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    PROJECT X | Advance Screenings Giveaway

    Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

    Smells Like Screen Spirit & Warner Bros. invite you

    to RSVP for passes to our special advance screenings of

    PROJECT X

    February 28, 2011 at 7:30 PM in

    Austin, Dallas, Houston & San Antonio, TX.

    Synopsis: Project X follows three seemingly anonymous high school seniors as they attempt to finally make a name for themselves. Their idea is innocent enough: let’s throw a party that no one will forget… but nothing could prepare them for this party. Word spreads quickly as dreams are ruined, records are blemished and legends are born. “Project X” is a warning to parents and police everywhere.

    Director: Nima Nourizadeh

    Starring: Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Nichole Bloom, Alexis Knapp

    Studio: Warner Bros.

    MPAA Rating: R (17 & Up only.)

    Release Date: Friday, March 2, 2012

    Screening Info: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 7:30 PM

    NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

    Austin click here to RSVP

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    San Antonio click here to RSVP

    Arrive early. Screenings are over-booked to ensure a full house and to compensate for “no shows.” Tickets are not a guarantee of admission.

    Bad Actress | DVD Giveaway

    Monday, February 6th, 2012

    We really love director Robert Lee King’s Psycho Beach Party (2000) and now Smells Like Screen Spirit and Strand Releasing have teamed up to celebrate the February 21, 2011 release of King’s Bad Actress on DVD. As part of the festivities, three of our lucky readers will win a copy of Bad Actress on DVD!!! How cool [...]

    JOURNEY 2 | Advance Screenings Giveaway

    Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

    Smells Like Screen Spirit & Warner Bros. invite you

    to RSVP for passes to our special advance screenings of

    JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND

    February 6, 2011 at 7:00 PM in

    Austin, Dallas, Houston & San Antonio, TX.

    Synopsis: In this follow-up to the 2008 worldwide hit “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” the new 3D family adventure “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” begins when young Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson, reprising his role from the first film) receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. It’s a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret.

    Unable to stop him from going, Sean’s new stepfather, Hank (Dwayne Johnson), joins the quest. Together with a helicopter pilot (Luis Guzmán) and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter (Vanessa Hudgens), they set out to find the island, rescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever.

    Director: Brad Peyton

    Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson, Vanessa Hudgens, Luis Guzmán, Kristin Davis

    Studio: Warner Bros.

    MPAA Rating: PG

    Release Date: Friday, February 10, 2012

    Screening Info: Monday, February 6, 2012 at 7:00 PM

    NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

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    EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE | Advance Screenings!

    Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

    Smells Like Screen Spirit & Warner Bros. Pictures invite you to RSVP for passes to our special advance screenings of EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE January 17, 2012 at 7:30 PM in Austin & Dallas, TX. Synopsis: Oskar (Thomas Horn) is convinced that his father (Tom Hanks), who died in the 9/11 attacks on the [...]

    TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY | Giveaway

    Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

    National Release Date: January 6, 2012
    Genre: Spy Thriller
    Studio: Focus Features
    Starring: Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Dencik, Colin Firth, Stephen Graham, Tom Hardy, Ciarán Hinds, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong
    Directed By: Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In)
    Novel By: John le Carré

    Synopsis: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is the long-awaited feature film version of John le Carré’s classic bestselling novel. The thriller is directed by Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In). The screenplay adaptation is by the writing team of Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan.

    The time is 1973. The Cold War of the mid-20th Century continues to damage international relations. Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), a.k.a. MI6 and code-named the Circus, is striving to keep pace with other countries’ espionage efforts and to keep the U.K. secure. The head of the Circus, known as Control (John Hurt), personally sends dedicated operative Jim Prideaux (Mark Strong) into Hungary. But Jim’s mission goes bloodily awry, and Control is forced out of the Circus – as is his top lieutenant, George Smiley (Gary Oldman), a career spy with razor-sharp senses.

    Estranged from his absent wife Ann, Smiley is soon called in to see undersecretary Oliver Lacon (Simon McBurney); he is to be rehired in secret at the government’s behest, as there is a gnawing fear that the Circus has long been compromised by a double agent, or mole, working for the Soviets and jeopardizing England. Supported by younger agent Peter Guillam (Benedict Cumberbatch), Smiley parses Circus activities past and present. In trying to track and identify the mole, Smiley is haunted by his decades-earlier interaction with the shadowy Russian spy master Karla.

    The mole’s trail remains cold until maverick field agent Ricki Tarr (Tom Hardy) unexpectedly contacts Lacon. While undercover in Turkey, Ricki has fallen for a betrayed married woman, Irina (Svetlana Khodchenkova), who claims to possess crucial intelligence. Separately, Smiley learns that Control narrowed down the list of mole suspects to five men. They are the ambitious Percy Alleline (Toby Jones), whom he had code-named Tinker; suavely confident Bill Haydon (Colin Firth), dubbed Tailor; stalwart Roy Bland (Ciarán Hinds), called Soldier; officious Toby Esterhase (David Dencik), dubbed Poor Man; and – Smiley himself. Even before the startling truth is revealed, the emotional and physical tolls on the players enmeshed in the deadly international spy game.

    Smells Like Screen Spirit and Focus Features have conspired together to offer two of our readers the TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY package (pictured below) valued at $33: T-Shirt, Voice Recorder Pen & Post-It Note Cube

    To enter, do your spy work and provide the correct answer to the following trivia question in the comments section below.

    Tom Hardy replaced what actor for the role of Ricki Tarr, because of a scheduling conflict with X-Men: First Class?

    Winners will be selected when TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY goes wide this Friday, January 6, 2012.

    THE DEVIL INSIDE | Austin, TX Advance Screening

    Sunday, January 1st, 2012

    Smells Like Screen Spirit & Paramount Pictures invite you

    to RSVP for passes to our special advance screening of

    THE DEVIL INSIDE

    January 5, 2011 at 7:30 PM in Austin, TX.

    Synopsis: In 1989, emergency responders received a 9-1-1 call from Maria Rossi (Suzan Crowley) confessing that she had brutally killed three people. 20 years later, her daughter Isabella (Fernanda Andrade) seeks to understand the truth about what happened that night. She travels to the Centrino Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Italy where her mother has been locked away to determine if her mother is mentally ill or demonically possessed. When she recruits two young exorcists (Simon Quarterman and Evan Helmuth) to cure her mom using unconventional methods combining both science and religion, they come face-to-face with pure evil in the form of four powerful demons possessing Maria.

    Director: William Brent Bell

    Starring: Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Evan Helmuth, Suzan Crowley

    Studio: Paramount Pictures

    MPAA Rating: R: 17 and up only.

    Release Date: January 6, 2012

    Screening Info: January 5, 2012 @ 7:30 PM

    NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

    Austin click here to RSVP

    Enter code: SLSS7PAS

    Arrive early. Screenings are over-booked to ensure a full house and to compensate for “no shows.” Tickets are not a guarantee of admission.

    I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive | DVD Giveaway

    Sunday, January 1st, 2012

    Smells Like Screen Spirit and Strand Releasing have teamed up to celebrate the January 3, 2011 release of I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive on DVD. How are we celebrating you might ask? Well, five of our lucky readers will win a copy of I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive on DVD! Starring: Vincent Rottiers, [...]

    THE ARTIST | Advance Screening Austin, TX

    Monday, December 19th, 2011

    Smells Like Screen Spirit & The Weinstein Company invite you

    to RSVP for passes to our special advance screening

    on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 7:00 PM in Austin TX.

    Synopsis: In 1929, actor George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a bona fide matinee idol with many adoring fans. While working on his latest film, George finds himself falling in love with an ingenue named Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo) and, what’s more, it seems Peppy feels the same way. But George is reluctant to cheat on his wife with the beautiful young actress. The growing popularity of sound in movies further separates the potential lovers, as George’s career begins to fade while Peppy’s star rises. Golden Globes – Best Picture (Comedy or Musical) Golden Globes – Best Actor (Comedy or Musical) – Jean Dujardin Golden Globes – Best Supporting Actress – Bernice Bejo Golden Globes – Best Director – Michael Hazavicius Golden Globes – Best Screenplay

    Director: Michel Hazanavicius

    Starring: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Missi Pyle, Penelope Ann Miller, Malcolm McDowell, Bitsie Tulloch, Beth Grant, Jen Lilley, Nina Siemaszko, Basil Hoffman, Ben Kurland, Ken Davitian

    Studio: The Weinstein Company

    MPAA Rating: PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned

    Release Date: December 23, 2011

    Screening Info: December 21, 2011 7:00 PM @ The Regal Arbor Cinema Austin, TX

    NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

    Austin click here to RSVP

    Enter Code: SLSS0HL5

    Arrive early. Screenings are over-booked to ensure a full house and to compensate for “no shows.” Tickets are not a guarantee of admission.

    THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN | Advance Screening Austin, TX

    Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

    Smells Like Screen Spirit & Paramount Pictures invite you

    to RSVP for passes to our special advance screening of TINTIN

    on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 11:00 AM in Austin TX.

    Synopsis: Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures Present “The Adventures of Tintin” directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish. Starring Jamie Bell (“Billy Elliot,” “Defiance”) as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig (“Quantum of Solace,” “Defiance”) as the nefarious Red Rackham.

    While shopping at an outdoor market, young reporter Tintin (Jamie Bell), accompanied by his faithful dog, Snowy, buys a model of an old ship called the Unicorn. A shady character named Sakharine (Daniel Craig) and later an American named Barnaby (Joe Starr) ]try to buy the model from him, but Tintin refuses. The lad discovers that the ship contains a clue about a hidden treasure, but before he can locate it, Tintin is kidnapped and given over to the custody of drunken Capt. Haddock (Andy Serkis).

    Director: Steven Spielberg

    Starring: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Daniel Craig

    Studio: Paramount

    MPAA Rating: PG: Parental Guidance Suggested

    Release Date: December 21, 2011

    Screening Info: Saturday, December 17, 2011 11:00 AM

    NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

    Austin click here to RSVP

    Enter Code: SLSS835W

    Arrive early. Screenings are over-booked to ensure a full house and to compensate for “no shows.” Tickets are not a guarantee of admission.

    YOUNG ADULT | Advance Screening Austin, TX

    Monday, December 12th, 2011

    Smells Like Screen Spirit & Paramount Pictures invite you

    to RSVP for passes to our special advance screening of Young Adult

    on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 7:30 PM in Austin TX.

    Synopsis: Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron plays Mavis Gary, a writer of teen literature who returns to her small hometown to relive her glory days and attempt to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson). When returning home proves more difficult than she thought, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate (Patton Oswalt) who hasn’t quite gotten over high school, either.

    Director: Jason Reitman

    Starring: Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser, Collette Wolfe, Hettienne Park, J.K. Simmons

    Studio: Paramount

    MPAA Rating: R: Restricted 17 & Up.

    Release Date: December 16, 2011

    Screening Info: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 7:30 PM

    NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

    Austin click here to RSVP

    Arrive early. Screenings are over-booked to ensure a full house and to compensate for “no shows.” Tickets are not a guarantee of admission.

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