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- quickie giveaway: ‘Speed Racer: The Next Generation: The Beginning’ DVD » May 8, 2008
- latest contest winners » April 29, 2008
- quickie giveaway: ‘Run, Fat Boy, Run’ prize pack » March 24, 2008
- quickie giveaway: ‘Walk the Line: Extended Cut’ DVD » March 24, 2008
- quickie giveaway: ‘Battlestar Galactica: Season Three’ DVD » March 24, 2008
- latest contest winners » March 24, 2008
- quickie giveaway: ‘The Gates’ signed prints » February 21, 2008
- quickie giveaway: ‘Charlie Bartlett’ posters » February 21, 2008
- quickie giveaway: ‘In Bruges’ goodies » February 11, 2008
- quickie giveaway: ‘Torchwood: The Complete First Season’ DVD » February 11, 2008
- quickie giveaway: ‘Dedication’ DVD » February 11, 2008
- Sundance winners » February 9, 2008
- quickie giveaway: ‘Martian Child’ DVD » February 8, 2008
- big bunch o’ soundtrack winners » February 6, 2008
- quickie giveaway: ‘Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show’ poster and hat » February 1, 2008
- quickie giveaway: ‘In the Shadow of the Moon’ soundtrack CD » January 25, 2008
- quickie giveaway: ‘Reservation Road’ soundtrack CD » January 25, 2008
- quickie giveaway: ‘Youth Without Youth’ soundtrack CD » January 25, 2008
- quickie giveaway: ‘Young Frankenstein’ Broadway original cast recording CD » January 25, 2008
- quickie giveaway: ‘Hitman’ soundtrack CD » January 24, 2008
- quickie giveaway: ‘Atonement’ soundtrack CD » January 24, 2008
- quickie giveaway: ‘Beowulf’ soundtrack CD » January 24, 2008
- win some way cool Sundance goodies » January 18, 2008
- quickie giveaway: ‘The Nanny Diaries’ DVD, ‘The Kite Runner’ CD, ‘Talk to Me’ DVD, ‘Alien Siege’ DVD, ‘SpongeBob’s Atlantis Squarepantis’ DVD (now closed) » December 18, 2007
- quickie giveaway: ‘No Country for Old Men’ autographed poster, ‘August Rush’ CD soundtrack, ‘Enchanted’ CD soundtrack, ‘What Would Jesus Buy?’ book, ‘Manticore’ DVD, ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection Volume 12’ DVD (now clos » December 18, 2007
- quickie giveaway: ‘Sicko’ DVD, ‘Battlestar Galactica: Season 3’ soundtrack, ‘Superman: Doomsday’ soundtrack, ‘Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later’ DVD, ‘Driftwood’ DVD (now closed) » November 20, 2007
- win a prize pack from the new film ‘American Gangster’ (now closed) » November 18, 2007
- quickie giveaway: ‘Music Within’ posters, ‘Karas the Revelation’ DVDs, ‘Normal Adolescent Behavior: Havoc 2’ DVDs, ‘Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq’ DVD, ‘Jingle All the Way: Family Fun Edition’ DVD (now closed) » November 18, 2007
- Happy Halloween! 24-hour giveaway of 8 classic horror DVDs (now closed) » November 1, 2007
- quickie giveaway: ‘Gracie’ DVD, ‘Lust, Caution’ CD soundtrack, ‘Cinema16: European Short Films’ DVD, ‘The Film Crew: Killers from Space’ and ‘Wild Women of Wongo’ DVDs, ‘Commando: Director’s Cut’ DVD (now closed) » October 24, 2007
- quickie giveaway: ‘Lars and the Real Girl’ posters, ‘Elizabeth: The Golden Age’ CD soundtracks, ‘That 70s Show’ DVDs, ‘Man Push Cart’ DVDs (now closed) » October 24, 2007
- win a prize pack from the new film ‘The Kingdom’ (now closed) » October 22, 2007
- quickie giveaway: ‘No Reservations,’ ‘The Bourne Ultimatum,’ or ‘The Dark Crystal’ CD soundtracks (now closed) » August 20, 2007
- win a poster from the new film ‘Becoming Jane’ (now closed) » August 20, 2007
- win a prize pack from the new film ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ (now closed) » August 19, 2007
- quickie giveaway: ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ CD soundtrack, ‘Picket Fences’ DVD, ‘The Practice’ DVD, ‘The Fall Guy’ DVD (now closed) » July 29, 2007
- quickie giveaway: ‘Rescue Dawn’ signed poster, ‘Evening’ prize pack and posters, ‘Dead Silence’ DVDs, ‘Transformers’ miniposters (now closed) » July 29, 2007
- quickie giveaway: ‘You Kill Me’ signed poster, a two-pack of Paul Newman flicks, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End’ CD soundtrack, ‘Ocean’s 13’ CD soundtrack (now closed) » July 3, 2007
- CANCELLED win a prize pack from the new film ‘Nancy Drew’ » June 11, 2007
- quickie DVD giveaway: win a copy of ‘Suicide Killers,’ ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin (unrated),’ or ‘Porky’s: The Ultimate Collection’ (now closed) » June 6, 2007
- win a prize pack from the new film ‘Hot Fuzz’ (now closed) » April 24, 2007
- quickie giveaway: win an ‘After the Wedding’ soundtrack, ‘Revenge of the Nerds: Panty Raid Edition’ DVD, ‘Trust the Man’ DVD, ‘Flicka’ DVD, or ‘School for Scoundrels: Unrated Edition’ DVD (now closed) » April 16, 2007
- quickie giveaway: win a ‘Dead Silence’ prize pack, a ‘Number 23’ soundtrack, or a ‘Prisoner Or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair’ poster (now closed) » April 8, 2007
- quickie giveaway: win an ‘Astronaut Farmer’ poster, a ‘Purgatory House’ DVD, a ‘Wild Camp’ DVD, a ‘Journey to the End of the Night’ DVD, or a book about Roger Corman (now closed) » March 18, 2007
- win a prize pack from the new film ‘Breach’ (now closed) » March 10, 2007
- quickie giveaway: win a copy of the ‘Catch and Release’ soundtrack on CD, a ‘Farce of the Penguins’ prize pack, or a ‘Fired!’ prize pack (now closed) » February 28, 2007
- quickie book giveaway: win an autographed two-pack of movie books by film critic Betty Jo Tucker (now closed) » February 28, 2007
- win three Roger Corman DVDs courtesy of The Corman Cult (now closed) » February 28, 2007
- win a prize pack from the new film ‘Because I Said So’ (now closed) » February 28, 2007
- win a prize pack from the new film ‘Smokin’ Aces’ (now closed) » February 16, 2007
- quickie giveaway: win a copy of the ‘Snakes on a Plane’ on DVD (or prize pack), ‘The Painted Veil’ soundtrack on CD (now closed) » February 15, 2007
- quickie DVD giveaway: win a copy of ‘Prey,’ ‘The Gathering,’ or ‘Unknown’ » February 2, 2007
- quickie giveaway: win a copy of the ‘Home of the Brave’ soundtrack on CD, Ron Howard’s ‘Grand Theft Auto: Tricked Out Edition’ on DVD (now closed) » January 31, 2007
- win a prize pack from the new film ‘The Good Shepherd’ (now closed) » January 1, 2007
- quickie CD giveaway: win a copy of the ‘Perfume: The Story of a Murderer,’ ‘Charlotte’s Web,’ or ‘Apocalypto’ soundtrack (now closed) » January 1, 2007
- quickie DVD giveaway: win a copy of ‘Bones: Season One,’ ‘The Devil Wears Prada,’ or ‘Material Girls’ (now closed) » December 26, 2006
- win a poster or a prize pack from the new film ‘Unaccompanied Minors’ (now closed) » December 22, 2006
- quickie CD giveaway: win a copy of ‘The History Boys’ soundtrack (now closed) » December 21, 2006
- quickie DVD giveaway: win a copy of ’24: Season 5’ or ‘My Super Ex-Girlfriend’ (now closed) » December 13, 2006
- quickie CD giveaway: win a copy of the ’Babel’ soundtrack (now closed) » December 10, 2006
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- quickie DVD giveaway: win a copy of ‘Ice Age: The Meltdown’ or ‘A Fish Called Wanda Collector’s Edition’ (now closed) » December 4, 2006
- win a prize pack from the new film ‘The Return’ (now closed) » November 27, 2006
- quickie DVD giveaway: win a copy of ‘Family Guy Vol. 4’ or ‘John Tucker Must Die’ (now closed) » November 27, 2006
- win a copy of the book ‘A Star Is Found’ (now closed) » November 15, 2006
- win a copy of the book ‘Thin,’ basis for the upcoming HBO documentary (now closed) » November 15, 2006
- win an autographed copy of ‘Going Back’ on DVD (now closed) » November 15, 2006
- win a Barry Manilow prize pack: ‘First & Farewell’ and DVD, ‘The Greatest Songs of the Sixties’ on CD (now closed) » November 5, 2006
- win a copy of the ‘Hollywoodland’ soundtrack on CD (now closed) » November 5, 2006
- win a copy of ‘Russian Dolls’ on DVD (now closed) » November 5, 2006
- win a prize pack from the new film ‘Hollywoodland’ (now closed) » October 27, 2006
- win a copy of ‘Beowulf & Grendel’ on DVD (now closed) » October 26, 2006
- win a poster from ‘Man of the Year’ (now closed) » October 26, 2006
- win a prize pack from the new film ‘The Departed’ (now closed) » October 26, 2006
- win a poster from ‘A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints’ (now closed) » October 26, 2006
- win a prize pack from the new film ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning’ (now closed) » October 26, 2006
- win a copy of the new edition of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ on DVD (now closed) » October 26, 2006
- win a copy of ‘Ellen: The Complete Season Four’ on DVD (now closed) » October 26, 2006
- win a copy of the CD soundtrack from ‘Lady in the Water’ (now closed) » October 14, 2006
- win a copy of the CD soundtrack from ‘Superman Returns’ (now closed) » October 14, 2006
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- win a prize pack from the new film ‘The Black Dahlia’ (now closed) » October 14, 2006
- win a copy of the film ‘Sorry, Haters’ on DVD (now closed) » October 14, 2006
- win a copy of the documentary ‘Unknown White Male’ on DVD (now closed) » October 14, 2006
- win a copy of the film ‘Manderlay’ on DVD (now closed) » October 14, 2006
- win 10 DVDs from the Docurama Film Festival I (now closed) » October 6, 2006
- win a copy of ‘Lurker in the Lobby,’ a guide to Lovecraftian cinema (now closed) » October 6, 2006
- win an autographed copy of ‘The Totally Geeky Guide to The Princess Bride’ (now closed) » October 6, 2006
- win the complete BBC series ‘McCallum’ on DVD (now closed) » September 25, 2006
- win a copy of the German thriller ‘Soundless’ on DVD (now closed) » September 25, 2006
- win a copy of the British crime drama ‘Bloodlines’ on DVD (now closed) » September 25, 2006
- win a prize pack from the new indie flick ‘Factotum’ (now closed) » September 16, 2006
- win a copy of the new biography of Elizabeth Taylor, ‘Elizabeth’ (now closed) » September 16, 2006
- win a prize pack from the new film ‘The Wicker Man’ (now closed) » September 16, 2006
- win a copy of the CD soundtrack to the indie ‘Half Nelson’ (now closed) » September 16, 2006
- win a prize pack from the new film ‘Idlewild’ (now closed) » September 9, 2006
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- win a copy of ‘Lady in the Water,’ the children’s book by M. Night Shyamalan (now closed) » August 21, 2006
- win a copy of the CD soundtrack to the British indie ‘Brothers of the Head’ (now closed) » August 20, 2006
- win a copy of Scott Smith’s new novel ‘The Ruins’ (now closed) » August 15, 2006
- win a prize pack from the new film ‘You, Me and Dupree’ (now closed) » August 15, 2006
- win a copy of the CD soundtrack from ‘Battlestar Galactica: Season Two’ (now closed) » July 30, 2006
- win a copy of the CD score of Broadway’s ‘Tarzan’ (now closed) » July 30, 2006
- win a copy of the CD soundtrack of ‘A Scanner Darkly’ (now closed) » July 30, 2006
- win a prize pack from the new USA Network series ‘Psych’ (now closed) » July 24, 2006
- contests galore, and a secret to help you win » July 20, 2006
- win a prize pack from the AMC to celebrate its original miniseries ‘Broken Trail’ (now closed) » July 20, 2006
- win a prize pack from the new film ‘The Lake House’ (now closed) » July 20, 2006
- win a CD soundtrack from the film ‘Waist Deep’ (now closed) » July 9, 2006
- win an exclusive ‘Superman Returns’ prize pack (now closed) » July 7, 2006
- win a copy of ‘Wordplay: The Official Companion Book’ (now closed) » July 6, 2006
- win ‘The World’s Fastest Indian’ on DVD (now closed) » July 5, 2006
- win an IFC duffel bag during IFC Pulp Month (now closed) » July 3, 2006
- win a copy of ‘The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things’ on DVD (now closed) » June 22, 2006
- win a copy of ‘John Wayne - An American Icon Collection’ on DVD (now closed) » June 22, 2006
- win a poster from ‘A Prairie Home Companion’ (now closed) » June 18, 2006
- win a prize pack from the new film ‘The Break-Up’ (now closed) » June 17, 2006
- win a copy of ‘One Last Thing’ on DVD (now closed) » June 17, 2006
- win a copy of the soundtrack from ‘The Da Vinci Code’ on CD (now closed) » June 15, 2006
- win a copy of the soundtrack from ‘The Promise’ on CD (now closed) » June 15, 2006
- win a copy of ‘Ice Men’ on DVD (now closed) » June 15, 2006
- everyone wins! download an exclusive crossword puzzle courtesy of Will Shortz and the new documentary ‘Wordplay’ » June 9, 2006
- win a copy of ‘That Girl: Season One’ on DVD (now closed) » May 25, 2006
- win a poster from ‘The Proposition’ (now closed) » May 23, 2006
- win ‘The Kids in the Hall’ Season 4 on DVD (now closed) » May 19, 2006
- win ‘The Tomorrow People’ Set 3 on DVD (now closed) » May 19, 2006
- win a copy of ‘The Triangle’ soundtrack on CD (now closed) » May 10, 2006
- win a prize pack from ‘American Dreamz’ (now closed) » May 1, 2006
- win a ‘Slither’ prize pack (now closed) » April 12, 2006
- win a copy of ‘The Triangle’ on DVD (now closed) » April 10, 2006
- win a hat and t-shirt from ‘Inside Man’ (now closed) » April 4, 2006
- win some books about aliens (at Geek Philosophy) » March 31, 2006
- win a copy of ‘Beast Machines: Transformers’ on DVD (now closed) » March 28, 2006
- win a prize pack from 'The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things' (now closed) » March 23, 2006
- win an original cast recording from 'Billy Elliot,' the new stage musical (now closed) » March 23, 2006
- win a prize pack from 'The Hills Have Eyes' (now closed) » March 21, 2006
- win four 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' DVDs (now closed) » March 19, 2006
- win a copy of 'The Ice Harvest' on DVD (now closed) » March 11, 2006
- win a prize pack from the new film 'Night Watch' (now closed) » March 6, 2006
- win a copy of the 'The Avengers' Emma Peel Collector's Edition DVD Megaset (now closed) » March 2, 2006
- win a copy of 'Significant Others: The Complete Series' on DVD (now closed) » February 27, 2006
- win a copy of 'The Best of the Electric Company' on DVD (now closed) » February 26, 2006
- win some 'Curious George' goodies for kids (now closed) » February 21, 2006
- win a 'Nanny McPhee' prize pack (now closed) » February 13, 2006
- win a copy of the 'Manderlay' CD soundtrack (now closed) » February 10, 2006
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I'm MaryAnn Johanson: geek goddess, film critic, and Generation Xer. I'm a writer and ponderer in New York City who drinks too much wine and thinks way too much about such inconsequences as movies, TV, books, and the meaning of life.
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