The State Theater & Bijou by the Bay have announced a free Oscars screening along with upcoming dates for Oscar-nominated movie screenings. Explore the exciting event details below.
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A generous donor has offered to cover this year’s Oscar Viewing Party at the State Theatre. What this means for attendees? Everyone will be admitted free of charge and there will also be free food and refreshments. Doors will open at 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 10. The Oscars viewing will begin at 7 p.m., this is also when the concessions will open up.
Additionally, The State Theater and Bijou by the Bay will be screening three Oscar-nominated movies through the weekend.
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Watch Oscar-Nominated Movies at The State Theater & Bijou
Get up close and personal to this year’s nominated movies Nyad, Rustin and The Boy and the Heron. Get tickets for these shows and more on The State & Bijou website.
NYAD AT THE STATE THEATER (PG-13, 2h 1m)
The remarkable true story of athlete Diana Nyad who, at the age of 60 and with the help of her best friend and coach, commits to achieving her life-long dream: a 110-mile open ocean swim from Cuba to Florida.
- Thursday, Mar. 7th at 7pm
- Friday, March 8th at 4pm & 7PM
- Saturday, March 9th at 1pm & 4PM
- Sunday, March 10th at 1pm
RUSTIN AT THE STATE THEATER (PG-13, 2h 1 min)
The film tells the story of the charismatic, gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. Despite incredible odds, he managed to organize the March on Washington in 1963. This event is considered one of the high points of the civil rights movement in the United States.
- Thursday, March 7th at 4pm
- Friday, March 8th at 1PM
- Saturday, March 9th at 7pm
THE BOY AND THE HERON AT BIJOU BY THE BAY (PG-13, 1h 46 min)
A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. The Boy and The Heron is being hailed as the Magnum Opus of writer and director Hayao Miyazaki.
- Friday, March 8 at 2:30pm English Dub
- Friday, March 8 at 6:00pm Subtitles
- Saturday, March 9 at 2:30pm Subtitle
- Saturday, March 9 at 6:00pm English Dub
- Sunday, March 10 at 2:00pm English Dub