We have one EA “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” videogame for Xbox 360 and we want one of our Scene-Stealers readers to have it!
If you don’t have Xbox 360, we are also giving away the Wii version here.
All you have to do is fill out the form below. We’ll pick a winner at random on Mon. July 27, and the game will be mailed to the winner.
In the game of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, players will return to Hogwarts to help Harry survive a fraught sixth year. They will also have a chance to engage in
exciting wizard duels, mix and brew magical ingredients in Potions class and take to the air
to lead the Gryffindor Quidditch team to victory. Players may even get sidetracked by
Ron’s romantic entanglements as they journey towards a dramatic climax and discover the
identity of the Half-Blood Prince.
Open to residents of the U.S. 13+. Good luck!
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We have one EA “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” videogame for Wii and we want one of our Scene-Stealers readers to have it!
If you don’t have Wii, we are also giving away the Xbox 360 version here.
All you have to do is fill out the form below. We’ll pick a winner at random on Mon. July 27, and the game will be mailed to the winner.
In the game of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, players will return to Hogwarts to help Harry survive a fraught sixth year. They will also have a chance to engage in
exciting wizard duels, mix and brew magical ingredients in Potions class and take to the air
to lead the Gryffindor Quidditch team to victory. Players may even get sidetracked by
Ron’s romantic entanglements as they journey towards a dramatic climax and discover the
identity of the Half-Blood Prince.
Open to residents of the U.S. 13+. Good luck!
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“Capitalism: A Love Story,” Michael Moore’s new documentary, out Oct. 2, 2009.
Just got this press release from Overture Films:
(Beverly Hills, CA) July 8, 2009— “Capitalism: A Love Story” is the newly unveiled title of Oscar-winner Michael Moore’s latest documentary feature. Overture Films will release the film domestically on October 2, 2009, and Paramount Vantage will handle international distribution. As previously announced, Moore will return to the issue that began his career: the disastrous impact that corporate dominance and out-of-control profit motives have on the lives of Americans and citizens of the world.
On why he chose to make a ‘love story,’ Moore stated that it was time for him to make a ‘relationship movie.’ “It will be the perfect date movie,” said Moore. “It’s got it all — lust, passion, romance, and 14,000 jobs being eliminated every day. It’s a forbidden love, one that dare not speak its name. Heck, let’s just say it: It’s Capitalism.”
Here’s a link to the teaser that ran a couple weekends ago and caused quite a commotion in theaters.
This should be interesting, I think. I wonder if it will be a complete takedown of the idea of capitalism or if it will just go after what it has become in this country. If it’s the former, Moore runs the risk of taking what could be a mass-media audience for the movie and limiting to a much smaller, niche audience (even smaller thann his niche already is). As mentioned in an earlier release about the film, “Capitalism: A Love Story” will explore the root causes of the global economic meltdown and take a comical look at the corporate and political shenanigans that culminated in what Moore has described as “the biggest robbery in the history of this country” – the massive transfer of U.S. taxpayer money to private financial institutions.
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We’ve got 50 - count ‘em! - 50 admit-two passes to see the upcoming comedy “The Hangover,” directed by Todd Phillips (”Old School”), and we want to give them to you. The movie doesn’t even open until June 5, but we want you to see it early!
The advance screening is on Wed. May 20, 2009 at the refurbished and restored AMC Mainstreet (P & L District) at 8pm. All you need to do is fill out the form below and cross your fingers.
The movie stars Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Jeffey Tambor, Mike Tyson, and Heather Graham. Synopsis: A Las Vegas-set comedy centered around three groomsmen who lose their about-to-be-wed buddy during their drunken misadventures, then must retrace their steps in order to find him.
We’ll have our drawing on Monday, May 18 and there will be 50 people picked at random. Each will receive an email with instructions on how to print off their passes for Wed. May 20. Good luck!
“This film is rated “R” for pervasive language, sexual content including nudity, and some drug material. No one under 17 will be admitted to see this film unless accompanied by a
parent or adult guardian.”
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Having seen this movie already, I am really excited to offer this opportunity to all the Scene-Stealers sitegoers. We have 150 -count ‘em!- 150 free ‘admit-two’ advance passes to see one of the best movies of the year, “Slumdog Millionaire.” (And I’m not just saying that because of my own experience on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.”) The screening is Thursday, December 11, 7:30 pm at the Glenwood Arts Theater (9575 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS). We got these tickets because you guys are discerning movie-lovers and they know you’ll appreciate them. The first 150 people to sign up below will win tickets to this screening. Any duplicate emails or addresses will be disqualified, so please only enter once!
From the press release: Winner of the 2008 Toronto Film Festival People’s Choice Award, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is the story of Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?”
The result is the sweeping, stylish, intoxicatingly human experience of SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, the new film from acclaimed director Danny Boyle (TRAINSPOTTING, SHALLOW GRAVE, MILLIONS, 28 DAYS LATER, SUNSHINE). Part exhilarating love story, part eye-catching journey into the underbelly of the so-called “maximum city” of Mumbai, part stirring tale of an Everyman’s triumph against a harsh, cynical world, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is a visceral, action-packed Dickensian epic for the 21st Century. At the heart of its exuberant storytelling lies the intriguing question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love.
The first 150 people to sign up below will win tickets to this screening. Any duplicate emails or addresses will be disqualified, so please only enter once! You will recieve your passes in the mail at the address you enter below, so make sure it is correct! Good luck!
Giveaway is over, we've run out of tickets!
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Well, the short list for Oscar Documentary nominations has been released. Last year, the committee snubbed the best doc of the 2007, “The King of Kong.” This year, one of the biggest non-fiction films of the year, “Young@Heart,” was declared ineligible for a nomination because it was shown on TV first. Also, Alex Gibney’s “Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson” and Larry Charles’ “Religulous,” starring Bill Maher, is notably absent from this list.
It’s always something with those guys.
Anyway, here’s the list of eligible films. “Man on Wire,” (above) one of my favorite movies of the year so far, is probably considered a frontrunner. And, even though his highly-acclaimed “Grizzly Man” was snubbed in 2005, Werner Herzog’s “Encounters at the End of the World” (also pictured) should also make it in. Also notable: the esteemed Errol Morris’ “Standard Operating Procedure,” which came and went so fast this Spring, I didn’t even get a chance to see it.
These 15 films will be voted on in order to narrow the field down to five Oscar nominations in the Documentary category. Last year’s winner was Alex Gibney’s Taxi to the Dark Side,” which was viewed as somewhat of an upset over Michael Moore’s “Sicko.”
“At the Death House Door”
“The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)”
“Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh”
“Encounters at the End of the World”
“Fuel”
“The Garden”
“Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts”
“I.O.U.S.A.”
“In a Dream”
“Made in America”
“Man on Wire”
“Pray the Devil Back to Hell”
“Standard Operating Procedure”
“They Killed Sister Dorothy”
“Trouble the Water”
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The Blind Side
Sandra Bullock stars in this true-story tearjerker about an underpriveleged black kid who goes to live with an upper-class white family and eventually play pro football. You know what to expect.
Planet 51
It’s nothing new, but Alan says this first-time animated outing from Ilion Animated Studios is good-natured and has a fun premise.
2012
Director Roland Emmerich’s latest disaster porn film is worse than a failed character drama; it’s an overly long, boring, and contradictory action film. Shame on John Cusack.
Pirate Radio
This British import starring Philip Seymour Hoffman skirts with cliche but has just enough heart and humor to stay afloat, says Phil.
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Grant Heslov’s adaptation of the nonfiction book has a loopy enough tone, but it’s all over the place and feels more like a series of gags than a cohesive movie.
The Fourth Kind
This alien abduction suspense movie shouldn’t have included “documentary” footage that feels forced and fake if it wanted to feel real, says Phil.
Disney's A Christmas Carol
Phil says that Robert Zemeckis should have focused his attention more on a little Christmas spirit and less on bombastic chase sequences in this Charles Dickens adaptation.
A Serious Man
Alan says the Coen brothers’ latest is a well-made an intriguing intellectual exercise that Coen fans shouldn’t miss out on.
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Alan says this lighthearted vampire movie with John C. Reilly doesn’t make any sense, but is a helluva lot of fun.
Amelia
Hilary Swank plays Ameila Earhart in this beautifully shot but emotionally inert biopic, says Phil.
