Category Archives: Contest

TONY MEERS “RETROMANCER: PAINTED LESSONS IN HETERONORMATIVITY” GALLERY SHOW & CONTEST!

Right now, in our gallery, we have a very special show leading up to Valentine’s Day: TONY MEERS— RETROMANCER: PAINTED LESSONS IN HETERONORMATIVITY. During his forty-year career Toronto artist TONY MEERS was a prolific commercial illustrator, with this selection of paintings from the 1980s and 1990s representing only a fraction of the hundreds of romance novel covers he produced.

All of the displayed pieces and more are ON SALE in-store for only $120, with $20 from every sale donated to Supporting Our Youth Toronto.

Plus, we’re holding a contest where you can WIN AN ORIGINAL PAINTING BY TONY MEERS! How, you ask? Well here’s how!

– Simply share an image from our Retroromancer art show on Twitter or Instagram! To win, you must follow and tag @TheBeguiling and use the hashtag #Retromancer. Winner will be chosen at random February 13th!

– Come up with an alternate title or a plot description based on one of the pieces! Share it and tag us on Instagram or Twitter and the staff will choose a winner February 14th! Just as before, you must be following and tag us (@TheBeguiling) and use the hashtag #Retromancer!

Thanks so much to Tony for allowing us to display his work, and swing on by and check it out! Seeing it all in display in the gallery is truly a sight to behold.

TICKET GIVEAWAY: COUNTDOWN, IN THEATRES OCTOBER 25!

The fine folks at Elevation Pictures & Taro PR have once more come through and given us the opportunity to offer 3 sets of double passes to see the new movie COUNTDOWN, in theatres October 25th! These passes are valid for Countdown’s theatrical run which allows you to attend any screening between Mondays and Thursdays for FREE!

 

To enter, send an email to beguilingcontests@gmail.com with the subject line “TICKET APP-EAL” and we’ll pick 3 winners October 25th!

Thanks again to Elevation Pictures and Taro PR and good luck!

TICKET GIVEAWAY: MISSING LINK ADVANCE SCREENING APRIL 6!

Elevation Pictures & Taro PR have once again given us the chance to give away some complimentary tickets to YOU so you can be among the first to get to see all the  hottest new movies in theatres!
This time it’s the brand-new animated film MISSING LINK!

“Mr. Link (Galifianakis) recruits explorer Sir Lionel Frost (Jackman) to help find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight (Saldana), this trio of explorers travel the world to help their new friend.”
The advance screening happens Saturday, April 6th at Cineplex Cinemas Queensway & VIP ahead of its opening April 12, 2019!
To enter, send an email to beguilingcontests@gmail.com with the subject line “FOUND LINK” (hey they can’t all be winners) before March 28 at noon! Good luck, and thanks again to Elevation Pictures and Taro PR!

 

TICKET GIVEAWAY: REIMAGINING MYTHS & LEGENDS WITH AUTHOR MARLON JAMES MARCH 03!

What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than winning some tickets to an amazing event for your sweetheart?!
Curious Minds Weekend is coming up this March 1- 3 and
Man Booker Prize winner MARLON JAMES will be there in support of his new novel Black Leopard, Red Wolf!

Originally from Jamaica and now based in the United States, Marlon James is one of the world’s most electrifying authors. In 2015, he won the prestigious Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings. Now he returns with Black Leopard, Red Wolf, the stunning first installment of his Dark Star trilogy that is being hailed as an “African Game of Thrones.” At this Canadian debut, James will introduce Toronto readers to the unforgettable story of Tracker, a mercenary scouring the ancient cities of Africa on a hunt for a missing child. As he unveils this epic fictional universe, James will discuss how he created a new kind of contemporary mythology—a work of prodigious imagination that is quickly becoming the year’s most talked-about novel.

“A fantasy world as well-realized as anything Tolkien made.” – Neil Gaiman

Book sale and signing to follow

In conversation with Craig OffmanThe Globe and Mail‘s Arts Editor

“Reimagining Myths and Legends” is happening Sunday, March 3 at 5PM and Hot Docs have been kind enough to supply us with 6 sets of tickets to this amazing event! To enter, send an email to beguilingcontests@gmail.com with the subject line “MYTHS” and we’ll pick 6 winners next Thursday, February 21!

Thanks again to Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema for the tickets and GOOD LUCK!

MANDY Giveaway Round 2! Passes & PINS!

Wow! Our MANDY giveaway was such a hit that TARO PR & ELEVATION PICTURES have given us a SECOND round of two single passes to see Mandy in theatres as well as an extra special second part to the prize: a super limited edition pin of Mandy’s title treatment!

“Pacific Northwest. 1983 AD. Outsiders Red Miller and Mandy Bloom lead a loving and peaceful existence. When their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed by a cult led by the sadistic Jeremiah Sand, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance and laced with fire.”

To enter, send an email to beguilingcontests@gmail.com with the subject line “MORE MANDY” and we’ll select two winners by September 28! Each winner will receive one pass to see Mandy and one of the amazing pins!

Our EXTRA-SPECIAL thanks again to Elevation & Taro for being the best! GOOD LUCK!

TICKET GIVEAWAY for THE DEATH OF STALIN!

The Death of Stalin comes out this Friday, March 16, and to celebrate Elevation Pictures & Taro PR have kindly supplied us with three sets of double passes for the theatrical run of the movie– and what’s even better, we’re giving ’em away to YOU!

Based on the graphic novel by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin, the internal political landscape of 1950’s Soviet Russia takes on darkly comic form in a new film by Emmy award-winning and Oscar-nominated writer/director Armando Iannucci. In the days following Stalin’s collapse, his core team of ministers tussle for control;  some want positive change in the Soviet Union, others have more sinister motives. Their one common trait? They’re all just desperately trying to remain alive.

To enter, just send an email to us at beguilingcontests@gmail.com with the subject line STALIN IS DEAD and we’ll pick three winners this Friday!

Thanks again to Elevation Pictures and Taro PR for the tickets!

CONTEST: Win Passes to see VALERIAN in an advance screening!

VALERIAN! Based on the French BD series ‘Valerian et Laureline’ and now a big-screen sci-fi blockbuster that’s getting surprisingly great reviews! Valerian is in theatres July 21st, but we’ve got advance passes to a special July 19th screening! Keep reading to figure out how you can get them…!

WIN ONE OF 10 DOUBLE-PASSES TO SEE VALERIAN ON JULY 19TH!

To enter to win one of 10 double-passes (good for 2 people!) to see VALERIAN on July 19th, all you need to do is make sure you’re subscribed to The Beguiling mailing list (sign-up is in the upper-left corner of beguilingbooksandart.com), and send an email with your name, phone number, and “AND LAURELINE” in the subject line, to  beguilingcontests@gmail.com before Monday, July 17th, at 11am.  We’ll draw and e-mail the winners that day.

RULES & REGULATIONS:

  1. Subject line MUST contain entrant’s name, phone number, and “AND LAURELINE” and must be sent to  beguilingcontests@gmail.com.
  2. Entries must be made from an e-mail address subscribed to The Beguiling’s mailing list. Signup on the front page of http://www.beguilingbooksandart.com. (Seriously, we check and we disqualify people not subscribed to the mailing list.)
  3. Entries must be received before Monday July 17th, 2017, at 11am.
  4. Employees and family members of The Beguiling are not eligible to win.
  5. One entry per person/phone number.
  6. No purchase necessary, void where prohibited, no cash value, odds of winning depend on total number of entries received.

Good luck to all entrants!

Check out the trailer:

JUNE 6: AKIRA Screening & Contest

AKIRA: Screening at The Revue Cinema
Thursday, June 8, 6:45pm
@ The Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvailles
Tix $13/$10 Members
Buy online at: revuecinema.eventbrite.ca

The Beguiling and Page & Panel are proud to sponsor AKIRA, subtitled (for real this time!) at the Revue Cinema on Thursday, June 6th. This masterpiece of animation needs to be seen on the big screen, particularly before Hollywood comes in and messes it up, so run, don’t walk, to the Revue this Thursday.

Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/anime-at-the-revue-akira-on-the-big-screen-tickets-34251445997 or at the door if it doesn’t sell out in advance.

Or, you can try to win tickets below. Keep reading:

WIN ONE OF TWO PAIRS OF TICKETS
TO SEE AKIRA JUNE 6!

 

To enter to win one of 2 pairs of tickets to see AKIRA on June 6th, all you all you have to do is make sure you’re subscribed to The Beguiling mailing list (sign-up is in the upper-left corner of beguilingbooksandart.com), and send an email with your name, phone number, and “TETSUO!!!” in the subject line, to  beguilingcontests@gmail.com before Wednesday, June 5th, at 11am.  We’ll draw and e-mail the winners that day.

RULES & REGULATIONS:

  1. Subject line MUST contain entrant’s name, phone number, and “TETSUO!!!” (with all three exclamation points) and must be sent to beguilingcontests@gmail.com.
  2. Entries must be made from an e-mail address subscribed to The Beguiling’s mailing list. Signup on the front page of http://www.beguilingbooksandart.com. (Seriously, we check and we disqualify people not subscribed to the mailing list.)
  3. Entries must be received before Wednesday, June 5th, 2017, at 11am.
  4. Employees and family members of The Beguiling are not eligible to win.
  5. One entry per person/phone number.
  6. No purchase necessary, void where prohibited, no cash value, odds of winning depend on total number of entries received.

Good luck to all entrants!

 

CONTEST: Win tickets to see Chicano Batman April 4th!

So there’s this band, Chicano Batman, they’re out of L.A., and the promoters are nice folks who thought that because of the naming connection between them and comics and us, that we might want to give away tix to you folks here on the mailing list for their Toronto show. They’re appearing with 79.5 and SADGIRL at the Velvet Underground on April 4th at 7:30pm. 19+ event!

We gave them a listen and yeah, they’re pretty legit and so we’re giving away tix. You can check out their music yourself at http://chicanobatman.com/, and buy tickets at http://bit.ly/2lPQwr5, or you can keep reading and try to win tickets!

WIN 1 of 3 pairs of tickets to see Chicano Batman on April 4th!

To enter to win one of 3 pairs of tickets to CHICANO BATMAN with 79.5 and SADGIRL at The Velvet Underground April 4th, all you all you have to do is make sure you’re subscribed to The Beguiling mailing list (sign-up is in the upper-left corner of beguilingbooksandart.com), and send an email with your name, phone number, and “EMBRACE CHICANO BATMAN” in the subject line, to  beguilingcontests@gmail.com before Monday, April 13th, 2017, at 11am. We’ll draw and e-mail the winners that day.

RULES & REGULATIONS:

  1. Subject line MUST contain entrant’s name, phone number, and “EMBRACE CHICANO BATMAN” and must be sent to beguilingcontests@gmail.com.
  2. Entries must be made from an e-mail address subscribed to The Beguiling’s mailing list. Signup on the front page of http://www.beguilingbooksandart.com. (Seriously, we check and we disqualify people not subscribed to the mailing list.)
  3. Entries must be received before Monday, March 13th, 2017, at 11am.
  4. Employees and family members of The Beguiling are not eligible to win.
  5. One entry per person/phone number.
  6. No purchase necessary, void where prohibited, no cash value, odds of winning depend on total number of entries received.
  7. Concert is 19+. Anyone can enter but not everyone can actually use the tickets if they win, so maybe only enter if you’re over 19? Cool? Cool.

Good luck to all entrants!

CONTEST: FLOYD NORMAN: AN ANIMATED LIFE (CO-PRESENTATION)

The Beguiling is proud to co-present FLOYD NORMAN: AN ANIMATED LIFE, a new documentary about the first African American hired at Disney in 1956 screening at Hot Docs Bloor Cinema on Sunday, February 19th. It looks like a good one, so if you want to guarantee your ticket to the special presentation with the director and a Skype Q&A with Floyd Norman himself, go grab one now. We’ll also be running a contest this week for tickets! Stay tuned.

Doc Soup Sundays: FLOYD NORMAN: AN ANIMATED LIFE

Pick an influential era of American animation within the last 60 years, and there is a good chance Floyd Norman was there. In 1956, he was the first African American hired at Disney, starting a career that also took him to Hanna-Barbera and Pixar. He was forcibly retired at 65, but his creativity is matched only by his tenacity, so he continues to work out of a vacant cubicle at Disney publishing. “I miss being around the action,” says Norman. “I found an empty office and I moved in. I was probably in violation of some rule or law or whatever, but there I was.” Whether facing racism or ageism, this self-avowed troublemaker never backs down.

Filmmaker Michael Fiore will be in attendance for a Skype Q&A with Floyd Norman.
SUN, FEB 19, 11:00 AM
Details: http://ow.ly/tSS03085Xl6

WIN 1 of 8 DOUBLE-PASSES TO THE EXCLUSIVE SCREENING OF FLOYD NORMAN: AN ANIMATED LIFE!

To enter to win one of 8 double passes for the advance screening of FLOYD NORMAN: AN ANIMATED LIFE on February 19th, all you all you have to do is make sure you’re subscribed to The Beguiling mailing list (sign-up is in the upper-left corner of beguilingbooksandart.com), and send an email with your name, phone number, and “ANIMATED LIFE” in the subject line, to  beguilingcontests@gmail.com before Monday, February 13th, 2017, at 11am. We’ll draw and e-mail the winners that day.

RULES & REGULATIONS:

  1. Subject line MUST contain entrant’s name, phone number, and “ANIMATED LIFE” and must be sent to beguilingcontests@gmail.com.
  2. Entries must be made from an e-mail address subscribed to The Beguiling’s mailing list. Signup on the front page of https://www.beguilingbooksandart.com. (Seriously, we check and we disqualify people not subscribed to the mailing list.)
  3. Entries must be received before Monday, February 13th, 2017, at 11am.
  4. Employees and family members of The Beguiling are not eligible to win.
  5. One entry per person/phone number.
  6. No purchase necessary, void where prohibited, no cash value, odds of winning depend on total number of entries received, etc.

Good luck to all entrants! And yes, you can absolutely enter this contest AND any other contest we have going on at the same time.