Rust And Bone Giveaway

There's no shame in admitting that every male around our camp has a healthy little crush on Marion Cotillard. So, it is with much excitement that, thanks to our friends over at Hopscotch Films, we have 10 double passes to giveaway to the the upcoming release Rust and Bone from acclaimed director Jacques Audiard.

Based on the book of short stories by Canadian author Craig Davidson, Rust and Bone follows Alain (Matthias Schoenaerts) a mid-twenties dropout. Penniless and landed with a 5-year-old son to look after, he goes to stay with his sister in Antibes and starts looking for work. At a nightclub he meets Stephanie (Marion Cotillard), a killer whale trainer at the local Marineland Water Park. Alain is fascinated by her, but Stephanie isn't interested in him, until she suffers a tragic accident that leaves her handicapped. An unusual, physical and codified relationship develops between them.

As in Audiard's previous films, with Rust and Bone he takes two characters in an unlikely relationship, on the margins of society, plagued by their inner demons and obsessions, and delivers a deeply dramatic punch.

For your chance to win tickets to this powerful and arresting film, drop us a line at media@somedays.com.au and make sure you include your name and address.

Rust and Bone will be released in cinemas on the 28th of March.

One of the great Coppolas

Some of us may know Sofia Coppola only by virtue of her not-so-unknown last name. Her family is pretty much as close you can get to cinematic royalty (let’s pretend Nicolas Cage is not a close relative for now), with her father, Francis Ford, firmly on the throne as one of the film industry’s most influential figures. If you are an avid film enthusiast like us, however, you would also know that Sofia is not so bad at the film-making profession herself, with films like “Lost in translation” and “The virgin suicides” decorating her resume. As much as we like her as a filmmaker though, today we would like to shine a light on her damn fine skills as a dresser.

Her style has been described as understated, elegant, mature and simplistic. You will often see her in timeless and classic pieces combined with more personal details. She is most undeniably a master of striking that perfect balance of assertive masculinity and lady-like demure, with an ability to make wearing loafers and tapered pants on the red carpet look glamorous and feminine. That being said, our real appreciation of Sofia lies in her tendency to take the term ‘effortless’ to a whole new level; she certainly knows how to dress and does it very well but she is unassuming about it.

2 Days In New York Giveaway

2 Days In Paris was Julie Delpy's directorial debut and heralded a filmmaker with a distinctive and impassioned voice. This year, she returns with 2 Days In New York as writer and director as well as playing the lead. 

Marion, the charming and slightly neurotic star of 2 Days in Paris, has broken up with her former boyfriend and now lives with a new lover and child in the Big Apple. Her new beau is Mingus, a radio host and journalist played by Chris Rock, whose life will be upended by a two-day visit from Marion's French family: her jolly father, her oversexed sister and her sister's eccentric boyfriend. The French trio hilariously have no boundaries or filters and no person is left unscathed. The different cultural backgrounds make for an explosive mix. 

Thanks to Hopscotch, we have 10 double passes to give away to this deliciously witty romp of a film. To enter, send us an email with your address included to media@somedays.com.au. 

2 Days In New York opens on the 22nd of November and you can check out the trailer over here.

Take This Waltz Giveaway

When late-twenties Margot meets Daniel, their chemistry is intense and immediate. But Margot suppresses the sudden attraction: she is happily married to Lou, a celebrated cookbook writer. When Margot learns that Daniel lives across the street from them, the certainty about her domestic life shatters. She and Daniel steal moments throughout the steaming Toronto summer, their eroticism heightened by their restraint. Margot discovers some unsettling truths about herself. 

Swelteringly hot, bright and colourful, Take This Waltz leads us, breathlessly, through the familiar but uncharted question of what long-term relationships do to love, sex and our images of ourselves. With a soundtrack that features both emerging independent bands and legendary songs by Leonard Cohen, it's a funny, bitter-sweet tale of love. Director Sarah Polley (Away From Her) has created a sensual film, full of moments oscillating between joy and comedy and heartbreak.

Thanks to Hopscotch, we've got 10 double passes to give away. To enter, shoot us and email with your name and address to media@somedays.com.au.

Take This Waltz hits cinemas on the 14th of June - check out the trailer here.

This Must Be The Place Giveaway

In This Must Be The Place, Sean Penn delivers an incredible performance as Cheyenne, a retired, successful Goth musician living in Dublin with his down-to-earth wife, Jane (Frances McDormand.) When his father passes away, Cheyenne returns to America for the first time in 30 years and embarks on a trip that will change him forever. 

Directed by Paul Sorrento and featuring a terrific soundtrack with music by David Byrne (Talking heads) and Will Oldham (Bonnie Prince Billy), This Must Be The Place is a wonderfully original film full of warmth, humour, humanity and lots of eye-liner.

Thanks to our friends at Hopscotch films, we've got 10 double passes to give away. Feeling lucky? Then shoot us an email with your name and address to media@somedays.com.au and you'll be in it to win it.

This Must Be The Place open in cinemas on Thursday the 5th of April. 

Check out the trailer here.

Headhunters Giveaway

Who doesn't love a good-old, nail biting, edge of your seat type thriller?

Headhunters is exactly that type of film.  Based on the best-selling novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbo, this fast-paced flick centres around the charming villain Roger Brown, a man who seems to have it all: he is Norway's most successful headhunter, married to beautiful gallery owner Diana, owns a magnificent house – and is living larger than he should. The unscrupulous Brown leads a life of excess and financed by dangerous art thefts. 

When he meets the Dutchman Clas Greve he sees the chance to become financially independent and starts planning his biggest hit ever. But he soon runs into trouble – and it’s not his financial problems that are threatening to bring him down.

Thanks to Rialto, we've got 10 double passes up for grabs to catch this exciting release. So if you're in Sydney or Melbourne, drop us a line at media@somedays.com.au and you'll be in it to win it - remember to include your postal address.

Headhunters hits cinemas on the 8th of March 2012 - check out the official trailer here.

Melancholia Giveaway

From the renowned Danish film maker Lars von Trier comes Melancholia, a compelling and beautiful drama about the end of the world.

Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgard) are celebrating their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of her sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg), and brother-in-law (Kiefer Sutherland). Despite Claire's best efforts, the wedding is a fiasco, with family tensions mounting and relationships fraying. Meanwhile, a planet called Melancholia is heading directly towards Earth. Talk about a stressful wedding day.

What eventuates is a mesmerising, visually enthralling and deeply moving film from one of the world's most intriguing film makers. After opening to international acclaim, Melancholia hits local cinemas on the 15th of December.

Thanks to Madman Entertainment, we have 10 double passes to give away. Feeling lucky? Then shoot us an email with your name and address to media@somedays.com.au.

Check out the trailer here.

Bill Cunningham New York Giveaway

‘We all get dressed for Bill,‛ says infamous Vogue editor Anna Wintour. The ‘Bill’ in question is 80-year-old The New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham. For decades, this pedal-powered cultural anthropologist has been obsessively chronicling fashion trends and high society soirées for the Times Style section.

Documenting uptown fixtures, downtown eccentrics and everyone in between, Cunningham’s enormous body of work is more reliable than any catwalk as an expression of time, place and individual flair.  In turn, Bill Cunningham New York is a delicate, funny and often poignant portrait of a dedicated artist whose only wealth is his own humanity and unassuming grace. 

Bill Cunningham New York hits cinemas on the 3rd of November. Thanks to Madman Entertainment, we have 10 double passes up for grabs. To throw your hat in the ring, drop us an email with your name and address at media@somedays.com.au.

Beginners Giveaway

Thanks to lovely folk over at Hopscotch, we've got 10 double passes up for grabs to see the new film Beginners, a thoughtful, joyous and tender film about love, romance, loss and life in all its messiness and beauty.

Ewan McGregor stars as Oliver, a single 30-something still baring the scars of broken relationships. When he meets and falls in love with the cheeky and beguiling Anna (Melanie Laurent), it floods Oliver with memories of his father Hal (Christopher Plummer), who came out of the closet to live a wonderully gay life at the age of 75. Inspired by his father's courageous revelation, Oliver endeavours to love Anna with the same bravery, humour and hope. Beginners darts dreams and dances with inspired ideas, transforming this romantic comedy into a profound and enchanting portrait of life and love.

The advance screenings will take place between August 19-21 and you can enter here.

You can also check out the trailer here.

The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest

Thanks to the lovely folk at Rialto, we have 25 double passes to give away to The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest, the third and final film adaptation of the best-selling Millenium trilogy written by the late Swedish author, Stieg Larsson.

In this last instalment, Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) lies in a critical condidtion, a bullet wound to her head, in a Swedish hospital. She's fighting for her life in more ways than one, if and when she recovers she'll be ordered to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, jounalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist), she will have to prove her innocence and plot revenge against the man who tried to kill her and the corrupt government that nearly destroyed her life.

The Girl Who Kicked the hornets nest hits cinemas on March 3. For your chance to win a double pass, shoot us an email to media@somedays.com.au. Check out the trailer here.