Archive for December, 2011
The Freeze Frame Challenge: Christmas in New York!
by Redbox | December 27th, 2011 | Filed under: Freeze Frames, Quizzes, Contests & Polls, UncategorizedA lot of movies are shot in New York City, including the three Christmas movies featured in our Freeze Frame Challenge last week. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Miracle On 34th Street and Elf all took place in the city that never sleeps. So who knew the names of the movies and what they [...]
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Movie Trivia: The Answer Is A Touch Indecent
by Redbox | December 27th, 2011 | Filed under: Other Bits, Quizzes, Contests & Polls, UncategorizedAs Heidi Klum is fond of saying, “One week you’re in, the next you’re out.” So, who knew their film fashions in this week’s movie trivia contest? Many of you were in. Very few were out. And if you were one of those who said Demi Moore’s LBD was from “Indecent Proposal”, you were right [...]
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The Redbox Freeze Frame Challenge
by Redbox | December 24th, 2011 | Filed under: Freeze Frames, Quizzes, Contests & Polls, UncategorizedChristmas is one day away! As if that isn’t enough to send your mind spinning, today we’re going to test your little gray cells with a brainteaser. Can you guess the holiday movies in today’s Freeze Frame challenge? Here’s how to play: 1.) Look at the images below. Can you tell what movies they’re from? [...]
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And the Winner of the Disney Universe for Wii is…
by Redbox | December 23rd, 2011 | Filed under: Giveaways, Quizzes, Contests & Polls, Uncategorized…Lisa Ruzicka! Redbox asked you to name your favorite Disney villain and tell us why. So many of you answered (more than 800 people!) that we were starting to worry you might not be sleeping well at night! Seriously, we loved everyone’s very animated answers. And here’s what our winner had to say: Lisa Ruzicka: [...]
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DVD Review: Midnight in Paris
by Erika Olson | December 23rd, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, MoviesDVD Review of Midnight in Paris: Smart, whimsical, and romantic in all the right places, Woody Allen’s Golden Globe-nominated comedy provides giddy thrills for lit majors and art aficionados, and carefree escapism for the rest of us. The following is a reprint of Redblog’s theatrical review of Midnight in Paris, which is now at Redbox [...]
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DVD Review: Warrior
by Erika Olson | December 22nd, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, MoviesDVD Review of Warrior: You wouldn’t expect a film about estranged brothers beating each other down in a mixed martial arts competition to be one of the most crowd-pleasing, feel-good movies of the year… but it is. The following is a reprint of Redblog’s theatrical review of Warrior, which is now at Redbox on DVD [...]
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Movie Trivia: Dressed to Thrill
by Redbox | December 20th, 2011 | Filed under: Freeze Frames, Quizzes, Contests & Polls, UncategorizedThey say clothes make the man. The same could be said for a woman, particularly if that woman is Demi Moore. She’s all business in her Wall Street wardrobe in Margin Call, available at Redbox starting today. But a few years back she turned heads in this little black number. Can you name the movie [...]
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Sacrebleu! The Answer to the French Freeze Frame Challenge
by Redbox | December 20th, 2011 | Filed under: Freeze Frames, Quizzes, Contests & Polls, UncategorizedSo who knew that last week’s Freeze Frame Challenge movies were The Pink Panther 2, Julie & Julia and French Kiss? Only a few of you, actually. Many of you thought that the shot of Steve Martin as Inspector Clouseau was from the first Pink Panther, but it was really from his second outing. And [...]
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News: Redbox Kiosks to Arrive in Chicago-area CTA Stations
by Redbox | December 19th, 2011 | Filed under: UncategorizedChicago is Redbox’s kind of town. Not just because we’re headquartered in nearby Oakbrook Terrace and not just because we eat way too much deep-dish pizza. We’re now part of something you see every day if you live in Chicago: the L! Redbox kiosks are available now or coming soon to riders of the CTA [...]
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The Redbox Freeze Frame Challenge
by Redbox | December 17th, 2011 | Filed under: Freeze Frames, Quizzes, Contests & PollsUpdate: We’ve posted the winners of this week’s challenge here. This coming week, Midnight In Paris will be in Redbox kiosks across the nation. This Woody Allen hit comedy takes place in the City of Light. Take today’s Freeze Frame challenge and guess these other comedies set in France! Here’s how to play: 1.) Look [...]
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