AMC Hoffman to Showcase Oscar-Nominated Films

See the best films of 2012 before the Oscars air Feb. 24.

The AMC Hoffman 22 will participate in a two-weekend Best Picture showcase in two back-to-back Saturdays, Feb. 16 and 23. Alexandria residents will have the opportunity to view the 2012 films that have been nominated for Best Picture at this year's Oscars. This year's Best Picture nominees are: To purchase tickets during one of the weekend events, visit the Hoffman box office or visit the AMC website. While the Kingstowne 16 will not participate in a special event to showcase the Oscar-nominated films, the theater is currently showing many of the movies up for an award including Django Unchained, Les Misérables, Zero Dark Thirty, Life of Pi, Silver Linings Playbook and Lincoln. The Oscars will air at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 on ABC.

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Five Movies with Oscar Buzz

The holidays are a great time to get a head start on Oscar viewing!

December is Oscar time. Filmmakers need to get their movies under the wire so they'll be in contention for this year's awards. Consequently this month is a weird mix of crowd-pleasing mediocrity and painfully long masterpieces that mix horribly with a need for fluff. But what is a movie lover to do? Gotta see them! Having only viewed two of these films (Lincoln and Silver Linings Playbook), I'm as in the dark (as it were) as you all are about how truly great these movies are, and how they measure up to each other as far as acting and scripting are concerned. All I know is what I hear, and I'm hearing a lot. All the critics associations are putting together their lists of bests, and they all influence how the Oscars go.   So far, these are …

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Opening This Weekend in Kingstowne: 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days' and 'Total Recall'

Two movies are opening this weekend in Kingstowne.

The following movies are opening this weekend at the Regal Kingstowne 16 cinemas: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days In the third film of the family-friendly Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Greg gets into trouble while working at a country club over the summer.  diaryofawimpykidmovie.com Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Total Recall This sci-fi remake stars Colin Farrell, Bryan Cranston, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel. Problems arise when Farrell's character is getting memories of an espionage adventure implanted into his brain.  welcometorecall.com Review: Total Recall   See the trailers for these movies in the media box (right). -----------  Also playing in Kingstowne this weekend: Step Up Revolution The fourth movie in the Step Up …

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Opening This Weekend in Kingstowne: 'The Dark Knight Rises'

'The Dark Knight Rises' opened Friday at 12:01 a.m.

The following movie is opening this weekend at the Regal Kingstowne 16 cinemas: The Dark Knight Rises  In Christopher Nolan's third film in his Batman series, Christian Bale stars as Batman, Tom Hardy as Bane and Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. It is the sequel to The Dark Knight, and it will pick up where the previous story ended.  thedarkknightrises.com Review: The Dark Knight Rises See the trailer for this movie in the media box (right). -----------  Also playing in Kingstowne this weekend: Ice Age: Continental Drift In the fourth movie in the Ice Age series, the beloved characters find themselves stranded on a large mass of floating ice. It stars the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lopez, Wanda …

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Opening This Weekend in Kingstowne: 'Rock of Ages' and 'That's My Boy'

Patch takes a look at the movies playing at the Kingstowne 16 this weekend.

The following movies are playing this weekend at the Kingstowne 16 cinemas. New this week: Rock of Ages A film adaptation of the Broadway musical featuring music from the 80s.  rockofagesmovie.warnerbros.com Review: 'Rock of Ages' loves rock 'n' roll  That's My Boy thatsmyboy-movie.com 'That's My Boy' is an Adam Sandler stinker (USAToday.com) A comedy about a father trying to reconnect with his estranged son. Starting Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg.  See the trailers for these movies in the media box (right). -----------  Also playing in Kingstowne this weekend: Madagascar 3 The zoo animals, who are still trying to get home, end up in Europe and join a circus.  www.madagascarmovie.com  Madagascar 3 Runs Away to the Circus(LATimes.com) …

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Opening This Weekend in Kingstowne: 'Prometheus' and 'Snow White'

Patch takes a look at the movies playing at the Kingstowne 16 this weekend.

The following movies are playing this weekend at the Kingstowne 16 cinemas. New this week: Chernobyl Diaries Six adventurous tourists hire a guide to take them to the town abandoned in the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. chernobyldiaries.warnerbros.com Chernobyl Diaries: Everyday Horror Flick (CSIcon.org) Madagascar 3 The zoo animals, who are still trying to get home, end up in Europe and join a circus. www.madagascarmovie.com  Madagascar 3 Runs Away to the Circus (LATimes.com) Prometheus A creepy alien movie prequel from Ridley Scott. www.prometheus-movie.com Sci-Fi Prequel Sacrifices Storytelling for Beauty (OregonLive.com) Snow White and the Huntsman A twist on the traditional Snow White fairy tale for adults, starring Kristen Stewart, …

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Opening This Weekend in Kingstowne: 'For Greater Glory'

Eva Longoria and Andy Garcia fight a war in early 20th century Mexico

This weekend in movies playing in Kingstowne, Eva Longoria and Andy Garcia fight against the Mexican government for their religious rights. For Greater Glory Eva Longoria steps off Wisteria Lane and channels The Power and the Glory, joining Andy Garcia in a battle against a secularizing Mexican government in a film based on the real-life Cristero War. http://www.forgreaterglory.com/ "Senseless Action" (San Francisco Chronicle) See the trailers for this movie in the media box to the right. -----------  Also playing in Kingstowne this weekend: The Avengers A group of superheroes, including The Hulk, Captain America, and Iron Man, must fight a menace to humanity--if they can stop fighting each other.  www.marvel.com/Avengers Avenging Marvels…

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Opening This Weekend in Kingstowne: 'Men in Black 3,' 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'

Will Smith travels in time in Men in Black 3

This weekend in movies playing in Kingstowne, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones party like it's 1997, and Judi Dench and Maggie Smith experience their golden years in India. Men in Black 3 Will Smith time travels into the past to save alien-fighting partner Tommy Lee Jones. Josh Brolin plays the younger version of Jones.  www.meninblack.com Men in Black 3 (New York Daily News) The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Geriatric Brits, lead by Maggie Smith and Judi Dench, move to an Indian hotel run by Slumdog Millionaire's Dev Patel. Culture clashes, at turns serious and hilarious, ensue. Will the Dowager Countess & Co. find love? www.foxsearchlight.com/thebestexoticmarigoldhotel "Smiles Bloom in Comic Charmer" (Times-Picayune) See the trailers for this…

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Opening This Weekend in Kingstowne: 'Dark Shadows'

Dark Shadows and other movies playing at the Kingstowne Regal 16 this weekend.

This weekend in movies playing in Kingstowne, Johnny Depp plays a vampire. Dark Shadows Johnny Depp stars as vampire Barnabus Collins in Tim Burton's comedic homage to the campy '60's drama of the same name. darkshadowsmovie.warnerbros.com Undead in the 1970s (San Francisco Chronicle) See the trailers for this movie in the media box to the right. -----------  Also playing in Kingstowne this weekend: The Avengers A group of superheroes, including The Hulk, Captain America, and Iron Man, must fight a menace to humanity--if they can stop fighting each other.  www.marvel.com/Avengers Avenging Marvels (Metro Weekly) The Cabin in the Woods Five friends go to... (wait for it)... a cabin in the woods in this horror flick. www.…

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Opening This Weekend in Kingstowne: 'The Avengers'

The Avengers and other movies playing at the Kingstowne Regal 16 this weekend.

This weekend, a team of superheroes comes to Kingstowne. The Avengers A group of superheroes, including The Hulk, Captain America, and Iron Man, must fight a menace to humanity--if they can stop fighting each other.  www.marvel.com/Avengers Avenging Marvels (Metro Weekly) See the trailers for this movie in the media box to the right. -----------  Also playing in Kingstowne this weekend: 3 Stooges A comedy starring the nyuk-able Larry, Curly and Moe. www.threestooges.com Review: ‘Soitanly’ and Stinker (San Francisco Chronicle) The Cabin in the Woods Five friends go to... (wait for it)... a cabin in the woods in this horror flick. www.discoverthecabininthewoods.com Reviews: A Genre-Busting, Blood-Soaked Must-See (Patch) Joss Whedon’s Inside …

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