AMC Best Picture Showcase 2010

A couple of years ago I went to the AMC Best Picture Showcase (you remember: Juno , No Country For Old Men, Atonement,  Michael Clayton ) and it was AMAZING! However, some of it was painful (There Will Be Blood was like watching his life in real-time, ugh!) The good part was that you can just get up and leave the theatre if you want to skip a film! Full Day Pass Baby!*

For the most part, I felt like I accomplished something. I successfully sat on my ass for an entire day, ate a lot of movie theatre crap and watched FIVE films.
That is quite an accomplishment indeed. I felt like a marathon runner, except without the running. I’m like that really super fit person who says, "oh yea, that race was amazing," except without actually doing anything physical except stuffing my face, paying really really close attention and suspending disbelief. Which can be exhausting. And so its 2010… will I do it again?

These are the Ten Best Picture Nominees:

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR



"Avatar"

"The Blind Side"

"District 9"

"An Education"

"The Hurt Locker"

"Inglourious Basterds"

"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"

"A Serious Man"

"Up"

"Up in the Air"

It looks like I saw three of these movies but I might attend anyway, depending on the lineup for the day.

In case any of this sounds appealing to you, my fellow movie lovers, you should definitely attend at least one of the two days of the 2010 Best Picture Showcase in New York and enjoy free popcorn!

The showcase is on February 27, 2010 and March 6, 2010.

Movie Passes range from $25-$60.

AMC is letting YOU choose the lineup (until Sunday 2/7/10)!

I Voted! CLICK HERE to Vote!

You can also CLICK HERE to go to AMC Entertainment for more information on the Best Picture Showcase and for a list of participating AMC theatres.



In the meantime, get ready for marathon-style movie-watching!!!!





*Please note, if you dont want to lose your seat, you have to develop a system of who gets to leave if you go with a friend, or take a risk and leave a sweater to hold your seat while you leave - just don't leave a sweater you absolutely need, because this is NY after all.