Oscar movie marathon will show in Woodinville

Published 10:14 pm Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Talk about a deal: Let’s see here, five Oscar-nominated movies for $30 comes to just $6 a flick — cheaper than most matinees.

Tickets are now on sale for the AMC Best Picture Showcase, a marathon viewing of this year’s nominees. Loews Woodinville 12 will host the event on Feb. 21, one day before the 81st Academy Awards.

The $30 ticket, discounted to $25 for MovieWatcher members, includes a large popcorn with unlimited refills.

The best picture nominees are expected to show in this order: “Milk,” “The Reader,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” “Frost/Nixon.”

The first film is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. The five films have a combined running time of 11 hours.

Doors at the theater open at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 21. Ticketholders can come and go throughout the day.

Tickets can be purchased online or at the theater, 17640 Garden Way NE, Woodinville. For information, go to www.amctheaters.com or call 425-482-6538.

Andy Rathbun: 425-339-3455 or arathbun@heraldnet.com.