So there was this movie, In Bruges, that people seemed to like because it was hilarious and felt incredibly fresh. Martin McDonagh certainly made a name for himself with it, and now he’s got a new film that everyone at FSR seems to love. Seven Psychopaths boasts a great cast and a bizarre, twisty concept that pits writer’s block against dognapping. There’s no way that could go wrong. Now, you can see it for free if you live in the NYC or LA/OC area. Or, you know, if you’re crazy enough to pay for plane tickets to those locations just to get free movie tickets. “How do I get the tickets?!” you ask rhetorically. Great question, friend. It’s incredibly easy. Here’s how:

I know what you’re thinking. There was a Wrong Turn 4? Your guess is as good as mine on that count, but what matters here is that Wrong Turn 5 will be released to Blu-ray and DVD next week. Even better for fans of movies about toothless, drooling n’ molestin’ mountain folk? Two lucky readers will each win a copy of the film on Blu-ray along with a 2GB thumb drive (pictured below) originally created as a Comic-Con exclusive. How do you enter? Easy. Leave a comment below telling us your favorite horror franchise to reach at least five installments and why you think it’s the best. Remakes don’t count here… it has to be an original film followed by at least four sequels.

Hey, Rejects. If you live in Austin, Minneapolis or St. Louis (or just happen to be in those neighborhoods), we’ve got an opportunity for you to win free tickets to see Martin McDonagh’s new flick, Seven Psychopaths. Sadly, we don’t have any tickets for Bruges, Belgium residents. Fortunately, they have the splendor of their fair city to keep them entertained. So how do you win the tickets? It’s simple enough. First, put on a silly hat. Second, email us with the subject line “Film School Rejects + The City You Want Tickets For.” For example, if you want tickets to the Austin screening, the subject line should be  ”Film School Rejects – Austin.” Five (5) winners from each city will get a pair of tickets to see the movie. In Austin, the screening is 10/3. In Minneapolis and St. Louis, the screening is 10/10. While you wait eagerly to see if you’ve won, check out our review of the movie, its trailer and a brief synopsis:

No plans for tonight? That’s strange because there’s, like, a billion things to do in our glorious age. Fortunately one of those things is seeing an indie movie for free. Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best stars writer/director Ryan O’Nan and Michael Weston as two musicians getting Bromantic in very Once-by-way-of-I-Love-You-Man kind of way. You can check out the trailer below, but you and a friend can also see the movie tonight for no money. How? All you have to do is email us with the subject title: I Want to Beat the Best. We’ll randomly choose two (2) winners from LA and 2 winners from NYC. Then you can take your boyfriend or girlfriend or grandma or whomever you’d like.

This contest is now closed. Thank you for entering! Do you want to believe? Or do you want to think you believe? In Rodrigo Cortes‘ Red Lights, paranormal researchers Dr. Margaret Matheson (Sigourney Weaver) and Tom Buckley (Cillian Murphy) make it their business to go after claims of the supernatural, from ghosts to faith healing to, well, whatever the hell it is that Robert De Niro‘s psychic Simon Silver does on stage. Obsessed with debunking Silver, Cortes’ film takes both Matheson and Buckley (and the audience) in some really unexpected directions, and it’s a compelling, eye-opening watch. In support of the home video release of Red Lights on October 2nd, we’re giving away two (2) signed posters from the film to two (count ‘em, two!) lucky readers. The mini posters have been signed by Cillian Murphy and Rodrigo Cortes. To win one (1) signed poster from Rodrigo Cortes’ Red Lights, all you have to do is jump down into the comments section and let us know the title of your favorite film about the supernatural (and feel free to get as creative with your interpretation of “supernatural” as you’d like). Please also provide your email address in your comment. This contest is only open to U.S. residents. The contest will close on Friday, October 5th, at 8:00PM PST. The winner will be chosen at random to receive one signed Red Lights poster as described above. After the break, check out the film’s official trailer.

This contest is now closed. Thanks for entering! Wait, did you think there was just one Resident Evil film coming out this year? How wrong you were, little raccoon! Later this month, we’ll be hit with another Resident Evil film, but this one is an all-CG feature that doesn’t require the talents of either Milla Jovovich or Paul W.S. Anderson. Strange, right? Next week sees the release of Makota Kamiya‘s Resident Evil: Damnation, another totally CG outing from the director of 2008′s Resident Evil: Degeneration that returns to the (bloody) adventures of United States Special Agent Leon S. Kennedy, now tasked with sneaking into a foreign country to see just what is up with their use of Bio Organic Weapons (B.O.W.s) during a war. Guess what, their B.O.W.s are not being used for fun. To get you pumped for this all-new Resident Evil animated battle royale, we’re giving away two (2) prize packs from Resident Evil: Damnation to two (that is 2) lucky winners. Each prize pack includes: a watch, stickers, a t-shirt, a theatrically-sized poster, and a Resident Evil: Damnation figurine. Additionally, one prize pack will come with a Resident Evil: Damnation DVD and one will come with a Resident Evil: Damnation Blu-ray (the choice is up to us!). To win one (1) prize pack from Makoto Kamiya’s Resident Evil: Damnation, all you have to do is jump down into the comments section and let us know what your favorite film from the Resident Evil franchise is and why. Please

This contest is now closed. Thanks for entering! When you think about the invention of the vibrator (and I bet you think about that a lot, you naughty minx), you probably don’t quite picture that particular apparatus being invented during one of the most straight-laced periods in modern history – the Victorian era. Yet, that’s exactly when the electro-mechanical vibrator was invented, thanks to the vision of one open-minded doctor. In Tanya Wexler‘s Hysteria, the director fictionalizes up some of the story, using the charming Hugh Dancy and Maggie Gyllenhaal for some sexiness, and the result is a forward-thinking and very entertaining film. To get your motors running, we’re giving away one (1) copy of Hysteria on DVD and one (1) copy of Hysteria on Blu-ray. It’s worth moaning about, that’s for sure. Winners will be chosen randomly (including which version our two winners will each receive). The home video release of Hysteria also includes some fun extras, like deleted scenes, commentary with Wexler, and a featurette on “The Technology of Orgasm.” Zing! To win one (1) copy of Tanya Wexler’s Hysteria on DVD or Blu-ray, all you have to do is jump down into the comments section and let us know the title of your favorite sex comedy (because, at its heart, Hysteria is quite funny). Please also provide your email address in your comment. This contest is only open to U.S. residents. The contest will close on Friday, September 28th, at 6:00PM PST. The winner will be chosen at random to receive one copy

This contest is now closed. Thank you for entering! You can’t go home again, but Abigail Brooks (Sarah Megan Thomas) is finding that perhaps she just might want to in Ben Hickernell‘s Backwards. Co-starring Dawson Leery himself (James Van Der Beek), Hickernell’s film (which Thomas has also written and produced) centers on Abigail, an Olympic class rower who is ticked off when she’s chosen as an alternate for the U.S. Olympic team. Angry and sad, Abigail quits the team and heads home to coach the crew team at her old high school. Regressive? Did we tell you that Van Der Beek plays her old boyfriend, who is also working at their high school? Perhaps the past is worth a visit. In support of the theatrical release of Backwards, we’re giving away two (2) signed posters from the film to two (count ‘em, two!) lucky readers. The standard one-sheet poster has been signed by James Van Der Beek, Margaret Colin, Sarah Thomas, and director Ben Hickernell. To win one (1) signed poster from Ben Hickernell’s Backwards, all you have to do is jump down into the comments section and let us know the title of your favorite film about sports (and feel free to get as creative with your interpretation of “sports” as you’d like). Please also provide your email address in your comment. This contest is only open to U.S. residents. The contest will close on Friday, September 21st, at 8:00PM PST. The winner will be chosen at random to receive one signed Backwards  poster

Of course you do. We’ve talked quite a bit about Stephen Elliot’s About Cherry here on the site, and now all our lovely Gotham-based readers have the chance to actually go see the film for free tonight in the Big Apple (we know no one calls it that, but About Cherry is about being starry-eyed, and damn if we aren’t too). About Cherry will screen tonight, Tuesday, September 18th, at 7:30PM at the IFC Center, thanks to IFC Midnight and Fleshbot, and you can go.

We’ve featured Hector Pahaut‘s work on the site before, but this is the first time ever that anyone in the world will be able to win one of his posters. The poster in question, which gets bigger if you click it, is in front of your eyeballs right now – a violently geometric take on Breaking Bad. So how do you win? Simple. Tell us what secret ingredient you’d add to your meth in the comments section, and we’ll choose one (1) winner at random to receive a 23 x 12.5 in. (58.5 x 32 cm) print. Entries will be accepted through Friday (9/21). Good luck to all who knock.

The massive, imagery-and-contemplation-fueled Samsara expands into a bunch of markets this weekend, and we have an opportunity for fans to get a seat for free. We’re giving away 5 pairs of tickets to see the movie (in the eligible markets below), and it couldn’t be easier to win (unless you don’t have internet, which means you’re probably not reading this). Here’s how.

It’s going to be an exciting month for fans of Indiana Jones. On September 18, the entire series of films — all four films — will be accompanied by 7-hours of bonus features in the first ever Blu-ray release. Today, September 7, marks the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark back into theaters in the IMAX format for an exclusive one-week run. Fully restored and projected as big as Iehova intended. To celebrate, we’ve scored a great prize pack to give away to you, our beloved readers. One (1) lucky fan will receive a copy of the Blu-ray box set, a fedora and a whip. This way you can watch Indiana Jones and be Indiana Jones at the same time. Just don’t take out your cat with the whip. Those things are dangerous.

When the stars align and both Neil Miller and Rob Hunter agree that a stoner comedy transcends the genre and manages to deliver laughs rather than just jokes about being high (and potentially hungry), you know you’ve got a special film that’s a toke above the average drug comedy. In High School, valedictorian Henry Burke blazes for the first time only to be faced with the introduction of mandatory drug tests the very next day. Timing is everything, right? Putting that big brain aside for a minute, he lets his stoner buddy come up with what is perhaps the most illegal plan one could do – get the entire school high. Hey, if everyone fails the drug test, something is wrong with the test, right? If you’re a fan of movies, laughing, eating, brownies, or the appropriate medical use of marijuana, how about you do yourself a favor and enter to win a copy of this flick on Blu-ray?

Just when you thought it was safe to jump back into our comments section, a surprise guest showed up. He’s big, white and has a taste for blood. Yes, it’s Shark Week around the world and Universal has appropriately timed the release of Jaws on Blu-ray with the celebration of all the reasons why I didn’t like swimming in the deep end of the pool as a teenager adult child. Here at FSR, we’re having a celebration of our own. To our beloved readers, those of you who survive the summer, we would like to present an excellent Jaws-themed giveaway. So Jaws-themed that we’re going to give you the Spielbergian terror on Blu-ray and a sweet bottle opener that will allow you to enjoy our Jaws drinking game with your favorite brew (or soda). All you have to do is play our little game…

This contest is now closed. Thank you for entering! Laika Entertainment returns to screens with their first new film since their Academy Award-nominated Coraline with Sam Fell and Chris Butler‘s ParaNorman, a charming as all get-out 3D stop-motion comedy thriller about a boy with some very special (and very weird) capabilities. Young Norman (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee) doesn’t have a friend in the world – a living friend that is – because he can talk to ghosts and witches and, as it turns out, zombies. Those skills might not fly in the American middle school, but they certainly come in handy when his town (already saddled with a witch-hunting past) is overrun by the brain-eaters. To get you ready to battle whatever monsters who might wander into your town, we’re giving away one (1) prize packs from ParaNorman to one (that is 1) lucky winner. The grand prize pack includes: a $25 Visa gift card, a t-shirt, a keychain, a notebook, a pair of slippers (like Norman’s own), a toothbrush (also just like Norman’s!), and a backpack. To win one (1) prize pack from Sam Fell and Chris Butler’s ParaNorman, all you have to do is jump down into the comments section and let us know what your favorite old school horror film is (Norman is a big fan of classic thrillers and chillers). Please also provide your email address in your comment. This contest is only open to U.S. residents. The contest will close on Wednesday, August 15th, at

Joseph Kahn‘s new movie Detention is essentially The Breakfast Club meets Prom Night meets the kitchen sink. A group of diverse high-schoolers are stalked by a serial killer named Cinderhella, and the terror culminates during their collective stay in after school detention. The film is far from a straight forward thriller though as Kahn plays with the medium in different ways and fills the story with crazy distractions like time travel, homages to The Fly, grizzly bears and more. It’s pretty nuts. Detention was released earlier this week, and if you haven’t picked it up yet we have some good news. We’re giving away a copy of the film on Blu-ray and another on DVD. And because we care how you look in public we’re also throwing in a Detention t-shirt, beanie and baseball cap (pics below). Keep reading to see how you can win!

Rachel Weisz is one spectacularly talented actress. She doesn’t get the award accolades of Meryl Streep, but she’s as good. She doesn’t get the hubba-hubba comments of Jessica Biel, but she’s as beautiful. And she doesn’t get the high profile, big budget blockbuster roles of Kristen Stewart, but she’s, well, she’s older. Her latest film is sumptuous period drama, The Deep Blue Sea, that finds her playing a young wife trapped in an unexciting marriage to an esteemed judge. A chance meeting with a RAF pilot (Tom Hiddleston) leads to a tumultuous affair that may very well be the end of her. Music Box Films released the film on Blu-ray/DVD earlier this week, and in addition to the highly acclaimed film itself the disc includes commentary from director Terence Davies, two special ‘making-of’ features and interviews with Weisz and Hiddleston. Keep reading to see how you can win a copy of The Deep Blue Sea on Blu-ray.

Editor’s note: This contest is now closed. Thank you for participating! You can’t choose your family. You can certainly choose to get away from them, but that doesn’t change who they are and that you’re truly stuck with them forever. In Nancy Savoca’s Union Square, Jenny (Tammy Blanchard) thinks she’s escaped her nutty family (including her sister Lucy and their mom, played by Patti LuPone) after years of estrangement, but when flighty Lucy (Mira Sorvino) suddenly shows up at Jenny’s apartment with some really unexpected news, that all changes. To remind you that, hey, everyone’s family is nuts, we’re giving away one (1) signed poster from Union Square. The standard one-sheet poster has been signed by Mira Sorvino, Tammy Blanchard and director Nancy Savoca. To win one (1) signed poster from Nancy Savoca’s Union Square, all you have to do is jump down into the comments section and let us know the title of your favorite film about dysfunctional families (we’ll leave it to you and your tastes to pick “fun” one). Please also provide your email address in your comment. This contest is only open to U.S. residents. The contest will close on Friday, July 13th, at 8:00PM PST. The winner will be chosen at random to receive one signed Union Square poster as described above. After the break, check out a look at the poster (this version is unsigned) and the film’s official trailer.

Chuck Norris is the reason Waldo is hiding. Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits. There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live. Chuck Norris is also coming to Blu-ray in a big way thanks to Twentieth Century Fox and MGM. His starring roles have been inexplicably unavailable in high definition until now (unless you count Forest Warrior, which no one should), but this summer sees the debut of five of his classic action titles. Delta Force and Missing In Action 1 & 2 all hit Blu-ray last month, and two more arrive on July 17th. Code of Silence and Lone Wolf McQuade are two of his best from the mid-eighties, and they can be yours if you play your cards right. The former is a fantastic Chicago-set action film with Chuck as a detective forced to fight corruption with nothing but his fists, his attitude and his bitching robot, Prowler. The latter sees him trying on his Texas Ranger shoes as he goes toe to toe with TV’s original Asian, David Carradine. Keep reading to see how you can win these two Chuck Norris classics on Blu-ray.

This contest is now closed. Thank you for entering! Armageddon films have been done, pardon me, to death. Packed with big emotions and big explosions, we’re rarely granted a fresh take on a bloated genre, by Lorene Scafaria‘s Seeking a Friend for the End of the World takes all that worldwide drama to a much smaller level – to the drama between two people at the end of the world. Starring Steve Carell and Keira Knightley, the film focuses on the pair of Dodge and Penny as they try to navigate their way through a world that’s run out of time. It’s sweet and funny and more than a little sad, and it’s the perfect new entry into its genre. To celebrate the opening of the film, we’re giving away two very fun prize packs from the film, both crammed with stuff you might need during Armageddon (lip balm, of course!) and stuff you just might want (glow sticks, obviously). To get you prepped for the end of the world, we’re giving away two (2) different prize packs from Seeking a Friend for the End of the World to two (that is 2) lucky winners. The grand prize pack includes: a $50 Fandango gift card, the film’s official soundtrack on CD, a t-shirt, a tote bag, lip balm, a shot glass, a glow stick and bracelet, and a key chain. The additional prize pack includes: the film’s official soundtrack on CD, a t-shirt, a tote bag, lip balm, a shot glass,