This could be the year that YOU rock the Oscar pool.  AMC Theaters is hosting their 7th annual Best Picture Showcase, where you can catch up on the Oscar nominated films that you may have missed, or just wanna see again.

AMC Owings Mills 17 is the only Baltimore-area theater participating, but there’s also Rio Cinemas 18 in Gaithersburg if you don’t mind a drive (it’s one of my favorite theaters, from when I lived closer to DC.)  Or you can go crazy and do the 24-hour filmfest weekend marathon thang down at the AMC Georgetown 14.

Do I wish that AMC White Marsh was hosting this year?  Darn tootin’.  But this is a great way to catch up on the current crop of nominees.  And I myself wouldn’t mind catching Lincoln again.  Okay fine; I haven’t been able to get out to see Argo or Silver Linings Playbook yet, and that must definitely be remedied.

Check out the AMC Best Picture Showcase Web site for more info, and to purchase tickets/passes.

Read on for the full press release, with exact dates and times!

Kansas City, Mo. (Jan. 11, 2013) – The Best Picture nominees have been announced and for the seventh straight year, AMC Theatres (AMC) is proud to announce its AMC Best Picture Showcase^SM, an event much anticipated by movie lovers nationwide. Since 2007, AMC has offered guests the rare opportunity to experience every movie nominated for Best Picture by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for one great price.

The nine Best Picture nominees will be shown on Saturday, Feb. 16 and Saturday, Feb. 23 at more than 100 theatres in nearly every AMC market in the United States. Plus, 12 select theatres will host a Best Picture movie marathon where guests can watch all nine movies in a row.

“This has become a must-attend event for movie lovers around the country,” said Stephen Colanero, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at AMC. “Whether it’s to see them all for the first time, or to see them again in preparation for the Oscars, the AMC Best Picture Showcase has become a tradition for many of our guests who enjoy seeing all of the Best Picture nominees the way they were intended – on the big screen surrounded by movie aficionados.”

The nominees are: AMOUR, ARGO, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD, DJANGO UNCHAINED, LES MISERABLES, LIFE OF PI, LINCOLN, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, ZERO DARK THIRTY

Feb. 16 – 10:00 a.m.

AMOUR

LES MISERABLES

ARGO

DJANGO UNCHAINED

Feb. 23 – 10 a.m.

BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD

LIFE OF PI

LINCOLN

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

ZERO DARK THIRTY

Feb. 23 Marathon – 10 a.m.

AMOUR

LINCOLN

ARGO

DJANGO UNCHAINED

LES MISERABLES

ZERO DARK THIRTY

LIFE OF PI

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD

AMC Best Picture Showcase Pricing:

Two-Day Pass: $60 (includes all nine movies on Feb. 16 and Feb. 23; available only at the box office)

Marathon Pass:$60 (includes all nine movies at select theatres on Feb. 23)

One-Day Pass (2/16):$30 (includes four movies on Feb. 16)

One-Day Pass (2/23): $40 (includes five movies on Feb. 23)

AMC Stubs members will receive an additional $5 credit added to their AMC Stubs card for each one-day pass purchased before the event day, up to four tickets. AMC Stubs members who purchase a two-day pass or purchase a ticket to the marathon event will receive $10 credit to their AMC Stubs card for purchasing prior to the event day. AMC Stubs credit can be used for concessions throughout that day.

Tickets go on sale online and at the box offices of participating AMC locations the evening of Friday, Jan. 11. For a list of participating theatres, showtimes, and to purchase one-day and marathon passes for the AMC Best Picture Showcase, please visit amctheatres.com/bps. The two-day pass is available only at the box office of participating theatres. Follow the Best Picture Oscar buzz on Twitter by using the hashtag #amcbps or on Facebook at facebook.com/amctheatres. Followers here will be the first to hear about any exciting news.

The Academy Awards® will be presented on Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Kodak Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on ABC.

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