DVD Giveaway - The Halfway House

June 20th sees the release of the Ealing Studios ghost story The Halfway House on DVD, and to celebrate Flickering Myth have three copies to give away to our readers courtesy of Optimum Releasing.

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"The Halfway House is an enjoyable mystery tale of a group of strangers driven to take shelter at a remote Welsh Inn during a storm. Each has a personal problem to hide, but they are soon brought together by unsettling events perhaps precipitated by their hosts, the enigmatic innkeepers. Starring Mervyn Johns and real-life daughter Glynis, The Halfway House was written by Anghus McPhail (Whisky Galore!, It Always Rains on Sunday), Diana Morgan (Went the Day Well?, Pink String and Sealing Wax) and T.E.B. Clarke (Passport to Pimlico, The Titfield Thunderbolt) from the stage play by Denis Ogden."

To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is drop us an email with your contact details, the subject heading "HALFWAY", and an answer to the following question...

The Halfway House director Basil Dearden won a BAFTA Award in 1960 for which of his films?

A) Dead of Night B) Sapphire

The competition closes at 5pm on Sunday June 19th. UK entrants only please.

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DVD Giveaway - Java Head and Tiger Bay

June 20th sees the release of the Anna May Wong double-bill of 1934's Java Head and Tiger Bay on DVD, and to celebrate Flickering Myth have three copies to give away to our readers courtesy of Optimum Releasing.

The first Asian American movie star to become an international star, Anna May Wong's career spanned over four decades, starting in Technicolor’s first two-strip color movie, The Toll of the Sea (1922) and was chosen by Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. to be in The Thief of Bagdad (1924), and co-starred with Marlene Dietrich in Shanghai Express (1932).

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"JAVA HEAD: The port city of Bristol, England, in the 1800s is home to Java Head, a sailing ship line company. The owner has two sons. One, a handsome seafarer, is in love with a local girl, but cannot marry her due to a long-running feud between their fathers. After a lengthy voyage, he returns with a very exotic, noble Chinese wife, which scandalizes the conservative town. His other son, a "landlubber", seeks to convert to steamships, to the disgust of his father. Even worse, he is secretly dealing in contraband."

"TIGER BAY: A young Englishman abroad, Michael, visits the local low-life spot of Tiger Bay to test his assertion that the spirit of human romance survives even in the most unpromising of circumstances. He intervenes when a local criminal protection racketeer targets a Chinese nightclub, and falls in love with the owner's young English foster-sister. But Olaf's gang have only just started their campaign against Lui Chang, the cultured, elegant woman who owns the premises... and she is determined not to be intimidated or driven out of business under any circumstances..."

To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is drop us an email with your contact details, the subject heading "ANNA", and an answer to the following question...

Anna May Wong made her final feature film appearance alongside Lana Turner in...

A) Portrait in Black B) Imitation of Life

The competition closes at 5pm on Sunday June 19th. UK entrants only please.

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DVD Giveaway - Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors - NOW CLOSED

May 16th sees the DVD release of ITV's reality series Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors and to celebrate Flickering Myth have three copies to give away to our readers.

Read on for the synopsis and details of how to enter the competition…

“A-list action movie hero, Jean-Claude Van Damme, the iconic "Muscles from Brussels": a massive box office hit in movies such as Universal Soldier and Timecop, now throws open the doors to his private world, allowing cameras access behind the scenes--at home and on set. In this observational documentary you'll join JCVD and his family and discover the man behind the macho image. Experience the roller coaster life of the Van Damme family who have homes in Vancouver, LA and Brussels. But the cameras won’t only be in the domestic setting. You'll also see JCVD on movie sets in Europe, USA and Canada as he performs in his latest productions, including Universal Soldier III.”

If you'd like to be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is drop us an email with your contact details, the subject heading "JCVD", and an answer to the following question...

Jean-Claude Van Damme shares the screen with which other action star in Universal Soldier?

A) Dolph Lundgren
B) Steven Seagal
C) Wesley Snipes

The competition closes at midnight on Sunday, May 15th. UK entrants only please.

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Win beer and a movie courtesy of Stella Artois - NOW CLOSED

Last month we posted about a competition run by Stella Artois, sponsor of the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, giving budding film stars the chance to win the part of 'Jacques d’Azur', the legendary ‘King Of Cannes’, in a short film to be shot on the French Riviera in the run up to the festival. Well, the folk at Stella have been back in touch to let us know that they’ve found their Jacques in the shape of 30-year-old Gustavo Alvarez from Buenos Aires, Argentina, who nabs a fabulous prize including a V.I.P. trip to Cannes.

However, with the festival fast approaching we've managed to get our hands on three goody bags to give out to our lovely readers, featuring the perfect combination of beer and alcohol. Each pack comes with 2 bottles of Stella Artois, a Stella branded glass and your choice of one of the following classic films on DVD…

To Catch a Thief (1955, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)
Une Femme est une Femme (a.k.a. A Woman is a Woman) (1961, dir. Jean-Luc Godard)
Le Mépris (a.k.a. Contempt) (1963, dir. Jean-Luc Godard)

If you'd like to be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is drop us an email with your contact details, the subject heading "STELLA", and your preferred choice of DVD.

The competition closes at midnight on Saturday April 30th. UK entrants only please... and do make sure you’re over 18!

The 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival runs between the 11th and 22nd May, 2011. Visit the official Stella website here.

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DVD Giveaway - Unmistaken Child - NOW CLOSED

Director Nati Baratz's award-winning 2008 documentary Unmistaken Child comes to DVD for the first on April 11th and to celebrate the release the kind folk at Matchbox Films have supplied us with three copies of the film to give away to our readers.

Read on the for synopsis, trailer and details of how to enter the competition...

After world-renowned Tibetan master Geshe Lama Konchog passed away in 2001 at age 84, the Dalai Lama charged the deceased monk’s devoted disciple, Tenzin Zopa, with the task of finding the reincarnation of this spiritual leader. Unmistaken Child is the story of his four-year search, following Tenzin as he embarks on an unforgettable quest by foot, mule, and even helicopter, traveling through breathtaking landscapes and remote traditional Tibetan villages.

Along the way, Tenzin listens to stories about young children with special characteristics and performs rarely seen ritualistic tests designed to determine the likelihood of reincarnation. He eventually presents the child he believes to be his reincarnated master to the Dalai Lama — who will ultimately make the final decision."

If you'd like to be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is drop us an email with your contact details, the subject heading "UNMISTAKEN CHILD", and an answer to the following question...

The Dalai Lama is a highly revered official of which religion?

A) Scientology
B) Buddhism

The competition closes at 6pm on Sunday April 10th. UK entrants only please.

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DVD Giveaway - Fists of Rage - NOW CLOSED

Kickboxer director David Worth delves into the violent world of mixed martial arts for the action drama Fists of Rage, which is set to arrive on DVD on Monday, March 28th, and to celebrate the release Revolver Entertainment have kindly supplied us with three copies of the film to give away to our readers.

"Two street warriors come to understand that not every battle is fought for money or power in this gritty urban action thriller featuring Jason Barry (Titanic), Russell Wong (Romeo Must Die), and WWE Legend ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper (They Live). When street gangs clash with the local police in a series of bloody battles, neighbourhood friends Raymond (Wong) and Gabriel (Barry) are forced to choose sides. In the ensuing brutality, Raymond is plunged into the cold confines of prison as Gabriel is forced to fight a vicious war on foreign soil. Later, when Raymond and Gabriel arrive back in their old neighbourhood, the two soldiers put their survival skills to the ultimate test as they struggle to maintain their honour in a city where life is cheap and death comes fast."

Fists of Rage is released on March 28th and if you'd like to be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is drop us an email with your contact details, the subject heading "FISTS OF RAGE" and an answer to the following question...

Which martial arts star featured alongside Rowdy Roddy Piper in straight-to-video 90s actioners Tough and Deadly and Back in Action?

A) Mark Dacascos B) Gary Daniels C) Billy Blanks

The competition closes at 6pm on Sunday, March 27th (UK entrants only, please).

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DVD Giveaway - Metalocalypse Season 3 - NOW CLOSED

The third season of the brutally metal Adult Swim animated comedy Metalocalypse is released on DVD on Monday, March 21st and to celebrate the lovely people at Revolver Entertainment have kindly supplied us with three copies of the DVD set to give away to our readers.

Metalocalypse follows the on and off-stage adventures of Dethklok, the world’s most popular and heaviest metal band - so popular that thousands of fans will travel to a remote area of Scandanavia to hear them perform a a jingle for a coffee company.

Season 3 of Metalocalypse picks up directly after the violent attack on Mordhaus leaving the band in a precarious position without management. Left alone to rebuild their legacy in the sky, they are challenges with new venomous trials. How will the biggest entertainment act in the universe cope with the brutality of a troubled music industry, declining economy, and their own unbridled narcissism? How will the band deal with getting too big and losing touch with their roots? By joining their own tribute band? Will they live through the torture of having planned sex with unattractive mates? Can they handle the dark origin of a Rock and Roll clown?

The DVD set is released on March 21st (along with a special boxset featuring seasons 1-3), and if you'd like to be in with a chance of winning season 3 all you need to do is drop us an email with your contact details, the subject heading "METALOCALYPSE" and an answer to the following question...

Which of these is also an original Adult Swim show?

A) Family Guy
B) Robot Chicken

The competition closes at 6pm on Monday, March 21st (UK entrants only, please).

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You can also pre-order the set here.