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Best Picture Marathon

Now a yearly tradition in advance of A Red Carpet Evening, this year’s Best Picture Marathon arrives with a twist…or two. There are 10 nominees this year, and each of the nominated films will screen thrice across a nine-day period (Mar 18-26). Following the results of the Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27, the winner of Best Picture will continue playing Mon-Thu, Mar 28-31.

BELFAST
Ends Thu, Apr 21

BELFAST

Written and directed by Kenneth Branagh, BELFAST is a poignant story of love, laughter and loss in one boy’s childhood, amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960s. Academy Award Winner: Best Original Screenplay
CODA
Wed-Thu, Mar 30-31 at 7:30pm

CODA

As a CODA (child of deaf adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her home. When she discovers a passion for singing, Ruby must choose between family obligations and her dreams. Academy Award Winner: Best Picture
DON’T LOOK UP
Wed, Mar 23 | Fri, Mar 25

DON’T LOOK UP

An astronomy grad student (Jennifer Lawrence) and her professor (Leonardo DiCaprio) make an astounding discovery of a comet orbiting within the solar system. The problem: it's on a direct collision course with Earth. Part of Best Picture Marathon
DRIVE MY CAR
Tue, Mar 22 | Fri-Sat, Mar 25-26

DRIVE MY CAR

Esteemed auteur Ryûsuke Hamaguchi adapts a Haruki Murakami short story about a stage actor/director whose wife suddenly dies — and leaves behind a secret. Part of Best Picture Marathon
DUNE
Mon, Mar 21 | Thu, Mar 24 | Sat, Mar 26

DUNE

Adapting Frank Herbert’s legendary novel for a true big-screen experience, Denis Villeneuve confirms his status as that rarest of artists, a visionary maker of blockbusters. DUNE delivers a complete immersion into new, spectacular worlds. Part of Best Picture Marathon
KING RICHARD
Wed, Mar 23 | Sat, Mar 26

KING RICHARD

Looking to groom his daughters, Venus (Saniyya Sidney) and Serena (Demi Singleton) as tennis players with the hope that they will one day become professional, Richard Williams (Will Smith) guides their every step on the route to stardom. Part of Best Picture Marathon
LICORICE PIZZA
Wed, Mar 23 | Fri, Mar 25

LICORICE PIZZA

The story of Alana Kane (Alana Haim) and Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman) growing up, running around and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Part of Best Picture Marathon
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
Tue, Mar 22 | Sat, Mar 26

NIGHTMARE ALLEY

Featuring an all-star cast led by Bradley Cooper, NIGHTMARE ALLEY follows the charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle who plots to con a dangerous tycoon with the aid of a mysterious psychiatrist who might be his most formidable opponent yet. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Part of Best Picture Marathon
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Wed, Mar 23 | Fri-Sat, Mar 25-26

THE POWER OF THE DOG

Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst lead Jane Campion’s modern Western about two brothers whose lives change when a widow and her son arrive at their ranch. Part of Best Picture Marathon
WEST SIDE STORY
Mon, Mar 21 | Thu-Fri, Mar 24-25

WEST SIDE STORY

Directed by Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tony Kushner, WEST SIDE STORY tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City. Part of Best Picture Marathon
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