AP - A movie theater was forced to close on the opening night of "The Da Vinci Code" after 20 projector lenses were stolen, but the manager said he did not think the theft was related to protests of the film.

AP - The book, while hardly high culture, keeps the heart racing. The film, most critics agree, is more like a tranquilizer shot. "The Da Vinci Code" is just the latest proof that what keeps you turning pages late at night won't necessarily keep you awake in the theater.

Reuters - Moviegoers, shrugging off a burst of negative reviews, were expected to flock to Friday's opening of the religious thriller "The Da Vinci Code" as some Catholics vowed coast-to-coast protests against the film.

AP - The book, while hardly high culture, keeps the heart racing. The film, most critics agree, is more like a tranquilizer shot. "The Da Vinci Code" is just the latest proof that what keeps you turning pages late at night won't necessarily keep you awake in the theater.

AFP - "The Da Vinci Code" has gone on general release across much of Asia, despite attempts by some Christian groups and censors to have the film cut or banned.

Reuters - First reviews for "The Da Vinci Code" may be mostly scathing, but box office experts say they expect the Mona Lisa to keep smiling all the way to the bank this weekend.

Stars Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou attend the world premiere of The Da Vinci Code in Cannes.

Reuters - The annual Cannes film festival opens with "The Da Vinci Code" on Wednesday, ending weeks of anticipation about one of the most controversial movies of recent years.

AP - A line from Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" tells you why it's easily the most disputed religious novel of all time: "Almost everything our fathers taught us about Christ is false."

AP - A line from Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" tells you why it's easily the most disputed religious novel of all time: "Almost everything our fathers taught us about Christ is false."

AP - A Vatican official reportedly called for a boycott of the upcoming "The Da Vinci Code" film Friday, saying it contained "slanderous&quo­t; offenses against Christianity that would have provoked a worldwide revolt had they been directed against Islam or the Holocaust.