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Happy Birthday - Boxwish is one year old today!
15 July 2009 4:14 AM, PDT
Here at Boxwish HQ, we’ve got our glad rags on today as it’s none other than our first birthday! Yes, just 365 short days ago we came into cyber existence with a remit to deliver movie-inspired shenanigans and we’re pretty chuffed to have made it to this exciting landmark. Yet while there are plenty of folk behind the scenes that deserve hearty slaps on the back for their contribution to the site, we want to reserve our biggest thank you for the people that truly make Boxwish what it is – you, the readers. But before we get too blubbery and start reaching for the tissues, let’s take a look back at our first year…
There were massive movie releases that really got you and us excited from Twilight to Quantum of Solace helping us achieve over a million visits. And the stats don’t stop there, we
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Win tickets to the London premiere of Inglourious Basterds
15 July 2009 3:15 AM, PDT
“Brad Pitt is a Basterd!” Apparently so are Eli Roth and Diane Kruger. No, we’re not getting nasty, just enjoying some of the tag-lines for the much-hyped return of Quentin Tarantino with Inglourious Basterds. The rip-roaring ensemble World War II action adventure sees a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as “the Basterds” hunt down Nazis and led by Pitt’s Lieutenant Aldo Raine, they mean business (“Each and every man under my command owes me one hundred Nazi scalps… and I want my scalps!” he hollers). And while the rest of us will have to wait until the 21st August to catch the latest effort from the Chin, one lucky person and a chum can see it almost a month earlier by winning a pair of tickets to the London premiere. Read on for more info.
The competition, run by free London newspaper, The Metro offers the chance to
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Fashion fix of the week: Strawberry earrings from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
15 July 2009 2:39 AM, PDT
When it comes to fashion in the Harry Potter film franchise, Luna Lovegood (Evanna Lynch), the spacey blonde obsessed with Nargles is most definitely following her own rules. Her personal style is quirky to say the least and very much in contrast to the more muted, accessible fashions of female Hogwarts witch, Hermione Granger (Emma Watson). But here at Boxwish, we embrace the offbeat ensembles of Luna and have managed to track down a pair of strawberry earrings that we think would be right at home in her eccentric wardrobe from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Okay, so we know that technically Luna doesn’t wear strawberry earrings, rather a pair that looks more like radishes or the fictional dirigible plums. However radish earrings don’t seem to be in this season (I know, a travesty!) and so staying with the fruity theme we’ve branched out to the
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Scene It? DVD game launches Twilight version
14 July 2009 4:10 AM, PDT
Think you know everything about Twilight? Know your Quil from your Embry? Your Midnight Sun from your Breaking Dawn and your Isle Esme from your La Push? Well, give that brain of yours a workout with the ultimate in Twilight tests, a version of the famous Scene It? DVD game series inspired by the Stephenie Meyer saga. It’s a fantastically fun way to share some Twilight trivia and is the only way to rate the intensity of your fandom, separating the weak from the strong to find the true Twilight know-it-all. Are you up to the challenge?
As per the established Scene It? formula, the game features movie clips (“hundreds of them” according to the product blurb), along with “trivia questions and on-screen puzzlers”. There are plenty of ways to customise your game play with mini-games and bonus activities also thrown into the mix, however certain to be a
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Open casting call for ninjas in new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie
14 July 2009 3:40 AM, PDT
Calling all wannabe ninja turtles! Put down that pizza, stop rapping along to Partners in Kryme’s “Turtle Power” and take off that god-awful April jumpsuit as this is the news you’ve been waiting for – an open casting call for the latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie! But before you start practising your “Cowabungas” note that this isn’t an audition for just any ol’ fan but for those with the moves as the production company is specifically looking to recruit a martial arts expert. That still apply to you? Great! Read on to find out how you can be a part of the cinematic return of the heroes in a half shell – turtle power!
The open auditions are looking for roles in villainous gang, the Foot Clan and those turning up will demonstrate their skills in front of a judging panel that will include actor and expert martial artist,
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Auto of the week: Utilimaster Aeromate from Hotel for Dogs
14 July 2009 3:03 AM, PDT
Recently we’ve been going retro for our auto spot with a 1950s Buick Super from Revolutionary Road and a 1930s Ford V8 from Public Enemies, so for this week’s blog post we’re dragging ourselves back into the present day with a cheery motor from kiddie comedy Hotel for Dogs – the Utilimaster Aeromate. Sure, it lacks the finesse and old-school glamour of these past beauties, but what it lacks in classic charm it makes up for in doggie delights for this is no average delivery van rather one that has undergone a mutt makeover.
Gone is the drab exterior of the Utilimaster Aeromate, replaced with eyebrows above the dual windscreens, a nose, whiskers and pink tongue hanging from the grille and are those ears we spot hanging from either side of the roof? Woof woof! This canine version of “Pimp My Ride” is used by Dave, one of
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Tonner to debut new Edward Twilight doll
13 July 2009 4:05 AM, PDT
It’s just over a week until Comic Con 2009 kicks off at the San Diego Convention Center in California and for Twifans that means news on The Twilight Saga: New Moon. The second instalment of the Stephenie Meyer story will hold a panel discussion complete with some of the stars and unveil new footage (!!) And if that wasn’t enough, Tonner Dolls has confirmed a new doll in their range of Twilight-inspired figures will go on sale exclusively at the showbiz event. Click over for more on the exciting addition…
The new doll is called “Hungry Edward” and is a likeness of the heartthrob vampire played in the films by Robert Pattinson. The description on the Tonner website elaborates: “This latest incarnation of Edward Cullen features variant black eyes and comes dressed in a soft knit long-sleeved T-shirt and dark wash jeans. Socks, faux leather lace-up shoes, and faux leather
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Merchandise swag: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee book
13 July 2009 3:11 AM, PDT
For those of you that didn’t feel like watching a man play with dildos at the cinema this past weekend in Brüno, there was thankfully another offering – The Private Lives of Pippa Lee. This tender drama starring Robin Wright Penn as the titular Pippa Lee, a woman facing a mid-life meltdown is earning strong reviews and with its fantastic ensemble cast (Alan Arkin, Keanu Reeves, Julianne Moore and Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively) is proving to be clever counter-programming in blockbuster-heavy theatres. And if you’ve spent some time in the company of Pippa or are planning on catching the quirky indie soon, why not add to the experience and read the book it’s based on which is this week’s merchandise swag spot.
The novel, like the film is the work of creative talent Rebecca Miller who, not only adapted her book for the big screen but also directed it as well.
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DVD release inspirations including The Young Victoria
13 July 2009 2:57 AM, PDT
Three more days to go Boxwishers and then, yes then Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be out at cinemas. It’s the moment that so many of you have been waiting for and now we’re in sight of it it’s so exciting. To celebrate, we’re going Potter potty here at Boxwish with a week of features dedicated to the boy wizard kicking off tomorrow. And to help us while away the hours until Harry’s back, we’re checking out the new DVDs coming your way from today and we’ve got period pomp in The Young Victoria, canine capers in Hotel for Dogs and Robert Pattinson with a crazy ‘tache and sometimes very little else in Little Ashes.
If you see… The Young Victoria, a classy costume drama that looks at the British monarch’s early life including her ascension to the throne and marriage to Prince Albert,
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