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Get ready for the Oscars with a Movies On Demand Tote Bag!

By Patrick Luce Feb 14, 2012, 16:41 GMT

As Hollywood readies to bestow its highest honor on the year’s best films on February 26, cable customers nationwide can enjoy 2011’s most celebrated films from the comfort of their own homes via Movies On Demand (MOD) on cable.

M&C is getting in on the Oscar fun by giving away a Movies On Demand Tote Bag that includes a MOD Snuggie, MOD Tumbler, MOD Headphones and MOD Popcorn!

Many Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, and guild award winners are also available on cable. With Movies On Demand, movie-lovers everywhere can feel like Hollywood insiders and cast their office pool votes ahead of Tinseltown’s biggest night.

MOD provides film fans the opportunity to see the most talked about films of the year for the first time if they missed them in the theater or experience them again. Some of the year’s biggest nominated hits such as "Midnight in Paris," "The Help," "Bridesmaids," and many others are currently available on demand.

To honor previous Oscar winners, MOD is offering movie fans a chance to win a 55" 3D HDTV by showing their best take on "Winning Movie Moments". Movie-lovers can reenact a line from classics like "Forest Gump", "Casablanca", "The Godfather" & more for their chance to win.

Show MOD your best Oscar take and Win a 55" 3D HDTV with "Winning Movie Moments."

Just-nominated feature films now playing or available soon on MOD on cable include:

"Midnight in Paris" - Now playing, rated PG-13 (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Art Direction)
"The Help" - Now playing, rated PG-13 (Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress)
"The Tree of Life" - Now playing, rated PG-13 (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Achievement in Cinematography)
"Moneyball" - Now playing, rated PG-13 (Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Achievement in Film Editing, Best Achievement in Sound Mixing)
"A Better Life" - Premieres Feb. 2 (Best Actor)
"Warrior" - Now playing, rated PG-13 (Best Supporting Actor)
"Bridesmaids" - Now playing through Feb. 29, rated R (Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay)
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" - Now playing, rated PG-13 (Best Achievement in Art Direction, Best Makeup, Best Visual Effects)
"Beginners" - Now playing, rated R (Best Supporting Actor)
"Margin Call" - Now playing, rated R (Best Original Screenplay)
"The Ides of March" - Now playing, rated R (Best Adapted Screenplay)
"Kung Fu Panda 2" - Now playing, rated PG (Best Animated Feature)
"Jane Eyre" - Now playing through Jan. 27, rated PG-13 (Best Costume Design)
"Anonymous" - Premieres Feb. 7, rated PG-13 (Best Costume Design)
"Hell and Back Again"- Now playing, not rated (Best Documentary)
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"- Premieres Feb. 2, not rated (Best Documentary)
"Drive" - Premieres Jan. 31, rated R (Best Sound Editing)
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" - Now playing, rated PG-13, (Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects)
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" - Now playing, rated PG-13 (Best Visual Effects)
"Real Steel" - Now playing, rated PG (Best Visual Effects)

With Movies On Demand through digital cable, viewers can watch these films and many of the most iconic previous award-winning releases available instantly, with pause, fast-forward and rewind functionality.

Among the many former winners now widely available on MOD on cable are: "The Pianist," "American Beauty," "Crash," "Crazy Heart," "Erin Brockovich," "Slumdog Millionaire," "Walk The Line," "Million Dollar Baby," "The Departed," "The Blind Side," "As Good As It Gets" and "Mary Poppins - 1964." (Title dates and availability may vary by system.)

These movies are distributed to U.S. cable systems by iN DEMAND. For full listings, go to www.indemand.com, on-screen guides or cable system websites. Listings for Cable’s Movies On Demand can also be found at TVGuide.com.

M&C Prize:

One (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive a Movies On Demand Tote Bag filled with a MOD Snuggie, MOD Tumbler, MOD Headphones and MOD Popcorn!

To enter, contestants need to provide a name and e-mail address. Upon notification of winning, contestants will have five days to reply with the name and address of where their prize should be sent.

Sorry, but this competition is open to residents of the USA only.

CLICK HERE to enter to win a Movies on Demand Tote Bag!