Hey everyone. Capone in Chicago here.
In many ways, Russell Brand was a rock star before he ever recorded a note of music. Look at the guy: the hair, the clothes, the accessories, the makeup, the strut. He seemed destined to play Aldous Snow before Jason Segel wrote a word of the FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL screenplay and songs that Brand brings to life. With GET HIM TO THE GREEK, Brand brings Aldous back into our lives in a glorious package of perfect, vulgar entertainment. I was skeptical that Brand (teamed again with his SARAH MARSHALL co-star Jonah Hill--playing a different character--and director Nicholas Stoller) could carry this off, and I'm a fool for doubting. GET HIM TO THE GREEK is a funny fucking movie. I'll have my full review next week, but in the mean time…
I've got about 40 seats for Chicago-area Ain't It Cool News readers to an early screening of GET HIM TO THE GREEK on Tuesday, June 1 at 7:00pm, at a theater in downtown Chicago (the exact location will only be given to contest winners). Here's how to secure a pass good for you and one guest.
Send me an email at greekchicago@aintitcoolmail.com (please note the new email address) with the subject line "SNOW JOB". In the body of the email, I need 1). Your Name, 2). the Name of your confirmed Guest, and 3).the answer to the following question (read carefully): "What rock star would you like to spend three days with and why?" Keep your responses BRIEF--limit your answers to 75 words or less (no matter how tempted you are to go over the limit). If you don't provide all three things I'm asking for, your entry goes in the trash unread. Winners will receive an email from me this weekend.
These tickets are going to fly, so I'm only keeping the contest open for 24 hours. Midnight tomorrow, the contest will vanish.
And a word to those who consistently tell me they're bringing a guest and show up solo, don't ask for a guest if your guest isn't 100 percent confirmed. If you show up without a guest, I'll make you put a bag of heroin in your ass (in the spirit of the movie).
Please keep in mind that this is not an exclusive AICN event, and it is slightly overbooked to make sure there is a full house. If you cannot arrive at this screening early, please do not enter. If there's even the slightest chance you or your guest will have to back out of attending if you do win, don't enter. If you have a job with an unpredictable schedule that might make you late or unable to attend, or have an ill/pregnant relative, or a temperamental significant other, or a scratchy throat, do not enter. Anyone not showing up without informing me ahead of time so I can fill their seats is no longer eligible for future screening contests. No exceptions.
Good luck, everyone!
-- Capone
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