All ten best picture nominees in a 24-hour period - AMC Best Picture Showcase

Cafe Society
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I did the Best Picture Showcase in 2009, when there were only five nominees; I cannot imagine how difficult it would be to watch ten films in a row. I think that few actually view all ten in their entirety.

Here is the schedule and Link:

10:00 a.m. - Toy Story 3 (103 min)
12:00 p.m. - 127 Hours (95 min)
2:00 p.m. - The Kids are All Right (106 min)
4:15 p.m. - True Grit (110 min)
7:15 p.m. - The Fighter (116 min)
9:45 p.m. - Winter’s Bone (100 min)
11:45 p.m. - Black Swan (109 min)
2:00 a.m. - Inception (148 min)
4:45 a.m. - The Social Network (121 min)
7:05 a.m. - The King’s Speech (119 min)
You can also see them five at a time over two separate Saturdays.
mmm

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I’ve been going to this since '07, and chose the two-Saturday option last year. Maybe 20 years ago I would have considered the 24-hour marathon, but now – no way.

Really looking forward to this year’s – lots of great-looking films, and I actually haven’t seen any of them yet!

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I wish Regal or Carmike would do this – we don’t have any AMCs within a few hours of hear. Although, I’ve already seen 8 of the 10 and Winter’s Bone is next in my Netflix queue, so I’m actually in good shape this year.

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For some reason I was thinking this was AMC the American Movie Channel, and I thought that was AWESOME!

This is less awesome, as there is no way I’m sitting still that long in one session.

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Ha, I thought American Movie Channel too. I don’t think of brick and mortar movie theaters’ names very often.

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For what it’s worth, American Multi-Cinema Corp. predates the American Movie Classics cable channel by over two decades. (For better or worse, AMC Corp. is credited with the invention of the multiple-screen movie theater.)

As for sitting still, the films are spaced from 20 minutes to an hour apart, so there are plenty of chances to get up and stretch your legs, use the facilities, get refreshments, etc. I wasn’t sure if I could sit through it all the first time, but it’s proven to be no problem. (The 2-day option, that is.)

It really is a fun, and even exciting, event. It becomes kind of a community experience and you can end up mingling with strangers between films, with an automatic conversation starter. For lack of a better term, it’s neat.

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Their clod of a new CEO ruined it by changing the policy on outside food. I shan’t be going.