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Mamma Mia Giveaway!
Unleash your inner “Dancing Queen” just in time for the holiday season! The record-breaking Mamma Mia! The Movie is hitting DVD shelves on December 16th and PurplePJs and Universal want to hook you up with your own copy of this irresistibly charming 2-Disc Special Edition. Use the submission form at the bottom of this page to briefly tell us why you should get one of our three copies of this flick and you might just be getting one to put in your stocking!
So bring home the fun this holiday season and sing along with the year's most infectiously fun, crowd-pleasing movie phenomena on November 16th or enter to win a copy a week early with your friends at PurplePJs!
Universal City, Calif., November 18, 2008—Two-time Oscar® winner Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada) and Pierce Brosnan (Die Another Day) lead an all-star cast in the most infectiously fun movie of the year, Mamma Mia! The Movie, coming to DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def on December 16, 2008 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. For a limited time only, the worldwide movie phenomenon is available in 2-disc Special Edition widescreen DVD and 2-Disc Blu-ray Hi-Def with digital copy. Both versions are packed with bonus materials including a deleted musical number and a bonus feature which provides onscreen lyrics so that viewers can sing along to the film’s 19 iconic songs. Additionally, only on Blu-ray, fans can experience the film in perfect picture and purest digital sound, and via BD Live, create their own video, audio or text track to watch with the movie and share with friends.
Overflowing with high-spirited fun, Mamma Mia! The Movie is the perfect film to enjoy at home this holiday season, and great for gift giving. Joining Streep and Brosnan onscreen are Amanda Seyfried (“Big Love”), Colin Firth (Love Actually), Stellan Skarsg䱤 (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End), Julie Walters (the Harry Potter films), Dominic Cooper (The History Boys) and Christine Baranski (Chicago).
The three women who created the worldwide smash stage hit—global producer Judy Craymer, writer Catherine Johnson and director Phyllida Lloyd—repeat their roles in bringing this joyful, musical story to the big screen. The Mamma Mia! film is produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman (My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Charlie Wilson’s War).
Mamma Mia! The Movie is an unprecedented worldwide phenomenon that continues to break records around the world. To date, it is the most successful movie musical of all time worldwide.
Seen on stage by over 32 million people around the world, the global smash hit stage production of MAMMA MIA!, is celebrating more than 7 years on Broadway and is currently playing record-breaking engagements in Las Vegas and on National Tour in the United States. There are currently 8 productions of MAMMA MIA! running around the world (6 resident productions and 2 tours).
An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna (Meryl Streep) is about to let go of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), the spirited daughter she’s raised alone. For Sophie’s wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends—practical and no-nonsense Rosie (Julie Walters) and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya (Christine Baranski)—from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own. On a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna’s past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities. Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA’s hit songs from “Dancing Queen” and “S.O.S.” to “Money, Money, Money” and “Take a Chance on Me,” Mamma Mia! The Movie is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.
Some of America’s top critics saluted Mamma Mia! The Movie when it took the country by storm with its catchy tunes and ebullient message. “An absolutely hilarious, rousing and joyous celebration! You’ll want to see it again the minute it ends,” raves Pete Hammond, of Hollywood.com. Richard Roeper of “At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper” says the film is “a lot of fun” while Ray Bennett of The Hollywood Reporter writes, “Meryl Streep is sensational!” and the movie is “irresistible,” adding, “this is the winner that will take it all!” Bradley Jacobs of Us Weekly declares Mamma Mia! The Movie, “A crowd-pleaser!”
Bonus Features on the 2-disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def include...
· Sing Along: Watch the film and sing along to the lyrics displayed at the bottom of the screen. With 22 ABBA songs from “Dancing Queen” to “Take a Chance on Me,” take your home entertainment experience to a whole new level!
· All-New Musical Number: “The Name Of The Game”
· Feature Commentary with Director Phyllida Lloyd
· Deleted Scenes
· Outtakes
· The Making of Mamma Mia!: Executive producers Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson join director Phyllida Lloyd, writer Catherine Johnson and producers Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, to give viewers an in-depth look into the creation of Mamma Mia! The Movie.
· Anatomy of a Musical Number: “Lay All Your Love on Me”: This featurette includes footage of Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper as they create one of the movie’s most unforgettable scenes.
· Becoming a Singer: Go in-studio with the cast of Mamma Mia! The Movie.
· Behind the Scenes with Amanda: Film star Amanda Seyfried shares with viewers life on the set of the movie.
· On Location in Greece: Take a trip to Greece with the filmmakers to see how the movie was made.
· A Look Inside Mamma Mia!
· “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!” Music Video
· Digital Copy for your iPod, Mac or PC (for a limited time only)
Need more details? Check out the website here!
So bring home the fun this holiday season and sing along with the year's most infectiously fun, crowd-pleasing movie phenomena on November 16th or enter to win a copy a week early with your friends at PurplePJs!
Universal City, Calif., November 18, 2008—Two-time Oscar® winner Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada) and Pierce Brosnan (Die Another Day) lead an all-star cast in the most infectiously fun movie of the year, Mamma Mia! The Movie, coming to DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def on December 16, 2008 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. For a limited time only, the worldwide movie phenomenon is available in 2-disc Special Edition widescreen DVD and 2-Disc Blu-ray Hi-Def with digital copy. Both versions are packed with bonus materials including a deleted musical number and a bonus feature which provides onscreen lyrics so that viewers can sing along to the film’s 19 iconic songs. Additionally, only on Blu-ray, fans can experience the film in perfect picture and purest digital sound, and via BD Live, create their own video, audio or text track to watch with the movie and share with friends.
Overflowing with high-spirited fun, Mamma Mia! The Movie is the perfect film to enjoy at home this holiday season, and great for gift giving. Joining Streep and Brosnan onscreen are Amanda Seyfried (“Big Love”), Colin Firth (Love Actually), Stellan Skarsg䱤 (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End), Julie Walters (the Harry Potter films), Dominic Cooper (The History Boys) and Christine Baranski (Chicago).
The three women who created the worldwide smash stage hit—global producer Judy Craymer, writer Catherine Johnson and director Phyllida Lloyd—repeat their roles in bringing this joyful, musical story to the big screen. The Mamma Mia! film is produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman (My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Charlie Wilson’s War).
Mamma Mia! The Movie is an unprecedented worldwide phenomenon that continues to break records around the world. To date, it is the most successful movie musical of all time worldwide.
Seen on stage by over 32 million people around the world, the global smash hit stage production of MAMMA MIA!, is celebrating more than 7 years on Broadway and is currently playing record-breaking engagements in Las Vegas and on National Tour in the United States. There are currently 8 productions of MAMMA MIA! running around the world (6 resident productions and 2 tours).
An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna (Meryl Streep) is about to let go of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), the spirited daughter she’s raised alone. For Sophie’s wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends—practical and no-nonsense Rosie (Julie Walters) and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya (Christine Baranski)—from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own. On a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna’s past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities. Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA’s hit songs from “Dancing Queen” and “S.O.S.” to “Money, Money, Money” and “Take a Chance on Me,” Mamma Mia! The Movie is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.
Some of America’s top critics saluted Mamma Mia! The Movie when it took the country by storm with its catchy tunes and ebullient message. “An absolutely hilarious, rousing and joyous celebration! You’ll want to see it again the minute it ends,” raves Pete Hammond, of Hollywood.com. Richard Roeper of “At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper” says the film is “a lot of fun” while Ray Bennett of The Hollywood Reporter writes, “Meryl Streep is sensational!” and the movie is “irresistible,” adding, “this is the winner that will take it all!” Bradley Jacobs of Us Weekly declares Mamma Mia! The Movie, “A crowd-pleaser!”
Bonus Features on the 2-disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def include...
· Sing Along: Watch the film and sing along to the lyrics displayed at the bottom of the screen. With 22 ABBA songs from “Dancing Queen” to “Take a Chance on Me,” take your home entertainment experience to a whole new level!
· All-New Musical Number: “The Name Of The Game”
· Feature Commentary with Director Phyllida Lloyd
· Deleted Scenes
· Outtakes
· The Making of Mamma Mia!: Executive producers Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson join director Phyllida Lloyd, writer Catherine Johnson and producers Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, to give viewers an in-depth look into the creation of Mamma Mia! The Movie.
· Anatomy of a Musical Number: “Lay All Your Love on Me”: This featurette includes footage of Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper as they create one of the movie’s most unforgettable scenes.
· Becoming a Singer: Go in-studio with the cast of Mamma Mia! The Movie.
· Behind the Scenes with Amanda: Film star Amanda Seyfried shares with viewers life on the set of the movie.
· On Location in Greece: Take a trip to Greece with the filmmakers to see how the movie was made.
· A Look Inside Mamma Mia!
· “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!” Music Video
· Digital Copy for your iPod, Mac or PC (for a limited time only)
Need more details? Check out the website here!
Christmasville Giveaway!
Christmas is indeed coming and what better way to celebrate the season by hosting a giveaway! We have THREE copies of Mannheim Steamroller's new holiday album, Christmasville, to give away! This album is the latest in Chip Davis’ series of multi-platinum Christmas albums and is based on the music from the Grinch. Want a taste? Check out the following link to sample the first single, Messengers of Christmas!
Want a copy of this album? Use the submission form at the bottom of this page and let us know what your favorite part of the Christmas season is! We will be accepting entries until Wednesday, December 17, 2008 so if you want your hands on one of these CDs the time to submit is now! Please remember to include a valid email address so that if you are selected you can be reached for a mailing address.
Want a copy of this album? Use the submission form at the bottom of this page and let us know what your favorite part of the Christmas season is! We will be accepting entries until Wednesday, December 17, 2008 so if you want your hands on one of these CDs the time to submit is now! Please remember to include a valid email address so that if you are selected you can be reached for a mailing address.
Scooter Smiff: Head of My Class
Recently the chief administrator at PurplePJs got a chance to talk to Scooter Smiff, a 13-year-old rapper with no shortage of things to say about a lot of the issues that older performers and older people (even 21-year-olds!) are overlooking. He's got a new single coming out and wants everything to know what he's all about.
There aren’t a lot of 13-year-old rappers out there, and being a kid these days is different. Gangs and trying to stay in school are really big issues. It’s not always easy to stay at the “head of your class.” Scooter feels that he can help show adults these days that there are kids that are staying out of the gangs and using their talents in the right way. If anything, this is exactly what his first single, Head of My Class, is trying to get across, of course, to a rockin' beat that can't help but bring you to your feet.
Despite working hard on his career, Sscooter still gets to do normal 13-year-old kid stuff. He loves to go out and skateboard and hang out with his friends. But work is demanding and he's moved from Baltimore to Los Angeles, though he is sure to say that he goes back to Baltimore to visit his family as much as he can. He's also found a great friend in Chris Brown, Scooter reports, “Chris Brown is like my big brother and we do stuff like brothers do.” They met through his friend Miles, who was one of Chris's dancers from the Grammies and recommended Scooter for the job. They were rehearsing for this when Chris checked out Scooter's MySpace and the rest is history!
We’ve all seen lots of young, talented people go down the wrong path but Scooter is committed to staying focused. Inspired by other rappers and also Barack Obama he sees the importance of staying focused so that you can show your talents off to the world. Not trying to get too political, he’s also happy that Obama is president because Obama sets a good example for, especially, what young black men can do. And of course, Obama is going to be the best.
To the readers of PurplePJs Scooter says, “You all my favorite girl, hopefully you’ll buy my album, and my song 'Head of my Class' is on iTunes. My number is 443-569-5218 and look at my MySpace!"
Though because this is PurplePJs, we're not going to make you go to iTunes, check out the link below to hear "Head of My Class" and take a look at the video to discover exactly "Who is Scooter Smiff?" in the words of the people that know him best!
Listen to Head of My Class
There aren’t a lot of 13-year-old rappers out there, and being a kid these days is different. Gangs and trying to stay in school are really big issues. It’s not always easy to stay at the “head of your class.” Scooter feels that he can help show adults these days that there are kids that are staying out of the gangs and using their talents in the right way. If anything, this is exactly what his first single, Head of My Class, is trying to get across, of course, to a rockin' beat that can't help but bring you to your feet.
Despite working hard on his career, Sscooter still gets to do normal 13-year-old kid stuff. He loves to go out and skateboard and hang out with his friends. But work is demanding and he's moved from Baltimore to Los Angeles, though he is sure to say that he goes back to Baltimore to visit his family as much as he can. He's also found a great friend in Chris Brown, Scooter reports, “Chris Brown is like my big brother and we do stuff like brothers do.” They met through his friend Miles, who was one of Chris's dancers from the Grammies and recommended Scooter for the job. They were rehearsing for this when Chris checked out Scooter's MySpace and the rest is history!
We’ve all seen lots of young, talented people go down the wrong path but Scooter is committed to staying focused. Inspired by other rappers and also Barack Obama he sees the importance of staying focused so that you can show your talents off to the world. Not trying to get too political, he’s also happy that Obama is president because Obama sets a good example for, especially, what young black men can do. And of course, Obama is going to be the best.
To the readers of PurplePJs Scooter says, “You all my favorite girl, hopefully you’ll buy my album, and my song 'Head of my Class' is on iTunes. My number is 443-569-5218 and look at my MySpace!"
Though because this is PurplePJs, we're not going to make you go to iTunes, check out the link below to hear "Head of My Class" and take a look at the video to discover exactly "Who is Scooter Smiff?" in the words of the people that know him best!
Listen to Head of My Class
Sneak Peak... Video Game Awards!
Spike TV announces the nominees and categories for the year’s most acclaimed celebration in the excellence of gaming – the 2008 “Video Game Awards.” The sixth annual “VGAs” will bring together megastars from the worlds of video games, Hollywood, music, sports and more to celebrate the outstanding achievements within the video game industry over the past year. The two-hour extravaganza will premiere LIVE on Spike TV Sunday, December 14 (9:00-11:00 PM) from Sony Picture Studios in Culver City, CA.
The 2008 VGAs will feature exclusive premiere footage from the industry’s most highly anticipated releases. On VGA.Spike.com, Spike TV will reveal one, new world-premiere each Wednesday leading up to the live telecast on December 14. The very first exclusive to be announced is EA Sports’ Fight Night Round 4. In addition, fans can log on to VGA.Spike.com view the latest, breaking news on this year’s event.
Leading the way with nine nominations, including a nod for Game of the Year, is Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto 4, while LittleBigPlanet, Fallout 3 and Metal Gear Solid 4 all notched seven nominations. November’s hottest release, Gears of War 2, garnered four nominations. Below are a few of the nominees and categories, while the full list can be found at VGA.Spike.com.
GAME OF THE YEAR
Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games/ Rockstar North)
LittleBigPlanet (Sony Computer Entertainment/ Media Molecule)
Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks/ Bethesda Game Studios)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc/ Kojima Productions)
Gears of War 2 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Epic Games)
STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Media Molecule
Rockstar North
Harmonix
Bethesda Game Studios
BEST MUSIC GAME
Rock Band 2 (MTV Games/ Harmonix)
Guitar Hero World Tour (RedOctane/ Activision Publishing/ Neversoft Entertainment)
Wii Music (Nintendo/ Nintendo)
SingStar (Sony Computer Entertainment/ SCE Studios London)
Don't forget to check out the trailer here!:
The 2008 VGAs will feature exclusive premiere footage from the industry’s most highly anticipated releases. On VGA.Spike.com, Spike TV will reveal one, new world-premiere each Wednesday leading up to the live telecast on December 14. The very first exclusive to be announced is EA Sports’ Fight Night Round 4. In addition, fans can log on to VGA.Spike.com view the latest, breaking news on this year’s event.
Leading the way with nine nominations, including a nod for Game of the Year, is Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto 4, while LittleBigPlanet, Fallout 3 and Metal Gear Solid 4 all notched seven nominations. November’s hottest release, Gears of War 2, garnered four nominations. Below are a few of the nominees and categories, while the full list can be found at VGA.Spike.com.
GAME OF THE YEAR
Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games/ Rockstar North)
LittleBigPlanet (Sony Computer Entertainment/ Media Molecule)
Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks/ Bethesda Game Studios)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc/ Kojima Productions)
Gears of War 2 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Epic Games)
STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Media Molecule
Rockstar North
Harmonix
Bethesda Game Studios
BEST MUSIC GAME
Rock Band 2 (MTV Games/ Harmonix)
Guitar Hero World Tour (RedOctane/ Activision Publishing/ Neversoft Entertainment)
Wii Music (Nintendo/ Nintendo)
SingStar (Sony Computer Entertainment/ SCE Studios London)
Don't forget to check out the trailer here!: