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Insert Caption: Paranormal Activity
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We've taken a little break from our weekly Insert Caption contests for the time being, and instead will be doling out really super cool special edition Insert Caption contests every now and then when you least expect it (and when we happen upon a very cool prize). Like, for example, several copies of the Paranormal Activity DVD -- due in stores tomorrow. But why wait on line and pay for a copy of one of this year's hottest and most talked-about films when you can write a funny caption and win one for free?
Yup, for this special edition Insert Caption we have five (5!) copies of the Paranormal Activity DVD to hand out to the five folks who most impress us with their caption for the photo below. Additionally, Paramount is running another cool contest to go along with the DVD release where you can win tickets to an upcoming Paramount Pictures movie premiere. All you need to do is watch Paranormal Activity starting at 12:01 AM EST on Tuesday, 12/29/09 and tweet to @TweetYourScream with hashtag #UpAllNight for a chance to win two tickets to the upcoming movie premiere. For more on that contest, head here.
The rest of you looking to score a free Paranormal Activity DVD can scope out the image below and throw your best caption in the comments section. Good luck!
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Yup, for this special edition Insert Caption we have five (5!) copies of the Paranormal Activity DVD to hand out to the five folks who most impress us with their caption for the photo below. Additionally, Paramount is running another cool contest to go along with the DVD release where you can win tickets to an upcoming Paramount Pictures movie premiere. All you need to do is watch Paranormal Activity starting at 12:01 AM EST on Tuesday, 12/29/09 and tweet to @TweetYourScream with hashtag #UpAllNight for a chance to win two tickets to the upcoming movie premiere. For more on that contest, head here.
The rest of you looking to score a free Paranormal Activity DVD can scope out the image below and throw your best caption in the comments section. Good luck!
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Congrats to Our Halloween Costume Contest Winners!
Thanks to the hundreds of you who submitted photos for Cinematical's Fifth Annual Halloween Costume Contest! We're happy to finally bring you the two winners of this year's contest in the adult and child category. As seen above, to the left we have our child winner in his ridiculously hilarious Headless Harry Potter costume, and to the right we have our adult winner with his very stylish homemade Iron Man costume. Major kudos to you both for your inspired movie-loving creativity! Once again, here's what these folks won:
Grand Prize Package: Adult Winner
Insignia Blu-Ray DVD player
Collection of 5 Magnolia DVDs (The Host, Donkey Punch, Shrooms, Splinter, The Signal)
Grand Prize Package: Youth Winner (entrants under the age of 18)
Note: This prize package contains DVDs for both kids and adults (we figured you parents deserved something for all your hard work, too).
Peanuts 1970's Collection Volume 1
Chop Socky Chooks: Volume One
Curious George A Very Monkey Christmas
Aussie & Ted's Great adventure
Tom and Jerry Greatest Chases V3
Scare Tactics Season 3 Part 1
Turner Classic Movies: Greatest Classic Horror Films
The Hills Run Red
Trick 'R Treat
Those still itching for more can view all 20 finalists (and their costumes) after the jump. See you next year!
Insert Caption: Transylmania
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Welcome back to another edition of Insert Caption -- the game that's always wondered why vampires don't carry any nasty diseases with all the blood they drink. Last week we asked you to churn out some pirated captions for a photo from the new film Pirate Radio (in theaters now). Congrats go out to our three winners for broadcasting their unique sense of humor across these fabulous internets.
1. "Everyone thought it would be a great idea if he changed his name to Phillip Claus Hoffman. They knew it was time to stop drinking..." -- John R.
2. "The chances of two of them showing up with the same hairstyle was one thing, but all three? That called for another round." -- Charles P.
3. "It took a while to decorate, but it was all worth it when he got them drunk enough to believe it was Christmas." -- Ben M.
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This week we're celebrating an upcoming vampire spoof comedy called Transylmania (in theaters December 4th), which follows a group of college kids who decide to do a semester abroad in Romania (who wants to go to school in Romania?), and learn that if strange eclectic food won't kill them, a hungry group of vampires will. The blood suckers behind our three favorite captions this week will limp away with one Transylmania hat, one Transylmania button and one Transylmania mini poster. Sound off below ... and try not to, um, suck.
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1. "Everyone thought it would be a great idea if he changed his name to Phillip Claus Hoffman. They knew it was time to stop drinking..." -- John R.2. "The chances of two of them showing up with the same hairstyle was one thing, but all three? That called for another round." -- Charles P.
3. "It took a while to decorate, but it was all worth it when he got them drunk enough to believe it was Christmas." -- Ben M.
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This week we're celebrating an upcoming vampire spoof comedy called Transylmania (in theaters December 4th), which follows a group of college kids who decide to do a semester abroad in Romania (who wants to go to school in Romania?), and learn that if strange eclectic food won't kill them, a hungry group of vampires will. The blood suckers behind our three favorite captions this week will limp away with one Transylmania hat, one Transylmania button and one Transylmania mini poster. Sound off below ... and try not to, um, suck.
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Vote for Our Halloween Costume Contest Winners!
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Pictured: The winner of Cinematical's Fourth Annual Halloween Costume Contest
Our Fifth Annual Halloween Costume Contest saw a record number of submissions, with literally hundreds of freaky movie-inspired Halloween costumes for our crack team of judges to sift through. Naturally it took forever to choose 20 finalists (10 in the adult category and 10 in the child category), but after hours of tireless deliberations we finally narrowed down the list and came away with what I believe to be the cream of the crop. Before we ask you to vote for the winning costumes, I'd personally like to thank all of you out there for dressing up and playing along. Though it's a giant task each year, it's one I always welcome with open arms because nothing puts a bigger smile on my face then to sift through photos of you all getting your movie geek on.
Okay, here's how this works: Below you will see a photo gallery for each category. Within each photo gallery there are ten images which represent each finalist alongside a number and the character they're dressed up as. Below each gallery there is a poll listing the numbers and characters as per the order they show up in their gallery (note: this order is random). We need you to look through each gallery, then vote for who you feel has the best costume in the polls. Got it? Good.
The Adult Finalists are listed below, and the Kid Finalists are listed after the jump (along with the prizing and official rules). We'll keep the voting open through Friday and announce the winner a week from today. Good luck!
Insert Caption: Pirate Radio
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Welcome back to another edition of Insert Caption -- the game that whole-heartedly congratulates the New York Yankees on their 27th (!) World Series title! Last week we asked you to join a little staring contest with a few our of goat friends in honor of the new comedy The Men Who Stare at Goats (in theaters now). Congrats go out to our three animal-loving winners, all of whom have admitted to staring at Cinematical all day long (because we're just that cool).
1. "Part of a secret government program to... bake me a cake as fast as you can." -- Kurt P.
2. "The mirror game is a fun acting game to play in Army Acting Class...as long as you know and trust your partner implicitly." -- John R.
3. "Little did the woman know, but an electrifying rendition of the YMCA was about to break out." -- Ben M.
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This week we're turning up the dial and tuning in for the upcoming release of Pirate Radio, about a group of rogue DJs who, in the 1960s, changed the world of Rock n Roll forever by playing rock records (and simultaneously breaking the law) from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Directed by Richard Curtis (Love, Actually), the film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost and Kenneth Branagh. The folks behind our three favorite captions this week will sail away with one Pirate Radio soundtrack and one Pirate Radio poster. Sound off below.
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1. "Part of a secret government program to... bake me a cake as fast as you can." -- Kurt P.2. "The mirror game is a fun acting game to play in Army Acting Class...as long as you know and trust your partner implicitly." -- John R.
3. "Little did the woman know, but an electrifying rendition of the YMCA was about to break out." -- Ben M.
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This week we're turning up the dial and tuning in for the upcoming release of Pirate Radio, about a group of rogue DJs who, in the 1960s, changed the world of Rock n Roll forever by playing rock records (and simultaneously breaking the law) from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Directed by Richard Curtis (Love, Actually), the film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost and Kenneth Branagh. The folks behind our three favorite captions this week will sail away with one Pirate Radio soundtrack and one Pirate Radio poster. Sound off below.
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Reminder: Enter Our Fifth Annual Halloween Costume Contest!
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Pictured: Just one of the many entries already in for Cinematical's Fifth Annual Halloween Costume Contest.
By now you've probably tricked and treated your tiny little hearts out, and either you're spending a quiet night at home with your favorite scary movies or you're heading out for a night on the town dressed up in some outrageous movie-inspired costume (because we know that's how you roll). If that's the case, and you're busy putting the finishing touches on your costume as we speak, then make sure to bring a camera out with you and take lots of pictures because Cinematical's Fifth Annual Halloween Costume Contest is still open for submissions until November 6th. That's right, you still have all next week to get us your fantabulous movie-inspired Halloween costumes for a chance to win some pretty cool prizes.
Like we do every year, this contest is open to folks under 18 and over 18 (with two separate prize packages), so no matter how young or how old everyone can participate in what's already shaping up to be our biggest (and best) contest yet. For more on this year's contest -- including rules, prizes and all that fun stuff -- head right over to our contest announcement page. We look forward to seeing your inspired creations real soon.
From our family to yours, we wish you a happy, healthy and safe Halloween.
Insert Caption: The Men Who Stare at Goats
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Welcome back to another installment of Insert Caption -- the game that spent the past 36 hours staring at goats only to walk away with nothing but a migraine and a funky odor on its clothing. (Oh yes, games wear clothes -- you didn't know?) Last week we asked you to get in touch with your Cagey side and spit out a caption for a photo from Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, starring Nicolas Cage as the kind of guy you really don't want to have to buy Christmas gifts for. Congrats to our three winners for their inspired (and hilarious) captions!
1. "I had the boys mock up the poster to our next movie. I call it "Dress/ Off". -- Remy W.
2. "I know that it sounds romantic and all, but I'm not going to fight that bear for you." - Daniel M.
3. "Just don't let that leopard eat me, honey!!!" -- Joe P.
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This week we're joining George Clooney in a goat staring contest as he throws on his strange dude hat for a role in The Men Who Stare at Goats, which brings its army full of paranormal military wackjobs to theaters on November 6th. The folks behind our three favorite captions this week will walk away with one The Men Who Stare at Goats book and one The Men Who Stare at Goats T-shirt. (Hint: If you stare at the below photo long enough, you may come up with the winning caption.) Sound off below ...
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1. "I had the boys mock up the poster to our next movie. I call it "Dress/ Off". -- Remy W.2. "I know that it sounds romantic and all, but I'm not going to fight that bear for you." - Daniel M.
3. "Just don't let that leopard eat me, honey!!!" -- Joe P.
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This week we're joining George Clooney in a goat staring contest as he throws on his strange dude hat for a role in The Men Who Stare at Goats, which brings its army full of paranormal military wackjobs to theaters on November 6th. The folks behind our three favorite captions this week will walk away with one The Men Who Stare at Goats book and one The Men Who Stare at Goats T-shirt. (Hint: If you stare at the below photo long enough, you may come up with the winning caption.) Sound off below ...
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How To Make Your Own 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' Halloween Costume
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Not long ago we told you about a little contest in which Fox Searchlight and Gen Art were bringing filmmakers and designers together to see which team could produce the best How-To video with the theme being Fantastic Mr. Fox costumes, based on the Wes Anderson movie due out next month. The idea behind it was that aspiring designers would submit costume designs, while aspiring filmmakers turned in treatments. From there a team of judges narrowed it down, chose the winning designs, and filmmakers were then given a small budget to go produce mini How-To videos/short films based on the costume design. Some time has passed now, and Fox Searchlight has chosen four finalists. You can watch the four finalists over at the Searchlight site now (and my personal favorite after the jump), but Gen Art has also posted director's cut videos for two of the finalists, as well as a runner-up video over on their site. (I recommend watching the Ash Fox extended cut because it's full of Wes Anderson references and just a tad insane.)
If anything these videos will show you how to pull together a Fantastic Mr. Fox Halloween costume at the last minute on the cheap. As far as the actual film goes, that will arrive in theaters on November 13th.
How 'Saw' Got Its Groove Back ... If Not at the Box Office
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This one is for the increasingly few of you who have steadfastly stuck with the Saw franchise through thick-and-thin in the aughts. The opening weekend numbers for Saw VI are the weakest since the first film, mostly thanks to some stiff competition from breakout hit Paranormal Activity. But box-office returns aren't everything. So: what'd you think?
I wrote this little piece before the release of Saw V last year, in the mode of a frustrated fan hoping for a revitalized franchise. It didn't happen; Saw V was boring and incomprehensible, and I was ready to skip the sixth film altogether. Then it got some decent reviews, and I thought what the hell. I'm glad I did. Saw VI, which sees editor Kevin Greutert take over directing duties, is easily the best Saw movie since the third. That may not be the most enthusiastic bit of praise I've ever issued, but miracle of miracles: the fifth sequel to a half-decent horror flick is legitimately pretty good. Here's how I think Saw got some of its bite back:
- Thriller momentum. For the first time in three years, a Saw movie is exciting, in an old-fashioned what-happens-next sort of way. There are creative traps a-plenty -- some of the most ingenious ones in the series, for those who are into that sort of thing -- but the film doesn't depend on them: it has a semblance of a protagonist, and a story that moves forward, and draws you in, and makes the 90 minutes feel like less. Which is related to my next point, namely:
Insert Caption: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
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Welcome back to another edition of Insert Caption -- the game that, on a good day, is as bad as a corrupt, drug-addicted lieutenant from New Orleans. Oh, you don't wanna know what it's like on a bad day. Last week we asked you to torture us with captions for a photo from the latest Saw installment, Saw VI (in theaters now). Over 300 folks came out for this one, but unfortunately only three survived our evil, sadistic tests.
1. "Introducing ABC's new fall game show- "Extreme Simon Says" -- Shannon T.
2. "Hang out with Jigsaw, they said." -- Jordan K.
3. "Jerry seemed very upset when someone showed up to his Halloween party after having copied his marionette costume idea exactly." -- Abigail M.
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This week we're celebrating Werner Herzog's wild and crazy kinda-sorta remakeof Abel Ferrara's dark, cold and twisted 1992 film Bad Lieutenant. This time around, it's called Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, and instead of Harvey Keitel, we get a crazy-to-the-bone Nicolas Cage. The film is due in theaters on November 20th, but the winners of this week's caption contest get to see it a drop earlier as two grand prize winners will each receive two tickets to the AFI premiere of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans in Los Angeles and two tickets to the Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans after-party. One runner up will also receive one Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans photography book signed by director Werner Herzog's wife and book photographer Lena Herzog.
Note: Prize DOES NOT include transportation to/from the premiere and after-party in LA. Winners are responsible for all costs associated with getting to/from the premiere. You also have to be over 21 in order to attend the premiere and after party.
Sound off below!
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1. "Introducing ABC's new fall game show- "Extreme Simon Says" -- Shannon T.2. "Hang out with Jigsaw, they said." -- Jordan K.
3. "Jerry seemed very upset when someone showed up to his Halloween party after having copied his marionette costume idea exactly." -- Abigail M.
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This week we're celebrating Werner Herzog's wild and crazy kinda-sorta remakeof Abel Ferrara's dark, cold and twisted 1992 film Bad Lieutenant. This time around, it's called Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, and instead of Harvey Keitel, we get a crazy-to-the-bone Nicolas Cage. The film is due in theaters on November 20th, but the winners of this week's caption contest get to see it a drop earlier as two grand prize winners will each receive two tickets to the AFI premiere of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans in Los Angeles and two tickets to the Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans after-party. One runner up will also receive one Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans photography book signed by director Werner Herzog's wife and book photographer Lena Herzog.
Note: Prize DOES NOT include transportation to/from the premiere and after-party in LA. Winners are responsible for all costs associated with getting to/from the premiere. You also have to be over 21 in order to attend the premiere and after party.
Sound off below!
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