FEBRUARY 2010
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Turner Classic Movies presents the TCM Book Corner.
Every month we will provide the classic movie fan with a link to an excited film related book.
And every month, we will also be giving away several copies of that book in a monthly contest.
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80 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards
Author: Robert Osborne
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OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. ELIGIBILITY: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. The “TCM February Book Corner
Sweepstakes” (“Sweepstakes”) is open to all legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and
the District of Columbia, age 18 years or older who have Internet access as of January 31, 2010,
except employees, officers, directors, agents and shareholders (and their immediate families
[spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses] and household members [whether or
not related]) of Turner Classic Movies, Inc. (“TCM” or “Sponsor”) and its parents, subsidiaries,
divisions, trustees, franchisees, participating vendors, distributors, judges, advertising and
promotion agencies and affiliated entities (collectively, with the Sponsor, “Sweepstakes
Entities”). Void wherever prohibited by law. Sweepstakes is governed by U.S. law and subject to
all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. By entering the Sweepstakes,
entrants agree to accept and be bound by all terms of these Official Rules and Regulations
(“Official Rules”).
2. HOW TO ENTER: From 12:00:00p.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on February 1, 2010 through 11:59:59p.m.
ET on March 2, 2010 (the “Entry Period”), Sponsor will conduct a national Sweepstakes
encouraging participants to enter for a chance to win a copy of the book entitled “80 Years of
the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards” written by Robert Osborne. To enter,
during the Entry Period, participants must log on to the TCM website, located at www.tcm.com,
beginning at 12:00:00p.m. (ET) on February 1, 2010 and complete and submit the online entry
form, including their name, address, phone number (including area code), e-mail address (if any)
and age. To be eligible, all entries must be received by 11:59:59p.m. (ET) on March 2, 2010.
All entries must be submitted in the name of an individual person and prizes can only be awarded
to the person whose name is on each winning entry. Entries generated by script, macro or other
automated or mechanical means will be void. The Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for
misdirected, incomplete, lost, late, illegible, undelivered, inaccurate or delayed entries, or
for technical, hardware, or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network
connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions or other errors or
problems that may limit or affect a person’s ability to participate in the Sweepstakes, whether
human, mechanical, typographical, printing, electronic, network or otherwise, relating to or in
connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in
connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries, the
announcement of the prizes or in any Sweepstakes-related materials. In the event of sabotage,
acts of God, terrorism or threats thereof, computer virus or other events or causes beyond
Sponsor’s control, which corrupt the integrity, administration, security or proper operation of
the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel or
suspend the Sweepstakes. In the event of cancellation, Sponsor reserves the right to award
prizes from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to the event requiring such
cancellation. False or deceptive entries or acts will render the entrant ineligible. All entries
become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Limit one (1) entry
per person, e-mail address or household per twenty-four (24) hour period.
3. HOW TO WIN: Twelve (12) winners (the “Winners”) will be randomly chosen by a representative
of TCM on or around March 17, 2010 from all eligible entries received within the dates and times
specified above. The decisions of the representative will be final and binding in all matters.
The odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the
Entry Period. Winners will be notified by U.S. mail, e-mail and/or telephone within fourteen
(14) days of the drawing and must meet all eligibility requirements including the timely
execution and return of all necessary releases and documents (if any). Winners should receive
their prizes within eight (8) to ten (10) weeks of notification.
4. PRIZES: Twelve (12) Winners will each receive one (1) copy of the book entitled “80 Years
of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards” written by Robert Osborne, at an
approximate market value (“AMV”) of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75) per Winner. TOTAL AMV OF ALL
PRIZES (12 PRIZES): Nine Hundred Dollars ($900). No substitution or transfer of prizes or cash
redemptions permitted by Winners. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize(s) of like
value for any reason whatsoever. Winners are responsible for the reporting and payment of all
federal, state and local taxes (if any) required by Sponsor. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no
warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsors.
5. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS: By entering this Sweepstakes, participants grant Sweepstakes
Entities and their designees the right, unless prohibited by law, to use their names, cities and
states of residences, voices, pictures and likenesses, without compensation, notification or
approval, for the purpose of advertising and publicizing the goods and services of the
Sweepstakes Entities and/or in connection with all matters related to the Sweepstakes, in any
manner or medium, now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity. Winners may each
be required to sign, without limitation, affidavits of eligibility, liability releases, tax
acknowledgment forms and, except where prohibited by law, use of name and likeness release and
return within five (5) business days of issuance of notification. Noncompliance within this time
period or failure of potential winners to respond to a notification attempt within five (5) days
of such attempt may result in disqualification and, at Sponsor’s discretion, an alternate winner
may be selected. If: (i) any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, (ii) a
potential Winner declines his or her prize, or (iii) a potential Winner fails to comply with any
of the Official Rules as outlined herein, such potential Winner will be disqualified and an
alternate winner will be selected by random drawing at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. The
Sweepstakes Entities expressly disclaim any responsibility and entrants agree to indemnify and
hold harmless the Sweepstakes Entities, and their respective employees, officers, directors,
shareholders and agents, from and against any and all claims, actions, demands and/or liability
for injury, damage or loss whatsoever relating to or arising in connection with participation in
this Sweepstakes (regardless of the cause of such injury, damage or loss) and/or the delivery
and/or subsequent use or misuse of any of the prizes awarded. In the event more winner
notifications are issued, or more winning prize claims are received, than the number of prizes
set forth in these Official Rules due to computer, printing, seeding, human or other error or
problem, a random drawing will take place from among all eligible prize claims for the prize(s)
at issue to award the proper number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules. No more
than the stated number of prizes per these Official Rules will be awarded.
6. OFFICIAL RULES OR WINNERS’ LIST: For a copy of the Official Rules or the Winners’ List
(available on or about April 23, 2010), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (residents of VT
need not include return postage on rules requests) to the following address by June 23, 2010
(please specify “Official Rules” or “Winners”) – “TCM February Book Corner” Sweepstakes, c/o
TCM, 1050 Techwood Drive, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30318.
SPONSOR: Turner Classic Movies, Inc., 1050 Techwood Drive, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318.
C®2010 Turner Classic Movies. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.
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31 Days of Oscar Highlights for Feb. 12
Dustin Hoffman ponders his future as The Graduate (1967), nominated for 7 Academy Awards including Best Director. TCM is also playing Chinatown (1974), The Parent Trap (1961), The Pumpkin Eater (1964) and more.
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31 Days of Oscar Highlights for Feb. 13
Russell Crowe stars in a tale of revenge set in ancient Rome in Gladiator, the Best Picture winner of 2000. Other featured Academy Award honorees include Blow-Up (1966), Roman Holiday (1953) and Jezebel with Bette Davis & Henry Fonda.
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Sammy Davis Jr. in A Man Called Adam on DVD
A jazz trumpet player seemingly has it all but blames himself for the traffic accident that killed his family and begins a downward spiral that threatens to destroy his life and career.
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