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Sundance Is Over But The Swag Isn't ... Win A Celeb Gift Bag!
Posted on Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:30 PM PDT
UPDATE! - Contestant/poet Serge, of Boylston, MA has won with this stunner:
Darkness and dolby
Butter melts on my popcorn
I am transported
Congrats!
Here's your chance to win the gift bag celebs like Khloe Kardashian and Stephanie Pratt got while they were tearing their way through the slopes gift suites at Sundance!
The Talent Resources Gift Suite bag features a gift certificate for a month of free movies at any AMC theater for you plus one, a Burton-Corona snowboard, three free months with Premium LG Group concierge service, 1 pair of Australia Luxe Zipper boots and much, much more! Click thru to see the full list of prizes ...
So here's the deal -- write up a haiku about why you love movies! The best poem (chosen by us) wins!
What's a haiku, you ask? It's a Japanese lyric verse consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables, respectively. Too complicated? Then don't participate! We want the best of the best, here, people!
Be sure to include your first name, a valid e-mail (enter this in designated field of the comment section - it will NOT by published on the site) and your current city of residence. We'll announce a winner tomorrow afternoon (PT). May the best big-screen-loving poet win!
Here's the full list of gifts included in this stupendous bag provided by Talent Resources:
AMC Movie Theaters - a month of free movies for yourself and a guest, good at any AMC Theater Locations Nationwide - value up to $1200
EOS (Evolution of Smooth Lipgloss) - 1 lip balm 3 pack, 1 EOS shaving cream - value $20
Premium LG Group concierge service - certificate for three months free
concierge service - value $2,000
One limited edition Burton-Corona snowboard - value $700
IZZE will provide - 1 headphone, 1 lipbalm, 1 t-shirt, 3 Clementine Sparkle Juice, 3
Pomegrante Sparkle Juice, 2 Lime Juice - value $100
Cafe Bustelo - 1 coffee cup, 1 coffee ground bin, 1 chocolate mix, plus 3 months free coffee - value $350
Divine Chocolate- 1 white chocolate, 1 dark chocolate and 1 month free chocolate - value $150
Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne - One Magnum - value $98
Giiv.com - 1 free month weekly yoga
Teleflora - 1 month free weekly fresh flowers
Rebecca - 1 necklace from Rebecca
Blanket America - 1 blanket (for every blanket gifted, one will be donated to an American in need) - value $59
Australia Luxe Boots - 1 pair Zipper Boots - value $410
Comments
Darkness and dolby
Butter melts on my popcorn
I am transported
Laughing till there are tears
some crying or screaming thru ones fears
movies dinner a few tears
Catherine Pannell
La Quinta, CA
Laughing till there are tears
Some crying or screaming thru ones fears
Movies dinner a few beers.
Catherine Pannell
La Quinta, CA
Movies bring in love
Laughter tears and fears are fun
Films oh what sweet bliss
Buffalo, NY
Intense surround sound
Horror Action or Drama
Real life who needs it
Celebrities made.
Actual drama unfolds.
The story begins.
Cheyenne, WY
Romantic intrigue
Guys doting on girls; escape
Screen becomes release
Los Angeles, CA
affair with a screen
addiction easily seen
love hate lust cry dream
Catherine
La Quinta
The best escapism
Who doesn't love great movies
Pay up and enjoy
Happy and smiling
sadness and misery
a picture is made
The soundtrack of life.
Bright lights, plot, emotion and guts.
I love the movies!
Venice, CA
Escape through the screen.
The way we wish life could be.
Two hours of bliss.
Angel
Vallejo, CA
Imagination
Movies bring you to a new
world; Then fade to black
Southaven, MS
Sitting in the dark
Lost in feeling, sight and sound
Cinematic dreams
When two fall in love
Happily ever after
Where dreams can come true
Angel
Vallejo, CA
The question is why
If I couldn't I would die
Movies are my life
Dan
Loveland
visual sound delight
for just a moment in time
escaping this world
Melissa
Missoula, MT
Slip away for now
Transport into lands unknown
Emerge from your dreams
Tracy
New York, NY
A viewing pleasure
Laughing, crying, screaming joy
For better, for worse
Morgan
San Diego, CA
Everlasting love
Like Brad and Ange, screen is life!
Wait, are they dunzo?
Nicola
Tempe, AZ
Comedy, drama,
fantasy,reality;
touchstones of our lives.
Tears, sorrow, distress
Laughter, excitement and joy
Movies bring passion
Andi Walker
Hollywood, CA
Tears, sorrow, distress
Laughter, excitement and joy
Movies bring passion
Andi Walker
Hollywood, CA
Perfect place and time
Laugh, cry, scream, cheer, jump for joy
Brief escape from life
It's all there for you
Suspend disbelief a while
And be transported
David
Grapevine, TX
If only for now
I leave this world as I know
THE END pulls me back
Janice
Orlando, FL
stories to tell endlessly
amazing actors
entertian you passionly
Travel with your mind
beauty, passion, thrill, love, crime,
a trip worth the price
Imagine us all
Identifiying with more
Inspiring the soul
Julie
Arvada, CO
escape into darkness
mesmerize greatness
love laughter live
Tales of sorrow
stories of joy and pleasure
end with mystery
With stressful work days
comes a good time to relax
movie therapy
Lights dim sound is up
In an instant that is me
Time to laugh and cry
Azusa, CA
An escape from life,
an emotional release,
What could be better?
La Jolla, CA
The dark screen lights up
And I'm so many people
For just a short while.
Los Angeles, CA
new feelings overcome me
surrounded by bright visions
transported away
new senses heightened
surrounded by bright visions
transported away
Gasp at the climax
Marvel in the sweet romance
Images of bliss
St. Louis, Mo.
Movies inspire
They set my mind on fire
They don’t expire!
Santa Barbara, CA
Life can be boring.
I can escape from me and
become someone new!
stresses disappear
my fantasy in full bloom
briefly transported
Ingonish, NS
Stories understood
Human condition observed
Perceptions altered
Cooss Bay, OR
like a kid again
high with anticipation
a brief release from real life
clooney and damon
roberts, pitt and diaz
silver screen star struck
Ingonish, NS
Two hours to spare,
Twenty bucks and no girlfriend.
Boy, am I lonely.
Simi Valley,CA
Will this movie suck?
Just one thing to ask myself:
Do I feel lucky?
Castaic,CA
The smell of popcorn
The big screen and surround sound
It's love at first watch
Castaic, CA
I just watch the screen
and two hours at a time
I feel I'm at home
Castaic,CA
The crying babies
the loud, obnoxious people
Worth ALL twenty bucks
Castaic,CA
Movies are my thing
Lose yourself in fantasy
In dreams that could be
Oklahoma City, OK
My movie going
Brings visions and dreams to life
Amidst a dull day
Oklahoma City, OK
Popcorn and candy
Action, comedy, horror
Entertaining all
Oklahoma City, OK
The celeb sightings:
OMG is that Brad Pitt?
No, just the usher
Castaic,CA
You looking at me?
You must be looking at me
'Cause this movie rocks!
Castaic,CA
Adventures await
With stories acted by greats
Of laughter and tears
Oklahoma City, OK
The lines, the waiting
all for entertainment sake
for two hours of great
Oklahoma City, OK
Brief moments in time...
The chance to dream and become.
To love movie night!
Escape from your life
Enjoy a movie or two
Laugh, cry or be scared
Miami, Fl.
Absorbed in the screen
Waiting to be swept away
Living a new life
London, Ontario, Canada
Ticket in your hand
A new world to be explored
Story begins now
Ticket in your hand
A new world to be explored
Story begins now
Los Angeles, CA
Two hours of peace
Laugh, cry, forget your worries
As the reel turns round.
I could be a star
I can cry or die on cue
I could be a star
Watching it unfold
Before my eyes a surprise
Many stories told
Jenny Pakkala
Vincennes, Indiana
Reach out and touch me
Your reality is mine
Dreams lived out on film
Jenny Pakkala
Vincennes, Indiana
Love, Laughter, Hate, Fear
Stories Told, Emotions Felt
Lives Forever Changed
I sit in the dark
I am no longer myself
Shut up behind me
Avoir des étoiles dans les yeux
frémir de peur
rire de plaisir
Nathalie
FRANCE
why i like movies
action drama comedy
what is not to love
why i like movies
action drama comedy
what is not to love
I am in there now
that could be me on the screen
Bliss and Happiness
Entertain my brain
While I languish on the couch
Ah, sweet lazy day
my two hour escape
looking for emotions, Found
I'll be back again
Entertaining and
popcorn, drinks, and some goodies
with hubby or friends
I love movies 'cause
they let me escape awhile
into a new world
Living through others
my own problems fade away
at least for two hours
Movies rock tis true
provide escapes what they do
I love them don't you
Oh Mark Ruffalo
Love to be his leading gal
Ah Totes M'Gotes
hmm
hollywood glamour
action, romance, comedy
leaving me breathless
Whitney-Logan, UT
lights begin to dim
like childhood excitement
float into the plot
Whitney-Logan, UT
eyes sparkle, breathe in
screen lights up, take me away
let the credits roll
Whitney-Logan, UT
Larger than life stars
Nips, tucks, pimples magnified
Stars - they're just like us
Happy and smiling
sadness and misery
a picture is made
Wenona IL
Tales of sorrow
stories of joy and pleasure
end with mystery
Wenona IL
makes you cry laugh sigh
when the hero dies ask why
it ends when credits fly
makes you cry laugh sigh
when the hero dies ask why
ends when credits fly
Alone in the dark,
A picture runs to my heart,
Embraces my eyes.
Alone in the dark,
A picture runs to my heart,
Embraces my eyes.
Saint-Lambert (Quebec), Canada
JUST TO GET AWAY
FOR LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION
ONLY FOR A DAY!
who won?
Hello? Who won???