Our Oscar run continues this week with three more of this year’s Oscar nominees, plus three films featuring past Oscar nominees and winners that perhaps made the Academy wonder if they made a mistake last time around...
Which is which? We’ll let you figure that one out – but either way, we’ve got a fun week of films in store for you!
• Tue 21 Mar @ 7:30 PM: LIVE BY NIGHT
In the 1920s, a botched job forces a low-level gangster (Ben Affleck) to flee his hometown of Boston for the sunny shores of Florida. There, he re-establishes himself as a rum bootlegger, but soon discovers that his troubles are just beginning. Also starring Zoe Saldana, Chris Cooper and Brendan Gleeson.
• Thu 23 Mar @ 7:30 PM: HIDDEN FIGURES
As the United States races against Russia to put a man in space, NASA discovers untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that go on to serve a vital role in one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Nominated for 3 Oscars, including Best Picture.
• Fri 24 Mar @ 7:30 PM: ASSASSIN’S CREED + WHY HIM?
Adapted from the hit video game series, ASSASSIN’S CREED tells the tale of a man (Michael Fassbender) who uses revolutionary technology that unlocks genetic memories, and discovers that he is descended from a secret society of assassins in 15th century Spain. Also starring Marion Cottilard and Jeremy Irons.
Then, in WHY HIM? (at approx. 9:30 PM) an overprotective father (Bryan Cranston) and his family visit his daughter at Stanford, where he meets his biggest nightmare: her well-meaning but socially awkward billionaire boyfriend (James Franco), who is about to pop the question.
• Sat 25 Mar @ **5 PM**: MOANA
In Disney’s latest smash hit, an impetuous young girl answers the ocean’s call when her island’s fish supply and crops are beset by a terrible curse, and sets out on an epic journey across the Pacific to seek help from the legendary demigod known as Maui. Nominated for 2 Oscars, including Best Animated Feature.
• Sat 25 Mar @ **7 PM**: DOCTOR STRANGE
After a car accident, an arrogant neurosurgeon (Benedict Cumberbatch) embarks on a journey of healing to find a cure for his damaged hands. Instead, he discovers a hidden world of mysticism and alternate dimensions in this encore screening of Marvel’s mind-bending blockbuster.
** ‘NO GUESTS’ SCREENINGS THIS WEEK: HIDDEN FIGURES, MOANA, DOCTOR STRANGE **
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