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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: $800 Value! Two Free Ultra-VIP Tickets For Ron Howard’s Awards Gala
CHICAGO – This is an exclusive, $800 value! HollywoodChicago.com is one of the only places where you can get it. In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, one lucky winner (plus one guest) will win a ticket to the ultra-VIP party for Ron Howard’s upcoming awards gala!
The winners will join the 46th Chicago International Film Festival on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago as the festival pays tribute to one of this generation’s most popular filmmakers with a selection of film highlights and special guests. The party will culminate in Ron Howard’s acceptance of the festival’s career achievement award.
Ron Howard has had an unmatched career as a director, producer and actor. After iconic early roles on generation-defining television shows “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Happy Days,” he earned and maintains a reputation as one of the world’s most admired directors.
He has mastered all film genres including action spectaculars, moving dramas, chilling thrillers and character-driven comedies. His films, which include “Splash,” “Cocoon,” “Parenthood,” “Backdraft,” “Apollo 13,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “The Da Vinci Code” and “Frost/Nixon,” have left an impact on film history and have changed the way we look at the movies today.
Courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, one winner and one guest will gain access to all of the evening’s festivities (an $800 value!)! This includes:
- 6:30 p.m.: Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, open bar and silent auction.
- 7 p.m.: Red-carpet arrivals.
- 8 p.m.: Dinner and live auction.
- 9:30 p.m.: Ron Howard’s career will be celebrated with a selection of film highlights. Host: A&E Network anchor and award-winning television journalist Bill Kurtis. Career achievement award presentation.
- 10:30 p.m.: After party by the Lagoon at the South Portico and an exclusive look at the Museum of Science & Industry’s newest and most-talked-about permanent exhibit (“Science Storms”) to follow.
For your chance to win, simply submit a comment in the form below explaining which Ron Howard film means the most to you and why. The contest ends at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, June 10, 2010. The HollywoodChicago.com winner will be notified on Friday, June 11, 2010.
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Like all Hookups here, this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup is simple: Just submit your comment below and we will award one winner (plus one guest) randomly via e-mail for our ultra-VIP Ron Howard Hookup. Good luck!
By ADAM FENDELMAN |
Cacoon
I like stories that take you to a different reality. Are there other beings in this universe? What if we could live forever? It was a feel good movie. made ya think. :)
Apollo 13
I remember watching this film at a young age, and it always stayed with me. I never forgot the story or the characters.
DaVinci Code, because it’s
DaVinci Code, because it’s the one I’ve seen.
BACKDRAFT
Because it was filmed in Chicago, and not all that many movies were filmed in Chicago at that time. But Chicago was the perfect setting in all its gritty realism, and kudos to Ron for using real Chicago firefighters in small roles, making it all the more authentic. It made Chicagoans very proud. The story was very true to form as to what firefighters go through in the line of duty. Kurt Russell is one of my favorite actors and he gave a magnificent performance. The interplay between Kurt and Billy Baldwin was also first-rate.
The Grinch… for bringing
The Grinch… for bringing one of my favorite christmas stories to life and bringing my family together every year for a traditional “grinch” night. It’s something we all look forward to every Christmas - it’s great family time with a new “classic”
The Grinch… for bringing
The Grinch… for bringing one of my favorite christmas stories to life and bringing my family together every year for a traditional “grinch” night. It’s something we all look forward to every Christmas - it’s great family time with a new “classic”.
Ron Howard Movies
I liked Backdraft—the heroism and action, the suspense were amazing.
Which Ron Howard film means the most to you and why?
I grew up loving films like Apollo 13 and Splash, but it was actually Frost/Nixon that made a lasting impression on me. I still remember how thoroughly engrossed I was by the pure intensity of the final interview scene. For those few minutes, I forgot I was sitting in a theater watching a film with actors; I had become wholly convinced that I was witnessing the conversation between the real Richard Nixon and David Frost. Along with the brilliant performances, Mr. Howard’s directing and incredible, tight editing still make me appreciate how the power of great film can create emotionally affecting moments that reshape the way many people view figures in our history. I am now a film student at USC (Mr. Howard’s school!) and was lucky enough to see both the film’s editor Dan Hanley and Mr. Howard speak about their work on Frost/Nixon, the significance of film in peoples’ lives, and what we as prospective filmmakers can do for the industry—firsthand advice that I’ll probably never forget.
Chi Love...
I guess I’m gonna go with the crown and say Backdraft on this one. Mostly because it’s one of the first movies I remember being in Chicago. And since Chi-town has a sentimental spot in my heart, so do most good movies that take place here…
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Parenthood