Places to find out about advanced movie screenings in the Portland area

I know I promised to furnish this information months ago.  And here it is:

Many people wonder, "How the heck do people find out about all these movie screenings before they come out?" A lot of it is word of mouth. Many of us meet other people while in line for movie screenings and find out about new resources all the time.  You may have to brush up on your mingling skills.  But here are a few other suggestions that I think will be helpful ...

Many people refer to Willamette Week (available on Wednesdays) and The Mercury (available on Thursdays) weekly publications here in Portland, Oregon. Look in the movie guide sections for rsvp codes for www.GoFoBo.com. The limited number of GoFoBo codes go fast, so make sure you get a copy of the paper right away and go to the site and enter the rsvp code online to get your printed passes. Another way to get tickets from these weeklies is through Janet Wainwright Public Relation's offers. There are different methods of winning - usually a mail away for screening tickets--make sure you do it right away since their office is in Seattle and your request needs to be in by the following Tuesday. And JWPR also has some offers where you e-mail them with some requested story or with an answer to a question.  They will respond if you win.

If you want to go straight to the source for Janet Wainwright's Movie Club, you can "Like" the club on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/JWPRMovies.  Or you can e-mail them directly (see this page for the address: http://www.janetwainwright.com/filmclub.htm)

Here are a few other links to sites where you have to become a member to get notifications of upcoming screenings:

Txt Movie Club

Film Metro

"Like" Advance Screenings on Facebook

Become a member of NW 32 movie club

"Like" BzzboPDX

Or you can join this Meetup group http://www.meetup.com/Movies-in-Portland-Meetup-Group/ - I think they charge a $5 yearly fee to be a member.

A few of these sources are new to me.  I know there is a guy that goes by the name Don B on Yelp who also gets tickets to screenings (thedon.yelp.com) for the Portland area.

And last but not least, remember there are lots of radio stations and television stations that offer tickets.  There a many different ways they offer them to you.  You can win them as prizes when you call in or sign up to win online.  When they go out on a street team visit at a particular place of business or community fair, they often offer tickets to upcoming shows.

Anyhow, this about covers what I know about getting free advanced screening movie tickets in the Greater Portland Area.  I would gladly like to hear from you if you have other sources that I am unaware of.

- Teresa