{"id":4334,"date":"2021-02-20T04:39:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T04:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newplazacinema.org\/test_area\/?p=4334"},"modified":"2021-11-08T21:22:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T21:22:32","slug":"films-2-19-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newplazacinema.org\/test_area\/films-2-19-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Films 2\/19\/21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Post Layout&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; transform_scale_linked=&#8221;off&#8221; transform_translate_linked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4449 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/newplazacinema.org\/test_area\/staff_materials\/tickets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Minari3-207x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" \/>Hello everyone.\u00a0 As most of you may know, there was good news earlier this week from distributor A24 on their special, pre-video-on-demand Virtual Cinema engagement of <em><strong>Minari<\/strong><\/em>. After their initial ticket allocation for the February 12-25 run quickly sold out, A24 \u2014\u00a0a company whose films <strong>New Plaza<\/strong> has frequently played (e.g. <em>First Reformed, 8th Grade, Last Black Man in San Francisco, The Farewell<\/em>)\u00a0\u2014\u00a0stepped up and released a new batch of tickets\u00a0which, as of today, are still available\u00a0for daily performances from February 19-25.<\/p>\n<p>From what I&#8217;m reading and hearing from our fellow art houses\u00a0around the country, <em><strong>Minari<\/strong><\/em> has been coming on strong with audiences and local\u00a0critics as a potential Oscar contender, with special attention being paid to Korean actress Yuh-jung Youn as the uproariously feisty grandmother.<\/p>\n<p>The nominations will be announced on March 15th. We&#8217;re currently featuring three Academy &#8220;short listers&#8221;\u00a0in the categories of International Film (<em><strong>Two of Us<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0from France and <em><strong>Collective<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0from Romania) and Documentary Feature (<em><strong>76 Days\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>and <em><strong>Collective<\/strong><\/em>, again).<\/p>\n<p>Next week we&#8217;ll be adding the Danish &#8220;short lister&#8221;\u00a0<em><strong>Another Round<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0with international star\/007 nemesis\u00a0Mads Mikkelsen.<\/p>\n<p>This week, I was also very moved when I revisited\u00a0Gordon Parks&#8217; 1969 classic <em><strong>The Learning Tree<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and hope you&#8217;ll join us and some special guests on this Sunday (2\/21) evening&#8217;s <a style=\"color: blue;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/new-plaza-cinema-classic-talk-back-the-learning-tree-1969-note-time-tickets-141190886743?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/new-plaza-cinema-classic-talk-back-the-learning-tree-1969-note-time-tickets-141190886743?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch\">Talk Back<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Gary Palmucci,\u00a0Film Curator<br \/>New Plaza Cinema\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_comments show_avatar=&#8221;off&#8221; show_reply=&#8221;off&#8221; show_count=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; body_text_color=&#8221;#6b6b6b&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;14px&#8221;][\/et_pb_comments][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_sidebar orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>  Hello everyone.\u00a0 As most of you may know, there was good news earlier this week from distributor A24 on their special, pre-video-on-demand Virtual Cinema engagement of Minari. 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