**CONTEST CLOSED** Cinemania a new monthly film series at FilmBar in Downtown Phoenix that highlights all-time favorite genre films on the big screen. Hosted by Dan Stone of The Unfathomable Film Freakout, Cinemania celebrates the essence of FilmBar – Phoenix’s true indie cinema. Since opening in 2011, FilmBar has made it their mission to preserve the art of independent film in the local community. The innovative programming of Andrea Canales and Dan Stone has attracted many accolades including Phoenix New Times Best of Phoenix “Best Independent Theater” and Phoenix Magazine’s Best of The Valley “Best Cinema.” Specializing not only in the latest independent and foreign films, but in local, cult and classic films, FilmBar offers something for everyone. On this Winner Wednesday, we give away two tickets to Cinemania: Fantastic Planet at FilmBar on Saturday, April 15 at 10pm in Downtown Phoenix!

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More from FilmBar about Fantastic Planet: Nothing else has ever looked or felt like director René Laloux’s animated marvel Fantastic Planet, a politically minded and visually inventive work of science fiction. The film is set on a distant planet called Ygam, where enslaved humans (Oms) are the playthings of giant blue native inhabitants (Draags). After Terr, kept as a pet since infancy, escapes from his gigantic child captor, he is swept up by a band of radical fellow Oms who are resisting the Draags’ oppression and violence. With its eerie, cooly surreal cutout animation by Roland Topor; brilliant psychedelic jazz score by Alain Goraguer; and wondrous creatures and landscapes, this Cannes-awarded 1973 counterculture classic is a perennially compelling statement against conformity and violence.

To enter our Winner Wednesday giveaway, tell us in our comment section about a movie you wish you could see on the big screen. Perhaps a marathon of the complete Harry Potter series, your favorite B-movie or a highbrow documentary – tell us what your cinematic heart desires. We will select a winner using random.org. Winners will be notified on Thursday, April 13 by e-mail. Comments are moderated and may take some time to appear. Please do not resubmit your comments — one is plenty. **CONTEST CLOSED**

Good luck to all you film enthusiasts! This is an opportunity not to be missed and we only have two tickets to give away. Also, if you like awesome and free events, be sure to see more of what’s happening at a Bookmans near you!