Three Finalists to Be Awarded Cruises on ''The Ebert & Roeper Film Festival at Sea'' with Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper; Grand Prize Winner Will Attend Taping of the EBERT & ROEPER TV Show
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Jan 14, 2004--Movies.com (www.movies.com), a leading site for movie fans offering movie reviews, trailers and local show times to assist with making the right choice on movie night, today announced the first annual Top College Critics Competition for members of the Movies.com College Critics Association (CCA).
College critics are invited to enter the Top College Critics Competition by submitting a movie review that they wrote or recorded for a movie that was released theatrically in 2003. The review must have been published in print or online, or aired on radio. Submissions for the Competition are being accepted now; and all entries must be received by no later than January 30, 2004. Finalists will be notified on or about February 12, 2004. The grand prize winner will be announced on the finalists cruise with Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper in March 2004. For official entry rules, college critics who are registered CCA members are invited to visit movies.go.com/cca/features/topcritics.html.
The Movies.com editorial staff will be responsible for selecting the three finalists, based on the criteria of clarity and factual accuracy, critical style, and depth and breadth of cinematic knowledge. The three finalists will attend The Fourth Annual Ebert & Roeper Film Festival at Sea, a three-day film festival with Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper on board the Disney Wonder, sailing to the Bahamas March 11-14, 2004. The cruise will feature a cocktail
reception, the screening of four films hand-picked by Ebert and Roeper, and a book signing. The grand prize winner will be flown to Chicago at a later date to attend a taping of the Ebert and Roeper TV Show. The winning review will also be posted on Movies.com.
The College Critics Association (CCA), an organization sponsored by Movies.com, was founded Fall 2003 as a community for promising young entertainment critics nationwide, providing opportunities to recognize outstanding talent, build a collective voice, and connect with other critics through innovative events and educational programming. CCA membership currently includes critics representing nearly 100 colleges and universities across the U.S. College Critics are invited to go to www.collegecritics.com/registration to register and be part of this exciting, new community. Registration is free.
About Movies.com
Launched in March 2000, Movies.com provides a broad array of news, original content and services, including show times and ticket sales, to help movie fans make the right choice on movie night. Operated by the Walt Disney Internet Group, its content encompasses films from throughout the film industry and follows films from production through video/DVD releases. It was recently named ''Best Movie Site'' in the 2003 WebAwards from the Web Marketing Association (WMA).
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