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CONTEST: Win an AVENGERS Prize Pack!

By Dork Shelf
May 3, 2012

The Avengers

Dork Shelf readers, assemble! We have a wonderful contest for all of you true believers out there from the awesome folks over at Marvel Studios to herald the arrival of THE AVENGERS, out in theatres tomorrow.

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The fine folks at Marvel Studios want to reward you fans that have been waiting so anxiously for the long anticipated, Joss Whedon directed epic that once and for all brings together Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), The Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Captain America (Chris Evans), and the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Cobie Smulders, and Clark Gregg) as they team up to do battle against the evil demigod Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and an intergalactic army bent on wiping the human race off the face of the planet.

To commemorate the biggest assortment of superheroes of all time, Marvel Studios and your friends at Dork Shelf are giving away an amazing prize pack to one lucky winner!

In the prize pack are an Avengers’ T-Shirt, a set of collector cups, a set of buttons, a copy of the film’s soundtrack (from Universal Music Canada), a set of all four limited edition pairs of character themed Real-D 3D glasses, and a poster signed by Mark Ruffalo and Cobie Smulders!

For your chance to win this fan’s dream come true, simply email your name to contest@dorkshelf.com with AVENGERS PRIZE PACK in the subject line. Please only one entry per person. For an additional chance to win, like the contest announcement on our Facebook page or re-Tweet the announcement from our Twitter page. Deadline for entries is 10am on Monday, May 7th.

Good luck! And as always, stay tuned for more awesome contests and giveaways from your friends here at Dork Shelf. Excelsior!

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Interview: Cobie Smulders

May 2, 2012

Dork Shelf catches up with The Avengers‘ Agent Maria Hill, Vancouver native Cobie Smulders, to talk about working with such an elite squad of actors and how it’s a change of pace from her day job on How I Met Your Mother. Continue reading

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The Avengers Review

May 2, 2012

Funny, exciting, and not entirely disposable as entertainment, The Avengers lives up to the early hype that it might be the film to beat for this year’s box office crown. Continue reading

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Interview: Mark Ruffalo

April 30, 2012

Dork Shelf sat down with the new big screen incarnation of The Incredible Hulk, Mark Ruffalo, just before the release of the long anticipated Marvel epic The Avengers about working on such a big scale with director Joss Whedon and his adventures in motion capture. Continue reading

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Hot Docs 2012 Reviews: Part 3

By Dork Shelf
April 25, 2012

Hot Docs 2012 Preview Day 3 and the hits just keep on coming with looks at China Heavyweight, In the Year of Hip Hop, Brooklyn Castle, The Frog Princes, Finding North, Radioman, Low and Clear, and The Betrayal. Continue reading

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The Avengers Trailer

October 11, 2011

Apple.com has the first concrete look at Joss Whedon’s Marvel ensemble, The Avengers. Fans no longer have to grasp at 30 second preview snippets or shaky phone cam location footage. The trailer hits audiences with Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and the Hulk in action, being led by S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury. The trailer also contains some serious scenes of destruction along with shots of Thor’s villainous brother Loki wreaking havoc on New York City. Continue reading

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Iron Man 2 Review

May 6, 2010

How can a movie be obnoxious and charming at the same time? I don’t know. But somehow Iron Man 2 manages to be both an over the top summer blockbuster and a gleefully charismatic and funny film. With the origin … Continue reading

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Second Iron Man 2 Trailer

March 8, 2010

The second official trailer for Iron Man 2 has just hit the web. The film sees Tony Stark pitted against his competitors, his government and a new threat in the form of Ivan Vanko, a mysterious Russian with a vendetta … Continue reading

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Sherlock Holmes Review

December 30, 2009

When I was a kid Young Sherlock Holmes was one of my favourite movies (it still is). The young detective cut his teeth not on finding the family jewels, but on cults and devil worshippers. I have a feeling the … Continue reading

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New Iron Man 2 Images

December 2, 2009

Yahoo Movies has the first look at the Iron Man 2 poster.  It features the first official look atTony Stark’s sometimes-friend-sometimes-enemy War Machine.  Click the picture to embiggen.  The site has also posted some new shots of Scarlett Johansson as … Continue reading

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Iron Man 2 Comic-Con Footage

August 8, 2009

A bootleg version of the Iron Man 2 reel shown at the recent San Diego Comic-Con has finally hit the web.  Probable spoilers: the footage features Sam Jackson as Nick Fury and our first look at Mickey Rourke’s Whiplash in … Continue reading

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New Iron Man 2 Pictures, Black Widow Revealed

July 16, 2009

The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly has some new shots from Iron Man 2.  The new photos include most importantly, our first look at Scarlett Johansson in skin tight leather… errr I mean, as Black Widow. Click here or the … Continue reading

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