UPDATE: We have reached the allotted 90 passes. All those who emailed in time will receive a response in the next couple of days providing confirmation that they and a guest have been guaranteed admission to the screening.
Live near San Francisco, San Jose or Oakland? If so, check your calendars. I’ll be hosting a free advanced screening of Hot Tub Time Machine on Thursday, March 11 at 7:30 PM, and you guys are invited.
The screening will take place at Century Cinema 16 in Mountain View. Here’s an exact address:
1500 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043
To attend, all you need to do is email me at adamquigs [at] gmail.com, put Hot Tub in the subject, and include your name in the body. The first 90 to do so will be awarded with a pass for themselves and a guest. (And it should go without saying: only email if you actually plan to attend.)
Hope to see you guys there.
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If you would like to see District 9, this Thursday 6th August 2009, then you’ve come to the right place. The screening is for pass holders only – but I’m about to tell you how to get a pass – and it will begin at 7.30pm, at the AMC Mazza Gallerie. As is always the way with these things, there’s a slight oversupply of passes, so arrive early to guarantee your seat. I know that can be a pain, but if they don’t run it this way, there can be empty seats and, frankly, that’s just a waste.
This promotion is in collaboration with Kevin McCarthy of CBS’ Washington DC station ’106.7 The Fan’. It’s now a sports talk station, predominantly, so Kevin just crops up doing the odd movie review in other folks’ shows, but you may recall he had his own movie show until very recently. It was on that show I was honored to appear weekly and represent /Film, sharing some of our news. There’s something in the pipeline that should see Kevin taking up more of the airwaves once more but… more on that when the time comes.
If you need reminding quite why District 9 is worth giving up your Thursday evening at such short notice, perhaps you’ll want to check out David’s video interview with Neill Blomkamp, the film’s originator, co-writer and director. Or there’s also Peter’s review of the film. He really rather liked it, you know.
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/Film has teamed up with The Weinstein Co for the mother of all contests. To promote Quentin Tarantino‘s upcoming World War II film, we will be rewarding one lucky winner with a Inglourious Basterds UK Premiere prize package, which includes:
- (2) Round Trip tickets to London to attend the Inglourious Basterds Premiere on Thursday, July 23rd.
- Two nights hotel accommodations
- $500 worth of spending money for the trip
To enter you must fill out the form below. The contest will close on July 16th at 11:59pm, and a winner will be selected the following day — July 17th. Winners have 24 hours to confirm, and if they do not, another winner will be selected. So please provide working contact information.
Inglourious Basterds begins in German-occupied France, where Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema.
Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to engage in targeted acts of retribution. Known to their enemy as “The Basterds,” Raine’s squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich. Fates converge under a cinema marquee, where Shosanna is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own…
Inglourious Basterds hits theaters in the United States on August 21st 2009.
I can scarcely believe that it’s been almost one year since we first launched the /Film movie podcast, the /Filmcast. Many actors, filmmakers, and bloggers have made their way through our podcast doors and it’s been a blast to chat with all of them about movies and movie news. To celebrate, we’ve been giving away a bunch of cool stuff and announcing winners during our show, which airs on Monday nights at 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST at Slashfilm’s live page.
This week we’ll be giving away two copies of the Criterion DVD of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Those of you familiar with Criterion DVDs know that they’re always jampacked with high-quality extras and this DVD is no exception. Regardless of whether or not you liked the film, the DVD offers a fascinating look into Button’s creative process and its spectacular visual effects.
In keeping with the shamelessly masturbatory spirit of celebrating a show’s one-year anniversary, here are the instructions to enter the contest:
1) Simply answer one of the two following questions:
a) What is your favorite moment/memory from the /Filmcast this past year? OR…
b) What is your favorite moment/memory from your life this past year, that you had while listening to the /Filmcast?
2) E-mail slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com with your answers. Having an answer longer than one or two sentences will increase your chances of winning. Put the phrase “Button Contest” in your subject line and include your mailing address.
3) Please note that unless you say otherwise, I will assume your stories are free to share on the air, on /Film, or elsewhere. I will probably write a separate post compiling some of the best answers, but I will only use your initials to identify where each story came from.
That’s it! Winners will be chosen through some hybridized selection process incorporating randomness, weighted averages, the quality/humor/earnestness of the answers, etc., and will be announced live on the air on Monday night at 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST when we broadcast the /Filmcast live.
As always, feel free to subscribe to the /Film movie podcast using the following links:
Director Rian Johnson (Brick) is doing a one-man national tour, holding Question and Answer sessions after a few select screenings of The Brothers Bloom in San Francisco, Chicago, Washington and Dallas (times, dates and more information after the jump).
I will be moderating the Q&As with Johnson in San Francisco on Friday night (Tonight!), May 22nd 2009. So if you’re in San Francisco, come on out and see a great film, meet the director, and ask some questions. Come on out and say hi! I believe Johnson will be doing Q&As for the first two screenings, and will at least be introducing the 10:45 showing (I’m not sure about a Q&A).
7:10pm, 8:35pm and 10:45pm screenings
Century 9 @ San Francisco Center in Downtown San Francisco
The Brothers Bloom will be expanding this week to more markets: Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Philly, DC, Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, San Diego, amd Toronto (full listing of theaters after the jump).
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I can scarcely believe that it’s been almost one year since we first launched the /Film movie podcast. Many actors, filmmakers, and bloggers have made their way through our podcast doors and it’s been a blast to chat with all of them about movies and movie news. To celebrate, we’re going to be giving away a bunch of cool stuff this week and next week, with some special bonuses for those who tune into the show live this Monday night at 9 PM EST (Jeff Cannata from the Totally Rad Show will be joining us to review Terminator Salvation!).
This first giveaway combines two things that everyone loves: 1) Gigantic hardcover books, and 2) Movie art. In conjunction with Titan Books (which is releasing some great movie tie-in material for Salvation), the /Filmcast is giving away five copies of The Art of Terminator Salvation. To enter for a chance to win, just do the following:
1) Download the most recent episode of the /Filmcast.
2) Listen to the episode and wait until after the ending music to hear the three contest questions.
3) E-mail your name, mailing address, and the answers for the three questions to slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com. Put Terminator Contest in the subject line!
That’s it! Winners (with correct answers) will be chosen at random and announced live on the air on Monday night at 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST when we broadcast the /Filmcast live.
As always, feel free to subscribe to the /Film movie podcast using the following links:
Remember when George Lucas hid E.T. creatures in Star Wars: Episode I? Well apparently JJ Abrams did the same kind of thing in Star Trek, hiding the robot R2-D2 from Star Wars in one of the scenes (yes, the photo above is an obvious photoshop). I watched the film twice and definitely didn’t notice the little droid anywhere, so it must be a really obscure easter egg. I also haven’t seen any mention of the “cameo appearance” made anywhere online.
But Paramount Pictures has announced a contest, giving away an official prop from the film to one of the people who actually spotted the beeping droid. What scene in the new film Star Trek features the robot “R2-D2″ from Star Wars? Email your answer to facebook@paramount.com with “STAR TREK Easter Egg Sweepstakes” in the subject line. Full rules are listed on Facebook.
Paramount Pictures has also announced that NASA astronaut Michael Barratt will have the opportunity to watch the film aboard the International Space Station, while he and two crewmates fly 220 miles above Earth. How cool is that? You can read more in the official press release after the jump.
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YouTube is holding a contest which gives inspiring directors a chance to attend the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. To enter Project: Direct, all you have to do is create a short film, 5 minutes or less, which use 2 props from the top 25 classic Sundance Film Festival Films and a Red Telephone. The Sundance Film Festival will choose 10 finalists, and the YouTube community will vote for a grand winner. That winner will go to Sundance and screen his short film, how cool is that?
For full rules, check the official YouTube page or watch the video below featuring director Darren Aronofsky.
And if any of /Film readers make it to the finals, I will post the video on the site and encourage our readers to check it out and vote! Unfair? Yes, but we support our friends! Good Luck!
via: FirstShowing
