Atari has released a demo of "The Movies," giving players a chance to try out the highly rated simulation game by Lionhead Studios.

"The Movies is a "life simulation" game that lets players build and control their own Hollywood motion picture studio. Players create unique mini-trailer-style movies choosing everything from script selection and the hiring of cast and crew, to film production and premieres. Gamers build their entertainment empire by making hit movies, researching and introducing the newest cinematographic technologies and nurturing the biggest stars. Created by renowned developer Peter Molyneux of Lionhead Studios, The Movies takes life simulation to a whole new era, and as such is set to be a ground-breaking smash hit..."

The 286MB demo is available to download at 3dgamers, FileFront, FileShack. Game Guru, VGPro, or Worthplaying.