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Monte Carlo The Movie Winners!

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Thanks to everyone who entered the Monte Carlo The Movie giveaway. Up for grabs is a 4-pack of tickets to see Monte Carlo in theatres (value $50 each). Passes are valid at any Cineplex theatre across Canada that is showing the film.

And the winners are:

#71    Caroline
#30    robynl
#24    May
#148  Shaylynl
#89    Dee

Congratulations! Please send me an e-mail with your complete mailing address, plus phone number, and I’ll have the passes sent to you right away. Thanks to everyone who participated, and to 20th Century Fox Canada!

RIO: The Movie… Prize Pack Winners!

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Thanks to everyone who entered my giveaway to win one of three RIO: The Movie prize packs!

Did you know that RIO was the number one movie this past weekend! It’s true! At over $40 million gross, it’s the biggest debut of 2011. Which can only mean one thing… if you haven’t seen it yet, what are you waiting for?

I’m going to make it a little easier for three (3) lucky winners – One GRAND PRIZE winner will receive a RIO Wii™ game, RIO Junior Novel and 1 family 4-pack of passes to see RIO in theatres now – valid at Cineplex theatres across Canada; also valid on 3D screens. (Total value $87) The winner is…

#35 Tabitha Pye

Two secondary prize winners will receive a RIO Junior Novel and 1 family 4-pack of passes to see RIO in theatres now – valid at Cineplex theatres across Canada; also valid on 3D screens. (Total value $57) And the winners are…

#104 D.Calvert
# 45 leanne_mac

Congratulations all! Please send me an e-mail with your complete mailing address so that I can have the prize sent to you right away.

Thanks to everyone who participated, and to 20th Century Fox Films!

Water for Elephants… Winners!

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Thanks to everyone who entered my giveaway for a chance to win one of three Water for Elephants prize packs!

Since I’ve got to place the names of two lucky winners on a guest list, I won’t delay and I’ll get right to the point –

Two lucky winners of 2 passes to the exclusive Canadian premiere of Water for Elephants on April 21st at the Royal Ontario Museum (including after-hours access to Water, The Exhibition at the museum before the movie, plus a Water for Elephants original soundtrack c/o Sony Music) are… (Total Value $85)

#67 inthepinkofthings.com
#7 ~Megs~

Congratulations! Please send me an e-mail with your full name so that I can place you on the VIP list. The exhibit will be open at 6:30pm; the premiere is at 8:00pm.

Second, the winner of a Water for Elephants book c/o HarperCollins Canada and a Water for Elephants original soundtrack is… (Total Value $25)

#36 Miranda

Congratulations! Please send me an e-mail with your full mailing address so that I can have the prize sent to you right away. Thanks to everyone who participated, and to 20th Century Fox Films!

Water for Elephants: Just One Week to Go!

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Guess what arrived last night? Oh… just my two passes for the Canadian premiere of Water for Elephants! If you live in the GTA, you’ll want to enter part one of my giveaway –

TWO lucky winners will receive 2 passes to the exclusive Canadian premiere of Water for Elephants on April 21st at the Royal Ontario Museum. Ticketholders will be granted after-hours access to Water, The Exhibition at the museum before the movie! Plus, a Water for Elephants original soundtrack c/o Sony Music. The exhibit will be open at 6:30pm; the premiere is at 8:00pm. (Total Value $85)

Second, for all Canadian readers, ONE lucky winner will receive a Water for Elephants book c/o HarperCollins Canada and a Water for Elephants original soundtrack (Total Value $25)

Good luck – can’t wait to meet some lucky readers!

Click here to enter the Lena Loves… Water for Elephants giveaway.

Water for Elephants: Win 1 of 3 Prize Packs!

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NOTE: The following giveaway is open to Canadians only.

Raise your hand if you have a crush on Robert Pattinson. Okay, y’all can put your hands down now.

It’s been a very long time since I’ve been so excited about a movie. Take my favourite actress… Reese Witherspoon… and my favourite hearthrob… yup, good ol’ Robbie… and you’ve got me bouncing in my seat with excitement.

Starring Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson and Christoph Waltz, Water for Elephants is a powerful, epic tale of forbidden love. Based on the acclaimed #1 best seller in which an idealistic young man finds his destiny in a magical place filled with adventure, wonder and great danger.

I am in love with love stories. Always picturing myself as the damsel in distress, I wait for my Prince Charming to arrive, carrying me off on his white horse. Of course, in this movie the horse is an elephant, and Mr. Charming is most known for playing a brooding vampire :) Still, the tale of forbidden love is irresistible on so many levels – I think all ladies will feverishly root for a happy ending.

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Celebrating the theme of water, the Royal Ontario Museam is pleased to present Water: The Exhibition – a ground-breaking exploration of life’s most precious resource.

Developed by the American Museum of Natural History in New York with enhanced Canadian content from the ROM, it takes visitors on a journey around the world to examine both the scientific and cultural importance of water. Essential learning for every Canadian, this exhibition uses hands-on activities, live animals and multi-media displays to demonstrate the importance of water and what you and your family can do to help protect the future of our blue planet.

Water For Elephants will be released on April 22, 2011. In addition to the movie, do grab the soundtrack – the Water for Elephants score is by Grammy-winning composer James Newton Howard whose film music has been nominated five times for an Academy Award!


I have three (3) amazing prizes to give away courtesy of 20th Century Fox Films!

First, for readers in the Greater Toronto Area, TWO lucky winners will receive:

2 passes to the exclusive Canadian premiere of Water for Elephants on April 21st at the Royal Ontario Museum. Ticketholders will be granted after-hours access to Water, The Exhibition at the museum before the movie! Plus, a Water for Elephants original soundtrack c/o Sony Music. The exhibit will be open at 6:30pm; the premiere is at 8:00pm. (Total Value $85)

Second, for all Canadian readers, ONE lucky winner will receive:

A Water for Elephants book c/o HarperCollins Canada and a Water for Elephants original soundtrack (Total Value $25)

To enter, leave a comment here telling us why you’d love to run away and join the circus. If you are available to attend the premiere, please also state in your entry “AVAILABLE“. I’ll need to draw from those entries to ensure the winner is able to join us! I’ll draw from all entries for the secondary prize.

You can also qualify for extra entries! Remember, you must leave a separate comment for each. You can:

(1) Follow my blog, Listen to Lena!
(2) “Like” Listen to Lena! on Facebook
(3) “Like” Water for Elephants Movie on Facebook
(4) Follow Water for Elephants on Twitter
(4) Tweet about this giveaway (tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/3cyxzww)
(5) You may Tweet daily.

I’ll draw for winners on the morning of April 20th. Special thanks to 20th Century Fox Films, and good luck everybody!

RIO: The Movie… Win a RIO Prize Pack!

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Note: The following giveaway is open to Canadians only.

Now before you get ultra excited, I’m not giving away a vacation to Rio de Janeiro… but it’s the next best thing, I promise!

From the makers of the hit ICE AGE series comes RIO, a comedy adventure about taking a walk on the wild side. Blu is a domesticated Macaw who never learned to fly, living a comfortable life with his owner and best friend Linda in the small town of Moose Lake, Minnesota. Blu and Linda think he’s the last of his kind, but when they learn about another Macaw who lives in Rio de Janeiro, they head to the faraway and exotic land to find Jewel, Blu’s female counterpart.

Not long after they arrive, Blu and Jewel are kidnapped by a group of bungling animal smugglers. With the help of street smart Jewel, and a group of wise-cracking and smooth-talking city birds, Blu escapes. Now, with his new friends by his side, Blu will have to find the courage to learn to fly, thwart the kidnappers who are hot on their trail, and return to Linda, the best friend a bird ever had.

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It’ll no doubt be an awesome family movie – I love movies that are shot “on location”! Starring Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg as Jewel and Blu, in addition to an all-star lineup – Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, will.i.am, Rodrigo Santoro, and Jamie Foxx… it promises to be full of adventure, laughs and of course, love and friendship! And with summer around the corner, I’m more than happy to get into a tropical mood :)

RIO will be at a theatre near you on April 15th. Round up the kiddies and enjoy a family movie night!


20th Century Fox Films has generously offered three (3) Listen to Lena! readers the chance to win a RIO prize pack!

One GRAND PRIZE winner will receive a RIO Wii™ game, RIO Junior Novel and 1 family 4-pack of passes to see RIO when it opens – valid at Cineplex theatres across Canada; also valid on 3D screens. (Total value $87)

Two secondary prize winners will receive a RIO Junior Novel and 1 family 4-pack of passes to see RIO when it opens – valid at Cineplex theatres across Canada; also valid on 3D screens. (Total value $57)

To enter, simply watch the trailer above and leave a comment here, telling us what you’re most looking forward to (it can be as simple as wanting to have some quality time with your family!).

You can also qualify for extra entries! Remember, you must leave a separate comment for each. You can:

(1) Follow my blog, Listen to Lena!
(2) “Like” Listen to Lena! on Facebook
(3) “Like” RIO the Movie on Facebook
(4) Follow on RIO the Movie on Twitter
(4) Tweet about this giveaway (tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/62y8whw)
(5) You may Tweet daily.

I’ll draw for a winner on April 20th. Special thanks to 20th Century Fox Films, and good luck everybody!

Love & Other Drugs Winners!

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It’s t-minus 34 hours to Jake and Anne time… and FIVE lucky winners are about to have plans tomorrow night!

Thanks to everyone who entered the Love & Other Drugs giveaway. With flurries falling outside my window and a howling wind I can hear through the windows, I’d say it’s just the right time for a steamy romantic comedy. For those who missed the original post, here’s the trailer:

http://www.foxcontent.com/player.swf?id=love-and-other-drugs-trailer-us

Okay, now get ready to call up a friend (and a babysitter if necessary)… congratulations to:

ADA

KATIE JANE ALLEN

VELARIE

ASHI

JANN

You’ve all won a set of passes to the advanced screening, on Monday, November 22nd (tomorrow!) at Silvercity Yonge and Eglinton, Toronto – 7:00pm.

Please send me an e-mail with your full name and the name of your guest, and I will forward further instructions to you. Thanks to everyone who participated, and congratulations all!

Love & Other Drugs: Win Free Passes Here!

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*The following giveaway is open to residents of the GTA only. However, if you think you’d like to jump on a Toronto-bound plane to see Jake Gyllenhaal in all his sexy naked glory, then you can enter too.*

The good folks at 20th Century Fox Canada are offering Listen to Lena! readers a chance to view an advanced screening of Love & Other Drugs, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria and more!

http://www.foxcontent.com/player.swf?id=love-and-other-drugs-trailer-us

Hathaway portrays Maggie, an alluring free spirit who won’t let anyone – or anything – tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie (Gyllenhaal), whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serve him well with the ladies and in the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie’s evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love. 

Argh! I totally want to see this! It looks like a such a funny, romantic movie, and word on the street is that Hathaway is generating some major Oscar buzz with this role. The combination of Jake and Anne is just too juicy to ignore; and speaking of juicy… it’s, ahem, definitely rated 14A for strong sexual content. Not that it’s a problem for Gyllenhaal fans :)

The movie will be in theaters on November 24th, but here’s your chance to see if before everyone else… at an  advanced screening!

Get ready to swoon on Monday, November 22nd at Silvercity Yonge and Eglinton, Toronto, at 7:00pm. I’ve got 5 (five) double passes to give away, so you and a friend can spend a couple of hours immersed in the crazy world of pharmaceutical sales (with a little romance and eye candy along the way).

To enter, simply leave a comment letting us know why you’d like to see the movie. Remember, you must be available to attend the screening on November 22nd. I’ll draw for winners on the morning of Sunday, November 21st… so mark your calendars and check back to see if you’ve won!

Give yourself an extra entry if you’re a Listen to Lena! follower :)

Special thanks to 20th Century Fox Canada, and good luck everybody!