(WNY News Now) – The Reg Lenna Center for the Arts is set to showcase several Academy Award-nominated films, giving locals a chance to experience this year’s Best Picture contenders on the big screen.
Best Picture nominees to show at Reg Lenna Center for The Arts. Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown (Fri., Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.) the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history. 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. A Complete Unknown is rated R and is 140 minutes long. The film is nominated for 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor – Chalamet, Best Supporting Actor – Edward Norton, Best Actress – Monica Barbaro and Best Director – Mangold.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys (Wed., Feb. 12 at 7 p.m.) chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida. Nickel Boys is rated PG-13 and is 140 minutes long. The film is nominated for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay in this year’s Academy Awards.Upcoming Movies at The Reg include
Oscar-nominee for Best Actress Cynthia Erivo and Best Supporting Actress nominee Ariana Grande in the Best Picture nominee – the movie musical Wicked (Feb. 14 at 7 p.m.) and two showings of Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King (Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. & Feb. 21 at 7 p.m.)Tickets for most Movies at The Reg are $8 in-person at the box office and $10 online (reglenna.com) & by phone – 716.484.7070. Family showings are $7 in-person at the box office and $9 online & by phone. Special engagements are priced differently. The theater and box office at The Reg are located at 116 E. 3rd St. in Jamestown, NY. The box office is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 12 – 5 p.m. and one hour before movies and events.
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