UPDATE #3: i Fratelli Ristorante is delivering 40 pizzas to our Oscar party! —> http://www.ifratelli.net/

UPDATE #2: The Dallas International Film Festival is giving our grand prize winner TWO Star Pass badges to their festival! This is also great news, as the DIFF people are amazing as well! Please see below for details about this.

UPDATE: Asian Film Festival of Dallas is giving one of our Oscar party winners two (2) VIP badge to their festival! This is great news, as the AFFD people are amazing!

Ah, the moment is finally upon us. The gala of cinematic appreciation that is the Academy Awards. When all the beautiful people gather to watch the year’s best get their dues. And the beautiful people I’m referring to is YOU! That’s right…we would be delighted to have all you lovely Dallasites attend A Starry Night with GordonandtheWhale.com & ReelDistraction.com, our yearly Oscar party at the Angelika Dallas (5321 East Mockingbird Lane Dallas, TX) this Sunday, March 7th, 2010 at 6:00 pm.

Aside from watching the big show, there will be all sorts of festivities throughout the evening, including special prize giveaways where NO ONE WILL LEAVE EMPTY HANDED!

Prizes include: a Blu-ray player, a six-month membership to Blockbuster Online, a teeth whitening/cleaning from PURE Dental ($400 value), 2 passes to this year’s Texas Frightmare Weekend, a DVD player, DVDs from IndiePix Films, movie swag, and much much more! And if the music hasn’t started to cut me off yet, allow me to tell you PURE Dental will give a FREE zoom teeth whitening to everyone that attends Starry Night and books a cleaning with them! In short, we’re giving away just about everything minus the little gold statues.

But that’s not all! Photographer Stephie Ya Know will be on hand to catch the glitz and glamour of the evening in her photo booth. So, ya know what that means? Dress to impress!

No purchase necessary. Admission is FREE. Seating is first-come, first-served.

Who we would thank if we were giving an acceptance speech (i.e. Our wonderful sponsors):
GordonandtheWhale.com
ReelDistraction.com
AngelikaFilmCenter.com
IndiePixFilms.com
PURE Dental
Blockbuster.com
QuickDFW.com
TexasFrightmareWeekend.com
Dallas International Film Festival
Asian Film Festival of Dallas
Focus Features
Fox Searchlight
Universal Pictures
Apparition
Disney
Anchorbay
Lionsgate
Weinstein
Warner Bros.
Warner Music Group
Freestyle
Paramount Pictures

Here are the prizes we are giving away:

Dallas International Film Festival:
TWO Star pass badges. Each bag gets you:
-One invitation to the Opening Night Gala on April 8, 2010, subject to availability.
-One invitation to the Closing Night Gala, subject to availability.
-Invitations to select parties during the Festival.
-One DALLAS IFF Swag Bag.
-Access for two people to the Filmmaker Lounge.
-Admission for one person to all Centerpiece Screenings and associated parties, subject to availability. -Seating is limited, and RSVP is required.
-Admission for one person with priority seating to all regular film screenings and panel discussions.
-Eligibility to buy additional tickets in advance of public box office opening.

Blockbuster Media:
Six month online membership (Three rentals at a time)

Texas Frightmare Weekend:
Two badges (access to panels, Q&As, and photo opportunities with actors, directors, and more!)

PURE Dental:
Zoom teeth whitening ($400 value)

Blu-ray Player

Blu-rays:
PAPER HEART
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
THE HURT LOCKER
THE VAMPIRE’S ASSISTANT

DVD Player

IndiePix Films:
HORI SMOKU SAILOR JERRY
IN A DREAM
WE LIVE IN PUBLIC
COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS
NO SWEAT
WHO IS KK DOWNEY?

Posters:
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
CRAZY HEART
UP
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
EVERYBODY’S FINE
PIRATE RADIO
DAYBREAKERS
THE BLIND SIDE
INVICTUS
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
LIMITS OF CONTROL (Signed by director Jim Jarmusch)

Soundtracks:
INVICTUS
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
UP IN THE AIR
AVATAR

Shirts:
INVICTUS
A SERIOUS MAN
THE BLIND SIDE
THE BOOK OF ELI
PIRATE RADIO
THE SLAMMIN’ SALMON
MICHAEL JACKSON’S THIS IS IT
ANVIL
AWAY WE GO
RUNAWAY
THE HANGOVER

Novel:
ME AND ORSON WELLES
THE YOUNG VICTORIA

Hats:
INVICTUS
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY

Water bottles:
DAYBREAKERS

Needle Writing Pens:
SAW VI

iPod Holders:
PIRATE RADIO

Sunglasses:
DAYBREAKERS

Fancy Leather Bag:
PIRATE RADIO