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Fandango's Holiday Movie Guide Showcases Stars' Favorite Holiday Dishes and Movie-Inspired Meals

The Nation's Leading Moviegoer Destination Offers 'Enchanted' Dream Vacation Sweepstakes as Part of Its Holiday Guide

Looking for ideas for holiday entertaining this season? As with all great events in life, turn to the movies for your inspiration and Fandango's got you covered. Before you put the finishing touches on your holiday feast, you'll want to consult Fandango's Holiday Movie Guide, available at http://www.fandango.com/holiday.

Fandango, the nation's leading movie destination, offers trailers, reviews and tickets in advance for all of the season's hottest movies in its new guide. Fandango's Holiday Movie Guide also includes:

Celebs' Favorite Holiday Dishes (blockbuster recipes of the stars, like Anne Hathaway's Stuffed Aubergines, Brendan Fraser's Roasted Zucchini Risotto, Ron Howard's Tofu Marinara, courtesy of The Hollywood
Cookbook: Cooking for Causes, plus other celeb favorites); Movie-Inspired Meals (recipes like the title dish in Ratatouille;
Waitress' "Falling in Love" Chocolate Mousse Pie; Sideways' Los Olivos Cafe Salmon, How to Cook Your Life's Winter Squash Soup; Big Night's Timpano);
The Holiday Drink Quiz (offering suggestions for classic movie-related drinks, everything from James Bond's "shaken not stirred" martini to The Departed's cranberry juice).
Classic Movie Recommendations, from "Top 10 Holiday-Themed Movies" (from Elf to Miracle on 34th Street, as picked by Fandango filmgoers), to "The Seven Screwiest Big-Screen Santas."

"There's a huge crossover of Fandango fans who are passionate about food and the movies," says Ted Hong, VP Marketing. "To help satisfy the craving for holiday recipes based on great flicks, we've cooked up some culinary recommendations with the discriminating moviegoer in mind."

The movie-inspired meals have been concocted by Hollywood celebrities, as well as culinary masters like Edward Espe Brown and Nat Ely and chef-authors Diane Brown (The Seduction Cookbook) and Caroline Eastman-Bridges (The Anyone Can Cook Cookbook).

Fandango's Holiday Movie Guide also features an Enchanted Dream Vacation Sweepstakes, where fans have the chance to win a dream vacation for two anywhere in the continental United States. For more info on the sweepstakes, go to http://holiday.fandango.com/sweepstakes.php.

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