On December 6, Disney is releasing Steven Spielberg’s THE BFG on Blu-ray and DVD starring Penelope Wilton, Mark Rylance, Rebecca Hall, Jemaine Clement, Rafe Spall and Bill Hader. Bigfanboy.com is hosting a contest where a few lucky winners could get a Digital Copy of the film. Just send us an e-mail with “The BFG” in the subject line and your home address. Contest is open to U.S. residents only. Make sure to include your shipping address with your e-mail. Contest ends on December 15, 2016. One entry per household – all duplicate entries will be deleted. Get those entries in a good luck!
Blu-ray Special Features:
– Bringing The BFG to Life – Take a Phizz-Whizzing journey through the making of the Movie with Ruby Barnhill.
– The Big Friendly Giant and Me – An Animated Short about the Friendship between the BFG and the Little “Bean” who Lived in Giant Country Before Sophie.
– Gobblefunk: The Wonderful Words of The BFG – A Whoopsey-Spunkers Tutorial on the BFG’s Gloriumptious Gooblefunk.
– Melissa Mathison: A Tribute
– Giants 101 – Meet the Frightsome Giants Portrayed by Actors Jemaine Clement, Bill Hader and More.
The BFG (Mark Rylance), while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part. Giants like Bloodbottler (Bill Hader) and Fleshlumpeater (Jemaine Clement) on the other hand, are twice as big and at least twice as scary and have been known to eat humans, while the BFG prefers Snozzcumber and Frobscottle. Upon her arrival in Giant Country, Sophie, a precocious 10-year-old girl from London, is initially frightened of the mysterious giant who has brought her to his cave, but soon comes to realize that the BFG is actually quite gentle and charming, and, having never met a giant before, has many questions. The BFG brings Sophie to Dream Country where he collects dreams and sends them to children, teaching her all about the magic and mystery of dreams. Having both been on their own in the world up until now, their affection for one another quickly grows, but Sophie’s presence in Giant Country has attracted the unwanted attention of the other giants, who have become increasingly more bothersome. Sophie and the BFG soon depart for London to see the Queen (Penelope Wilton) and warn her of the precarious giant situation, but they must first convince the Queen and her maid, Mary (Rebecca Hall), that giants do indeed exist. Together, they come up with a plan to get rid of the giants once and for all.
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. 
