Making the Band is only one for a couple more weeks!  Watch a new episode of Making The Band 3 this Thursday @ 9PM ET/PT on MTV!  The album "Danity Kane" hits stores Tuesday, August 22nd.

WATCH :: Danity Kane "Show Stopper" Music Video

PRIZES UP FOR GRAB :: (1) The Grand Prize Winner will receive: One $100 MTV.com gift certificate courtesy of Making the Band and a summer prize pack (inset) — t-shirt, beach towel, key chain, bottle opener, necklace key chain holder, draw string bag, MTV NYC pen, and a notebook.  (2) Two runner-ups will each receive a summer prize pack

HOW TO WIN FREE SWAG::  To win the Making the Band contest, leave a comment in this entry with your favorite Making the Band 3 girl and why.  One entry per person.  Be sure to include a valid email address (not published).  Entries must be made before Thursday, July 27 @ 7PM EST.  Good luck!

UPDATE :: Congratulations Ed M. for winning the grand prize!  Our runner-ups are LOVEya***** and Marisa!  Your prizes will be mailed out shortly.  Thanks to everyone else who entered!

Tripp (McConaughey) is a 35 year-old who still lives with his parents. Desperate to help him leave the nest, they hire the beautiful and charming Paula (Parker) to lure him out.  But when Paula falls for Tripp instead, all bets are off in this romantic battle of wills.

You can win this Failure To Launch DVD for free!

Here’s what you need to do to win: Simply leave a comment in this thread by July 20th and a winner will be chosen at random.  Be sure to include a valid email address along with your comment. This contest ends July 20th and a winner will be announced shortly after. Good luck!

UPDATE :: Congratulations on winning the Failure to Launch DVD, Lex!  Thanks to everyone else who left a comment!

 - Doobybrain

You, Me and Dupree comes out in theaters July 14th, 2006. If you’re really anxious to see the movie, maybe these couple of screen grabs from the movie will curb you in the meantime.

Also, I have TWO You, Me and Dupree prize-packs to giveaway. Each prize-pack includes two items relating to You, Me and Dupree.

HOW TO WIN THE PRIZE PACK :: To win one of the two prize-packs, simply leave a comment in this entry and tell me what you think the two items in each prize-pack are. The first person to get it both right (and in order) will be the winner. You must provide a valid email address for contest entry.

UPDATE :: Congratulations Jaime and ShimmeringDew on winning!  You two were the first to guess correctly that it was a hat and a t-shirt!  Your prizes are on their way!  Thanks to everyone else who entered!

This contest ends July 13, and a winner will be announced shortly thereafter. Good luck!

 - Doobybrain

You, Me and Dupree synopsis:

Carl and Molly Peterson (Matt Dillon and Kate Hudson) are just starting their new life together–complete with a cute house, boring neighbors, stable jobs and the routines of newlywed existence. There’s just one unfortunate hitch in their perfectly constructed new world…

And his name’s Dupree.

Randy Dupree (Owen Wilson), Carl’s oldest friend and perpetual bachelor, has found himself with nowhere to go after being fired. Carl yanks his jobless/homeless pal out of the bar he’s living in and invites him to temporarily crash on the couch–that’s just what friends do.

At first, Carl is quite pleased to have his good buddy as a permanent couch guest, while Molly bears the brunt of Dupree’s immature antics. But, as Carl becomes buried in his grown-up job, he finds it harder and harder to juggle Dupree and his responsibilities as a husband. To make matters worse, Dupree uses his ample spare time to become a great companion for Molly. Even her dad (Michael Douglas) and the neighbors are falling for his carefree wisdom and charm–frustrating Carl to no end.

Soon, everyone (but Carl) begins to root for Dupree to stick around. But as Dupree starts to become a fixture in the Peterson’s home, three becomes not just a crowd…but a full- blown, hilarious catastrophe.

Directors Anthony and Joe Russo (Arrested Development) tell the wildly comic story of a suburban couple who are just trying to make their new marriage work when her and me unexpectedly becomes You, Me and Dupree.

If you’ve been following Just Jared, you’ll know that I am a big big big fan of High School Musical.  Don’t even ask how many times I’ve seen it!  But of course I want everyone else to "Bop to the Top" with me… so here’s a DVD giveaway!  Below is a 5-minute clip (not featured on the DVD) of the High School Musical Dance Along that I didn’t look stupid trying to imitate in front of my computer screen . . .  BTW, Zac Efron just signed on as Link Larkin in the film version of Hairspray.

HOW TO WIN A FREE COPY ::  To win the High School Musical DVD, leave a comment in this entry with your most memorable (fun, silly, embarrassing, etc) high school moment.  One entry per person.  Be sure to include a valid email address (not published).  Entries must be made before Thursday, June 29 @ 7PM EST.  Good luck!

UPDATE :: Congratulations, Dan!  Your DVD will go out in the mail soon!  Thanks to everyone else who entered.  I really enjoyed everybody’s stories.

Synopsis :: Anthony Hopkins stars as Burt Munro, a man who never let the dreams of youth fade.  In the late 1960’s, after a lifetime of perfecting his classic Indian motorcycle, Burt sets off from the bottom of the world, Invercargill, New Zealand, to clock his bike at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.  With all odds against him, Burt puts his irrepressible kiwi spirit to the test, braving the new world on a shoestring budget.  He makes fast friends of many he encounters along the way who find themselves swept up in his energy and singular determination.  Burt’s quest culminates in an unlikely conclusion and remains legendary within the motorcycle community to this day.  

The World’s Fastest Indian may have bombed at the box office but this little gem of a movie is worth every penny if you’re thinking about picking up the DVD.  Anthony Hopkins, as always, gives another spellbinding performance.  How the man immerses himself so deeply into movie characters time and time again is astounding.  Although sometimes, actors can lose it as Hopkins did admit one time that he does get a little cuckoo sometimes playing psychopaths — Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Red Dragon.  More movie stills in the gallery!  Cuckoo, cuckoo!

HOW TO WIN A FREE COPY ::  To win The World’s Fastest Indian DVD, leave a comment in this entry with your favorite Anthony Hopkins movie and why.  One entry per person.  Be sure to include a valid email address (not published).  Entries must be made before Thursday, June 29 @ 7PM EST.  Good luck!

UPDATE :: Congratulations, Megs!  Your DVD will be mailed out shortly!  Her favorite Anthony Hopkins movie was Remains of the Day.

If you’ve never watched the Emmy Award-winning animated series Where On Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?, you haven’t lived yet.  I religiously watched every episode of Carmen Sandiego and the ACME Detective Agency sleuths Zack and Ivy, a staple in my Saturday Morning Cartoon Line-up as a kid.  The 3-DVD collector set features the voice talent of Oscar/Emmy/Golden Globe-winning actress Rita Moreno. Watch the Carmen Sandiego preview below.

HOW TO WIN A FREE COPY :: To win the Where On Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? :: Season 1 DVD, leave a comment in this entry answering "Where on Earth is Your Favorite Celebrity?"  Answer where s/he might be right now and include links to articles and/or pictures if you can. One entry per person. Be sure to include a valid email address (not published). Entries must be made before Thursday, June 29 @ 7PM EST. Good luck!

UPDATE :: Congratulations, Ann!  Your DVD’s on the way!

All Things" DVD Giveaway

The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things is based on JT Leroy’s critically acclaimed novel of the same name. The story is about Jeremiah, a child who is pulled from his foster home and thrown into a troubled life on the road with his teenage mother, Sarah. Asia Argento’s bold cinematic adaptation of “JT’s” controversial story stars Peter Fonda, Michael Pitt (The Village, Silk), Kip Pardue (Remember the Titans, The Rules of Attraction), Marilyn Manson, and Ben Foster (X-Men 3, Alpha Dog).  The DVD was released last week and contains a limited edition photography book “Exposing a Hoax: Exclusives, Rarities and Fabrications”, featuring pictures by legendary rock ‘n roll photographer Mick Rock. Watch the trailer below!  More pictures in the gallery!

HOW TO WIN A FREE COPY ::  To win The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things DVD, leave a comment in this entry correctly identifying a famous song title with the word "heart" in it and its matching singer.  Only post one song and no repeats, please! Be sure to include a valid email address (not published).  Entries must be made before Wednesday, June 14 @ 7PM EST.  Good luck!

UPDATE :: Congratulations, Rikki!  Your DVD will be sent out soon!  For everyone else who may be interested in watching/renting, know that the movie is more than effective at invoking discomfort and horror–not just because of its setup and story, but also because you wonder how the very young boys who portray the main character were got through their scenes without some damage. It depicts horrific events with semi music video-esque visuals and if you can get past the child-rape and crack-smoking, you might actually enjoy The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things.

The Sisters DVD hasn’t even been released yet but you can snag a free copy now! The Sisters is an extraordinary tale of love, lust, deceit and loss starring Maria Bello, Erika Christensen, Eric McCormack and Chris O’Donnell.  Four siblings struggle to banish the ghost of their dead father and create some semblance of harmony using a college on New York’s Upper East Side as their surrogate home.  Watch the trailer below! (Maria Bello totally gives me the Sienna Miller vibe.) More pictures in the gallery!

HOW TO WIN A FREE COPY ::  To win The Sisters DVD, leave a comment in this entry correctly identifying two famous blood-related sisters in Hollywood. Only post one set of sisters and no repeats, please! Be sure to include a valid email address (not published).  Entries must be made before Tuesday, June 13 @ 7PM EST.  Good luck!

UPDATE :: Congratulations, bebe!  Your copy of The Sisters DVD is being mail out!  Thanks to everyone else who entered.  I enjoyed all of your entries and learned a whole bunch of sisters that I never knew even existed!