Hookup: 50 Admit-Two Passes to Chicago Screening of ‘Zack and Miri Make a Porno’ With Seth Rogen
CHICAGO – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the hilarious Chicago screening of “Zack and Miri Make a Porno,” which stars Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Traci Lords and Justin Long from director Kevin Smith.
To win your free pass to the advance screening of “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” in Chicago courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is be one of the first 50 people to submit a comment in this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup. That’s it!
The screening will be held on Oct. 28, 2008 at 7 p.m. near downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
Image credit: The Weinstein Company
Here is the “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” plot description (source):
Lifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have more feelings for each other than they previously thought.
To secure your free tickets now, make sure you’re logged into your HollywoodChicago.com account. If you don’t yet have one, you can quickly register here. Having an account with a valid e-mail address is required.
Then, simply add a new comment in the form below. In your comment, include an answer to this simple question:
Like all Hookups here, this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film is simple: The first 50 people to comment below win! We will be in touch with the 50 winners to distribute your passes. “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” opens on Oct. 31, 2008.
Update at 11:31 a.m. on Oct. 24, 2008: Due to popular demand, we have received authorization from the film studio to increase this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup from 40 admit-two passes to 50 admit-two passes.
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Hookup: 10 Advance-Screening Passes to New Uwe Boll Comedy ‘Postal’ on April 3, 2008 in Chicago
CHICAGO – Following our sold-out ticket giveaway to the upcoming Ellen Page comedy “Smart People,” HollywoodChicago.com now announces another ticket giveaway to the advance screening of the new Uwe Boll comedy “Postal”. The film, which opens on May 23, 2008, will show to downtown Chicagoans at a screening on April 3, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
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In this edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, each winning ticket allows you to bring one guest. We have 10 admit-two tickets available in total for this special screening. Before we share your simple task to score free tickets, let’s explore its plotline.
“Postal” is insulting, irreverent, politically incorrect and funny as hell. It follows two days in the life of the Postal Dude in the regrettably named town of Paradise. Just when he thinks he has hit rock bottom, things get worse.
After a humiliating job interview and a nearly lethal trip to the welfare office, Dude finds himself on the doorstep of his Uncle Dave. Despite being the successful leader of the town cult, Dave is also finding himself in financial difficulties. Together, Dude and Dave hatch a plan to steal some valuable merchandise.
Unfortunately for them, the much better organized and much better equipped Taliban has converged on Paradise for more sinister reasons. Things spiral out of control when Osama bin Laden is forced to call in friend George W. Bush as back up. Few are left standing by the time Dude turns his back on Paradise.
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To snag your tickets now, make sure you’re logged into your HollywoodChicago.com account. If you don’t yet have one, you can quickly register here. Next, click “Add new comment” below. You must include your real name in the comment as all winning names will be on a list at the screening. In your comment with your full name, include your answer to the following question:
say one sentence to him, what would you say?
Disclaimer: Winners must be present at least 10 minutes prior to the start
of the film or their seat is not guaranteed.
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Hookup: 25 Admit-Two Passes to Chicago Screening of Keira Knightley’s ‘The Duchess’
CHICAGO – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 admit-two passes up for grabs to the Chicago screening of “The Duchess,” which stars Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Hayley Atwell, Charlotte Rampling and Dominic Cooper.
To win your free pass to the advance screening of “The Duchess” in Chicago courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is be one of the first 25 people to submit a comment in this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup. That’s it!
The screening will be held on Sept. 24, 2008 at 6 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
Image credit: Paramount Vantage
Here’s the plotline of “The Duchess” (source):
This is a chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana (the duchess of Devonshire) who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
She is a vibrant beauty and celebrity of her time, but she is trapped in an unhappy triangle with her husband and his live-in mistress.
She falls passionately in love with an ambitious young politician. The affair causes a bitter conflict with her husband and threatens to erupt into a scandal.
To secure your free tickets now, make sure you’re logged into your HollywoodChicago.com account. If you don’t yet have one, you can quickly register here. Having an account with a valid e-mail address is required.
Then, simply add a new comment in the form below. In your comment, include an answer to this simple question:
Like all Hookups here, this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film is simple: The first 25 people to comment below win! We will be in touch with the 25 winners to distribute your passes. “The Duchess” opens in Chicago on Sept. 26, 2008.
As of 7:52 p.m. on Sept. 8, 2008, all passes to “The Duchess” have been consumed. If you continue to RSVP, we will be sure to contact you when new Hookups become available.
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Hookup: 25 Admit-Two Run-of-Engagement Passes For ‘Young@Heart’ in Chicago
CHICAGO – Following our recent interview with “Young@Heart” director Stephen Walker, choral director Bob Cilman and choral member Dora Morrow, we’re now announcing a new HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film that you’re guaranteed to win so long as you reply in time. These free, admit-two passes can be used in Chicago throughout the run of the film.
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As these are run-of-engagement passes, they can be used any time Monday through Thursday for complimentary admission to regularly scheduled screenings at Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema (2828 N. Clark St.) in Chicago.
Since these are movie theatre-approved passes that must be printed on specific paper, winners will need to supply us with your physical mailing address so they can be mailed to you via postal mail.
The film documents the true story of the final weeks of rehearsal for the “Young@Heart” chorus in Northampton, Mass. Their average age is 81. Many must overcome health challenges just to participate and one member dies in the process.
To snag your tickets now, make sure you’re logged into your HollywoodChicago.com account. If you don’t yet have one, you can quickly register here. Next, click “Add new comment” below. In your comment, include your answer to this question:
Once your comment is live, you must e-mail us your physical mailing address using this contact form so you’re not posting such information publicly. Winners commenting but not e-mailing your physical mailing address will be ineligible for passes. “Young@Heart” opened on April 18, 2008.
A video of the “Young@Heart” gang in action can be found below. Others can be found here (singing “Road to Nowhere”) and here (singing “I Wanna Be Sedated”).
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Hookup: 25 Admit-Two Screening Passes to Ellen Page’s ‘Smart People’ on April 10, 2008 in Chicago
CHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com on Tuesday announces that – in cooperation with the film “Smart People” with Ellen Page from “Juno,” Dennis Quaid, Thomas Haden Church and Sarah Jessica Parker – we are in this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film giving away 25 admit-two screening passes to the new movie.
While the film opens wide on April 11, 2008, the Chicago screening for this film is on April 10, 2008. In order to win your pair of tickets, all you need to do is remember what you learned in fifth grade. In the same vein as the TV show “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader” on FOX, we have five easy-peasy questions below (source) for you to answer.
 Right production still: Dennis Quaid and Sarah Jessica Parker in “Smart People”.Photo credits: IMdb |
We know you can cheat in lots of ways with this. Don’t, though, in the spirit of fun and to reassure yourself that someone much younger than you isn’t smarter than you. To answer, just click “Add new comment” below and leave your answers like this: 1a, 2b, 3d, 4a, 5b
To win, you need only be among the first 25 respondents who muster a passing grade. In this case, that’s 60 percent, which means you need to answer three out of five correctly. We highly prefer you to be logged into your HollywoodChicago.com account to do add your comment. You can quickly register here if you don’t have one.
Winners will be contacted via e-mail with exclusive codes for digital movie passes along with the time and location information for this special screening. “Smart People,” by the way, is about a widowed professor finding a new love and grappling with an unexpected visit from his adopted brother. Good luck!
 Right production still: Dennis Quaid in “Smart People”.Photo credits: IMdb |
1) What type of consumer eats both plants and animals?
a) herbivores
b) carnivores
c) omnivores
2) A right angle is…
a) 75 degrees
b) 90 degrees
c) 45 degrees
3) The French gave America a gift of friendship to honor independence for the U.S. What was this gift?
a) The liberty bell
b) The national anthem
c) The statue of liberty
d) The American flag
4) Bulls is to horns as deer is to _________.
a) antlers
b) head
c) hoof
5) What are igneous rocks formed from?
a) magma
b) chemical composition
c) other rocks
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Hookup: 30 Admit-Two Early Passes to ‘The Promotion’ With John C. Reilly, Seann William Scott
CHICAGO – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we’re giving away 30 admit-two passes to the new film “The Promotion” with John C. Reilly and Seann William Scott. The screening will take place on June 2, 2008 at 7 p.m. in Chicago. To win, just submit a comment! The first 30 people to do so are guaranteed free passes.
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Here’s a description of the new film, which is scheduled to open on June 6, 2008.
Oscar-nominated actor John C. Reilly (“Chicago,” “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby”) and Seann William Scott (“American Pie”) lend their deft comedic touch to the story of two mid-level Chicago supermarket employees – Doug and Richard (a dubious new guy from Canada) – who compete ruthlessly for a coveted managerial post.
Doug and Richard couldn’t be more different, but going head to head in a contest of wits and will reveals how they have more in common than they thought. The duo battle toward a hilarious final showdown that will leave you guessing until the very end. The film is the directorial debut of Steve Conrad (writer of “The Pursuit of Happyness”).
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Winners will be e-mailed with confirmation and venue information. To secure your tickets now, make sure you’re logged into your HollywoodChicago.com account. If you don’t yet have one, you can quickly register here. Next, click “Add new comment” below. This is required to win. In your comment, you must include your name and an answer to this simple question:
 Image credit: The Weinstein Company |
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Hookup: 30 Admit-Two Passes to Chicago Screening of ‘Blindness’ With Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo
CHICAGO – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 30 admit-two passes up for grabs to the Chicago screening of “Blindness,” which stars Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover and Sandra Oh. The film comes from acclaimed “City of God” and “The Constant Gardener” director Fernando Meirelles.
To win your free pass to the advance screening of “Blindness” in Chicago courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is be one of the first 30 people to submit a comment in this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup. That’s it!
The screening will be held on Oct. 2, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
Image credit: 20th Century Fox Brazil
Here is the “Blindness” plot description (source):
A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant “white blindness”. Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental hospital where the newly created “society of the blind” quickly breaks down.
Criminals and the physically powerful prey upon the weak. They horde the meager food rations and committ horrific acts.
There is, however, one eyewitness to the nightmare. A woman whose sight is unaffected by the plague follows her afflicted husband to quarantine.
To secure your free tickets now, make sure you’re logged into your HollywoodChicago.com account. If you don’t yet have one, you can quickly register here. Having an account with a valid e-mail address is required.
Then, simply add a new comment in the form below. In your comment, include an answer to this simple question:
Like all Hookups here, this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film is simple: The first 30 people to comment below win! We will be in touch with the 30 winners to distribute your passes. “Blindness” opens on Oct. 3, 2008.
12:19 a.m. update on Oct. 1, 2008: Due to popular demand, we have received authorization from the film studio to increase this Hookup from 25 admit-two passes to 30 admit-two passes.
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Hookup: 40 Admit-Two Passes to Chicago Screening of Don Cheadle’s ‘Traitor’
CHICAGO – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 admit-two passes (note: this was increased on Tuesday from 25 due to popular demand) up for grabs to the Chicago screening of “Traitor,” which stars Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce and Jeff Daniels. The movie was filmed in part in Chicago.
To win your free pass to the advance screening of “Traitor” in Chicago courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is be one of the first 40 people to submit a comment in this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup. That’s it!
The screening will be held on Aug. 25, 2008 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
Image credit: Overture Films
Here’s the “Traitor” plotline (source):
When strait-arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton (Guy Pearce) heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. special operations officer Samir Horn (Don Cheadle).
A mysterious figure with a web of connections to terrorist organizations, Horn has a knack for emerging on the scene just as a major operation goes down. The task force links Horn to a prison break in Yemen, a bombing in Nice and a raid in London, but a tangle of contradictory evidence emerges.
This forces Clayton to question whether his quarry is a disaffected former military operative or something much more complicated.
Obsessed with discovering the truth, Clayton tracks Horn across the globe as the elusive ex-soldier burrows deeper and deeper into a world of shadows and intrigue.
To secure your free tickets now, make sure you’re logged into your HollywoodChicago.com account. If you don’t yet have one, you can quickly register here. Having an account with a valid e-mail address is required.
Then, simply add a new comment in the form below. You must also include your name in your comment. Your name will be on a pre-approved list at the door that will be checked against your valid photo ID. In your comment, include an answer to this simple question:
Like all Hookups here, this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film is simple: The first 40 people to comment below win! We will be in touch with the 40 winners to confirm your passes. “Traitor” opens on Aug. 27, 2008.
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Hookup: 40 Admit-Two Passes to Chicago Screening of ‘Sex Drive’ With James Marsden, Seth Green
CHICAGO – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 admit-two passes up for grabs to the Chicago screening of “Sex Drive,” which stars James Marsden, Seth Green, Clark Duke, Josh Zuckerman and Amanda Crew.
To win your free pass to the advance screening of “Sex Drive” in Chicago courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is be one of the first 40 people to submit a comment in this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup. That’s it!
The screening will be held on Oct. 8, 2008 at 7 p.m. near downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
Image credit: Summit Entertainment
“Sex Drive” is about a high school senior who drives across the U.S. with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.
To secure your free tickets now, make sure you’re logged into your HollywoodChicago.com account. If you don’t yet have one, you can quickly register here. Having an account with a valid e-mail address is required.
Then, simply add a new comment in the form below. In your comment, include an answer to this simple question:
Like all Hookups here, this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film is simple: The first 40 people to comment below win! We will be in touch with the 40 winners to distribute your passes. “Sex Drive” opens nationwide on Oct. 17, 2008.
5:52 p.m. update on Sept. 29, 2008: Due to popular demand, we have received authorization from the film studio to increase this Hookup from 25 admit-two passes to 40 admit-two passes.
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Hookup: 50 Admit-Two Passes to Two Screenings of Sundance Hit ‘American Teen’ in Chicago
CHICAGO – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to two separate Chicago screenings of the Sundance Film Festival hit film “American Teen” from writer, director and producer Nanette Burstein.
To win your free pass to one of two advance screenings of “American Teen” in Chicago, all you need to do is be one of the first 50 people to submit a comment in this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup. That’s it! There are 25 admit-two tickets available for each screening.
The first Chicago screening will be held on July 22, 2008 at 7 p.m. and the second Chicago screening will be held on July 31, 2008 at 7 p.m. When you submit your comment below, make sure to include which screening you’d like to attend. Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
Image credits: Paramount Vantage
Here’s the “American Teen” plotline:
“American Teen” is the touching and hilarious Sundance hit that follows the lives of five teenagers – the jock, the princess, the heartthrob, the rebel and the geek – in one small town in Indiana through their senior year of high school.
We see the insecurities, the cliques, the jealousies, the first loves, the heartbreaks and the struggle to make profound decisions about the future.
To secure your free tickets now, make sure you’re logged into your HollywoodChicago.com account. If you don’t yet have one, you can quickly register here. Having an account with a valid e-mail address is required. Then, simply add a new comment in the form below. In your comment, include which screening you’d like to attend along with an answer to this simple question:
Like all Hookups here, this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film is simple: The first 50 people to comment below win! We will be in touch with the 50 winners to confirm your passes. “American Teen,” which stars Hannah Bailey, Colin Clemens, Geoff Haase, Megan Krizmanich, Mitch Reinholt, Jake Tusing and Ali Wikalinska, opens in Chicago on Aug. 1, 2008. A trailer for the film is below.
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Hookup: 70 Admit-Two Passes to Chicago Screening of ‘RocknRolla’ With Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton
CHICAGO – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 70 admit-two passes to the Chicago screening of “RocknRolla,” which stars Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton, Tom Wilkinson, Jeremy Piven, Gemma Arterton and Mark Strong. The film is directed by Guy Ritchie (“Snatch,” “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” and 2009’s “Sherlock Holmes”).
To win your free pass to the advance screening of “RocknRolla” in Chicago courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is be one of the first 70 people to submit a comment in this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup. That’s it!
The screening will be held on Oct. 23, 2008 at 7 p.m. near downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
Image credit: Warner Bros.
Here is the “RocknRolla” plot description (source):
When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London’s criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune.
Various shady characters – including One Two (Gerard Butler), Stella the accountant (Thandie Newton) and druggie rock star Johnny Quid (Toby Kebbell) – try to claim their slice.
To secure your free tickets now, make sure you’re logged into your HollywoodChicago.com account. If you don’t yet have one, you can quickly register here. Having an account with a valid e-mail address is required.
Then, simply add a new comment in the form below. In your comment, include an answer to this simple question:
Like all Hookups here, this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film is simple: The first 70 people to comment below win! We will be in touch with the 70 winners to distribute your passes. “RocknRolla” opens on Oct. 31, 2008.
Oct. 14, 2008 update at 1:37 p.m.: Due to popular demand, we have received authorization from the studio to increase the HollywoodChicago.com Hookup for “RocknRolla” from 50 admit-two passes to 70 admit-two passes.
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Hookup: 80 Passes to Chicago Screening of ‘Four Christmases’ With Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon
CHICAGO – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 80 admit-one passes up for grabs to the Chicago screening of “Four Christmases,” which stars Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Jon Favreau, Jon Voight, Sissy Spacek, Tim McGraw, Kristin Chenoweth and Dwight Yoakam from director Seth Gordon.
For each of the 80 passes we award in this Hookup, each winner has the option to request one additional ticket for a guest. To win your free pass to the advance screening of “Four Christmases” in Chicago courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is be one of the first 80 people to submit a comment in this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup. That’s it!
The screening will be held on Nov. 19, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
Sissy Spacek, Tim McGraw, Kristin Chenoweth and Dwight Yoakam from director Seth Gordon.
Image credit: New Line Cinema
Here is the “Four Christmases” plot description:
In the comedy “Four Christmases,” Brad (Vince Vaughn) and Kate (Reese Witherspoon) are a happy, loving and normal couple. In order to stay that way, they have managed to avoid spending extended time with their decidedly abnormal families at all costs and especially during the holidays.
This year’s plan was the same as always: make up a believable excuse to miss Christmas and instead head to sunny Fiji for a holiday week of relaxation and fun. But chance intervenes as bad weather has grounded all flights.
When a news reporter covering the story catches Brad and Kate on camera, their cell phones start ringing. They’re caught red handed. Their families now know. Goodbye, Fiji. Hello, trouble.
Brad and Kate are now forced to face their worst fears by visiting all four of their divorced parents in one day and celebrate four Christmases.
One house is tougher and more revealing than the next in a constant comedy of errors that will ultimately test the strength of their relationship. One thing is for sure: it will be a Christmas they will never forget no matter how hard they try.
“Four Christmases” is directed by Seth Gordon (“The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters”) and stars Robert Duvall, Jon Favreau, Mary Steenbugen, Dwight Yoakam, Tim McGraw, Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Voight and Sissy Spacek. This film is not yet rated.
To secure your free tickets now, make sure you’re logged into your HollywoodChicago.com account. If you don’t yet have one, you can quickly register here. Having an account with a valid e-mail address is required.
Then, simply add a new comment in the form below. In your comment, include an answer to this simple question:
Like all Hookups here, this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film is simple: The first 80 people to comment below win! We will be in touch with the 80 winners to distribute your passes. “Four Christmases” opens on Nov. 26, 2008.
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Hookup: HollywoodChicago.com Giving Out 15 Passes For Jessica Alba’s ‘The Eye’
CHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com is giving out 15 admit-two movie passes for Jessica Alba’s “The Eye”. Movie posters and buttons can also come in the movie pack, which will be awarded to users who submit images of the most “standout eyes” taken, created or found elsewhere.
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We’re looking for pictures of “standout eyes,” which means eyes that pop out to us as beautiful, horrid or wonderfully artistic. You have the full range of creative license here.
To post your “standout eye,” just click “Add new comment” at the bottom of this story and either embed your image or link to it. If linking to it, you can store the image on free services like Flickr, Photobucket, etc.
As we will be e-mailing the winners to provide prizes, you must register for a HollywoodChicago.com account. It’s free and takes only a moment. If you don’t already have an account, you can create one here.
The studio’s publicist will also need your mailing address and we’ll be in touch with you over e-mail for that. If you have trouble posting your image, feel free to e-mail them to me directly and I will for you.
“The Eye” stars Jessica Alba and also features Parker Posey. The film, which opens on Feb. 1, is a remake the Hong Kong film “Jian Gui” about a woman who receives an eye transplant that allows her to see into the supernatural world. Here’s the full IMDb plot outline for “The Eye”:
Sydney – a young, blind violinist – is given the chance to see for the first time since childhood through a miraculous corneal transplant.
As Sydney adjusts to a dizzying new world of colors and shapes, she is haunted by frightening visions of death itself capturing the doomed and dragging them away from the world of the living.
Terrorized and on the brink of insanity, Sydney must discover whose eyes she has inherited and what secret visions they have held.
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Hookup: Pristine DVD Sets of Classic Films Up For Grabs For United Artists Film Festival in Chicago
CHICAGO – As our giveaways continue to grow in popularity, what we give away continues to sweeten, too. In this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, three lucky winners will be hooked up with our sweetest giveaway yet: a complete DVD set of 20 of the greatest classic films in recent memory.
These DVDs encapsulate some of the most uncontested and cherished films of the last several decades. Titles include “West Side Story,” “Raging Bull,” “Rain Man,” “Rocky,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” “Carrie,” “Some Like it Hot,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Die Another Day,” “In the Heat of the Night” and many more.
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So why these now? On March 11, 2008, we announced a classic film celebration coming to Chicago called the United Artists 90th Anniversary Film Festival, which will take place at the historic Music Box Theatre at 3733 N. Southport Ave. from April 4 to 10, 2008 and then again from May 9 to 15, 2008.
Several of the films above and others of similar caliber are being brought back into the theater for this limited engagement on the occasion of 90 years of film for MGM and United Artists. United Artists says the Chicago festival, which will comprise the largest catalog event in video history, is leading up to the public release of many of these titles on DVD.
We have partnered with the festival to offer three lucky winners their own classic DVD package of all 20 films. They are all collector, special, decade or anniversary edition DVDs. The full list of these titles follows:
- “Battle of Britain” (collector’s edition)
- “The Apartment” (collector’s edition)
- “A Bridge Too Far” (collector’s edition, two discs)
- “Carrie” (25th anniversary edition)
- “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” (special edition, two discs)
- “Die Another Day” (special edition)
- “Fiddler on the Roof” (decade’s collection)
- “Fistful of Dollars” (collector’s edition)
- “For A Few Dollars More” (collector’s edition)
- “Get Shorty” (collector’s edition, two discs)
- “The Great Escape” (special edition, two discs)
- “In the Heat of the Night” (40th anniversary edition)
- “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (collector’s edition)
- “Judgment at Nuremberg” (special edition)
- “New York, New York” (30th anniversary edition)
- “Raging Bull” (collector’s edition, two discs)
- “Rain Man” (special edition)
- “Rocky” (collector’s edition)
- “Some Like it Hot” (collector’s edition)
- “West Side Story” (special edition, two discs)
All you have to do for a chance to win is click “Add new comment” at the bottom of this article and respond with your favorite film among that list of 20 and a compelling reason why. That’s it! We’ll then randomly select a winner. To be eligible, you must be a registered HollywoodChicago.com user. If you don’t already have an account, create one quickly and easily here.
Also to be eligible, we must have your e-mail address. We have e-mail addresses on file once you’re an active user. When we randomly select the three winners for this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we will e-mail you to request your mailing address. We will then mail you your brand-spanking new classic DVD sets. This giveaway closes on April 7, 2008. Good luck!
The dates and films playing as part of the United Artists 90th Anniversary Film Festival at the Music Box follow.
United Artists 90th Anniversary Film Festival (part one): April 4 to 10, 2008
“Raging Bull”: April 4, 2008 (new print)
“Bananas”: April 4, 2008
“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”: April 5, 2008
“West Side Story”: April 6, 2008
“Kiss Me Deadly”: April 7, 2008
“Some Like it Hot”: April 7, 2008 (new print)
“The Killing”: April 8, 2008
“The Manchurian Candidate”: April 8, 2008
“The Night of the Hunter”: April 9, 2008
“Midnight Cowboy”: April 10, 2008
“Network”: April 10, 2008
“James Bond” series (part two): May 9 to 15, 2008
“Dr. No”
“Goldfinger” (new print)
“From Russia With Love”
“Thunderball”
| By ADAM FENDELMAN |