A whole season of screenings at EMPAC
A crop from the famous Saul Bass-designed poster for Vertigo.
Drawing's closed! The winner's been notified! Thanks for entering!
The spring season at EMPAC starts up this week with a screening of Vertigo on Thursday. Counting that Hitchcock classic, this season's slate includes seven different screenings of films and video. And we're giving away a pair of tickets to all of them. Yep, all seven.
To enter the drawing, please answer this question in the comments:
What's your favorite film character?
We'll draw one winner at random. That person will get a pair of tickets to see the whole slate of screenings.
Here are the included films:
+ Vertigo - Thursday, January 26
+ onedotzero: poemetrics - Thursday, February 16
+ Last Year at Marienbad - Thursday, February 23
+ onedotzero: wow + flutter 11 - Thursday, March 1 (7 pm)
+ onedotzero: wavelength 11 - Thursday, March 1 (8:30 pm)
+ Dead Man - Thursday, April 19
+ Before Sunrise - Thursday May 3
Important: All comments must be submitted by 11:59 pm on Tuesday (January 24, 2012) to be entered in the drawing. You must answer the question to be part of the drawing. One entry per person, please. You must enter a valid email address (that you check regularly -- seriously, if you win, we want to give you the tickets) with your comment. The winner will be notified via email by 10 am on Wednesday (January 25) and must respond by 6 pm that day.
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Ripley. She was a game changer for me, the first film I ever saw where the badass lead was a woman, and man was she ever a badass--yet still womanly. Alien and Aliens remain in my top 10 genius movies of all time list...and she's the number one reason.
... said Kizzi on Jan 23, 2012 at 3:08 PM | link
Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) in Pulp Fiction
... said Liz on Jan 23, 2012 at 3:20 PM | link
Rocky (Sylvester Stallone).
... said George on Jan 23, 2012 at 3:23 PM | link
James Bond
... said Jay Walker on Jan 23, 2012 at 3:26 PM | link
James Bond. Hands down. Although Ripley a close second.
... said Alex H on Jan 23, 2012 at 3:33 PM | link
Buster Keaton. Impossible to duplicate.
... said Eric Stott on Jan 23, 2012 at 4:09 PM | link
Pshhh, Tron.
... said -S on Jan 23, 2012 at 4:18 PM | link
Max Fischer
... said Barry on Jan 23, 2012 at 4:24 PM | link
Jason Bourne
... said Nate on Jan 23, 2012 at 4:25 PM | link
Roy Batty, from Blade Runner.
... said ethan on Jan 23, 2012 at 4:56 PM | link
Chewbacca carrying Yoda on his back
... said Jesse on Jan 23, 2012 at 5:02 PM | link
For someone who watches as many films as I do, this is an extremely difficult one. I think I'm going to go with Johnny from Mike Leigh's "Naked."
"So you think you can make the present palatable by projecting into the future? You’re living in the past, pal."
... said Chris Bassett on Jan 23, 2012 at 6:38 PM | link
Inigo Montoya (Princess Bride)
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
... said jess (jamesjake) on Jan 23, 2012 at 7:28 PM | link
I'd have to go with Brando as Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now.
... said James on Jan 23, 2012 at 7:37 PM | link
Jeff "the dude" lebowski
... said Drew on Jan 23, 2012 at 7:47 PM | link
Frank Booth. Here's to your ****.
... said Reuben on Jan 23, 2012 at 8:23 PM | link
My favorite is " Quint", Robert Shaw, from Jaws.
... said jeff on Jan 23, 2012 at 8:26 PM | link
This is a tough one. Rick from Casablanca and George Bailey from It's a Wonderful Life feel like cop-out answers, and Max Fischer and The Dude are already on the board. I'll go with Annie Savoy from Bull Durham.
... said meierrain on Jan 23, 2012 at 9:02 PM | link
George Bailey.
... said Building and Loan on Jan 23, 2012 at 9:53 PM | link
Torgo. He cares for the place while the Master is away.
... said Tom S. on Jan 23, 2012 at 9:56 PM | link
Mark Renton - Trainspotting
... said Terrence on Jan 23, 2012 at 10:22 PM | link
"I had a farm in Africa at the foot of the Ngong Hills"
Meryl Streep as Karen Blixen in Out of Africa (1985)
... said Dan on Jan 23, 2012 at 11:19 PM | link
The T-Rex from Jurrasic Park
... said Dan R on Jan 23, 2012 at 11:39 PM | link
Seibei
... said Alex on Jan 23, 2012 at 11:41 PM | link
Steve Zissou
... said Spencer on Jan 24, 2012 at 7:45 AM | link
Nora Charles
... said Casey on Jan 24, 2012 at 7:49 AM | link
Verbal Kint a.k.a. Keyser Soze in "The Usual Suspects." Brilliant actor, brilliant character, brilliant dialog, complex plot.
... said Rhea on Jan 24, 2012 at 8:51 AM | link
Tough one. Up high on my list would be the suave but dastardly Bruno Anthony (played by Robert Walker) from Hitchcock's classic "Strangers On A Train" (which has the best carousel crash sequence ever committed to film).
... said -R. on Jan 24, 2012 at 9:18 AM | link
The Narrator from Fight Club
... said Jason on Jan 24, 2012 at 10:30 AM | link
I don't know if I will ever have a favorite, but I will throw a few out there, maybe even more than a few: Jean-Pierre Léaud as Paul in Masculin Féminin; Mariel Hemingway as Tracy in Manhattan; Audrey Tautou as the eponymous Amélie; Scarlett Johansson as Charlotte in Lost in Translation; Elle Fanning as Cleo in Somewhere; and we shouldn't forget Gromit.
... said Rohan on Jan 24, 2012 at 10:37 AM | link
Elwood Dowd in Harvey.
... said Jenna on Jan 24, 2012 at 10:42 AM | link
Sherlock Holmes
... said Johnny C on Jan 24, 2012 at 11:18 AM | link
John McClane - Die Hard
... said Jen Long on Jan 24, 2012 at 11:21 AM | link
duh! Cher Horowitz from Clueless.
... said Matte on Jan 24, 2012 at 11:29 AM | link
Alastair Sim's version of Ebenezer Scrooge in 1953. Classic!
... said Chrissy on Jan 24, 2012 at 12:18 PM | link
Royal Tenenbaum
... said Jay on Jan 24, 2012 at 2:13 PM | link
Where would movies be without Indiana Jones!
... said Tess on Jan 24, 2012 at 3:21 PM | link
Achoo from Robin Hood Men in Tights!
... said Andrew H on Jan 24, 2012 at 3:26 PM | link
I know the question specifies "character" in the singular, but...
Terry Lee Collins (Billy Bob Thornton) and Joe Blake (Bruce Willis) as the Sleepover Bandits in the film Bandits (2001).
If you twisted my arm, I'd choose Blake. But don't tell anyone.
... said Mike on Jan 24, 2012 at 4:59 PM | link
Alex (Malcolm McDowell) in A Clockwork Orange.
... said Sara H. on Jan 24, 2012 at 5:25 PM | link
Sebastian
... said Jackie on Jan 24, 2012 at 5:57 PM | link
Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura. Nuff said
... said bobby on Jan 24, 2012 at 7:08 PM | link
Sarah from the movie Labyrinth.
... said Shelby on Jan 24, 2012 at 10:25 PM | link