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Blu-ray/DVD Giveaway – Win THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

In her review, Cate Marquis said THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN “is an impressive piece of cinema on all levels.”

From acclaimed filmmaker Martin McDonagh (In Bruges, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) comes the masterful tragicomedy The Banshees of Inisherin. This immersive tale of friendship and folly has delighted cinemagoers and been celebrated by critics as “simply perfect” (Kevin Maher, The Times) and “sweepingly cinematic” (David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter). The film is Certified-Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes™ and arrives on Digital December 13 and Blu-ray and DVD on December 20, with never-before-seen bonus content featuring actors Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and director-writer Martin McDonagh.

The film made its World Premiere in September to critical acclaim at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the Best Screenplay Award for McDonagh and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for Farrell.  It went on to release theatrically in October, earning the highest opening per screen average of the fall.

From director-writer Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) comes a unique film starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. Although Pádraic (Farrell) and Colm (Gleeson) have been lifelong friends, they find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, bringing alarming consequences for both of them.

Bonus Features*

Featurette

  • Creating The Banshees of Inisherin – Go into the inimitable mind of director-writer Martin McDonagh as he delves into The Banshees of Inisherin, from story inception and reunion of its gifted actors, to searching the islands of Ireland for the perfect, evocative locations.

Deleted Scenes

  • Chasing Colm
  • Colm Can’t Compose
  • Parents’ Grave and Peadar
  • Siobhan Crying Too Loud
  • Stoic Equals Boring

*Bonus features vary by product and retailer

THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on December 20, 2022 and WAMG is giving away to three of our lucky readers a BLU-RAY copy.

  1. EMAIL michelle@wearemoviegeeks.com to enter.
  2. YOU MUST BE A US RESIDENT. PRIZE WILL ONLY BE SHIPPED TO US ADDRESSES. NO P.O. BOXES. NO DUPLICATE ADDRESSES.
  3. WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN FROM ALL QUALIFYING ENTRIES. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

Music by

Carter Burwell

Product Specifications

Street Date

Digital: December 13, 2022

Physical: December 20, 2022

Product SKUs

Digital: UHD, HD, SD

Physical:Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + Digital Code) & DVD

Feature Run Time

114 minutes

Rating

U.S. Rated R

**For language throughout, some violent content and brief graphic nudity

Aspect Ratio

Digital: 2.39:1

Physical: 2.39:1

U.S. Audio

Blu-ray: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA, English AD 2.0 Dolby Digital

DVD: English 5.1 Dolby, English AD 2.0 Dolby

Digital: English Dolby Atmos (UHD only, some platforms), English 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, English Descriptive Audio 2.0 Dolby Digital (some platforms), Spanish 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital

U.S. Subtitles

Blu-ray: English SDH, Spanish, French

DVD: English SDH, Spanish, French

Digital: English SDH, French, Spanish (some platforms)

Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell in the film THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN. Photo by Jonathan Hession. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2022 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved

St. Louis’ The Wheel at Union Station Turning BLUE This Friday, December 16th To Celebrate James Cameron’s AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER

St. Louis’ The Wheel at Union Station will turn BLUE at the top of the 5pm, 6pm, and 7pm hours on Friday, December 16, 2022 in honor of AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER hitting theaters on the same day.  

We invite you to visit The Wheel at Union Station this Friday as the first 10 guests that mention the film at The Wheel ticket box starting at 5pm will receive an AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER prize pack including a themed reusable bag, hat, and a 4-pack of Fandango codes to the see the film in theatres.

In theaters and IMAX ® on December 16, 2022.

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER’ begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure. Directed by James Cameron and produced by Cameron and Jon Landau, the Lightstorm Entertainment Production stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang and Kate Winslet. Screenplay by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver. Story by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver & Josh Friedman & Shane Salerno. David Valdes and Richard Baneham serve as the film’s executive producers.

Rated PG-13 for sequences of strong violence and intense action, partial nudity and some strong language.

https://www.avatar.com/

Win Passes To The St. Louis Advance Screening Of AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, “Avatar: The Way of Water” begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure. Directed by James Cameron and produced by Cameron and Jon Landau, the Lightstorm Entertainment Production stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang and Kate Winslet. Screenplay by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver. Story by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver & Josh Friedman & Shane Salerno. David Valdes and Richard Baneham serve as the film’s executive producers.

Get tickets now: www.fandango.com/avatarthewayofwater

The St. Louis screening for 20th Century Studios film, “AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER”, is on Tuesday, Dec. 9th, 7pm at Marcus Chesterfield Cine. James Cameron’s highly anticipated, first follow-up to his Academy Award®-winning “Avatar,” the highest-grossing film of all time, opens in theaters on December 16th.

The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed. Rated PG-13.

Enter at the link below for the chance to win a family-four pack of passes.

SWEEPSTAKES LINK:  https://gofobo.com/WayOfWaterGeeks

Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) in 20th Century Studios’ AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. ©2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER

Win A Family 4-Pack Of Passes To The St. Louis Advance Screening Of PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH

THIS CHRISTMAS, THE BOOTS ARE BACK! DREAMWORKS ANIMATION PRESENTS A NEW STORY FROM THE FAIRY TALES OF SHREK. ANTONIO BANDERAS AND SALMA HAYEK PINAULT IN PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH. ONLY IN THEATERS DECEMBER 21ST.

Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burnt through eight of his nine lives. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.

https://www.dreamworks.com/movies/puss-in-boots-the-last-wish

The advance screening of PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH is at the AMC Esquire 7 on Monday, December 19th at 7pm

The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed. Rated PG.

Enter at the link below for the chance to win a family-four pack of passes.

SWEEPSTAKES LINK:   http://gofobo.com/xLZac60428

This holiday season, everyone’s favorite leche-loving, swashbuckling, fear-defying feline returns. For the first time in more than a decade, DreamWorks Animation presents a new adventure in the Shrek universe as daring outlaw Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for peril and disregard for safety have taken their toll.

Puss has burned through eight of his nine lives, though he lost count along the way. Getting those lives back will send Puss in Boots on his grandest quest yet. Academy Award® nominee Antonio Banderas returns as the voice of the notorious PiB as he embarks on an epic journey into the Black Forest to find the mythical Wishing Star and restore his lost lives. But with only one life left, Puss will have to humble himself and ask for help from his former partner and nemesis: the captivating Kitty Softpaws (Oscar® nominee Salma Hayek Pinault). In their quest, Puss and Kitty will be aided—against their better judgment—by a ratty, chatty, relentlessly cheerful mutt, Perrito (Harvey Guillén, What We Do in the Shadows).

Together, our trio of heroes will have to stay one step ahead of Goldi (Oscar® nominee Florence Pugh, Black Widow) and the Three Bears Crime Family, Jack Horner (Emmy winner John Mulaney, Big Mouth) and terrifying bounty hunter, the big, bad Wolf (Wagner Moura, Narcos). Puss in Boots: The Last Wish features an all-star comedic cast that includes Oscar® winner Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone (Black Widow), Samson Kayo (Sliced), Emmy nominee Anthony Mendez (Jane the Virgin) and Tony nominee Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Trolls World Tour).

The long-awaited follow-up to the 2011 Academy Award®-nominated blockbuster, The Last Wish is directed by Joel Crawford and produced by Mark Swift, the creative team behind DreamWorks Animation’s smash, The Croods: A New Age. The film’s executive producer is Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri. The character of Puss in Boots first appeared in 2004’s Oscar®-nominated Shrek 2 and instantly became a global, scene-stealing sensation.

Puss then co-starred in two other Shrek sequels and his solo film, as well as in multiple DreamWorks Animation videos and TV series. The Shrek and Puss in Boots films have collectively earned more than $3.5 billion worldwide.

Photo Credit: DreamWorks Animation LLC

Giveaway: Win OLD MAN – Available On DVD And Blu-ray December 6

RLJE Films will release the thriller film, OLD MAN, on DVD and Blu-ray December 6, 2022.  

Directed by Lucky McKee (May, All Cheerleaders Die) with the screenwriting debut of Joel Veach, OLD MAN stars Stephen Lang (Avatar franchise, VFW), Marc Senter (Starry Eyes), with Liana Wright-Mark (Ocean’s 8), and Patch Darragh (“Succession”). OLD MAN will be available on DVD for an SRP of $27.97 and on Blu-ray for an SRP of $28.96.

In OLD MAN, deep in the woods, a lost hiker stumbles upon the cabin of an erratic and reclusive old man. What starts off as cordial conversation soon turns dangerous as it becomes clear that one or both of them might be hiding a terrifying secret.

The DVD and Blu-ray bonus features include a behind-the-scenes look at the making of OLD MAN.  

Check out the trailer

OLD MAN will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on December 6, 2022 and WAMG is giving away to two of our lucky readers a BLU-RAY copy.

  1. EMAIL michelle@wearemoviegeeks.com to enter.
  2. YOU MUST BE A US RESIDENT. PRIZE WILL ONLY BE SHIPPED TO US ADDRESSES. NO P.O. BOXES. NO DUPLICATE ADDRESSES.
  3. WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN FROM ALL QUALIFYING ENTRIES. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

Win Passes To The St. Louis Advance Screening Of SPOILER ALERT

They wanted a rom-com. They got a love story.

Jim Parsons, Ben Aldridge, and Sally Field star in SPOILER ALERT, from the director of The Big Sick. Opens in St. Louis theatres on December 9th.

https://www.focusfeatures.com/spoiler-alert/watch/

Based on Michael Ausiello’s best-selling memoir “Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies,” the film is a heartwarming, funny and life-affirming story of how Michael and Kit’s relationship is transformed and deepened when one of them falls ill.

Credit: Linda Källérus / © 2022 FOCUS FEATURES LLC.

Advance Screening is Wednesday, Dec. 7th at 7pm at Ronnie’s

The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed. Rated PG 13.

Enter at the link below.

SWEEPSTAKES LINK:

http://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/main/sweepstakes/AeKVT21244

Win Passes To The St. Louis Advance Screening Of VIOLENT NIGHT

CRITICS ARE CALLING VIOLENT NIGHT “AN INSTANT HOLIDAY CLASSIC!”  IT’S “PACKED WITH ACTION AND HEART.”  FROM PRODUCERS OF NOBODY AND BULLET TRAIN, DAVID HARBOUR IS SANTA CLAUS IN VIOLENT NIGHT.  ONLY IN THEATERS DECEMBER 2ND.

Advance Screening is 7PM Tuesday, November 29th at AMC Esquire 7 Cine.

The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed. Rated R.

Enter at the link below.

SWEEPSTAKES LINK: http://gofobo.com/YAxyo45595

https://www.violentnightmovie.com/

To hell with “all is calm.”

From 87North, the bare-knuckle producers of Nobody, John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, Bullet Train and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw comes a holiday action-comedy that says you should always bet on red.

When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (David Harbour, Black Widow, Stranger Things series) is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.

The film also stars Emmy winner John Leguizamo (John Wick), Cam Gigandet (Without Remorse), Alex Hassell (Cowboy Bebop), Alexis Louder (The Tomorrow War), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones) and Beverly D’Angelo (National Lampoon’s Vacation franchise).

Directed by razor-edged Norwegian director Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow franchise), Violent Night is produced by 87North’s Kelly McCormick David Leitch and Guy Danella. The original screenplay is by Pat Casey & Josh Miller, the writers of Sonic the Hedgehog. The film’s executive producer is Marc S. Fischer.

Universal Pictures will distribute the film in all territories.

David Harbour in Violent Night, directed by Tommy Wirkola.

Win A Family 4-Pack Of Passes To The St. Louis Advance Screening Of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ STRANGE WORLD

STRANGE WORLD introduces a legendary family of explorers, the Clades, as they attempt to navigate an uncharted, treacherous land alongside a motley crew that includes a mischievous blob, a three-legged dog and a slew of ravenous creatures. The film arrives in theaters November 23, 2022!

The advance screening of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ original action-packed adventure STRANGE WORLD is Monday, November 21st, 7pm at AMC Esquire 7. 

The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed. Rated PG.

Enter at the link below for the chance to win a family-four pack of passes.

SWEEPSTAKES LINK:  http://gofobo.com/GeeksStrangeWorld

Tickets now available: http://fandango.com/strangeworld

“Inspired by classic adventure stories,” said director Don Hall, “‘Strange World’ is an original animated adventure/comedy about three generations of the Clade family who overcome their differences while exploring a strange, wondrous and oftentimes hostile world.”

The voice cast includes Jake Gyllenhaal as Searcher Clade, a family man who finds himself out of his element on an unpredictable mission; Dennis Quaid as Searcher’s larger-than-life explorer father, Jaeger; Jaboukie Young-White as Searcher’s 16-year-old son, Ethan, who longs for adventure; Gabrielle Union as Meridian Clade, an accomplished pilot and Searcher’s partner in all things; and Lucy Liu as Callisto Mal, Avalonia’s fearless leader who spearheads the exploration into the strange world. “Strange World” is helmed by Don Hall (Oscar®-winning “Big Hero 6,” “Raya and the Last Dragon”) and co-director/writer Qui Nguyen (co-writer “Raya and the Last Dragon”), and produced by Roy Conli (Oscar®-winning “Big Hero 6,” “Tangled”).

© 2022 Disney. All Rights Reserved.

Win Passes To The St. Louis Advance Screening Of THE FABLEMANS

Young Sammy Fabelman falls in love with movies after his parents take him to see “The Greatest Show on Earth.” Armed with a camera, Sammy starts to make his own films at home, much to the delight of his supportive mother. CRITICS ARE CALLING THE FABELMANS “A MASTERPIECE.”  IT’S “THE MOVIE WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR SPIELBERG TO MAKE.”  FROM STEVEN SPIELBERG, UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND AMBLIN ENTERTAINMENT PROUDLY PRESENT THE FABELMANS.  RATED PG-13.  IN THEATERS EVERYWHERE THANKSGIVING.

Advance Screening is Monday, Nov. 21st at 7pm at Marcus Des Peres 14.

The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed. Rated PG 13.

Enter at the link below. Winners will be selected

SWEEPSTAKES LINK: https://gofobo.com/GnkEr92497

Directed by Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans is written by Spielberg and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner (Angels in America, Caroline, or Change), who has earned Oscar® nominations for his screenplays for Spielberg’s Lincoln and Munich. The film is produced by three-time Oscar® nominee Kristie Macosko Krieger p.g.a. (West Side Story, The Post), Steven Spielberg p.g.a. and Tony Kushner p.g.a. The film is executive produced by Carla Raij (Maestro, co-producer West Side Story) and Josh McLaglen (Free Guy, Logan).

The film stars Gabriel LaBelle (The Predator, American Gigolo series) as 16-year-old aspiring filmmaker Sammy Fabelman; four-time Academy Award® nominee Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea, My Week with Marilyn) as his artistic mother, Mitzi; Paul Dano (The Batman, There Will Be Blood) as his successful, scientific father, Burt; Seth Rogen (Steve Jobs, An American Pickle) as Bennie Loewy, Burt’s best friend and honorary “uncle” to the Fabelman children, and Academy Award® nominee Judd Hirsch (Uncut Gems, Ordinary People) as Mitzi’s Uncle Boris.

The ensemble cast includes Oscar® nominee Jeannie Berlin (The Heartbreak Kid, Inherent Vice) as Sammy’s paternal grandmother, Hadassah Fabelman; Julia Butters (Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood, 13 Hours) as Sammy’s sister Reggie; Robin Bartlett (Moonstruck, Lean on Me) as Sammy’s maternal grandmother Tina Schildkraut and Keeley Karsten (Hunters, Evil Lives Here) as Sammy’s sister Natalie.

The music is by five-time Academy Award® winner John Williams (Schindler’s List, Jaws), the costume designer is two-time Oscar® winner Mark Bridges (The Artist, Phantom Thread) and the production designer is two-time Oscar® winner Rick Carter (Lincoln, Avatar). The Fabelmans is edited by three-time Academy Award® winner Michael Kahn ace (Saving Private Ryan, Schindler’s List) and Sarah Broshar (West Side Story, The Post). The film’s director of photography is two-time Academy Award® winner Janusz Kaminski (Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan).

https://www.thefabelmans.movie/

Gabriel LaBelle as Sammy Fabelman in The Fabelmans, co-written, produced and directed by Steven Spielberg.

Win Passes To The St. Louis Advance Screening Of SHE SAID

CRITICS ARE CALLING SHE SAID “BRILLIANT AND CAPTIVATING.”  “ONE OF THE BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR.”  BASED ON ACTUAL EVENTS THAT HELPED IGNITE A MOVEMENT, UNIVERSAL PICTURES PROUDLY PRESENTS ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINEE CAREY MULLIGAN AND ZOE KAZAN.  SHE SAID. 

ONLY IN THEATERS NOVEMBER 18TH.

Advance Screening Tues, Nov. 15th 7pm at AMC Esquire 7.

The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed. Rated R.

Enter at the link below. Winners will be selected

SWEEPSTAKES LINK:  https://gofobo.com/Zxrpw60721 

Two-time Academy Award® nominee Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman, An Education) and Emmy nominee Zoe Kazan (The Plot Against America, The Big Sick) star as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who together broke one of the most important stories in a generation— a story that shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood and impelled a shift in American culture that continues to this day.

From the Academy Award® winning producers of 12 Years a Slave, Moonlight, Minari, Selma and The Big Short and the Oscar®-nominated producer of Zero Dark Thirty and American Hustle, the film is based on the New York Times investigation by Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey and Rebecca Corbett and the New York Times bestseller, She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey.

A testament to the incalculable importance of investigative journalism, She Said details the journey of reporters and editors engaged in the unrelenting pursuit of the truth and highlights the courage of survivors and witnesses who chose to come forward to stop an accused serial predator from committing further harm. Together, their commitment and fortitude sparked a global conversation, helped propel the #MeToo movement, and fueled a reckoning of the system that had enabled him.

At its heart, She Said is an inspiring true story about people, many of them women, many of them mothers, who summoned the courage to speak out and seek justice, not just for themselves but for those in the future, both in the U.S. and around the globe. The film is a compelling, moving reminder of the power of individual people, armed with determination and grit, to, together, change the world.

The film costars Oscar® nominee Patricia Clarkson (Shutter Island, Pieces of April), Emmy winner Andre Braugher (Homicide: Life on the Street, Thief), Tony winner Jennifer Ehle (Zero Dark Thirty, Pride and Prejudice), with Academy Award® nominee Samantha Morton (Minority Report, In America) and Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Ashley Judd (Double Jeopardy, Bug) as herself.

She Said is directed by Emmy winner Maria Schrader (I’m Your Man, Unorthodox limited series) from a screenplay by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, screenwriter of the Oscar® winning film Ida. The film is produced by Academy Award® winners Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner for Plan B Entertainment and is executive produced by Oscar® winner Brad Pitt and Lila Yacoub and by Oscar® nominee Megan Ellison and Sue Naegle for Annapurna Pictures.

https://www.shesaidmovie.com/

(from left) Rebecca Corbett (Patricia Clarkson), Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) and Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) in She Said, directed by Maria Schrader.