Three Finalists will Attend ''The Ebert & Roeper Film Festival at Sea'' with Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper; Grand Prize Winner to Attend ''Ebert and Roeper'' Live Show Taping, Work Featured on Movies.com
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Mar 15, 2005--The Movies.com College Critics Association (CCA) today announced the call for entries for the Second Annual Top College Critics Competition. College critics are invited to enter at movies.com/cca by submitting a movie review published in print or online, or broadcast via radio or television for a movie that was released theatrically in 2004. The deadline for submission is April 15, 2005 and finalists will be announced May 9, 2005. Critics can join CCA for free by registering at www.collegecritics.com/registration.
''We designed this competition to recognize the exceptional talent and passion for films demonstrated by the growing number of CCA members, who represent over 135 colleges and universities across the country,'' said Dan Sherlock, vice president, Movies.com. ''Based on the positive response and quality of entries we received last year, Movies.com is thrilled to again give deserving college critics a once-in-a-lifetime experience with Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper, the highest regarded film critics in the country.''
Finalists will attend the Fifth Annual Ebert & Roeper Film Festival at Sea, a four-day film festival with Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper aboard the Disney Wonder, sailing to the Bahamas in fall 2005. The cruise will feature screenings of films hand-picked by Ebert and Roeper. During the cruise, the grand prize winner will be announced from the three finalists, receiving a trip to Chicago to attend a taping of ''Ebert and Roeper.'' Additionally, the winning movie review will be posted on Movies.com.
The Movies.com editorial staff will be responsible for selecting the three finalists and the grand prize winner will be selected through online voting hosted by Bolt.com, a lifestyle portal that targets a college-aged audience. Criteria for finalist selection will be based solely on clarity, factual accuracy, critical style, and depth and breadth of cinematic knowledge.
For official entry rules, college critics who are registered CCA members are invited to visit movies.com/cca.
Fostered by Movies.com, the CCA is a community comprised of promising young movie critics nationwide. Representing more than 135 colleges and universities across the U.S., the CCA recognizes outstanding talent, enables college journalists to build a collective voice and offers innovative, networking and educational events. Registered members have access to a host of innovative resources, including electronic press kits from major studio releases, message boards and links to useful sites. To join CCA, please visit www.collegecritics.com/registration. 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 them from production through video/DVD release. Movies.com is the home of such successful initiatives as The College Critics Association, The Oscar Party Challenge and the MovieSite Awards. It was named ''Best Movie Site'' in
the 2003 WebAwards from the Web Marketing Association (WMA) and most recently received the 2004 EPpy award, presented by ''Editor & Publisher'' and ''Mediaweek'' magazines, for best overall design of an internet service with an audience in excess of one million monthly visitors.
About Ebert & Roeper
''Ebert & Roeper'' is distributed in national syndication by Buena Vista Television. Roger Ebert is the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago`s WLS-TV, and the author of more than 15 books, including: ''Roger Ebert`s Movie Yearbook 2005,'' ''The Great Movies,'' ''The Great Movies II,'' ''I Hated, Hated, HATED This Movie,'' the Norton anthology ''Roger Ebert`s Book of Film'' and the best-selling ''Ebert`s Bigger Little Movie Glossary.'' Richard Roeper is a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and film critic for Chicago`s WBBM-TV. He also is the author of ''Schlock Value: Hollywood at Its Worst,'' ''10 Sure Signs a Movie Character is Doomed and Other Surprising Movie Lists,'' ''He Rents, She Rents,'' ''Urban Legends'' and its sequel, ''Hollywood Urban Legends.''
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