With the state of the economy today, The DVD Lounge feels your pain. We know that there are those who are hesitant about making huge purchases this holiday season, or going from shop to shop, burning gasoline, looking for presents. So I tell you what, let us lend a hand. Well, “us” and some generous PR firms. They’ve given the Lounge plenty of DVDs and Blu-rays to give away.
Now this isn’t just a single title or two, we’re talking about animation, television, classic features, and a comedy that cemented Robert Downey Jr.’s status as EW’s “#1 Entertainer of the Year.”
So how can you win something down below? It’s simple:
E-mail dvdcontests@4sternstaging.com
In the headline say Sleep in on Black Friday.
In the body of the e-mail please provide the answers to the 3 questions plus your mailing address. Also, please list what you’d like from this contest in order of preference. If you win…I’ll try and hook you up with what you’ve asked for.
Finally, this contest ends December 5th at noon Central Time and is only open to residents of the United States.
So here are the three questions and further down are images and info on what you can win. And I have to think the PR firms and studios that makes contests like this happen. High five!
Question 1 – Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for Best Actor for what film?
Question 2 – True or False – In its seven seasons on NBC, Scrubs was always presented in full frame.
Question 3 – Roman Holiday celebrated its _____ anniversary this year.
All that’s left to say is good luck. Check out the stuff you can win!
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BONES: SEASON THREE (TOTALLY DECOMPOSED EDITION) – 2 COPIES
Dig into a world of crime scenes, decayed remains, murder investigations and more with seven unlikely colleagues as “BONES” Season Three – Totally Decomposed Edition exhumes its way onto DVD November 18th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The suspenseful procedural drama stars actress and co-producer Emily Deschanel (Glory Road, That Night) as Dr. Temperance Brennan, a brilliant, highly-skilled forensic anthropologist with a lack of social courtesy, and TV icon David Boreanaz (“Angel”) as F.B.I. Special Agent Seeley Booth, who despite mistrusting science and scientists, forms an improbable bond with the socially awkward doctor. Together with Dr. Brennan’s colleagues, including artist Angela Montenegro (Michaela Conlin; Enchanted), young genius Dr. Zack Addy (Eric Millegan; The Phobic), insect expert and conspiracy theorist Dr. Jack Hodgins (T.J. Thyne; The Phone Book), coroner Dr. Camille Saroyan (Tamara Taylor; “Lost”) and therapist Dr. Lance Sweets (John Francis Daley; “Freaks & Geeks”), they investigate the disturbing realities of true crime.
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SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO (STEELBOOK PACKAGING) – 2 COPIES
Famed Japanese auteur Takashi Miike, best known for cult classics Audition, Ichi the Killer, and The City of Lost Souls, redefines the spaghetti Western with SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO, a tale written in blood. Two clans, the white, Genji clan, led by Yoshitsune, and the red, Heike clan, led by Kiyomori, battle for a legendary treasure hidden in a desolate mountain town. One day, a lone gunman, burdened with deep emotional scars but blessed with incredible shooting skills, drifts into town. Two clans try to woo the lone gunman to their side, but he has ulterior motives. Dirty tricks, betrayal, desire and love collide as the situation erupts into a final, explosive showdown. Quentin Tarantino also stars.
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SCRUBS: THE COMPLETE SEVENTH SEASON – 3 COPIES
With its deft combination of humor and heart, this single-camera sitcom is a both a critical and cult favorite. Scrubs stars Zach Braff as J.D., an eager doctor at Sacred Heart Hospital. With J.D. as its narrator, the show frequently dips into surrealism as it shows his strange thoughts and daydreams. The rest of the characters on Scrubs are equally eccentric: best friend Turk (Donald Faison), bossy nurse Carla (Judy Reyes), J.D.’s reluctant mentor Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley), the anxiety-ridden ex-girlfriend Elliot (Sarah Chalke), and J.D.’s arch nemesis, known simply as ‘Janitor’ (Neil Flynn). This set contains all episodes from season seven of this popular series.
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PARAMOUNT CENTENNIAL COLLECTION (SUNSET BLVD, ROMAN HOLIDAY, & SABRINA) – 3 COPIES
In keeping with its ongoing commitment to retrieving and presenting treasured films from its nearly 100-year history, Paramount Home Entertainment will launch of a new line of classics that were digitally mastered and restored called the Paramount Centennial Collection. Debuting on DVD November 11, 2008, the first three titles in the collection will be Roman Holiday (1953), Sunset Blvd. (1950) and Sabrina (1954). All three films will be available in a 2-disc set including an 8-page Collectible booklet. Titles in the Paramount Centennial Collection will undergo processes using the latest digital technology for pristine presentations to protect these classics for generations to come, and most will include new bonus features highlighting elements of the film or Paramount’s rich cinematic history.
Starring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn and directed by William Wyler, Roman Holiday won three Oscars® for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Costume Design and Best Writing. Hepburn is at her transcendent best as a sheltered princess who falls for an American newsman in Rome in this timeless classic.
Director Billy Wilder’s cinematic masterpiece Sunset Blvd. captures the often disturbing reality behind Hollywood’s illusions with stellar performances by Gloria Swanson and William Holden. The film was nominated for 11 Oscars, including Best Picture, and won three for Best Art Direction, Best Music and Best Writing.
Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden star in Sabrina, the comedic story of a classic love triangle directed by Billy Wilder. The film garnered six Oscar nominations and won for Best Costume Design.
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KUNG FU PANDA – 3 COPIES
Prepare for awesomeness as DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.’s powerhouse hit, Kung Fu Panda, makes another unmatched move as it breaks out early on DVD and Blu-ray on Sunday, November 9th. The #1 comedy of the year with over $600 million at the worldwide box office, the hilarious and inspiring Kung Fu Panda is “a delightful movie that can stand among the very best animated features” (Leonard Maltin, “Entertainment Tonight”).
With an all-star cast of voice talent including Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu and Ian McShane, Kung Fu Panda delighted audiences around the world with its fun and uplifting story of an unlikely martial arts hero.
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TROPIC THUNDER – 3 COPIES
“The best comedy of the year” (Newsweek) that “will blow your mind” (Rolling Stone) takes no prisoners when TROPIC THUNDER deploys on November 18, 2008 in a Unrated Director’s Cut on DVD and Blu-ray, as well as in a single-disc DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment. Directed by and starring Ben Stiller (Zoolander) and featuring an all-star cast including Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda), Danny McBride (Foot Fist Way), Nick Nolte (The Spiderwick Chronicles), and Steve Coogan (Hamlet 2), TROPIC THUNDER is “laugh-until-your-stomach-hurts hilarious” (San Francisco Chronicle). The film follows five pampered actors on the set of a Vietnam War movie who are thrust into real-life danger and forced to become the fighting unit they’re portraying in order to survive. The result is an over-the-top, unforgettable film that is “a knockout of a comedy that keeps you laughing” (Rolling Stone).
The TROPIC THUNDER Unrated Director’s Cut two-disc DVD set includes the feature film with over 14 minutes of never-before-seen footage and comes fully loaded with an arsenal of special features that take viewers even deeper into the s&*t including Rain of Madness, an uproarious faux documentary about the making of the film within a film, filmmaker and cast commentaries (including some in character), behind-the-scenes featurettes, cast profiles, “Dispatches from the Edge of Madness”, deleted and extended scenes, including an alternate ending, TROPIC THUNDER at the MTV Movie Awards and more.
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PRICELESS – 3 COPIES DVD, 3 COPIES BLU-RAY
First Look Studios proudly announces the DVD release of PRICELESS. On the French Riviera, nothing comes cheap. And when it comes to men, Irene has very rich taste. One very confusing night, she is deceived at her own game. She mistakenly takes Jean, a wide-eyed bachelor, to be her knight in shining armor. However, it turns out her knight has no shine at all. Love struck, Jean pursues Irene and realizes that the only way to win her heart is to turn the tables on her. Audrey Tautou (Amelie, The DaVinci Code) stars in a romantic comedy that proves true love is PRICELESS. The DVD and Blu-Ray are in stores November 18, 2008 at an SRP of $34.98.
Irene, a seductive enchantress, finds solace in the glamorous French Riviera where money is abundant and beauty is cherished. As a young, attractive woman who has mastered the power of seduction, Irene weaves herself into the lives of older wealthy men who dazzle her with diamonds and cater to her love for couture. On the night of her birthday, Irene finds herself alone with Jean (Gad Elmaleh), a handsome Frenchman at the hotel bar. She mistakes him for a wealthy bachelor and quickly pursues him. She does not realize that he is a lowly bartender at an elite resort hotel who merely serves the clientele who she dates. After spending a night together, Jean is smitten while Irene discovers that she has been fooled. Trying to regain her love, Jean must pay a high price and join the game of seduction to capture her heart. This lighthearted comedy shows that even for those with the most expensive taste, true love is PRICELESS.
