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Eddie Murphy's Criminal Past (In Film) And TOWER HEIST Blu-ray/DVD Combo Giveway

by Charles Webb, February 21, 2012 2:01 PM


Brett Ratner's Tower Heist makes its way to DVD and Blu-ray this week and we've got five copies to give away to you, our readers. Featuring Eddie Murphy's return to more adult comedy (that is to say, no costumes, no...

Enter To Win WAR OF THE ARROWS Goodies From Well Go USA!

by J Hurtado, February 16, 2012 1:46 PM


This is kind of unusual, but the prizes are pretty sweet, so I'm gonna go with it. Our friends over at Well Go USA have begun a comment to win contest for War of the Arrows swag. Here's the word...

Win YAMADA: WAY OF THE SAMURAI On Blu-ray From Cine Asia!

by J Hurtado, February 8, 2012 2:40 PM


Our pals at Cine Asia have offered up three copies of Yamada: Way of the Samurai on Blu-ray for Twitch readers! All you have to do is send me an e-mail letting me know that you're interested and I'll enter...

Win UK Zombie Movie THE DEAD On BluRay

by Todd Brown, February 8, 2012 11:00 AM


Recent UK zombie picture The Dead arrives on DVD and BluRay from Anchor Bay in the US on February 14th and we've got three BluRay copies to give away.When the last flight out of war-torn Africa crashes off the...

Competition: Win 1 Of 2 Double Passes For The Opening Night Of Sing-A-Long-A SOUND OF MUSIC In Sydney, Australia!

by Hugo Ozman, February 8, 2012 7:09 AM


Thanks to our friends at Cardinal Spin, we have 2 double passes to give away for the Opening Night of the upcoming Sing-A-Long-A SOUND OF MUSIC event at the State Theatre in Sydney on Friday February 24. Not only...

ATTACK THE BLOC: Win Tickets For Václav Vorlícek's WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE?

by Todd Brown, February 1, 2012 9:33 AM


The Twitch presented Attack The Block series of science fiction films from the Eastern Bloc continues on Thursday with our final screening of Andrei Takovsky's Solaris. But for those looking for something a little bit different, have we got...

Contest: Three Copies of IN TIME Up For Grabs

by Charles Webb, January 31, 2012 9:00 AM


Fox has passed along three copies of the sci-fi thriller In Time--one on Blu-ray and two on DVD in conjunction with the feature below about past movies centered on time. Read on and find the details at the bottom about...

ATTACK THE BLOC: Win Tickets For Valentin Selivanov's THE GREAT SPACE VOYAGE

by Todd Brown, January 30, 2012 9:37 AM


Come and be inspired to excellence by an actual Russian cosmonaut!The Twitch presented Attack The Bloc series of Cold War era science fiction from the Eastern Bloc continues tomorrow - January 31 - with an 8:15 screening of Valentin...

URGENT 24 HOUR CONTEST Win Tix to INNKEEPERS SCREENING in Chicago.

by Canfield, January 30, 2012 9:33 AM


Hey guys, last minute opportunity has arisen!! I've got free tickets to a screening of The Innkeepers TOMORROW!!! That's  this Tuesday Night in Chicago. Simply email me your name with the subject heading Innkeepers Screening and I'll mail you details....

UPDATE - WINNER! UK Folk! Win a PERFECT SENSE signed poster and DVD!

by James Dennis, January 29, 2012 5:30 PM


Congratulations to Gareth Earls! A DVD and signed poster will be on their way.As January drags to a close, what better way to blast out those winter blues than with the cracking sci-fi romance, Perfect Sense. What's that? Still waiting for...

Contest: Win a BIG YEAR Prize Pack

by Charles Webb, January 25, 2012 11:00 AM


Twentieth Century Fox has passed along a prize pack giveaway for David Frankel's comedy, Big Year, which includes a copy of the movie as well as a pair of binoculars. We have two of these two give away for the...

ATTACK THE BLOC: Win Tickets For Juraj Herz's FERAT VAMPIRE

by Todd Brown, January 25, 2012 10:02 AM


The Twitch-curated Attack The Bloc series of Cold War era science fiction films from the Eastern Bloc continues Friday with a 9:30 pm screening of Czech oddity Ferat Vampire at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.Ambulance medic Dr. Marek (Jirí Menzel,...

ATTACK THE BLOC: Win Tickets For Richard Viktorov's MOSCOW CASSIOPEIA / ADOLESCENTS IN THE UNIVERSE

by Todd Brown, January 24, 2012 10:26 AM


Though Andrei Tarkovsky is clearly the best known director in the ongoing Twitch-curated Attack The Bloc series of Cold War era science fiction from the Eastern Bloc it is Russia's Richard Viktorov who boasts the most titles in the...

Contest: Win One of Three Copies of the Johnny To-Produced PUNISHED on DVD

by Charles Webb, January 24, 2012 9:00 AM


Director Law Wing Cheong's thriller Punished makes its way to DVD today from Indomina Films, and to celebrate the release, they've provided Twitch with three copies of the movie to give away to our readers. First, here's the synopsis...

Contest: Win One of Two TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 50th Anniversary Blu-rays

by Charles Webb, January 23, 2012 9:00 AM


This American classic of both film and literature--nominated for eight Academy Awards and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for novelist Harper Lee--is coming to Blu-ray next week, and we have copies of the new disc to give away to two...

Hey NYC, Wanna See Liam Neeson Kick Some Wolf Butt in THE GREY?

by Ben Umstead, January 20, 2012 3:12 PM


But of course you do. So here's how you can win a pair of tix to an advance screening of Joe Carnahan's survivalist adventure with the aforementioned Neeson and wolf butt-kickery . Just email me here under the subject 'Grey...

Win MYSTERIES OF LISBON on BluRay.

by Canfield, January 19, 2012 4:45 PM


I am so excited to be able to see this on Blu. The recently released Mysteries of Lisbon was picked by nationally known fellow Chicago film journalist and critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (At The Movies) as his favorite film of 2011...

ATTACK THE BLOC: Win Tickets For Andrei Tarkovsky's STALKER

by Todd Brown, January 19, 2012 11:53 AM


The Twitch-presented Attack The Bloc series of Cold War era science fiction from the Eastern Bloc continues on Saturday at the TIFF Bell Lightbox with a 3:00 pm screening of Andrei Tarkovsky's classic Stalker.The world has been ravaged by...

ATTACK THE BLOC: Win Tickets For Grigori Kromanov's THE DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL!

by Todd Brown, January 19, 2012 9:00 AM


The Twitch-presented series of Cold War era science fiction films from the Eastern Bloc continues on Sunday with a 7pm screening of Grigori Kromanov's The Dead Mountaineer's Hotel.When people ask me which films are the big discoveries of the...

ATTACK THE BLOC: Win Tickets For Gottfried Kolditz's IN THE DUST OF THE STARS!

by Todd Brown, January 17, 2012 10:00 AM


Attention Toronto science fiction fans! There has been a late scheduling change to the order of things at the Twitch presented Attack The Bloc screening series of Cold War era scifi from the Eastern Bloc, with the Friday slot...

ATTACK THE BLOC: Win Tickets For Tarkovsky's SOLARIS!

by Todd Brown, January 16, 2012 10:47 AM


[Updated with winners.] The Twitch-presented Attack The Bloc series of Cold War era science fiction films from the Eastern Bloc kicks off next week at the TIFF Bell Lightbox with a screening of Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris, January 19th at 9:30...

Hey Toronto! See Paddy Considine's TYRANNOSAUR And Ralph Fienne's CORIOLANUS For Free!

by Todd Brown, January 9, 2012 12:00 PM


Hey Toronto! Canada's D Films will soon be bringing Paddy Considine's Tyrannosaur and Ralph Fienne's Coriolanus to audiences across the country but before the films go into general release - January 20th for Coriolanus, January 27 for Tyrannosaur -...

Contest: Win a SCORPION KING 3: BATTLE FOR REDEMPTION Blu-Ray Prize Pack

by Charles Webb, January 9, 2012 9:00 AM


Universal has passed along a pretty sweet contest for you Scorpion King fans out there which could net you a Blu-ray copy of the movie and a poster signed by the cast of the film. First, here's a synopsis of...

Win A Steven Soderbergh HAYWIRE Prize Pack, Including T Shirt, Bracelet And DVDs!

by Todd Brown, January 6, 2012 12:07 PM


Steven Soderbergh's Haywire hits theater screens January 20th, the director of Ocean's Eleven delivering a high octane thriller starring mixed martial arts champ Gina Carano with Michael Fassbender, Ewen McGregor, Michael Douglas, Channing Tatum and Bill Paxton.Mallory Kane is...

Hey LA! Win Tickets To See Indie Horror MIDNIGHT SON For Free!

by Todd Brown, January 3, 2012 4:55 PM


Indie horror picture Midnight Son won itself a lot of love on the festival circuit throughout 2011 and with the picture soon to air on FEARnet it is coming to LA for a quick flurry of advance screenings.The public...

Contest: Win A Copy of IN THE NAME OF THE KING 2: TWO WORLDS on Blu-Ray [Update]

by Charles Webb, December 19, 2011 9:18 AM


[Update: ...and we have our winners. As always, thanks so much for reading and entering these things--we love giving you all free stuff.]Of course it has a time-traveling Dolph Lundgren in it. And it somehow manages to call out a...

Competition: Win A Copy Of Donnie Yen's WU XIA On DVD (Australia Only)

by Hugo Ozman, December 19, 2011 6:14 AM


Thanks to Pinnacle Films, the Australian distributor of WU XIA, we have 3 copies of the film's DVD to give away to our readers in Australia. WU XIA is a brilliant martial arts film by Hong Kong director Peter...

Arrow Video Giveaway!! Win THE EXTERMINATOR On Blu-ray!

by J Hurtado, December 19, 2011 6:00 AM


It's been a while since we hosted an Arrow Video giveaway, but I was fortunate enough to mistakenly receive two copies of James Glickenhaus' The Exterminator on Blu-ray, and I thought it would only be fitting to pass one of...

Bring Home CITY UNDER SIEGE On Blu-ray/DVD Combo From FUNimation & Twitch!

by J Hurtado, December 16, 2011 1:18 PM


Our pals at FUNimation have been loading us up with fantastic releases this year, and the last one of 2011 is Benny Chan's City Under Siege.  This film got hammered by most critics, though I absolutely loved it.  It is...

Contest: Win One of Five WEST SIDE STORY 50th Anniversary Blu-Rays [Update]

by Charles Webb, December 14, 2011 9:00 AM


[Update 12/17/2012: the contest winners have been notified and their discs are on the way. Thanks so much, everyone for entering!]Surely, there's someone on your Christmas list who'll want one of these? We've got five copies of the recent 50th...
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