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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: $800 Value! Two Free Ultra-VIP Tickets For Ron Howard’s Awards Gala
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 7, 2010 - 12:39pm
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Image credit: Chicago International Film Festival
Image credit: Chicago International Film Festival
Image credit: Chicago International Film Festival
Which Ron Howard film means the most to you and why?
© 2010 Adam Fendelman, HollywoodChicago.com LLC
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CHICAGO – This is an exclusive, $800 value! HollywoodChicago.com is one of the only places where you can get it. In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, one lucky winner (plus one guest) will win a ticket to the ultra-VIP party for Ron Howard’s upcoming awards gala!
The winners will join the 46th Chicago International Film Festival on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago as the festival pays tribute to one of this generation’s most popular filmmakers with a selection of film highlights and special guests. The party will culminate in Ron Howard’s acceptance of the festival’s career achievement award.
Ron Howard has had an unmatched career as a director, producer and actor. After iconic early roles on generation-defining television shows “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Happy Days,” he earned and maintains a reputation as one of the world’s most admired directors.
He has mastered all film genres including action spectaculars, moving dramas, chilling thrillers and character-driven comedies. His films, which include “Splash,” “Cocoon,” “Parenthood,” “Backdraft,” “Apollo 13,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “The Da Vinci Code” and “Frost/Nixon,” have left an impact on film history and have changed the way we look at the movies today.
Courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, one winner and one guest will gain access to all of the evening’s festivities (an $800 value!)! This includes:
- 6:30 p.m.: Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, open bar and silent auction.
- 7 p.m.: Red-carpet arrivals.
- 8 p.m.: Dinner and live auction.
- 9:30 p.m.: Ron Howard’s career will be celebrated with a selection of film highlights. Host: A&E Network anchor and award-winning television journalist Bill Kurtis. Career achievement award presentation.
- 10:30 p.m.: After party by the Lagoon at the South Portico and an exclusive look at the Museum of Science & Industry’s newest and most-talked-about permanent exhibit (“Science Storms”) to follow.
For your chance to win, simply submit a comment in the form below explaining which Ron Howard film means the most to you and why. The contest ends at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, June 10, 2010. The HollywoodChicago.com winner will be notified on Friday, June 11, 2010.
To secure your free tickets now, make sure you’re logged into your HollywoodChicago.com account. If you don’t yet have one, you can quickly register here. Having an account with a valid e-mail address is required. Then, simply add a new comment in the form below. In your comment, include an answer to this question:
Like all Hookups here, this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup is simple: Just submit your comment below and we will award one winner (plus one guest) randomly via e-mail for our ultra-VIP Ron Howard Hookup. Good luck!
 | By ADAM FENDELMAN |
Ron Howard
A Beautiful Mind was amazing. It showed that even when someone is ill, they can be extremely talented.
Favorite Ron Howard movie
Altho “FROST-NIXON” was very impressive, as were other films (such as “BACKDRAFT”, which was shot in Chicago & even utilized an actress friend of mine, IRMA P. HALL), I think my favorite would be “APOLLO 13” because of the wide scope of story-telling it utilized so effectively.
favorite ron howard movie
Splash! Who dosen’t love a woman with a tail?
It has to be A Beautiful
It has to be A Beautiful Mind. I think the acting was incredible, as was the plot. I enjoy seeing two different sides of a person and to be played out that well.
Apollo 13
Apollo 13 was my favorite Ron Howard Film - the American spirit of hard work, creativity and can do anything is inspiring. SAHB
I would have to say Apollo
I would have to say Apollo 13. What a beautiful film. Really extraordinary. The performances are incredible and it’s direction is inspiring. I remember watching it for the first time as a kid and being star-struck (even at a running time of 2.5 hours). Only Ron Howard could have created this terrific work of art.
Splash. Cuz it had
Splash. Cuz it had everything…humor, fantasy, feeling like the odd person out, friendship, love etc….and still love watching it when it pops up on cable!
Cinderella Man, because of
Cinderella Man, because of the heart of the story and the struggle. Wonderful.
Arrested Development The Movie
The most meaningful film involving Ron Howard is the new Arrested Development movie that is expected to release in 2011. Television killed the greatest show in history and now all the fans can enjoy the rebirth of our favorite comedy show through a movie. Gotta truly thanks Ron for that and the documentary that I suspect helped to raise the funds and interest for this film. Something brilliant to look forward to!
FAVORITE FILM
Cocoon because it evokes eternal youth.