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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 ‘Invictus’ Chicago Passes With Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman

4 December 2009 2:16 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – In our latest biography/sports edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “Invictus” from director Clint Eastwood with Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman!

“Invictus” also stars Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng, Matt Stern, Julian Lewis Jones, Adjoa Andoh, Marguerite Wheatley, Leleti Khumalo, Patrick Lyster, Penny Downie, Bonnie Henna, Shakes Myeko, Louis Minnaar and Danny Keogh. The film opens on Dec. 11, 2009.

To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Invictus” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our trivia question below. That’s it! This screening will be held on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.

“Invictus” from director Clint Eastwood stars Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman.

Image credit: Warner Bros.

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- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Gold Derby nuggets: 'August: Osage County' vies for West End kudos | Dave Karger: 'Amazing achievement' of 'Precious' | 'Avatar' is half billion dollar baby

9 November 2009 2:46 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

• Tony and Pulitzer prize winner "August: Osage County" landed on Monday's short list for the Evening Standard awards honoring the best of West End theater. Also vying for the top prize of best play are "Enron," "Jerusalem" and "Punk Rock." Deanna Dunagan earned a nod for recreating her Tony-winning performance as a manic matriarch in "August" and competes against three British talents -- Penny Downie ("Helen"), Juliet Stevenson ("Duet for One") and Rachel Weisz ("A Streetcar Named Desire"). Unlike the Oliviers in the spring which are akin to the Tony Awards, these prizes sponsored by London's top-selling local paper focus primarily on plays. The awards -- judged by a panel of theater critics --... »

- tomoneil

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News: Swapping 10 for 8

17 June 2009 12:37 PM, PDT | Kasterborous.com | See recent Kasterborous news »

Tenth Doctor David Tennant's celebrated starring role in the RSC's production of Hamlet in 2008 saw the Doctor Who actor playing opposite Penny Downie as Gertrude - opposite Eighth Doctor Paul McGann! Downie is playing the title role in Frank McGuinness' new production of Euripides' Helen, which begins performances at Shakespeare's Globe from August 2nd - and joining her Paul McGann plays Menelaus in the play that rewrites the established legend of Helen of Troy. Seven years have passed... »

- Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com

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Tennant, Jacobi share Shakespeare gong

27 January 2009 10:52 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

David Tennant and Derek Jacobi have both won the Critics' Circle Theatre Award 2008 for the best Shakespearean performance. Tennant picked up the prize for his turn in the title role of the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Hamlet, which showed at Stratford-upon-Avon and the Novello in London. Jacobi was recognised for his performance as Malvolio in Twelfth Night, which was staged by Donmar Warehouse at Wyndham's Theatre. Tennant was unable to receive his award in person, but his "stage mum" Penny Downie read his acceptance speech on his behalf at the ceremony at the Prince of Wales Theatre (more) »

- By Mayer Nissim

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4 articles from 2009

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