THE MOVIES "Best Picture Showcase" 
 THE DEAL "War Horse," <a href="/topics/Steven_Spielberg">Steven Spielberg</a>'s <a href="/topics/World_War_I">World War I</a> epic is among this year's nine best-picture Oscar contenders that will play at local <a href="/topics/AMC">AMC</a> theaters in two marathon sessions. Saturday's four-film program, available for one $30 ticket, includes "War Horse," the sports film "Moneyball," <a href="/topics/Terrence_Malick">Terrence Malick</a>'s polarizing "The Tree of Life" and the <a href="/topics/George_Clooney">George Clooney</a> drama "The Descendants." The five-film lineup Feb. 25, available for $40, features "The Help," <a href="/topics/Martin_Scorsese">Martin Scorsese</a>'s "Hugo," <a href="/topics/Woody_Allen">Woody Allen</a>'s "Midnight in Paris," the 9/11-themed "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" and the front-runner, "The Artist." 
 INFO Visit go.amctheatres.com/bps for venues, showtimes and tickets. 
 THE MOVIE "Pariah" 
 THE DEAL One of the year's best-reviewed but least-seen films plays locally for one week, beginning tomorrow. It's the story of a black lesbian teenager, Alike (pronounced ah-<a href="/topics/Lee_%28designer%29">LEE</a>-kay, and played by newcomer Adepero Oduye), struggling with her identity in Brooklyn's middle-class <a href="/topics/Fort_Greene%2C_Brooklyn">Fort Greene</a> neighborhood. "Pariah" won a cinematography award at the <a href="/topics/Sundance_Film_Festival">Sundance Film Festival</a>. Producer Nekisa Cooper will appear in person at a screening Saturday at 7:30 p.m. as part of a series honoring African American History Month. 
 INFO Tomorrow through Feb. 23 at Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington. Tickets are $10-$13. 631-423-7611; cinemaartscentre.org. 
 THE MOVIE "Eleanor's Secret" 
 THE DEAL This 2009 film from <a href="/topics/Belgium">Belgium</a>, about a boy whose book collection comes to life, is the first in a monthly program of international animated films not widely seen outside their home countries. Others include "The Secret of Kells" (March 17 and 18), an Oscar-nominated adventure-fantasy from <a href="/topics/Ireland">Ireland</a>, and "Azur &amp; Asmar: The Prince's Quest" (April 21 and 22), a 2006 French production inspired by the art and folklore of the <a href="/topics/Middle_East">Middle East</a>. All films are in English. 
 INFO Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Plaza Cinema &amp; 
 Media Arts Center, 20 Terry St., Patchogue. Tickets are $10 
 and include popcorn. 631-848-7288; plazamac.org.

THE MOVIES "Best Picture Showcase" THE DEAL "War Horse," Steven Spielberg's World War I epic is among this year's nine best-picture Oscar contenders that will play at local AMC theaters in two marathon sessions. Saturday's four-film program, available for one $30 ticket, includes "War Horse," the sports film "Moneyball," Terrence Malick's polarizing "The Tree of Life" and the George Clooney drama "The Descendants." The five-film lineup Feb. 25, available for $40, features "The Help," Martin Scorsese's "Hugo," Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris," the 9/11-themed "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" and the front-runner, "The Artist." INFO Visit go.amctheatres.com/bps for venues, showtimes and tickets. THE MOVIE "Pariah" THE DEAL One of the year's best-reviewed but least-seen films plays locally for one week, beginning tomorrow. It's the story of a black lesbian teenager, Alike (pronounced ah-LEE-kay, and played by newcomer Adepero Oduye), struggling with her identity in Brooklyn's middle-class Fort Greene neighborhood. "Pariah" won a cinematography award at the Sundance Film Festival. Producer Nekisa Cooper will appear in person at a screening Saturday at 7:30 p.m. as part of a series honoring African American History Month. INFO Tomorrow through Feb. 23 at Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington. Tickets are $10-$13. 631-423-7611; cinemaartscentre.org. THE MOVIE "Eleanor's Secret" THE DEAL This 2009 film from Belgium, about a boy whose book collection comes to life, is the first in a monthly program of international animated films not widely seen outside their home countries. Others include "The Secret of Kells" (March 17 and 18), an Oscar-nominated adventure-fantasy from Ireland, and "Azur & Asmar: The Prince's Quest" (April 21 and 22), a 2006 French production inspired by the art and folklore of the Middle East. All films are in English. INFO Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center, 20 Terry St., Patchogue. Tickets are $10 and include popcorn. 631-848-7288; plazamac.org.

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