RJ Cinema presents Oscars Week

The Best Picture nominatees for the Oscars will be making a red carpet run at RJ Cinema right before the big event. Come and see all of the Oscar Best Pictures from this year one last time on the big screen!
Want to watch them all? Buy the $40 Oscar Best Picture pass and get access to all the films at RJ Cinema!

Anora         
Sat March 1st 6:40      Wed March 5th 3:50

Directed By Sean Baker

Starring Mikey Madison, Paul Weissman, Yura Borisov

Oscar Nominations: Best Picture, Actress in a Leading Role, Actor in a Supporting Role, Directing, Film Editing,  Writing (Original Screenplay)

Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner ANORA is an audacious, thrilling, and comedic variation on a modern day Cinderella story. Mikey Madison (ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD) captivates as Ani, a young sex worker from Brooklyn whose life takes an unexpected turn when she meets and impulsively marries Vanya, the impetuous son of a Russian billionaire. However, when Vanya's parents catch wind of the union, they send their henchmen to annul the marriage, setting off a wild chase through the streets of New York.

The Brutalist      
Fri February 28th 11:15A      Tue March 4th 2:35

Directed By Brady Corbet

Starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce

Oscar Nominations: Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role, Actor in a Supporting Role, Actress in a Supporting Role, Cinematography,  Directing, Film Editing, Best Original Score,  Production Design, Writing (Original Screenplay)

Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost...

A Complete Unkown      
Sun March 2nd 3:20      Mon March 3rd 11:15A

Directed By James Mangold

Starring Timothee Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning

Oscar Nominations: Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role, Actor in a Supporting Role, Actress in a Supporting Role, Directing, Costume Design, Sound, Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. He forges intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking and controversial performance that reverberates worldwide. Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history.

Conclave
Fri February 28th 7:05      Mon March 3rd 2:15      Wed March 5th 1:00

Directed By Edward Berger

Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow

Oscar Nominations: Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role,  Actress in a Supporting Role, Film Editing, Original Score, Production Design, Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

From director Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front) CONCLAVE follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting a new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence finds himself at the center of a conspiracy and discovers a secret that could shake the very foundation of The Church.

Dune: Part Two
Fri February 28th 3:35      Tue March 4th 7:00      Thu March 6th 11:45A

Directed By Denis Villeneuve

Starring Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista

Oscar Nominations: Best Picture, Cinematography, Production Design, Sound, Visual Effects

Duke Paul Atreides joins the Fremen and begins a spiritual and martial journey to become Muad'dib, while trying to prevent the horrible but inevitable future he's witnessed: a Holy War in his name, spreading throughout the known universe

Emilia Perez
Sat March 1st 12:00      Mon March 3rd 4:55      Thu March 6th 7:00

Directed By Jacques Audiard

Starring Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofia Gascon, Selena Gomez

Oscar Nominations: Best Picture, Actress in a Leading Role, Actress in a Supporting Role, Cinematography, Directing, Film Editing, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Original Song (El Mal, Mi Camino), Sound, Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes Emilia Pérez, an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self. 

I'm Still Here
Sun March 2nd 12:00      Tue March 4th 11:25A

Directed By Walter Salles

Starring Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro, Selton Mella

Oscar Nominations: Best Picture, Acress in a Leading Role, International Feature FIlm

BRAZIL, 1971 - Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children is forced to reinvent herself after her family suffers a violent and arbitrary act by the government.

The film is based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's biographical book and tells the true story that helped reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history.

Nickel Boys
Fri February 28th 9:55      Wed March 5th 7:00

Directed By RaMell Ross

Starring Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Oscar Nominations: Best Picture,  Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Elwood Curtis’s college dream shatters alongside a two-lane Florida highway. Bearing the brunt of an innocent misstep, he’s sentenced to the netherworld of Nickel Academy, a brutal reformatory sunk deep in the Jim Crow South. He encounters another ward, the seen-it-all Turner. The two Black teens strike up an alliance: Turner dispensing fundamental tips for survival, Elwood, clinging to his optimistic worldview. Backdropped by the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement, Elwood and Turner’s existence appear worlds away from Rev. Martin Luther King’s burnished oratory. Despite Nickel’s brutality, Elwood strives to hold onto his humanity, awakening a new vision for Turner.

The Substance
Sat March 1st 10:00      Mon March 3rd 7:45

Directed By Coralie Fargeat

Starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid

Oscar Nominations: Best Picture,  Actress in a Leading Role, Directing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Writing (Original Screenplay)

Deliriously entertaining and ruthlessly satirical, Coralie Fargeat’s Cannes sensation turns toxic beauty culture inside out with a be-careful-what-you-wish-for fable for the ages. Explosive, provocative and twisted, THE SUBSTANCE marks the arrival of a thrillingly visionary filmmaker.

Wicked
Sat March 1st 3:00      Sun March 2nd 6:40      Thu March 6th 3:30

Directed By Jon M. Chu

Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Johnathan Bailey

Oscar Nominations: Best Picture,  Actress in a Leading Role, Actress in a Supporting Role, Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Production Design, Sound, Visual Effects

Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.