film producers.One of the highlights of the festival will be a 20-minute preview of Race to Dakar – the television series that documents the trials and tribulations of the BMW Motorrad 2006 Race to Dakar team.Each night of the five-day event is dedicated to a different category of adventure film – Endurance, Storm Force, Ocean, High Altitude and On the Edge. The special Race to Dakar preview will be shown as part of the Endurance Adventure night on 11 September. It will be billed along with a 45-minute version of the incredibly popular Long Way Round series that featured Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s global odyssey on their BMW R1150 GS Adventures.Race to Dakar is an account of the extraordinary journey of Charley Boorman, who competed in the 2006 Euromilh?es Lisbon to Dakar Rally. Charley was one of three riders in the BMW Race to Dakar team, which also included accomplished off-road rider Matt Hall and Dakar veteran Simon Pavey. The rally is arguably one of the toughest sporting events in the world and this unique film follows Dakar rookie Charley and his team-mates through the entire experience. This includes the physical and mental training, preparation of the BMW F650 GS Dakar bikes, practice races, team logistics and, of course, the rally itself. Race to Dakar is an awe-inspiring film that offers an insight into the drama, determination, camaraderie, passion and spirit involved in the legendary Dakar Rally.Eighteen cinemas across the national Vue network will be hosting the full five-day Nissan Adventure Film Festival schedule, which includes the Race to Dakar preview. Thirty-six cinemas will run a one-night schedule called Ultimate Adventures, which will include only Long Way Round, chronicling Charley and Ewan’s round-the-world trip on BMW R1150 GS Adventure motorbikes. All the films will be shown using high-quality digital projection for the best possible viewing experience.Following the preview at the film festival, the full Race to Dakar TV series will be airing on Sky Two from mid-October. A Race to Dakar book will be released by Time Warner on 21 September.Those wishing to find out more information on the Adventure Film Festival should visit www.adventurefest.co.uk to view cinema listings, locate their nearest Vue cinema or to book tickets. Details of Race to Dakar can be found at www.racetodakar.com. For more information on BMW motorcycles, visit www.bmw-motorrad.co.uk or call 0800 777 155.Andy Dukes / Beth RobinsonSource: www.automobilsport.com Thanks to Roberta for sending the links!

Welcome to the UK’s first and only digitally projected nationwide Adventure Film Festival.Running from Sept 11th to 23rd 2006, the Adventure Film Festival will bring adventure to the mainstream by screening award-winning adventure films from the world’s top adventure film producers on the big screen at 54 Vue cinemas around the UK. With this national cinema network coverage, high quality digital projection and big screen action the festival aims to inspire the adventurer in everyone.Your local Vue cinema will be hosting one of two different festival programmes. 18 cinemas across the UK will be screening the full 5-night festival programme: Endurance, Storm Force, Ocean, High Altitude & On the Edge Adventures. 36 Vue cinemas will be hosting a one night event – Ultimate Adventures (For further details please select your local cinema.)Endurance Adventure night – documenting adventure travel with a twist including the world’s toughest endurance races and round-the-world adventure journeys from the producers of ‘Long way Round’; the Storm Force Adventure night – with top rating programming from National Geographic Channel such as ‘Tornado Intercept’; Ocean Adventure night – groundbreaking footage from free-diving with sharks to surfing the world’s largest waves; High-Altitude Adventure night – the world’s top exponents of skiing, snowboarding, mountaineering and base-jumping take us on a high-action adventure from the peaks of the world’s highest mountains; and On-the-edge Adventure night – adventure from the world’s most remote and dangerous corners with jungle exploration in the unmapped interior of Papua New Guinea to the world’s greatest free-climbers scaling dizzying heights. Ultimate Adventures – This night features a selection of highlights from the films screened in the 5-day programme; taking you around the world on an ultimate adventure. Source: www.adventurefest.co.uk

SCENES OF A SEXUAL NATUREWhy we are excited: A great British ensemble cast and an extremely saucy title.Plot: Seven couples are linked together one afternoon on London’s Hampstead Heath by an old couple on a park bench.Stars: Ewan McGregor, Andrew Lincoln, Hugh Bonneville, Gina McKee, Sophie Okonedo, Mark Strong and Catherine Tate.When: November 3.Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Ain’t It Cool News has some incredible photos of Ewan and Colin Farrell painting a boat. They were taken last week in Hoo Marina, Kent. :tongue: