This Friday, December 18th, STAR WARS: EPISODE VII – THE FORCE AWAKENS opens in theaters across the country. Many opening weekend shows are already sold out, and there haven’t been any free public screenings outside of the world premiere in Hollywood… but we always like doing something special for our Dallas fans, so we’ve partnered with the historic Texas Theatre to give away some four-packs of seats (you can take the whole family on us!) for the Friday night 7:00pm show. The timing is great on this too, and the Texas Theatre has just installed a new THX-approved 5.1 Surround Sound system – this movie will sound incredible for sure. To enter to win four seats for the Friday 7pm show, just send us an e-mail (with your FULL name on your ID) and tell us what STAR WARS means to you on a personal level – maybe your first memory related to the franchise, or a special moment in your life the movies affected, or just how it has changed you as a person. Make it good, no one-sentence answers please. We want these seats to go to deserving winners. Contest is open to U.S. residents only. Contest ends Friday, December 18 at Noon – winners will be notified by email. One entry per household, all duplicate entries will be deleted. Get those entries in and good luck!
Note to winners – if you win you will need to show up and check in with a manager on site at the Texas Theatre. You will need to show ID, and each winner will only receive four complimentary seats. Tickets are not transferable to others, so winners must show up to claim them. These seats are only good for the 7:00pm show on Friday, December 18, 2015. These are NOT reserved seats, so you should show up early to allow time for parking and checking in. If you do not arrive before the movie starts, you risk forfeiting your seats. Children must be accompanied by adults.
STAR WARS: EPISODE VII – THE FORCE AWAKENS is directed by J.J. Abrams and stars John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong’o, Gwendoline Christie, Crystal Clarke, Pip Andersen, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow. Original trilogy stars Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker are also featured.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
