I'm a big fan of advanced movie screenings. This typically means I get to see a movie for free, and before it opens to the public. If you live in a big city, like Chicago, New York, or LA, there could be multiple free screenings each week. It's a great way to save money on the entertainment budget, but the big downside is that you have to arrive at the theater and queue up at least an hour before the movie start time. There are a few times where this is the exception, and those times are when the screening sponsors are rockstar, ie AMEX and Freebie App, to name a few, where your seats are reserved, you don't have to wait at all, and sometimes you get free popcorn, drinks, and/or gifts. Nice, right?
Other screenings sponsors/sources are your local radio stations, tv news stations, and Lifestyle Magazines, and Movie Studios. In Chicago, the best way is through the daily commuter paper, The Redeye, which frequently post movie ads with gofobo rsvp codes.
What is gofobo? It's the movie promotors' preferred ticket distribution site. Sign up for an account, and when you have a code, they'll give you a screening pass which you print out and hand in at the screening. If you forget to print it, you can also show it on your smartphone, which I've only done once. I like the security of a paper ticket, in the off-chance their machine broke and they can't look up your gofobo code, and you'd wasted the time for nothing.
The other downside to this screening is that once a code or pass is release, you have to HURRY and get one. They tend to run out within hours. Minutes, even, for the big blockbusters.
On that note, check out this Disney Sneak Peek Double Feature I found! It's for TWO movies, Mary Poppins And Saving Mr. Banks. I've heard of the first, but don't know much about the second. If you're free, or think you're free, sign up quick!
The Deets
Music Box Theatre
3733 N Southport Ave
Chicago, IL 60613
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 10:30 PM (CST)
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