Win A Week of Redbox Movie Rentals

Redbox Gives Consumers the Chance to Win a Year’s Worth of Free Rentals through ‘Spotlight Awards’ Contest

With the Academy Awards® just around the corner, movie lovers are getting ready for the big event and already deciding on their favorites in categories including Best Movie, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Animated Film.  The country’s most popular DVD rental kiosk, redbox, now has many of the award-nominated movies available to rent prior to the awards ceremony on March 7 at its more than 20,000 locations nationwide.  To add to the excitement, consumers can also cast their votes online for their winning picks for the chance to win prizes with the redbox® Spotlight Awards contest. 

“With so many award-nominated movies, chances are the majority of consumers missed a few of them during their big-screen runs,” said Gary Cohen, senior vice president, marketing and customer experience, redbox. “Redbox is the perfect option for consumers who either missed these films in the theater or want to create an award-winning movie night at home.”

For adventure-seekers, revel in the action and drama of “The Hurt Locker” or Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” starring Brad Pitt. For one of the best sci-fi flicks this year, check out “District 9” produced by the award-winning Peter Jackson. Or, let Meryl Streep put a smile on your face with her role as Julia Child in “Julie & Julia.” Even if you’re looking to entertain the kids with a family-friendly flick, there’s an option for you. Check out “Coraline” or “Up” – both nominated for Best Animated Film.  

Redbox continuously stocks kiosks with top new releases.  Be on the look out for these nominated titles coming soon to redbox kiosks:

• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” – available March 9, 2010
• “Up in the Air” – available March 9, 2010
• “The Princess and the Frog” – available March 16, 2010
• “An Education” – available March 30, 2010
• “Crazy Heart” – available April 20, 2010

The Spotlight Awards contest gives consumers a chance to cast their votes for their favorites in seven award categories and they will be entered to win a grand prize of a year’s worth of movies (365 one-night movie rentals).  The individual who correctly guesses all seven categories, and who comes closest to guessing the number of DVDs rented at redbox kiosks nationwide on the day of the Academy Awards ceremony, without going over, will win the grand prize.  In addition, runner-up winners will be selected based on the number of award categories correctly selected.  More details and official rules can be found at http://www.redbox.com

Redbox invites movie-lovers to reserve DVDs online at www.redbox.com or via an iPhone® and pick them up at the redbox location of their choice. Each fully automated redbox kiosk holds 630 DVDs, representing up to 200 of the newest movie releases. Consumers simply use a touch screen to select their favorite movies, swipe a valid credit or debit card and go. Customers can keep the DVD for as long as they’d like for one low nightly rate, and return it to any one of redbox’s more than 20,000 locations nationwide.

WE HAVE ONE WEEKS WORTH OF REDBOX RENTALS TO GIVE TO ONE READER THANKS TO REDBOX!  HAPPY RENTING!

TO ENTER:  Recommend to me a great recent movie to rent.  I like dramas, comedy, romantic, foreign and independent movies.

THIS CONTEST WILL END MARCH 10TH AND WE WILL E-MAIL THE WINNER.  YOU HAVE 48 HOURS TO RESPOND. RANDOM.ORG PICKS THE WINNER.  THANKS FOR VISITING AND COME BACK FOR MORE GREAT GIVEAWAYS! 

 disclosure:  product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation.

The Princess and The Frog DVD Giveaway

The Princess and The Frog (Three Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo with Digital Copy)

Tiana, the ninth and newest enchanting addition to the legendary lineage of Disney Princesses, makes her home entertainment debut in a rollicking Big Easy-style fairy tale when The Princess and the Frog arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on March 16, 2010 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.

A timeless heroine in the tradition of Snow White, Ariel, Jasmine and the rest of the beloved royal sisterhood, Tiana comes to life with classic hand-drawn Disney animation from the revered team of John Musker and Ron Clements (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid) and a jazz-infused musical score from Academy Award® winning composer Randy Newman (Best Original Song, Monsters, Inc., 2001). A royal procession of exclusive bonus features, including games and specially- created featurettes, take viewers on a once-in-a-lifetime tour of the storied French Quarter of New Orleans and into the magic-steeped bayou for hours of
can’t-miss family entertainment.

The Princess and the Frog transports audiences to glorious, glamorous New Orleans as Tiana, the first African American Disney princess meets her frog prince and gives him the fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical, magical bayous of Louisiana. The Princess and the Frog’s colorful cast of one-of-a-kind new characters joyfully raises the roof, with voice performances from stars including Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose (Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, 2004,“Caroline, or Change”), Keith David (Crash), Jenifer Lewis (“Strong Medicine”), Jim Cummings (“Mickey Mouse Clubhouse”), Michael- Leon Wooley (Ghost Town), Bruno Campos (“Nip/Tuck”), Peter Bartlett (The Producers), Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow), Jennifer Cody (Broadway’s “Shrek: The Musical”), Oprah Winfrey and John Goodman (Monsters, Inc.).

WE HAVE ONE THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG DVD/BLU RAY COMBO PACK TO GIVE AWAY TO YOU!

TO ENTER:  LEAVE A COMMENT TELLING ME YOUR FAVORITE DISNEY MOVIE

 THIS CONTEST WILL END MARCH 16TH.  I WILL E-MAIL THE WINNER WHO WILL HAVE 48 HOURS TO RESPOND. RANDOM.ORG PICKS THE WINNER. GOOD LUCK AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR VISITING!  U.S. AND CANADA ONLY PLEASE

Disclosure: disney is providing the giveaway product

Disney Channel Scavenger Sweepstakes: How to Enter

Disney Channel Scavenger Sweepstakes – Enter to win the Disney Channel.com Scavenger Sweepstakes and you could win some of these really great prizes.

Start the Disney Channel Scavenger Sweepstakes by watching sneek peeks of Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana every night on the Disney Channel. Then watch the premiere on Friday, July 17 for more information about winning the Disney Channel Scavenger Sweepstakes.

Watch for how the list of items is used and complete the game on DisneyChannel.com/Scavenger Sweepstakes, but watch closely for each item.

Play the Disney Scavenger Hunt Challenge each day to answer questions and record the items from the list. When you have found everything on the Disney Channel scavenger sweepstakes list, you can enter to win one of the grand prizes in this great Disney sweepstakes.

Be sure to get your parents permission to enter, and hurry because the Disney Scavenger Sweepstakes ends on July 20, 2000.

Here is the Scavenger List. Just click here.

Disney Channel says no purchase is necessary. The scavenger Sweepstakes will be void where it is prohibited. Disney Channel Scavenger Sweepstakes is open only to persons who are, as of Entry, 6 to 16 years of age; legal residents of, and physically located within, the 50 U.S. or D.C.

Sweepstakes starts 6:00 PM (PT) on 7/17/09 and ends 11:59:59 PM (PT) on 7/20/09. See Official Rules for details. Many will enter. One will win.

Taylor Lautner Weight Gain Picture and New Moon News

Latest Twilight News:

New Moon star Tayor Lautner looks like he accomplished the task of gaining weight in time to start filming New Moon coming up in March. My question though is more from a “mom” concern.  Is it healthy for a 16 year old boy to do this so quickly?

New Moon official logo released this week. A couple of articles discussing Eclipse Movie release dates (June 30,2010) and summary already! Mtv.com and ew.com Chris Weitz won’t direct.

New Twilight Books Coming Soon.  Catherine Hardwicke Twilight Directors Notebook and The Twilight Saga: Official Guide . Stephenie started a new official website called The Twilight Saga. And of course the Twilight DVD release date is March 21st!

Jackson Rathbone, who plays Jasper has been a popular search on my site, so this if for those fans.

Stephenie Meyer recommends The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester on her site, her last recommendation was The Hunger Games and I loved it.

Fans of Twilight are so creative and talented, here are a few Fan-made posters of New Moon

The CW is capitalizing on the Twilight popularity. They reportably picked up a pilot based on L.J. Smith’s book series, Vampire Diaries. The first book of the series was originally published in 1993. The books revolve around a young lady who is torn between two vampire brothers, one good and the other evil.The brothers battle for her soul, and the souls of her small town friends and family. Sounds good! Have any of you read it? I’m curious what you thought of it.

Latest Robert Pattinson picture to tide you girls over! He is in L.A. And will present at the Oscars tomorrow night with Kristen Stewart.

HUGE TWILIGHT CELEBRATION COMING TO BOOKROOMREVIEWS.COM IN MARCH!!  YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS IT!

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Beethoven’s Big Break DVD Giveaway!

Bring together one mega-popular pooch, an all-star cast, some of today’s hottest music and a barrel of bouncing baby St. Bernards, and it all adds up to Beethoven’s Big Break! The all-new adventure comes exclusively to DVD on December 26, 2008 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. This full-length comedy stars Moises Arias (Rico on “Hannah Montana”), Jonathan Silverman (“The Single Guy”), Daytime Emmy ® winner Jennifer Finnigan (“The Bold and the Beautiful”), Rhea Perlman (“Cheers”), Joey Fatone (“Dancing with the Stars,” ‘N Sync), Stephen Tobolowsky (“Heroes”),  Oscar Nunez (“The Office”), Eddie Griffin (Undercover Brother) and Cesar Millan (“The Dog Whisperer”) in his feature film debut—and introduces Pete The Lizard!  A fresh and funny re-imagination of the hugely popular franchise, Beethoven’s Big Break is jam-packed with more action and laughs than ever before.   Featuring an exciting array of bonus materials,

BARKIN’ HOT BONUS FEATURES

ON THE SET OF BEETHOVEN: Experience how the cast and crew made this film in Orlando, F

MOISES STEALS THE SHOW:  Filled with direct-to-camera hijinks, this piece features Moises Arias acting, joking, and playing.

HOW DID THEY DO THAT?!: Animal trainers Mark Eschevarria and Dave Sousa tell us how they trained three dogs for the role of Beethoven while Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan explains the keys to working with animals

HAIL CESAR!:  In this piece, we’ll spend some time with Cesar Millan who reveals that, having grown up in Mexico, he left for the United States in hopes of working with famous movie dogs including Beethoven!

TEACHING YOUR OLD DOG NEW TRICKS:  In a special shoot with Beethoven and key animal trainer Mark Eschevarria, we give a step-by-step explanation of how you can teach your dog to roll over.

GET TO KNOW THE ANIMAL ACTORS: Featuring an introduction by Moises Arias, this entertaining and educational feature will give kids at home a chance to learn more about the wide array of animals used in this film.

TRAINING BEETHOVEN: Viewers train the real Beethoven to do tricks, including shake, sit, and roll over.

OWN ALL YOUR FAVORITE BEETHOVEN FILMS IN BEETHOVEN’S DOG-GONE BEST MOVIE PACK  For viewers in need of even more puppy love, Beethoven’s Big Break will also be included in the new Beethoven’s Dog-gone Best Movie Pack, available on December 30. Six hilarious full-length movies for one great price, Beethoven’s Dog-gone Best Movie Pack includes every chapter of the hugely successful dog franchise. With over 8 hours of action, laughs and surprises, Beethoven’s Dog-gone Best Movie Pack will satisfy the most devoted fans of the big-hearted, wet-nosed Beethoven and his adorable puppies.

Beethoven’s Big Break DVD is available at stores everywhere on December 26th and also at Amazon. You can read the DVD Review at Movie Room Reviews.  You can also go to www.kids.yahoo.com/Beethoven for some children’s activities.

YOU CAN WIN A COPY OF BEETHOVEN’S BIG BREAK DVD RIGHT HERE!

TO ENTER:  LEAVE A COMMENT TELLING ME YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION:)  I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR SOME TO MOTIVATE MYSELF AND GET IDEAS!

FOR SECOND ENTRY:  STUMBLE, TWITTER OR SUBSCRIBE AND LINK IT HERE IN A SEPARATE ENTRY.

THIS CONTEST WILL END AT MIDNIGHT ON JANUARY 1ST AND I WILL E-MAIL THE WINNER THAT RANDOM.ORG CHOOSES.  GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

You Must Watch This Movie!

I just watched this amazing movie called The Fall.  I hadn’t even heard of it before but stumbled across it and I am in love with the little girl in this movie.  She is AMAZING and ADORABLE.  Lee Pace from Pushing Dasies is also in it and I think he is a revelation of an actor.  The story is set at a Los Angeles hospital in the 1920s, Alexandria is a child recovering from a broken arm. She befriends Roy Walker, a movie stunt man with legs paralyzed after a fall. At her request, Roy tells her an elaborate story about six men of widely varied backgrounds who are on a quest to kill a corrupt provincial governor. Between chapters of the story, Roy convinces Alexandria to scout the hospital’s pharmacy for morphine for him. As Roy’s fantastic tale nears its end, Death seems close at hand.  The only thing I have left to say is I was weeping at the end.  Let me know if you do watch this wonderful movie and tell me your thoughts.

Book into Movie Day

I can’t wait to see this movie!  The cast alone is incredible.  The movie stars Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johanson, Ben Affleck, Justin Long, Bradley Cooper and Ginnifer Goodwin.  The release date is October 24, 2008.  I haven’t read the book though.   The book synopsis is below.

Everyone can use a daily wake-up call.

Now in bite-size mantras, the abridged empathetic wit and wisdom of the number one New York Times bestseller He’s Just Not That Into You will recharge and inspire your dating outlook one wake-up call at a time.

For ages women have come together over coffee, cocktails, or late-night phone chats to analyze the puzzling behavior of men. Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo are here to say that —despite good intentions— you’re wasting your time. Men are not complicated, although they’d like you to think they are. And there are no mixed messages.

The truth may be, He’s just not that into you.

He’s Just Not That Into You —based on a popular episode of Sex and the City— educates otherwise smart women on how to tell when a guy just doesn’t like them enough, so they can stop wasting time making excuses for a dead-end relationship. This book knows you’re a beautiful, smart, funny woman who deserves better.

Book Into Movie Day

I was going to post about another book into movie until I found this. Here is a newly released scene from the upcoming Twilight movie.  It looks SO good.  The movie comes out slated to come out December 12,2008.  If you haven’t read the book yet you still have some time!

Book Into Movie

This week’s book into movie is The Curious Case of Benjamin Button based on the book by F Scott Fitzgerald. It doesn’t come out until Christmas, but I had to post it because it looks AMAZING! Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett are the stars. It is about a man who is born old and ages backwards which is a dilemma for the woman he falls in love with. Has anyone read the book? I haven’t but I will before this movie comes out!