Beaks here...

I cannot confirm that Robert Zemeckis's A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a surprisingly dark, visually astonishing, narratively faithful adaptation of the holiday classic, but I can tell you that if you live in the Los Angeles area, you can find out for yourself on November 2nd, 2009 what the director of BACK TO THE FUTURE, FORREST GUMP, CAST AWAY, CONTACT and USED CARS has done to Charles Dickens's tome. In IMAX 3D, no less!

This is the way to see A CHRISTMAS CAROL! So if you want to take a dizzying ride through Victorian-era London with me, fire off an email to aicncontests@gmail.com with the subject header "Bah Humbug!!!" (exclamation marks optional) posthaste! The screening will be at the AMC CityWalk in Universal City, and will begin promptly at 7 PM.

Since this is a family film, I will allow readers up to three guests if they promise me they're bringing their kids. If you're just a miserable single Scrooge like me, you get a +1. Please do not try to sneak in three of your friends. It will not end well for you. (And make sure to give me the full names of your guests.)

I'll have the list of attendees up later in the week. Hope to see a bunch of you there! I promise to be Swine Flu free (and present) for this one!