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JC Cinema hosts Mason-style Oscar party
|While Los Angeles prepares for their big Academy Awards night on March 1 and 2, Mason will also be preparing something big for the students to attend in anticipation for the main event.
The JC Cinema will screen three classic Academy Award winners, starting with “Slumdog Millionaire” on Saturday at 6 p.m. On Sunday, they will present “The Sound of Music,” and at 12 p.m., followed by “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” at 4 p.m.
Captain Phillips sails into the Oscar nominations and the JC Cinema
|Office of Student Involvement will be showing “Captain Phillips” at the JC Cinema this weekend.
A quick search online will easily show that “Captain Phillips” is a favorite of many award shows. It has won eight so far, with 76 nominations overall. The upcoming Academy Awards has given the movie a nod for Best Motion Picture, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Writing, among others. Even Rotten Tomatoes has given “Captain Phillips” a good score.
So does this movie live up to the hype?