Thursday, January 19, 2012

The Scoop from Santa Barbara: see Heist with your friends

While the Santa Barbara International Film Festival doesn't sell single tickets (except the front row just minutes before the screening begins) there is a way. Gather up your friends, buy a 4-Film MiniPak for $57 or a 10-Film MiniPak for $125 and go in a group. One hour before the screening, change your ticket for a boarding pass, er, theater pass. Seating isn't assigned, but order of entry is, just like many airlines. Then you are free to wander. Seating begins 20 minutes before the screening. One caveat:  Premium package PASS holders are seated first. If you are among the last to pick up your theater pass, you could get bumped. 5 minutes before, they open 'rush' seating, $15 a pop, front row seating.

The Metro 1 seats 150: if it looks like the Jan 27 and Feb 4 screenings will sell out, they just may book a third in one of the Festival's TBA slots.  Onward!

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