Feast of the Southern Wild: Oscar Edition!

We're going to the Oscars, y'all!!

It's been a crazy journey for our ragtag little Beasts family, one we truly consider you to be a part of. That's why we're asking you to take part in the celebration with us. Feast of the Southern Wild is back for Oscar night. Let's take a moment to toast ourselves! The little people with big, giant voices that helped make this all possible.

On Sunday, February 24th, invite your friends and host a Bathtub Oscars Watch Party in your home, church, community center, watering hole or disco!

To start, set up your event on the events page of our website. (If you'd like to keep your address private, input N/A in the address field.)

Once you've signed up, someone from our Outreach team will get in touch with you directly and provide you with some fun tips on how to plan your Bathtub Oscars Party! Not only that, we'll send you Beasts party favors to spice up your event!

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On Oscar night, we want to takeover the internet with the joyful shouts of our Beasts family. Get your party connected on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or Tumblr and leave us a message or photo with the hashtag #BeastIt.

Our crew in New Orleans, New York and Los Angeles will be keeping an eye out for you and participating in a conversation! Let's show the world how we #Beastit, one tweet at a time!

Beasts at the White House!

Wow! We're going to the White House!

On Wednesday, February 13th, Michelle Obama hosts Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Director Benh Zeitlin, Co-writer Lucy Alibar, Producers Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and 80 middle and high school students from Washington DC and New Orleans to participate in an interactive student workshop to mark Black History Month.

According to USA Today, the group will "explore the inspirational themes of the film that students can apply to their own lives" as well as discuss the experience shooting in South Louisiana.

Watch the event live at 11:00am EST:

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What an incredible honor!

Benh Zeitlin on The Colbert Report!

"My guest tonight is a director, who at the age of 26 directed his first feature film which has now been nominated for four Oscars. I will pretend that I'm happy for him." - Stephen Colbert

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Last night, director Benh Zeitlin was a guest on Beasts HQ favorite, The Colbert Report. The interview was as funny and insightful as we hoped it would be.

In the clip above, Benh and Stephen discuss the BP oil spill that occurred the first day of shooting, using animal crackers on set as currency and what Oscar category Benh hopes we'll win.

BOGO Beasts at AMC

In celebration of this year's Oscars 2013 Best Picture nominees, AMC Theaters is offering 'Buy One Get One Free' tickets to Beasts of the Southern Wildat select theaters this Monday, February 11 and Tuesday, February 12.

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All you need to do is print the coupon and purchase your tickets at the closest participating theater near you. If you don't see your local AMC in the list below, give them a call and tell them you want to BOGO Beasts of the Southern Wild! 

If you plan to attend, RSVP by the links below and enter a chance to win Beasts merch like our award winning Soundtrack LP, DVDs, signed posters, buttons and more!

AMC Loews 600 North Michigan 9, Chicago, IL - RSVPAMC Loews Ahwatukee 24, Phoenix, AZ - RSVPAMC Loews Alderwood Mall 16, Lynnwood, WA - RSVPAMC Aventura Mall 24, Aventura, FL - RSVPAMC Baton Rouge 16, Baton Rouge, LA - RSVPAMC Bay Street 16, Emeryville, CA - RSVPAMC Loews Boston Common 19, Boston, MA - RSVPAMC Loews Cherry Hill 24, Cherry Hill, NJ - RSVPAMC Colonial 18, Lawrenceville, GA - RSVPAMC Concord Mills 24, Concord, NC - RSVPAMC Downtown Disney, Lake Buena Vista, FL - RSVPAMC Easton Town Center, Columbus, OH - RSVPAMC Elmwood Palace 20, Harahan, LA - RSVPAMC Empire 25 New York, NY - RSVPAMC Fashion Valley 18, San Diego, CA - RSVPAMC Grapevine Mills 30, Grapevine, TX - RSVPAMC Gulf Pointe 30, Houston, TX - RSVPAMC Hampton Towne Centre 24, Hampton, VA - RSVPAMC Hoffman Center 22, Alexandria, VA - RSVPAMC Livonia 20, Livonia, MI - RSVPAMC Loews New Brunswick 18, New Brunswick, NJ - RSVPAMC Newport on the Levee 20, Newport, KY - RSVPAMC Orange 30 at the Block, Orange, CA - RSVPAMC Orange Park 24 ,Orange Park, FL - RSVPAMC Owings Mills 17, Owings Mills, MD - RSVPAMC Loews Palisades Center 21, West Nyack, NY - RSVPAMC Quail Springs Mall 24, Oklahoma City, OK - RSVPAMC Rolling Hills 20, Torrance, CA - RSVPAMC South Barrington 30, South Barrington, IL - RSVPAMC Southdale 16, Edina, MN - RSVPAMC Studio 30, Olathe, KS - RSVPAMC Tallahassee Mall 20, Tallahassee, FL - RSVPAMC Veterans Expressway 24, Tampa, FL - RSVPAMC Loews Waterfront 22, West Homestead, PA - RSVPAMC West Olive 16, Creve Coeur, MO - RSVPAMC Westminster Promenade 24, Westminster, CO - RSVP

Beasts of the Southern Wild on Fatherhood

Beasts of the Southern Wild was recently nominated by the National Fatherhood Initiative for the 2012 Fatherhood Movie of the Year. The relationship between Wink and Hushpuppy, and more specifically, Wink's parenting skills, has been a divisive topic in conversation with varying opinions and outcomes. Though, not everyone will agree with the National Fatherhood Initiative's take on the character, it certainly serves as a good starting point for discussion.

From their review:

Early in the film, we see that Wink is very hard on his daughter, Hushpuppy, played brilliantly by newcomer Quvenzhané Wallis (also nominated for an Oscar). He yells at her, expects her to fend for herself despite her very young age, and even beats her. In a particularly difficult scene, he slaps her repeatedly to the ground.

It is what Hushpuppy makes of this situation that holds an incredibly valuable lesson for fathers. Despite the mistreatment, Hushpuppy very clearly loves her dad and she knows that he loves her, despite his inability to effectively express it. This is critical for fathers to understand, especially dads who are facing particularly difficult circumstances. 

Read the full article here.