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We are having another twitter giveaway Thursday at 1:30 PM. The prize is two Fall of the House tickets ($24 total). You can use them at any of the future shows of Season 4. The show is fantastic and you can read some reviews below.

We are having twitter giveaways at least once a week now. This is the 3rd one in the last 7 days including Spiderman Obama comics from Floating World and Chocolate fest Tickets (view giveaways here). We have many more great ones coming including a lot of concert tickets, theater tickets, film tickets, products from local businesses, etc. So, FOLLOW PDX PIPELINE on Twitter and win.

Reviews of Fall of the House:

• Review of Fall of the House: Season Four Opener | Portland Theater (from PDX Pipeline)
• Review by Alison Hallett, Portland Mercury

UPDATE: Aubrey Jessen from Fall of The House video drawing after the jump… Read the rest of this entry »

By Arthur Smid

You can experience whatever language or culture you're passionate about for the price of a movie ticket. At the Portland International Film Festival, a year-long selection assures no matter where the film is from, you're seeing the best films the world has to offer. So you can pick anything and feel confident.

The festival atmosphere is genial: you're seeing films with film lovers. This creates an ambiance where you can freely talk with the person next to you about the films they've seen and what they might recommend. Some festival-goers join the silver screen club for a festival pass and see many films; not only does this help sponsor the event, you start to see familiar faces at the shows.

The variety of world cultures on display during the two weeks of the festival has the potential to bring us closer together as a community, or maybe get you thinking about where to travel next winter. How about choosing what film to see by country: the NW Film Center printed a festival guide that has been dispersed throughout the city, or you can check online. Selecting by country you're curious about is a great way to sort among the many films. I found most films have previews online: Google for the film's website or check YouTube for a preview.

If you're looking for a few choice picks, I recommend Read the rest of this entry »