We have ten copies of A Shot of Love with Tila Tequila: The Complete Uncensored First Season."  Sixteen straight guys and sixteen lesbians vie for the heart of cyber-hottie Tila Tequila… but it all starts off as a secret. When the two groups learn about one another’s presence, a full-on battle of the sexes is launched. The prize up for grabs is Ms. Tila Tequila, the hottest thing to hit the internet since Google. With more than two million friends online, she’s the most popular girl in the history of MySpace. Having spent the past four years focused solely on building her music/modeling/MySpace career, Tila is finally ready to get serious about finding someone to get serious with. The only catch… she isn’t sure if she wants a relationship with a man or a woman. It won’t be easy: Tila may be a tiny, small-town girl from Texas, but she knows how to get what she wants. Pair that with very eligible bachelors and amazing lesbians all living together under one roof… Let the jealousy, hookups, and fun begin! A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila: The Complete Uncensored First Season – comes to DVD on April 15th!  MTV’s scandalous and exciting series is now available in a three disc set, completely unrated and with tons of footage that is TOO HOT FOR TV!   Take a shot and buy it on DVD April 15th from MTV and Paramount Home Entertainment.”  To win, post a comment letting us know what your favorite MTV show is, 10 winners will be selected at random. This contest will run June 3 to June 16.  On the 16th shoot an email to contests at eclipsemagazine.com with your User ID, Full Name and Address.

From writers/directors/producers Larry and Andy Wachowski, creators of the groundbreaking “The Matrix” trilogy, and producer Joel Silver comes the live-action, high-octane family adventure “Speed Racer.” Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel.  Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless.  His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized—the legendary Rex Racer, whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer (John Goodman), the designer of Speed’s thundering Mach 5.  When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company’s maniacal owner (Roger Allam) but uncovers a terrible secret—some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits.  If Speed won’t drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line. The only way for Speed to save his family’s business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game.  With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie (Christina Ricci), Speed teams with his one-time rival—the mysterious Racer X (Matthew Fox)—to win the race that had taken his brother’s life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.

Slated for release on May 9, 2008, “Speed Racer” marks the Wachowski brothers’ first writing/directing collaboration since “The Matrix” movies.  Joel Silver, who previously worked with the Wachowskis on “The Matrix” movies and “V For Vendetta,” is producing the film under his Silver Pictures banner.  Grant Hill, Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski are also producing, with David Lane Seltzer, Michael Lambert and Bruce Berman serving as executive producers.
The behind the scenes creative team includes director of photography David Tattersall, production designer Owen Paterson, editors Zach Staenberg and Roger Barton, and costume designer Kym Barrett.  The music is by Michael Giacchino. The screening will be held this Saturday at 10:30 AM in Tyson’s Corner, VA. If you want to go, click this link. For your chance to receive a complimentary pass to the SPEED RACER screening on Saturday, May 3, log on to www.gofobo.com/rsvp  and input the following code: ECLP2557 to download your ticket.

One of my favorite movies from last year, “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead” is coming to DVD on April 15.  We have 10, count em TEN copies of this DVD to give away.  It’s your chance to catch one of the forgotten gyms from last year. Ethan Hawke gives an amazing performance in this. From  five-time Academy Award-winning director Sidney Lumet - Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, and Albert Finney star in ‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.’  Own it on DVD April 15th from Image Entertainment. Oscar-Winner Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Andy, an overextended broker who lures his younger brother, Hand (Ethan Hawke), into a larcenous scheme: the pair will rob a suburban mom-and-pop jewelry store that appears to be the quintessential easy target.  The problem is, the store owners are Andy and Hank’s actual Mom and Pop, and when the seemingly perfect crime goes horribly wrong, the damage sends them hurtling toward a shattering climax.  This contest will run Monday, April 7 - Monday, April 21.  If you want the DVD, tell us what yor favorite movie is from one of the folks involved in this.

Hey everyone, you guys and gals really burned up the comments to try and win these points!  Thanks for your enthusiasm, if your name is on this list, please send an email with your User ID, full name and full address by this Friday.  As of Monday afternoon, these were your top users during the posting period.

*  dstam015 (37)
* jason fiske (11)
* darksamurai (10)
* WalkingDisaster (9)
* jimorris (6)
* teelu26 (4)
* samanthapayntr (2)
* aqualad88 (2)
* judie62 (2)

So congratulations dstam015 you get 250 Pepsi Points!  Jason fiske and that damn darksamurai (lol) get 50 points each. Because they are new to EM, I’m going to give Samaanthapayntr, aqualad88, 15 points each, WalkingDisaster and judie62 10 points each. Again you have to send an email to contests@eclipsemagazine.com with your complete info no later than 3pm EST Friday.

Hey Everyone. First let me say thanks for participating in all the recent DVD Giveaways. I haven’t forgotten you. Those that sent me an email can expect to receive your DVDs in the next two - three weeks. But here’s a really cool new promotion, courtesy of our new friends at Pepsi of all people. Did you know they have this thing called Pepsi points. To get points you purchase a bottle of Pepsi, save the cap and then log onto www.Pepsistuff.com to redeem your points. You get enough points you can get all sorts of cool things. As much Pepsi as I drink, I should have a thousand points now. But you don’t have to get your points the hard way. No, no, no… We have 400 points to give away! To get a sense of how many points this is - 5 points will get you an .Mp3 download from Amazon, 90 points gets you a DVD, 60 points gets you CD, 12 points you can download TV Shows from Amazon’s Unbox and 50 points and up will get you some Pepsi gear. So now imagine you had 400 points!

As you may have noticed, I sort of fixed the top Posters thing that was so popular on the old EM system. This contest will be simple. It will run from March 17th until the end of the month March 31. The top post during this period will get 250 points. The 2nd and 3rd place winner will get 50 points each. One other person in the top ten will receive the last 50 points. These cards will be coming directly from Pepsi, so you don’t have to rely on my inability to get to a post office. So what are you waiting for, start posting!

Making its premiere at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, Blue State stars Breckin Meyer as the impassioned liberal, John Logue, who finds himself in a state of the blues after watching Bush’s victorious re-election in 2004 and must now face up to a promise he made on the eve of election… to pick up and move to Canada. After interviewing a number of potential co-travelers for his road trip, he meets Chloe Hamon (Academy Award winner Anna Paquin) who seems like the perfect travel companion: quirky, agreeable and attractive. But after a stop along the way at the home of John’s radical parents, shocking revelations about Chloe’s secret past and a series of misguided events at the “Marry-a-Canadian” headquarters, John and Chloe develop an intimate bond as they are forced to question the true meaning of their convictions, identities and values. The hilarious and poignant comedy Blue State debuts on DVD February 12th from MGM Home Entertainment.  To win, just post a comment on the site between February 19 - March 3.  On March 3, send your UserID, a link to your Post, and full mailing address to contests@eclipsemagazine.com.

We have another DVD Giveaway. This one is for Blind Dating. It hit the shelves last week.  The movie looks pretty cute and I like Eddie Kaye Thomas.

Proving that love is blind, Blind Dating debuts on DVD February 5, 2008 from Fox Home Entertainment. Starring Hollywood’s new “it” guy, Chris Pine (Star Trek – 2008, Smokin’ Aces), the funny and warm story about overcoming cultural and physical boundaries also stars Eddie Kaye Thomas (American Pie), multiple Golden Globe® and Emmy® winner Jane Seymour* (“Dancing With The Stars,” Wedding Crashers), Sendhil Ramamurthy (TV’s “Heroes”), Stephen Tobolowsky (Failure to Launch), and Anjali Jay in her feature film debut. A romantic comedy perfect for Valentine’s Day viewing, the Blind Dating DVD includes laugh-out loud bonus materials including bloopers, deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes featurette.

Danny (Pine) is smart, handsome, popular, and blind…and not just physically: He also can’t see how wild women are for him! Even his sexy therapist (Seymour) can’t keep her clothes on around Danny! After a series of painful “blind dates” set up by his brother (Thomas), Danny falls for a young Indian woman named Leeza (Jay), and finally everything seems picture perfect. But when cultures clash and Leeza reveals that she’s been promised to someone else, Danny must prove to her that love is more than meets the eye. Bonus materials include: Deleted Footage, Bloopers, Behind-The-Scenes Featurette, and Cast Interviews.  To win, just post a comment on the site between February 19 - March 3.  On March 3, send your UserID, a link to your Post, and full mailing address to contests@eclipsemagazine.com.

One of my favorite films of last year, American Gangster, is coming to DVD on February 19th in a lavish 2 Disk Special Edition Set and we have 10 copies to give away!! We have this new Top Commentator block on the right hand side. The top 5 posters during the contest period - February 6 - Monday 25th will get the DVD. It’s that simple to win this really cool set. You can read my full review Here.

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We have some copies of the recently released DVD, The Comebacks to give away.  It’s from the same folks who gave us The Wedding Crashers.  To win a copy, check out the Press Release below and leave a comment. The Contest will run February 6 - Monday, February 18th.  The first five people who send their full name, address and UserID to contests@eclipsemagazine.com. We have 5 copies to give away.

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Universal Home Video Has Given Us a ton cool DVDs to giveaway, including the amazing Eastern Promises, which is one of the best films of the year. We also have copies of the surprisingly funny Balls of Fury, and Bring It On Again. We will give away all THREE DVDs to FIVE lucky winners. To win, post a comment about one of these films or the stars. Then on January 14th, send an email to contests@eclipsemagazine.com with your User ID, Full Name, Full Address, and state which DVD Set you are interested in. We have Five Copies of each. I loved Eastern Promises because it gives me a chance to yell, “Holly Cowl, look at those twiggs and Berries!” I would give this film a solid A.

Eastern Promises DVD

David Cronenberg’s signature obsessions flower in Eastern Promises, a stunning look at violence, responsibility, and skin. Near Christmastime in London, a baby is born to a teenage junkie–an event that leads a midwife (Naomi Watts) into the world of the Russian mob. Central to this world is an ambitious enforcer (Viggo Mortensen) who’s lately buddied up with the reckless son (Vincent Cassel) of a mob boss (Armin Mueller-Stahl, doing his benign-sinister thing). Screenwriter Steve Knight also wrote Dirty Pretty Things, and in some ways this is a companion piece to that film, though utterly different in style. The plot is classical to the point of being familiar, but Cronenberg doesn’t allow anything to become sentimental; he and his peerless cinematographer Peter Suschitzky take a cool, controlled approach to this story. Because of that, when the movie erupts in its (relatively brief) violence, it’s genuinely shocking. Cronenberg really puts the viewer through it, as though to shame the easy purveyors of pulp violence–nobody will cheer when the blood runs in this film. Still, Eastern Promises has a furtive humor, nicely conveyed in Viggo Mortensen’s highly original performance. Covered in tattoos, his body a scroll depicting his personal history of violence, Mortensen conveys a subtle blend of resolve and lost-ness. He’s a true, haunting mystery man. (Description from Amazon)

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