Movie Buff Package from Music Box Films/Music Box Theatre
Item Number: 220
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Description
This item is every movie lover's dream! Puchase this item and you will receive select DVDs from Music Box Films, Chicago's premier distributor of foreign language and independent films. Movies include:
The Dragon Tattoo Trilogy: Extended Edition - This edition contains more than two hours of additional footage not seen in the theatrical versions of the original swiss films. Amassing a total nine hours of story content and presented in 6 parts, the Dragon Tattoo Trilogy: Extended Edition is the quintessential set for lovers of the books and a must-have for fans of the film trilogy.
The Story of Film - Affectionately called "film school in a box," this is an epic journey through the history of the world of cinema guided by film historian Mark Cousins. In 15 parts, it's a love letter to the movies, beginning with the invention of motion pictures at the end of the 19th century and concludes with the multi-billion dollar globalized digital industry of the 21st.
Monsieur Lazhar - Monsieur Lazhar was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2013. It is the story of a Montreal middle school class shaken by the suicide of their well-liked teacher. Bachir Lazhar, a 55 year-old Algerian immigrant, offers the school his services as a substitute, helps the children heal, and also learns to accept his own painful past.
Any Day Now - Starring Alan Cumming and Garrett Dillahunt, this film was inspired by a true story. When a teenager with Downs Syndrome is abandoned by his mother, a gay couple takes him in and becomes the loving family he never had. But when their unconventional living situation is discovered by authorities, the men are forced to fight a biased legal system to save the life of the child they have come to love as their own.
The Silence - On a hot summer day, a young girl is brutally murdered in a field of wheat. Fast forward 23 years later, and another young girl is missing, her bike abandoned in the same spot as the murder 23 years prior. The police suspect the same killer may be at work again...
...AND WAIT THERE IS MORE...this package also includes 8 admit one passes to the Music Box Theatre, Chicago's signature movie palace for art house and indie cinema.
ABOUT: Founded in 2007, Music Box Films has quickly established itself as one of the leading distributors of foreign language, American independent, and documentary films in the US in theatres, on DVD/Blu-ray and via Video-on-Demand.
Past releases include the film adaptations of Stieg Larsson's trilogy of international mega selling novels; the first in the series, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, with over $10 million in US box office, was one of the most popular international releases of the decade. 2012 heralded diverse new titles such as Terence Davies’ period romance THE DEEP BLUE SEA, starring Rachel Weisz, and Philippe Falardeau’s Academy Award-nominated MONSIEUR LAZHAR, one of the top grossing foreign language films of the year.
For the last two decades, the Music Box Theatre has been the premiere venue in Chicago for independent and foreign films. It currently has the largest theater space operated full time in the city.
The Music Box Theatre is independently owned and operated by the Southport Music Box Corporation. SMBC, through its Music Box Films division, also distributes foreign and independent films in the theatrical, DVD and television markets throughout the United States.
Special Instructions
Restrictions on free passes are as follows:
Bidder is responsible for shipping and handling fees, which will be added to the winning bid amount.
Items will be shipped via USPS, FedEx or UPS and billed at standard industry rates.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE:
THIS ITEM MUST BE PICKED-UP OR SHIPPED (please read below)
It is preferable that all winning bidders whom reside in the vicinity of the theatre, pick up their auction item at Raven – 6157 North Clark Street, Chicago 60660 on SATURDAY MARCH 8, 2014 from 9:30AM to 2:00PM – so as not to incur shipping expenses. Please bring your ID as it will be required.
If a winning bidder is unable to pick up their merchandise, Raven will work with that individual to arrange delivery, which however may result in a shipping charge no matter the size of the item which will be the responsibility of the winning bidder. It should be noted that the majority of items in the online auction are gift cards and therefore, shipping charges will be minimal. Raven will work with winning bidders to ensure that this process is as seamless as possible.
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