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<\/a>Heads up to my fellow Canadians: I have tickets to give away to advance 3D screenings of Ben-Hur<\/a><\/i> that will be taking place in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Ottawa and Toronto on the evening of Wednesday, August 17. If you want a free double-pass to one of those screenings, send me an e-mail at filmchatgiveaways@gmail.com and let me know which city you\u2019ll be in that night. (I\u2019ll be seeing the film in Vancouver. If you see me in the theatre, feel free to say hi.) I\u2019ll pick the winners in a random draw and send them their tickets via e-mail on Friday, August 12. For more info on the film, check out its main website at BenHurMovie.com<\/a> and its \u2018faith-based\u2019 website at ShareBenHur.com<\/a>. The film opens in theatres across the continent on Friday, August 19.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"