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Competition: Win A Bunch Of Lawless Goodies

Posted in Competitions, Film
By Sam Bathe on 6 Sep 2012

To celebrate LAWLESS arriving in cinemas this Friday, we’ve giving you the chance to win a special ‘moonshine’ pack, consisting of a poster, Nick Cave’s great soundtrack, and a special Lawless moonshine jar. Show the rest of this post…

LAWLESS, the explosive gangster story directed by John Hillcoat (THE ROAD) and starring Tom Hardy (INCEPTION, BRONSON), Shia LaBeouf (TRANSFORMERS, INDIANA JONES 4) and Gary Oldman (TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY) will be released in the UK and Ireland on 7 September .

Set in the 1920s prohibition-era America, LAWLESS is the true story of the Bondurant brothers. Brazen and fearless, these young rural bootleggers became legendary criminals. The youngest brother, Jack (LaBeouf) is ambitious and impulsive, the middle brother, Howard (Jason Clarke), is loyal but reckless and eldest brother, Forrest (Hardy), leads the family with a silent determination. As the Bondurants’ illicit business and legend grows, so too looms the danger of bigger fish, and it’s not long before the brothers must face the consequences.

Mia Wasikowska (JANE EYRE), Jessica Chastain (THE HELP), Guy Pearce (THE KING’S SPEECH), Noah Taylor (SUBMARINE), Jason Clarke (PUBLIC ENEMIES) and Dane DeHaan (CHRONICLE) round out the exciting cast.

For your chance to win, simply answer this question:

Who plays Forrest Bondurant, the oldest brother, in LAWLESS?

A) Tom Jones
B) Tom Hardy
C) Tom Cruise

To enter, simply follow us on Twitter here and @reply us the correct answer. Deadline 23/09/12.

LAWLESS arrives in cinemas Friday.

Competition: Win Friday Night Lights: The Movie on DVD

Posted in Competitions, DVDs, Film
By Sam Bathe on 27 Jun 2012

To celebrate the release of the first season of acclaimed TV drama Friday Night Lights, out now on DVD, we’re giving away three copies of Peter Berg’s Friday Night Lights feature film and collector’s series postcards. Show the rest of this post…

Currently airing on Sky Atlantic, Friday Night Lights has been lauded for its realistic portrayal of small town America and the deep personal exploration of its central characters. The launch pad for man of the moment Taylor Kitsch (Battleship, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, John Carter), Emmy-winning Kyle Chandler (Grey’s Anatomy, King Kong, Super 8), TV favourite Connie Britton (24, The West Wing) and the beautiful Minka Kelly (500 Days of Summer) and featuring stand-out supporting roles from Amy Teegarden (90210, Scream 4), Jesse Plemons (Paul, Battleship), Zach Gilford (Greys Anatomy) and Adrianne Palicki (Supernatural), Friday Night Lights: Season One draws you into the heart of the action, the Pilot episode alone setting the bar for five unflinching and absorbing seasons.

Expanding on the hit 2004 feature film and best-selling book by H. G Bissinger, this award-winning series centres on life in Dillon, Texas, where high school football brings the community together – and the drama of small town life threatens to tear it apart. The first season sees coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler) and his family attempting to juggle the trials and tribulations of their family, work and community life. In the shocking season premiere, the ‘Panthers’ all-star Quarterback Jason Street (Scott Porter) suffers an injury on the field that threatens to end his football career entirely and change his life forever.

For your chance to win one of two copies, simply answer this question:

Friday Night Lights is set in which fictional Texas town?

a) Dillon
b) Nelson
c) Dexter

To enter, simply follow us on Twitter here and @reply us the correct answer. Deadline 08/07/12.

Friday Night Lights: Season One is out now on DVD and includes the acclaimed feature film.

Competition: Win Seasons 1-8 Of Curb Your Enthusiasm

Posted in Competitions, DVDs, TV
By Sam Bathe on 1 Jun 2012

To celebrate the DVD release of Emmy and Golden Globe-winning comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm’s hilarious eighth season, and the new seasons 1-8 boxset, we’re giving you the chance to win every single episode on DVD. Show the rest of this post…

Prepare yourself for another bout of gut-wrenching comedy as the outlandish Larry David returns in the hit US series Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Eighth Season as it makes its debut on DVD on 11 June 2012 from HBO Home Entertainment. Also released on the same day, just in time for Father’s Day, is the stunning boxset housing Curb Your Enthusiasm: Complete Seasons One to Eight.

In the Eighth Season of the multi Emmy® and Golden-Globe® winning series, Larry is living the bachelor life. With his divorce to Cheryl finalised, Larry’s run-ins with celebrities, politicians and new girlfriends prompt whole new levels of inappropriate social shenanigans, even for him. See Larry hit the dating scene, battle the girl scouts, deny a dying dog his last meal, disrupt a Broadway show, deal with “pig parking” and offend everyone from Ricky Gervais to Michael J. Fox to Mayor Bloomberg. When a faulty alibi lands him back in his hometown of New York, Larry’s social assassin skills are let loose on the Big Apple. Will New York change Larry, or is it the other way around?

For your chance to win one of two copies, simply answer this question:

Alongside Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David is the award winning co-creator of which cult TV comedy series about a stand-up comedian?

a) Seinfeld
b) Friends
c) M*A*S*H

To enter, simply follow us on Twitter here and @reply us the correct answer. Deadline 24/06/12.

Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 8 and Seasons 1-8 are available on DVD June 11th.

Competition: Win True Blood: Seasons 1-4 On Blu-ray

Posted in Competitions, DVDs, TV
By Sam Bathe on 16 May 2012

To celebrate the release of True Blood: Season Four on Monday 21st May, we’re giving you the chance to win every episode so far on Blu-ray. Show the rest of this post…

The sexy, spooky and wildly entertaining TV series returns with TRUE BLOOD: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON released on DVD and Blu-ray on 21 MAY 2012, from HBO Home Entertainment. Bursting with even more charisma and allure, satisfy your addiction and get sucked in right from the very start as the Complete Season 1 – 4 box set is also released on both formats.

Mixing romance, suspense and mystery with a taste for humour, TRUE BLOOD: THE FOURTH SEASON takes place in the not-too-distant future. Vampires have ventured out of the coffin thanks to the invention of a synthetic blood drink meaning they no longer need humans as a nutritional source – but is that enough to stop everyone?

In the latest spell-binding series, Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) finds herself entangled in a supernatural love triangle where she must decide between Bill (Stephen Moyer), the new Vampire King of Mississippi and Eric (Alexander Skarsgård), who is not the Viking he once was. However, are there bigger dilemmas on the horizon? When a charismatic Witch named Marnie (Fiona Shaw) threatens to overpower the Vampires once and for all, her Coven of white witches and mediums tempt Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis), Tara (Rutina Wesley) and Jesus (Kevin Alejandro) with other worldly powers.

As old alliances crumble and new relationships form, Season 4 of True Blood proves that nobody’s safe when there’s magic in the air.

The fourth Season arrives on Blu-ray and DVD May 21st. Available on iTunes.

For your chance to win one of three copies, simply answer this question:

Which group threaten to overpower the vampires in Season 4?

a) Witches
b) Warlocks
c) Wizards

To enter, simply follow us on Twitter here and @reply us the correct answer. Deadline 04/06/12.

Competition: Win A Copy Of Shame On DVD

Posted in Competitions, DVDs, Film
By Sam Bathe on 8 May 2012

To celebrate the Blu-ray and DVD release of Steve McQueen’s SHAME this coming Monday, we’re giving you the chance to win a copy on DVD. Show the rest of this post…

Recipient of both industry and audience recognition, SHAME boasts a formidable cast, including 2011’s London Critics Film Circle Award Winner: British Actor of the Year – Michael Fassbender (A Dangerous Method, Prometheus), BAFTA® award-winner Carey Mulligan (An Education, Drive, Never Let Me Go) and James Badge Dale (The Departed, The Grey). SHAME is blessed with powerful and visceral performances that will draw you even deeper into this dark drama and the complicated dynamics of human connection.

‘Brandon’ (Fassbender) is a thirty-something man living comfortably in New York balancing a busy job and an active social life. When the wayward Sissy (Mulligan), turns up at his apartment unannounced, Brandon’s carefully managed lifestyle spirals out of control.

From award-winning director Steve McQueen (Hunger), SHAME is a compelling and timely examination of the nature of need, how we live our lives and the experiences that shape us.

Take control of your life and make a connection with the magnificent tour de force that is SHAME on Blu-ray and DVD on 14 May 2012 from Momentum Pictures.

For your chance to win one of three copies, simply answer this question:

Who plays troubled protagonist Brandon in SHAME?

a) Michael Douglas
b) Michael Fassbender
c) Michael Cera

To enter, simply follow us on Twitter here and @reply us the correct answer. Deadline 28/05/12.

Competition: Win The Tim Burton Collection On DVD

Posted in Competitions, DVDs, Film
By Sam Bathe on 2 May 2012

To celebrate the release of ‘The Tim Burton Collection’ this week, we’re giving you the chance to win a boxset and take home these eight unmissable movies; Sweeney Todd, Beetle Juice, Batman, Batman Returns, Corpse Bride, Mars Attacks!, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure. Show the rest of this post…

Sweeney Todd tells the tale of a 19th century barber who has revenge on his mind while Beetle Juice is an obnoxious poltergeist conjured up to bedevil an oddball family. The collection also contains blockbusters Batman and Batman Returns which sees the fearless Gotham City crimestopper take on both the Joker and the Penguin.

Corpse Bride is Burton’s stop-motion animated wonder that follows Victor who is whisked away to the land of the dead to marry a mysterious corpse bride, while in Mars Attacks! the earth is invaded by mean, green invaders armed with insta-ray guns.

The collection also features Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which is Burton’s remake of the classic Roald Dahl’s children’s novel, and Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure which tells the story of Pee-wee Herman as he embarks on a cross-country search for his stolen bicycle.

To enter for your chance to win this amazing collection of classic movies on DVD, all you have to do is answer the following question:

What is Tim Burton’s latest movie called?

a) Light Shadows
b) Dark Shadows
c) In The Shadow

To enter, simply follow us on Twitter here and @reply us the correct answer. Deadline 20/05/12.

©2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Terms and Conditions: This prize is non-transferable. No cash alternatives apply. UK entries only.

The London List: Vice And Project X Are Throwing A PartyThe London List

By Sam Bathe on 10 Feb 2012

To celebrate the release of Project X on March 2nd, Vice are throwing a party to more than challenge the riotous movie. To be in with a chance of winning VIP ticket, they want people to submit their Dos and Don’ts on Facebook and vote for their favourite. As a little inspiration, they’ve interviewed Tyler the Creator, Snoop Dogg and A-Trak about their craziest party stories to get your juices flowing. Good luck… for surviving the party if you win tickets.

Competition: Win A Host Of Oscar®-Winning Titles

Posted in Competitions, DVDs, Film
By Sam Bathe on 9 Feb 2012

With awards season in full swing and the Academy Award® nominees announced just yesterday, we’ve taken a look back at some of the greatest ‘Best Picture’ award-winning films from the last 75 years, and have a selection for you to win. Show the rest of this post…

One lucky winner can take a stroll down memory lane with seven award-winning DVDs up for grabs, including quintessential Hollywood epics Gone with the Wind, which won a staggering 10 Academy Awards® in 1940 and Ben Hur, which with 11 Oscars® in 1960, still today holds a joint record for the most Academy Awards for one film. Casablanca, Amadeus, Dances with Wolves, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Unforgiven also won the prestigious ‘Best Picture’ accolade, alongside a raft of other gongs. There is no better way to immerse yourself in the awards season than with this stellar selection, to be in with a chance of winning this collection of award winning classics, simply answer the following question:

How many Academy Awards did Ben Hur win?

A. 7
B. 15
C. 11

To enter, simply follow us on Twitter here and @reply us the correct answer. Deadline 26/02/12.

Gone with the Wind, Ben Hur, Casablanca, Amadeus, Dances with Wolves, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Unforgiven are all available on Blu-ray™ and DVD now.

Terms and conditions

* This prize is non-transferable.
* No cash alternatives apply.
* UK entries only

“Oscar®” and “Oscars®” Are the Registered Trademarks and Service Marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
© 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved

Competition: Win A Copy Of Albatross On DVD

Posted in Competitions, DVDs, Film
By Sam Bathe on 6 Feb 2012

To celebrate the release of Albatross on DVD from 6th February 2012, we have three copies of the teenage drama to give away, courtesy of Entertainment One. Show the rest of this post…

17-year-old Emelia (Jessica Brown Findlay) is a force of nature who bursts into the lives of the dysfunctional Fischer family when she is hired to work in their guest house in a sleepy south coast town. Beth Fischer (Felicity Jones), also 17, is cramming for her A-Levels in a desperate bid to escape to university, whilst dad Jonathan (Sebastian Koch), once a best-selling author, is suffering from writer’s block much to the annoyance of frustrated mum Joa (Julia Ormond) who runs the hotel and laments the promising acting career she once left behind.

Aspiring writer Emelia has been bought up by her grandparents and is under the impression that she is the great granddaughter of renowned novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Jonathan sees promise in Emelia and begins to tutor her, as Beth becomes enamoured with her forthright friend and decides to take her along on a visit to Oxford University – with hilariously raucous results.

To be in with a chance of winning simply answer the following question:

Albatross star Felicity Jones is set to star is Ralph Fiennes’ upcoming movie about Charles Dickens’ secret what?

A. Mistress
B. Typewriter
C. Bookie

To enter, simply follow us on Twitter here and @reply us the correct answer. Deadline 26/02/12.

Competition: Win Konami’s NeverDead On PS3

Posted in Competitions, Games
By Sam Bathe on 28 Jan 2012

To celebrate the forthcoming release of NeverDead from Konami, we’re giving you the chance to win a copy for yourself on PS3. Show the rest of this post…

To be in with a chance of winning simply answer the following question:

NeverDead director Shinta Nojiri is best known for his work on which other well-known Konami series?

A. Metal Gear Solid
B. Katamari
C. Grand Theft Auto

To enter, simply follow us on Twitter here and @reply us the correct answer. Deadline 06/02/12.

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