If you haven’t seen the nominees in the Best Picture category for this year’s Oscar race, don’t despair. AMC Theatres is hosting its sixth annual “Best Picture Showcase.”
The Showcase gives movie lovers the opportunity to experience every movie nominated for Best Picture in the 84th Academy Awards over two Saturdays in February.
“This is our sixth year running the Best Picture Showcase, and the sixth year we’ve expanded locations. [The Showcase] started at 77 locations six years ago and is now up to more than 120,” said Ryan Noonan, director of public relations for AMC Theatres. “The feedback from guests has been tremendous and it’s something many of our guests look forward to every year.”
The Showcase is divided into two full days to accommodate all nine films, which encompasses 19 hours of film time, said Noonan.
This year’s balloting rules allowed for the possibility of between five and ten Best Picture nominees, and for the first time in Academy history, nine films have been nominated in that category.
Local theaters presenting the Showcase are: Eden Prairie 18, Arbor Lakes 16, Southdale 16 and Rosedale 14.
The schedule is as follows:
Saturday, February 18:
11:00 a.m. War Horse
1:40 p.m. Moneyball
4:10 p.m. The Tree of Life
7:30 p.m. The Descendants
Saturday, February 25 (the night before the Oscars):
11:00 a.m. Hugo 3D
1:20 p.m. The Help
4:00 p.m. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
7:15 p.m. The Artist
9:05 p.m. Midnight in Paris
Last year Noonan attended a Best Picture Showcase all-film marathon and finally had to leave the theater at 4 a.m., he said by telephone from AMC headquarters in Kansas City. “I’d really encourage going. It’s a lot of fun. It’s a true communal experience.”
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