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How to see the year's best movies on the cheap

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Posted on 12/21/2009 13:50 EST

If you've run out of ideas for all those folks on your holiday shopping list, try a gift card from their favorite retailer. Wallet Pop offers a link to the chains offering a good deal -- buy a card and get a little bonus for yourself.

"The Golden Globe ballots have been announced, and Academy Award nods are nigh. Nobody wants to show up to an Oscar party without a working knowledge of at least some of the nominees. But with movie theater ticket prices creeping upwards, getting an education on films like -- well, An Education -- adds up fast. So how can you prep for awards season without going broke?

The cheapest, simplest and easiest answer is: matinees. Prices are often up to 50% less before the sun goes down -- so if your workplace closes for holiday observances, use that time to get your film fixes in..."

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