Kansas City

This page is designed to compile all known ways to attend a free advanced movie screening, both online and offline. If you live in Houston and know of other providers or offers in your area, please leave a comment and help us out.

General Providers

When you attend enough advanced screenings, you start to notice that the same providers keep sponsoring them. So it's in your interest to find out more about these providers.

1. Local Radio

Generally, local radio stations can give out screening passes six ways:

• Listen to win: "Our 29th caller gets tickets for two to see.."
  
• Pass pick-up: "Drop by our station office and pick up passes..."
• Expo or festival: "Stop by our booth and be sure to grab tix..."
• Follow the van: "Our wacky afternoon DJ has driven the prize van over to some local business and is giving away free hot dogs and movie passes!"
• Point system: "Join our listeners club, and when you earn enough points..."
  
• Online contests: "Enter by Monday. We'll select five winners then to attend..."

You should find a screening contest at least once a month from 96.5 The Buzz, 98.9 The Rock, and 99.7 KY. (Usually, it's the same screening, so triple your chances of winning.)

101 The Fox lists movie premieres among its offers exclusively available to their listener club. Also visit Mix 93.3, 94.1 KFKF, Soft Rock 98.1, Hot 103, and Magic 107.3.

Feel free to find other local stations by using Radio Locator or your favorite Internet search engine.

2. Local Print

The Kansas City Star lives on the web as KansasCity.com, and it hides its movie contests on the bottom of the left column.

You should also look for any weekly or community papers that you might find in libraries or in colorful boxes along city sidewalks. The Pitch has a Free Stuff page, for example.

Don't forget to check the print editions of the above papers to see if any additional movies are offered.

3. Local TV

MyKSMO and FOX 4 may get you movie passes. CBS 5 and ABC 9 offer movie-related prizes, but probably not screenings. Also try NBC 41.

Even the local cable company is in on the action; check out KC On Demand.

4. Local Internet

Aside from the above providers, we know of no local websites that address advanced film screenings. Please let us know if you find one.

5. Regional and National Internet

Film Metro has gone national and may offer screenings just about anywhere. Take a look and see if your city is included.

Be sure to check the national forums at Fat Wallet and Slick Deals as well. THE MOVIE OUTSIDER has a representative that posts offers on each of those forums, and compiles a list of screenings by city that links back to here. More importantly, other members in the forums will relay info about multi-city screenings sponsored by the movie studios and PR firms. Use these sites in tandem, and you'll get about as much publicly available information as possible.

Specific Offers

THE BUCKET LIST (already in limited release)

FOX 4 screening
Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 7:30pm, location (in Independence) unknown

FIRST SUNDAY (otherwise opens January 11)

MyKSMO screening
Wednesday, Jan. 9 at 7:30pm in AMC Parkway 14

MAD MONEY (otherwise opens January 18)

MyKSMO screening
Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 7:30pm in AMC Town Center

ONE MISSED CALL (otherwise opens January 4)

MyKSMO, 99.7 KY, The Buzz, The Rock, The Pitch screening
Thursday, Jan. 3 at 10pm in AMC Studio 30, Olathe