A friend of mine, her husband and their college age daughter are heading to an AMC movie theatre in Columbus, Ohio on February 23 for a day of movie watching and all the popcorn they can eat. By 11:00 a.m. they’ll be settled in their seats watching “Micheal Clayton.” At 9:00 p.m., the opening credits of “No Country for Old Men” will have started and by 11:30 p.m., they should be on their way home after their marathon of seeing all the films nominated for Best Picture.
This is not a do-it-yourself event of seeing how many movies you can sneak into at a multiplex theater, but one orchestrated by AMC. The Easton Mall movie theater is the only one in Ohio offering the movie marathon billed as “Best Pictures Showcase” but, across the U.S. there are others. (The Cincinnati location is actually in northern Kentucky across the river) For $30 you can see all five Best Picture Oscar nominated films spaced out with just enough time so you can take a bathroom break, get something to eat, and prevent thrombosis from setting in. I imagine there’s some chat time with your fellow movie-goers as well. To find a theatre near you, go to the drop down menu on the event page.
The schedule is the same at all participating AMC theatres. After “Michael Clayton” comes “There Will Be Blood” followed by “Atonement” followed by “Juno.” With the pass you can come and go as you please. I’ve seen all five movies, and for what works out to $5 bucks a pop if you paid for each ticket separately, this is a deal worth the money. Each of these movies is superb for entirely different reasons. Don’t forget; there’s all that popcorn.