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Rachel Weisz. Natalie Portman. Norah Jones. Jude Law. This is definitely not a collection of unattractive people. This is the cast of […]
June 27th, 2008
Categories: Contests, New on DVD, International Cinema . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: 223 Comments
In the world of movie marketing, this is definitely bigger than a Happy Meal. To promote Will Smith’s July 4th weekend release, Hancock, Columbia Pictures will pay off one family’s home mortgage.
The hook: The prize, up to $360,000, will go to a “deserving” family that writes a 200-word essay explaining why they should win. If they […]
June 25th, 2008
Categories: Contests, Action Movies, Comedies . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: 3 Comments
THIS CONTEST HAS NOW ENDED. We’re accepting all entries that were posted by the 5pm deadline, and will select a winner some time this week. If you entered, thanks for participating and good luck!
One of the first news items we covered here at The Lobby was the Weinsteins’ acquisition of Woody Allen’s Cassandra’s Dream. So […]
May 28th, 2008
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THIS CONTEST HAS NOW ENDED. If you’ve already entered, good luck! We’ll accept all entries received before the 5pm ET deadline, and plan to pick a winner within the next week. Thanks again for your interest.
You can hardly go a few months without coming across the movie genre we like to call “uplifters”. Remember the Titans. Glory Road. Pride. […]
May 13th, 2008
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THIS CONTEST HAS NOW ENDED. Please note that we can’t accept any entries received after 5pm ET on Wednesday, May 7. If you’ve entered, good luck! The winner will be notified within a week.
If you’ve seen Todd Haynes’ earlier films, you probably wouldn’t peg his work as “Oscar friendly.” The sexual shock of Poison, the […]
May 4th, 2008
Categories: Awards, Contests, Independent Film, New on DVD . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: 238 Comments
THIS CONTEST HAS NOW ENDED. If you entered, good luck! We’ll contact the winner by 5pm today (Tuesday).
If you live in Boston — or anywhere nearby — you can win a free Film Pass to the entire 2008 Independent Film Festival of Boston. That’s six days of priority seating and top-flight festival fun, from Wednesday, April […]
April 17th, 2008
Categories: Contests, Independent Film . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: 15 Comments