New On DVD: Closing the Ring (Plus a Giveaway!)

January 8, 2009 by Caryn 

This giveaway is now closed! Thanks for stopping by. The winners are Thomas Semesky, Jaque, Samantha Pruitt, Ed Nemmers, and Pat Connors. Congratulations!

I am a true romantic at heart. Some of my favorite movies include the classics like Gone With the Wind and Breakfast at Tiffanys. I know I introduce you to a ton of baby and kid products but today, I have something for you moms! When your little one is asleep or at grandmas, grab a cup of tea and sit down to Closing the Ring. Starring Academy Award winner Shirley MacLaine, Golden Globe nominee Christopher Plummer, Mischa Barton, Gregory Smith and Neve Campbell and directed by two-time Academy Award winner Richard Attenborough, Closing the Ring is a moving love story you don’t want to miss.

Here is a little more about the movie:

Closing the Ring is an inspirational romance that alternates between eras and continents. An adventurous Irishman goes on a quest to find the original owner of a gold ring that once belonged to an American World War II bomber pilot.

During World War II, more than 300,000 American military personal passed through or were based in Northern Ireland. On June 1, 1944, ten of these young American servicemen died when their B-17 bomber lost its bearings in heavy fog and crashed into Belfast’s Cave Hill. Over fifty years later, a news item about a discovery at the crash site of one airman’s wedding ring struck a chord in writer Peter Woodward, son of the actor Edward Woodward, inspiring him to write Closing the Ring. Richard Attenborough calls it ‘unequivocally one of the most exciting, most original, most authentic first screenplays I’ve ever read.’

Win It! 3 lucky readers will win a copy of Closing the Ring. Head on over to the site and watch the preview. Come back here and leave me a comment with your favorite romance movie of all time. Comments will close on January 23, 2009 at 10 pm PST. One comment per person, please. US residents only. Duplicates and comments not including the above information will be disqualified. Comments are moderated. If you don’t see your comment in a reasonable amount of time, send me an email. Bloggers and non-bloggers may enter. If you don’t want to leave your email address, please be sure to check back for my announcement on the winner. Please note that winners must respond within 48 hours of being announced/contacted or another winner will be drawn.

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169 Responses to “New On DVD: Closing the Ring (Plus a Giveaway!)”

    1 Rebecca Snodgrass on January 9th, 2009 5:57 am
    My favorite romantic movie is sleepless in seatlte.
    2 susan varney on January 9th, 2009 7:18 am
    love story it still makes me cry
    3 leloni on January 9th, 2009 7:54 am
    I like the Notebook
    4 Marci on January 9th, 2009 8:07 am
    Sleepless in Seattle is my fave!
    5 Linda on January 9th, 2009 10:13 am
    Quasi-romance; Braveheart. He would have conqured England for the love of a woman, had he not been betrayed!
    6 Amanda U. on January 9th, 2009 10:34 am
    My favorite romance movie is Pride & Prejudice.
    7 Amanda U. on January 9th, 2009 10:37 am
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    8 Amanda U. on January 9th, 2009 10:37 am
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    9 Kenneth on January 9th, 2009 10:39 am
    My favorite romance is a lttle different. It’s the Quiet Man , with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. I never miss it when it’s on tv.
    10 Sheila Hickmon on January 9th, 2009 12:23 pm
    City of Angels I love that movie!
    11 Sheila Hickmon on January 9th, 2009 12:23 pm
    I subscribe!
    12 lori c on January 9th, 2009 12:57 pm
    My favorite romance movie of all time is “The Notebook” :)
    13 Toby on January 9th, 2009 1:20 pm
    The Notebook
    14 Albert on January 9th, 2009 1:20 pm
    Love Story
    15 Jackie on January 9th, 2009 4:49 pm
    Don’t know if it is considered a romance movie, but I loved the love story in Titanic. Of course, Gone with the Wind was my all time favorite.
    16 Jackie on January 9th, 2009 4:50 pm
    I am a subscriber
    17 c. clemens on January 9th, 2009 5:11 pm
    I liked “just friends”!
    18 Susan Smith on January 9th, 2009 6:10 pm
    Titantic is my favorite romance movie
    19 Jaque on January 9th, 2009 6:53 pm
    I love the movie “While You Were Sleeping” Thank you. :-)
    20 Francine Anchondo on January 9th, 2009 6:58 pm
    The Notebook
    21 sandy on January 9th, 2009 8:12 pm
    well I would say the notebook is the newest one on my list
    22 Marian Deyarmond on January 9th, 2009 8:15 pm
    Sleepless in Seattle
    23 Ellen Ring on January 9th, 2009 9:01 pm
    Pride & Pregiduce is my all time favorite.
    24 Misty VanEpps on January 9th, 2009 9:32 pm
    my favorite romance movie of all time is Dirty Dancing.
    thanks
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    25 Misty VanEpps on January 9th, 2009 9:33 pm
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    27 Misty VanEpps on January 9th, 2009 9:33 pm
    got your button.
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    28 Stephen Saunders on January 9th, 2009 9:52 pm
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    29 JenniferR on January 9th, 2009 10:01 pm
    My favorite romantic movie of all time is “Bridges of Madison County”. Something about it I just love. I think it’s how you can see how Meryl Streep’s character really feels, and how she is torn.
    30 JenniferR on January 9th, 2009 10:07 pm
    I’m following you on Twitter, and I’ve tweeted your contest!
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    31 JenniferR on January 9th, 2009 10:07 pm
    I subscribe to your feed!
    32 JenniferR on January 9th, 2009 10:10 pm
    I’ve blogged about your contest:
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    33 JenniferR on January 9th, 2009 10:12 pm
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    34 Storm on January 10th, 2009 1:11 am
    My favorite romantic movie is The Princess Bride :)
    35 Carol Lawrence on January 10th, 2009 1:58 am
    Ghost.
    36 Janet F on January 10th, 2009 3:52 am
    I like Sense and Sensibility.

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    37 Janet F on January 10th, 2009 3:54 am
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    38 Janet F on January 10th, 2009 3:56 am
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    39 Jessica on January 10th, 2009 3:59 am
    My favorite is “The Notebook”

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    40 Jessica on January 10th, 2009 3:59 am
    I’m a subscriber

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    41 Charlotte Padgett on January 10th, 2009 5:59 am
    Not As A Stranger
    42 Nora SP on January 10th, 2009 6:09 am
    I loved Sleepless in Seatle
    43 Adrienne Gordon on January 10th, 2009 6:10 am
    I love Gone with the Wind.
    44 Nora SP on January 10th, 2009 6:11 am
    I twittered .
    45 Sylvia Belle on January 10th, 2009 7:13 am
    Gone with the Wind is my all time favorite
    46 Denyse on January 10th, 2009 8:37 am
    Grease
    47 Erica C. on January 10th, 2009 9:44 am
    the notebook is pretty good
    48 Deborah Wellenstein on January 10th, 2009 9:57 am
    The most romantic movie has got to be Casablanca. Thank you!
    49 Leona P on January 10th, 2009 10:53 am
    I dont have a favorite
    50 djp on January 10th, 2009 1:45 pm
    thanks, havent seen it yet
    51 Stephanie on January 10th, 2009 2:06 pm
    Thanks for doing this review. I’d actually never heard of the movie prior to this post, but now I’m interested. The cast looks fantastic and the story looks intriguing. Is it playing in the US too…or just in the UK?

    My favorite romantic films are probably Anne of Green Gables (#1), Pride & Prejudice, A Walk to Remember, Fools Rush In, Enchanted, One Fine Day, Just Like Heaven, High School Musical, and 13 Going on 30.

    52 Stephanie on January 10th, 2009 2:06 pm
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    53 Stephanie on January 10th, 2009 2:07 pm
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    54 Karen B on January 10th, 2009 2:15 pm
    The Bridges of Madison County.
    55 Angela J on January 10th, 2009 2:17 pm
    Casablanca
    56 sally wess on January 10th, 2009 2:21 pm
    i actually have two”
    Now Voyageur
    and
    Somewhere in Time.
    both wonderful love stories
    57 betty r~simply southern on January 10th, 2009 7:33 pm
    I know this is a strange one ,BUT.. i liked terms of enderment…it is a sad but powerful story,with grief and laughter..But the love that develops between shirley mcclain and jack nichols…Well i loved it,,good love story to me…one of my favs…

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    58 betty r~simply southern on January 10th, 2009 7:34 pm
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    59 betty r~simply southern on January 10th, 2009 7:34 pm
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    60 betty r~simply southern on January 10th, 2009 7:34 pm
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    61 MJ on January 10th, 2009 7:41 pm
    Gone With the Wind
    62 Jill Miller on January 10th, 2009 10:33 pm
    Always
    63 Kathy Scott on January 11th, 2009 6:51 am
    Sleepless in Seattle
    64 CHARLES KASSING on January 11th, 2009 10:05 am
    picnic
    65 Mike Weisberg on January 11th, 2009 12:14 pm
    i want to win
    66 Deb on January 11th, 2009 4:32 pm
    Shirley MacLaine is one of my favorites. It looks like a good movie.
    67 Alicia on January 11th, 2009 5:46 pm
    Dirty Dancing

    Happy New Year!

    Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<

    68 Mary Casper on January 12th, 2009 5:41 am
    would love to win thanks
    69 Sarah on January 12th, 2009 9:08 am
    titanic!
    70 valerie mabrey on January 12th, 2009 10:55 am
    harry met sally
    71 Evelyn on January 12th, 2009 11:29 am
    I really like While you were sleeping – Sandra Bullock!
    72 Monique Rizzo on January 12th, 2009 2:06 pm
    The Notebook!
    73 Dave on January 12th, 2009 6:21 pm
    A Walk To Remember. Mandy Moore was just amazing in that film. Thank you for the chance to win.
    74 Aisling on January 12th, 2009 6:43 pm
    Sleepless in Seattle. (And Closing the Ring looks like a wonderful movie.)
    75 keith reardon on January 12th, 2009 6:48 pm
    cool contest, please enter me
    76 Jacob LaFountaine on January 12th, 2009 8:33 pm
    Betty Blue
    77 Terra Heck on January 12th, 2009 11:39 pm
    I’d like to see this. My favorite is The Notebook.
    78 Kirsten on January 13th, 2009 1:17 am
    An Officer and a Gentleman
    79 Karen Gonyea on January 13th, 2009 12:04 pm
    Love the Notebook.
    80 Andria on January 14th, 2009 8:55 am
    Love Actually is my favorite.
    81 Andria on January 14th, 2009 8:56 am
    Im a subsciber
    82 tim brown on January 14th, 2009 3:25 pm
    Sleepless in Seattle
    83 Matthew Meisenhelder on January 16th, 2009 2:31 pm
    it has to be titanic.

    soooo romantic

    84 Heather on January 16th, 2009 2:45 pm
    The Notebook is the best.
    85 Beverley Justice on January 17th, 2009 1:27 pm
    My favorite romantic movie of all time is In Harms Way.
    86 Ken Robinson on January 17th, 2009 2:19 pm
    My favorite is Sleepless in Seatle. Please accept my entry. Thank you.
    87 Jay F. on January 17th, 2009 7:25 pm
    You’ve Got Mail is my favorite.
    88 REBECCA TOWNER on January 18th, 2009 9:46 am
    love the notebook
    89 Kim on January 19th, 2009 6:55 am
    I still like Ghost
    90 Pat Connors on January 19th, 2009 9:20 am
    An Officer and a Gentleman
    91 Thomas Semesky on January 19th, 2009 12:00 pm
    LOVE ACTUALLY gets my vote.
    92 Robin Farnsworth on January 19th, 2009 1:41 pm
    Moll Flanders
    93 amandasue on January 19th, 2009 2:01 pm
    Definatly “The Notebook” and I also like “A walk to Remember” although I dont know if you’d consider that a love story or not. Thanks for entering me!
    94 Julie A Gardner on January 19th, 2009 2:10 pm
    Pride & Prejudice…the Colin Firth one…is my favorite. Thanks.
    95 Eloise on January 19th, 2009 4:50 pm
    My favorite romantic movie is Definitely, Maybe, it is such a sweet flick! Thanks so much for such a great giveaway!

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    96 Eloise on January 19th, 2009 4:53 pm
    I am also following you on Twitter (furygirl3132). Thanks again!

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    97 Eloise on January 19th, 2009 4:53 pm
    am also subscribed via email, thanks once again!

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    98 Christi on January 19th, 2009 5:09 pm
    Favorite romance?? Gone with the Wind or West Side Story! Thanks for the great giveaway!
    99 Anita Yancey on January 19th, 2009 5:58 pm
    My favorite is Gone With The Wind.
    ayancey(at)dishmail(dot)net
    100 Tina M. on January 19th, 2009 7:23 pm
    My favorite romance movie of all time is Atonement. Thanks for entering me!
    101 Tina M. on January 19th, 2009 7:27 pm
    I followed you on twitter and tweeted:

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    102 Tina M. on January 19th, 2009 7:36 pm
    I subscribed to your feed.
    103 Tina M. on January 19th, 2009 7:51 pm
    I blogged about the contest:

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    104 Tina M. on January 19th, 2009 7:52 pm
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    105 Tina M. on January 19th, 2009 7:56 pm
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    106 karli on January 19th, 2009 8:50 pm
    My favorite romance movie is Crossing Delancy. It is sweet AND romantic!
    107 Kathy Conley on January 20th, 2009 12:26 pm
    27 Dresses is my favorite!
    108 timothy l on January 20th, 2009 4:47 pm
    The Notebook
    109 cindy a on January 21st, 2009 8:13 am
    Bridges of Madison County
    110 Jennifer Hedden on January 21st, 2009 12:13 pm
    A Walk To Remember
    111 Kathy Amos on January 21st, 2009 4:52 pm
    I love Love Story
    112 Linda Moeller on January 21st, 2009 5:05 pm
    LOVE STORY!
    113 Julie on January 21st, 2009 5:12 pm
    Love Sleepless in Seattle.
    114 Julie on January 21st, 2009 5:13 pm
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    115 Julie on January 21st, 2009 5:13 pm
    Dig Dug (Mom2Ways)
    116 Julie on January 21st, 2009 5:14 pm
    I have your button.
    117 Gabriel J. on January 21st, 2009 7:41 pm
    27 dresses, of course :)
    118 Carolyn S on January 21st, 2009 8:15 pm
    I have several favorites, among them Sleepless in Seattle, Pretty Woman and An Officer and A Gentleman.

    thanks for sharing

    carolyn s
    ceashark at aol dot com

    119 Carolyn S on January 21st, 2009 8:16 pm
    I am a subscriber.

    thanks again

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    120 Amberlie on January 21st, 2009 9:16 pm
    I loved The Notebook:-)

    amberlie1@comcast.net

    121 Amberlie on January 21st, 2009 9:23 pm
    I tweeted: http://twitter.com/SeeYouAgain91
    122 Amberlie on January 21st, 2009 9:24 pm
    I subscribed to your feed.
    123 Renee G on January 21st, 2009 9:32 pm
    I loved Sleepless in Seattle.

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    124 Kristen Hendricks on January 21st, 2009 10:03 pm
    I know it is not really a romance film but my favorite movie that involves a love story is Titanic. I can watch it over and over again and not get sick of it. I also really enjoy Sleepless in Seattle as well since I just adore Meg Ryan. This is a great giveaway and I really hope I win since the movie you are giving away on DVD sounds great. Thanks for the opportunity.
    125 Rose Roberts on January 21st, 2009 11:10 pm
    without a doubt….. The Notebook
    126 Jill Myrick on January 21st, 2009 11:13 pm
    My favorite love story of all time is What Dreams May Come starring Robin Williams. After seeing it numerous times it still makes me cry.
    Thank you so much for offering this wonderful giveaway.
    127 christopher h on January 22nd, 2009 1:11 am
    harold and maude
    128 ky2here on January 22nd, 2009 3:30 am
    eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
    129 Julie S on January 22nd, 2009 3:42 am
    Love Story!
    130 Erma on January 22nd, 2009 7:41 am
    I just loved Titanic. Thanks for the chance to win.
    131 Aletha Hendrickson on January 22nd, 2009 8:27 am
    This may be a little offbeat because there are so many great romance movies, but Wall-E is a romance between robots and is a sweet movie. Love Story, Sleepless in Seattle, and Snow White come to mind too. Thanks for the giveaway.
    132 Alan Deutsch on January 22nd, 2009 10:38 am
    Titanic. Thank you!
    133 Cheryl Smith on January 22nd, 2009 11:04 am
    My favorite is Ghost.
    134 djgroz on January 22nd, 2009 12:27 pm
    The Postman Always Rings Twice
    135 Ed Nemmers on January 22nd, 2009 3:03 pm
    “The Notebook”!
    136 Marion B on January 22nd, 2009 3:15 pm
    I will have to say “Titanic” but I have other favorites too.
    137 R Hicks on January 22nd, 2009 4:09 pm
    has to be Pretty Woman for me
    138 Lori on January 22nd, 2009 4:43 pm
    I love Pretty Woman!
    139 Tammy Marshall on January 22nd, 2009 8:18 pm
    I would have to say the Notebook. I really love that movie.
    140 Betsy on January 22nd, 2009 10:22 pm
    My favorite romance movie is The Notebook! :)
    141 Robert R on January 22nd, 2009 11:11 pm
    Titanic
    142 Chrysa on January 22nd, 2009 11:20 pm
    Bridget Jones Diary!
    143 Tracey Byram on January 23rd, 2009 6:33 am
    My favorite romantic movie would be Dirty Dancing.
    144 Samantha Pruitt on January 23rd, 2009 8:01 am
    i looooove the movie Annie Hall!
    145 Samantha Pruitt on January 23rd, 2009 8:01 am
    also a subscriber!
    146 Leigh Nichols on January 23rd, 2009 9:39 am
    The Notebook :)
    147 Steph on January 23rd, 2009 9:49 am
    My favorite was Titanic.
    148 jayne on January 23rd, 2009 11:52 am
    Ghost! Thank you!
    149 Barbara Cafarelli on January 23rd, 2009 2:46 pm
    There are so many i love. some maynot be your typical love/romance story but the ones that lasts through the years and still brings tears is Affair to Remember and Sweet Dreams
    150 kathy pease on January 23rd, 2009 3:32 pm
    my fav all time movie was the notebook that was such a great movie :)
    151 kathy pease on January 23rd, 2009 3:32 pm
    im a subscriber :)
    152 Veronica Garrett on January 23rd, 2009 5:26 pm
    Casablanca is my favorite.
    153 Betty C on January 23rd, 2009 5:39 pm
    I have way too many favorites but today I’ll choose Casablanca.
    154 Susanne Troop on January 23rd, 2009 8:43 pm
    Pretty Woman is my favorite!
    155 Angela Prater on January 23rd, 2009 8:52 pm
    My favorite romantic movies are City of Angels and Family Man. Angie
    156 Cheryl F. on January 23rd, 2009 9:07 pm
    My favorite romance movie of all time is Jerry Maguire :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!
    157 Cheryl F. on January 23rd, 2009 9:08 pm
    I’m following you on Twitter and I Tweeted about the contest :
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    158 Cheryl F. on January 23rd, 2009 9:08 pm
    I subscribe to your feed in Google Reader :)
    159 Cheryl F. on January 23rd, 2009 9:08 pm
    Your blog and button are in my blogroll :
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    160 Cheryl F. on January 23rd, 2009 9:09 pm
    I Stumbled the giveaway :
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    161 Heather C on January 23rd, 2009 9:40 pm
    Loooove Pride and Prejudice. Love it!
    162 chastidy on January 23rd, 2009 9:58 pm
    I love Twilight, my new favorite :)
    163 Suanne Giddings on January 23rd, 2009 10:48 pm
    I just never seem to get tired of watching Sleepless in Seattle. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway!
    164 Charlene Kuser on January 23rd, 2009 11:07 pm
    My favorite romance movie of all time is The Notebook
    165 Charlene Kuser on January 23rd, 2009 11:08 pm
    I have subscribed
    166 Charlene Kuser on January 23rd, 2009 11:09 pm
    I follow you as Swtlilchick
    167 Donna K on January 23rd, 2009 11:13 pm
    The Princess Bride
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    I am a subscriber.
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