Movie Madness - Black Swan

Natalie Portman in Black Swan. Natalie Portman actually became the Black Swan in an incredible psycho-drama. Great turnout with lots of little Petite Ya Ya Swans. Dan? Dan Harkins? The year is coming to an end. Come on, from one movie lover to the next - give me a cup! The 2011 Harkins Theater Souvenir Cup.
This is it. My last chance for a free Harkins Theater 2011 Souvenir Cup. PLEASE, Dan Harkins! PLEASE. I do so much. Every week, 52 weeks a year, risking friendships, sending out emails to people that probably think - Doesn't she have anything better to do? Can't she just leave me alone? Does she have some sort of job at Harkins Theater? Or just some kind of Movie Madness mental illness? So, please, last chance, just one cup would be so great.

Don't make me beg...

Movie Madness - The Tourist

Call Amex and gather up your frequent flyer miles - we're going on a little trip and, for a post-birthday Movie Madness treat, even this guy is coming (eat your heart out, Johnny),

my all-time favorite travel companion, well, Shana's tons of fun, too - there they are on top of the Eiffel Tower. What are you doing, Dan Harkins? Want to come, too? And maybe, please, please, please bring me a nice, new Harkins 2011 Souvenir Cup, maybe one for my birthday boy, Shawn, too (remember, he just loves popcorn, so a t-shirt would be great as well).

Update - Dan never showed up. Maybe I should stop begging, stalking, wishful thinking-ing. Even Johnny Darling looked a little weird. But at least we'll always have Venice...

Movie Madness - Morning Glory

Rise and Shine! A sweet, fresh squeezed bit of Morning Glory with the girls. Great cast, a few too many cliches, but another fun Movie Madness at the always amazing Harkins Theater (Dan, Dan, where for art thou, Dan? I'm thirsty).

Dan, Dude, Where's My Cup?

It's not like I'm asking for my own parking space or anything. My face on the big screen. A foot massage. All I want are two cups and a t-shirt. Today at Movie Madness the nice guy asked me if I wanted to buy my new 2011 souvenir cup yet. I told him nope. I'm holding out for the big guy, Dan the Man. I love Harkins. I love movies. There is a direct positive correlation between my happiness and the number of movies I see. It's like therapy. For cheap. I get two hours in the dark with my buddies, escape whatever is happening in my brain, a little respite from reality. Heard of the new "entertainment corridor" just down the street from my house in McCormick Ranch? Along with the new Diamondbacks spring training stadium and a new resort/casino, they are re-doing The Pavilions mall, complete with a new hoity-toity theater. But it's not Harkins and I would never cheat on Dan. I love his places the best. Camelview is right by the office so I can sneak out during lunch and sometimes people never notice. Then there's Shea 14. So convenient. No Indian reservation involved. Pita Jungle. Coffee Plantation. Blue Burrito, so many meet 'ya before the show options. All I want is a couple of cups. Maybe a t-shirt. Please.

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I'd like to start a tradition. Last year Harkins Theater gave me a bunch of stuff since I'm such a loyal movie goer. I got a cup, a t-shirt, a special edition bag that I take to the grocery store every time in order to save the planet, a couple of DVDs and even a cool Red Vines water cup. I was most appreciative. This morning I heard on the radio (KEZ 99.9, by the way, they just started playing Christmas music 24/7 - love it!) that the 2011 Souvenir Cup is now available. Woo Hoo! The Harkins Theater 2011 Souvenir Cup is now available! Boy, I would really like to have one of those (maybe two). I show up every Monday morning, hauling friends along (which can make a girl very thirsty), filling up several seats (with a youngish, hip crowd, not a permed, grey hair in the bunch), then sometimes even go back on the weekends with the hubby in tow (who just loves popcorn; personally, it gives me a headache, but, wow, a 2011 t-shirt would come in handy). I'm good on all the other loot (wouldn't want to seem greedy, after all), but a couple of cups and a t-shirt would make me so happy, make me keep sending out weekly emails to hoards of people encouraging them to come join me on a Monday morning (hey, we even had a special edition Movie Madness last Saturday since we had to share Tamara Drewe with people we knew just couldn't miss it). So, Dan Harkins at Harkins Theater, you're the best. You have the greatest theaters in town and I can't wait to see more movies!