I realize that I haven't done any Ain't It Cool screenings in Chicago since getting back from Comic-Con, and that's partly by design. I've simply been too busy prepping interviews (you'll see a few of those hopefully before the day is done) and just generally getting caught up since my return, but looking ahead through the rest of August (and even a little into September), my plotting continues. I've got some great stuff lined up, some with guests, others without; some in which we've got the entire theater, others where I've got 20 seats to a very special event or two; some are screenings of films I can't fucking wait for you to see, a couple are of films I'll be seeing with you for the first time.
Up first is the latest in a franchise that has remained surprisingly strong through its now five-film run: FINAL DESTINATION 5. What makes this particular screening so cool is that we'll have one of the film's and franchise's stars, the legendary Tony Todd, on hand for a post-screening Q&A. Todd returns to the FINAL DESTINATION movies as the mysterious Bludworth, who always seems to have some words of advice and warning for our soon-to-be-dead heroes. For those of you who attended last year's HATHCET II screening with Todd, you know how much fun this man is in front of a crowd. Plus, he's still the man who put Chicago on the horror map thanks to CANDYMAN.
The screening of FINAL DESTINATION 5 (this will be screened in 3D) takes place on Thursday, August 11 at 7:30 at a theater in downtown Chicago (the exact location will only be given to those who win), and we've got the entire theater to fill. Each winner can bring one guest. Here's how you win tickets:
Send me an email at FinalDestination@aintitcoolmail.com (please note the new email address) with the subject line "Cheating Death!" (exactly like that). In the body of the email, I need your Name, whether or not you're bringing a Guest (guests' names are not required), and the answer to the following question (read carefully): "How do you want to die?" Be specfic and graphic is you want to. Keep your responses BRIEF--limit it to 50 words (no matter how tempted you are to go over the limit). People with the most interesting and original answers win. Winners will hear from me early next week.
Although this is an exclusive AICN event, it will be slightly overbooked to make sure there is a full house for our guest. So you should arrive early to make sure you get in and get a good seat. If you can't arrive early, don't enter this contest. 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 that might make you late or unable to attend, or an ill/pregnant relative, or a temperamental significant other, or a scratchy throat, do not enter.
Anyone not showing up without informing me 24 hours ahead of time so I can fill their seats runs the risk of being no longer eligible for future screening contests.
Good luck, everyone! And thanks to New Line Cinema/Warner Bros. Pictures for giving us this very fun screening, and bringing Tony Todd back to Chicago.
