And the winner of international B&B DVD giveaway is…. Rebeca! Check your email and we’ll get your DVD in the mail to ya.

First up, we have Jess’s review of The Best and the Brightest:

“The Best and the Brightest” kept me laughing the whole time! It goes to show parents will do just about anything to find the best education for their child . The cast did an amazing job with their crazy antics and lines. However, Bridget Regan stole the show! She did a fantastic job as the “crazy ex-girlfriend”! I believe Bridget showed us how diverse she can be in her roles (Robin is very different than Kahlan). Any Bridget fan (or any comedy film lover) will immensely enjoy this film! Go get it! (Thanks again to Lindsey for mine!)

~J.Grace

Many thanks to Jess for her infinite patience with us! There is a bit of a story that led to her not getting the DVD ahead of time as I had intended, but instead a few days after it was released. The best laid plans and all that.

Secondly, we have another copy of The Best and the Brightest to give away! As we promised, this contest is only open to non-US residents. (See? We didn’t forget about you.) Want to win? Leave a comment below telling us what project you’d like to see Bridget take on in the future be it more comedy, Wonder Woman, or something else entirely. Contest will close Monday September 5 at midnight and we will announce the winner on Tuesday.

Alright guys, the winner of our Twitter give away for The Best and the Brightest is….. SpartyOn07 (Sarah)! Check your DM’s over on Twitter and we’ll get you all set up.

Ok guys, today is the day! Bridget’s film, The Best and the Brightest is out on DVD! For those of you with the DVD, what did you think? And really, how awesome was Bridget?

For those of you without a DVD, how would you like to win a copy and do a little press for the movie as well?
Step 1) Follow us on Twitter: @hbe
Step 2) Simply tweet the following: “@BestNBrightest starring @BridgetRegan is out today on DVD! Want to win a copy? Follow @hbe and RT! http://bit.ly/nzJw17″ Or click here to have the status filled in for you.

The contest will end on Wednesday night, 8/17, at midnight central US time and we’ll notify the winner via DM as soon as we can. Contest is open to anyone currently residing on planet Earth. (The shipping to Mars is WAY too expensive. Sorry Martian peeps.) Good luck and happy tweeting!

The phenomenally wonderful Josh & Sommer from The Best and the Brightest have done us an altogether spiffy favor and sent us a pre-release copy of the DVD to giveaway! Instead of our standard giveaway contests, this one has a bit of a catch. We want to try and help create a buzz for the DVD leading up to release day so if you win we’d really appreciate it if you’d write up a review of the movie and the DVD special features and post it on Amazon.com as well as letting us post it here on the site. We’d also be sending it to the B&B team in case they want to post it on their site. So this also acts as a way for you to really spread the Bridget love to a wide audience, should you be so inclined.

To enter, simply leave a comment below, one entry per person. We’ll leave the comments open from now until midnight Saturday, July 30, and we’ll announce the winner on Sunday. Because there is a time issue involved, this contest is open to US residents only. (We’ll do another giveaway for our international peeps at a later date.) Good luck!

Hey guys, check out the official B&B press release! Also, you might want to check back here at the end of the month for something special and B&B related. Just saying.

“THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST,” STARRING NEIL PATRICK HARRIS AND AMY SEDARIS, HITS VOD, DIGITAL & DVD ON AUGUST 16
All-Star Comedy Cast Also Includes Bonnie Somerville, Christopher McDonald, John Hodgman, Peter Serafinowicz and Kate Mulgrew

07.05.2011– Following sold-out grassroots screenings and a theatrical release in June 2011, THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST, a new comedy directed by Josh Shelov and co-written by Shelov and Michael Jaeger, makes its way to VOD, digital platforms and DVD on August 16.

Featuring an all-star cast including Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), Bonnie Somerville (The Ugly Truth), Amy Sedaris (Strangers with Candy), Christopher McDonald (Harry’s Law), Kate Mulgrew (Star Trek: Voyager), John Hodgman (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), Peter Serafinowicz (Couples Retreat), Jenna Stern (Game Change) and Bridget Regan (Legend of the Seeker), THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST offers a refreshingly “adult” twist on contemporary parenting.

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The Best and the Brightest is finally coming to theaters! Up until now all of the screenings have been preview showings, but the movie is now officially premiering in New York and Los Angeles! Even better, Bridget will be appearing at the LA screening on Friday night, June 24 at 7:50pm and there will be a Q&A!

In LA:
Laemmle’s Sunset 5
8000 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, 90046
310-478-3836
Tickets: http://www.laemmle.com/viewtheatre.php?thid=2

In New York:
Quad Cinema
34 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 255-8800
Tickets: http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=216

And, if you’re not in New York or Los Angeles, (and even if you are) you can always pre-order the movie on DVD over on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004QPOVB4

Seasons 1 & 2 of Legend of the Seeker, signed by Bridget, are up for auction on eBay!

http://shop.ebay.com/swordoftruthfan/m.html

All proceeds go towards purchasing LotS DVDs for public libraries libraries via the Save Our Seeker campaign. The official page for the fundraiser can be found here: http://community.livejournal.com/legendofseeker/789668.html

The Save our Seeker campaign also has an absolutely hysterical CafePress store which also supports library drive here: http://www.cafepress.com/SaveTheSeeker

Legend of the Seeker Season 2 is out today on DVD. Sadly, this time there is no nifty commentary from Bridget but there are 2 behind the scenes featuretts (neither involve Bridget) and there are extended scenes in a few episodes. My main complaint with this season, aside from the lack of extra Bridget, is that there is once again no booklet. I like booklets, especially when it comes to series on DVDs as they can provide nifty stuff like extra pictures and episode guides. Anyone else go out and pick up season 2 on DVD today? What did you think?

I know you are all sitting out there wondering, are the bonus features on the first season DVDs for Legend of the Seeker full of enough Bridget for me to buy them? As I have no idea what your specific Bridget requirements are here is a look at all the DVD extras that have Bridget, or Bridget related, things in them.

On the First DVD there are commentaries for the first two episodes featuring Bridget, Craig Horner (Richard),executive producer Ken Biller, and co-executive producer Stephen Tolkin. I’ve listened to many commentaries over the years where the actors can’t really remember what’s going on from one episode to the next so it was awesome to hear Bridget not only make jokes and references to other episodes from later in the series but to also here her reference the books the show is based on. She and Craig do a lot of the talking for the commentary and give a lot of insight not only into the episodes but also about how they got the roles and some of the pre-production work that went into the series. While Craig does go on and do another commentary for another episode, that’s it for Bridget.

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