I survived the 2008 Best Picture marathon

Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008 | 3:15 p.m.

Starting at 11 a.m. Feb. 23, the day before this year's Oscars, you can catch up on -- or should that be survive -- a marathon 12-and-a-half-hour screening of all five Best Picture nominees. But you'll have to get yourself to L.A. or San Francisco or Phoenix to catch it -- AMC Theatres doesn't have a showcase in Las Vegas.

It's heavy going with this year's nominees, starting at 11 a.m. with "Michael Clayton," "There Will Be Blood," " Atonement," the brief comic relief of "Juno," and winding up the day, "No Country for Old Men" at 9 p.m.

All-day passes are $30 and are available at the AMC Web site.