ROMA, the much-lauded film by Alfonso Cuarón that just won 3 Oscars (Best Foreign Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography) was controversial because it was an online-only Netflix production. It did have a limited theatrical release last year that didn’t include Richmond. To boost Oscar awareness, it played for the last 2 weekends at the Byrd Theatre. It will play again this weekend with 2 matinees Saturday and Sunday at 1:30.
Also starting today for one week only, the Byrd and Movieland are showing the “Encore Edition” of A STAR IS BORN. It features 12 new minutes, including extended performances of Gaga performing “Alibi,” an a cappella “Shallow” (the Oscar for Best Original Song) and new scenes between the her and Bradley Cooper.