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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 100 Pairs of Suburban Passes to ‘The Gambler’ With Mark Wahlberg
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CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 100 pairs of advance-screening SUBURBAN CHICAGO movie passes up for grabs to the new film “The Gambler” starring Mark Wahlberg!
“The Gambler,” which opens on Dec. 25, 2014 and is rated “R,” also stars John Goodman, Jessica Lange, Brie Larson, Caitlin O’Connor, Cassandra Starr, Erika Jordan, Leland Orser, Michael Kenneth Williams and Sonya Walger from director Rupert Wyatt and writer William Monahan. Note: You must be 17+ to win and attend this “R”-rated screening.
To win your free “The Gambler” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 at 7 p.m. in the CHICAGO SUBURB OF WOODRIDGE. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions only increases your odds of winning; this doesn’t intensify your competition!
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Deadline: Entries can continue being submitted through Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014
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Here is the synopsis for “The Gambler”:
Jim Bennett (Academy Award-nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral.
Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake.
He plays both sides and immerses himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett’s future. As his relationship with a student (Brie Larson) deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance.
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This HollywoodChicago.com Hookup is simple! Just get interactive in our social media widget above. We will award 100 admit-two movie tickets based on social entry numbers and/or randomly via e-mail for our “The Gambler” Hookup. Good luck!
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