Who wants to go with me?

Cinema/Chicago, the 44th Chicago International Film Festival and Warner Bros. Pictures present:


THE DARK KNIGHT GALA
A NIGHT HONORING FILMMAKER CHRISTOPHER NOLAN

Wednesday, July 16, 2008
IMAX Theatre | 600 E. Grand Avenue


You are cordially invited to a once-in-a-lifetime Gala evening honoring filmmaker Christopher Nolan!

Cinema/Chicago, the 44th Chicago International Film Festival and Warner Bros. Pictures proudly present the first Chicago showing of THE DARK KNIGHT, the follow-up to the action hit Batman Begins. THE DARK KNIGHT reunites filmmaker Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime. The City of Chicago is prominently showcased in the film, with shots of the old Chicago Post Office, the State of Illinois Center, the IBM Building, Upper and Lower Wacker Drive, and LaSalle Street, among other locations.

The evening will include a tribute to filmmaker Christopher Nolan followed by a screening of THE DARK KNIGHT in IMAX®, which features six sequences shot with IMAX® cameras. “Nolan’s work has captivated both critics and audiences alike. Memento remains one of the great directorial and writing achievements in cinema. He is a modern writer/director who approaches all aspects of his work with a style and sophistication seen only amongst the most elite tier of filmmakers,” remarks Festival Founder and Artistic Director Michael Kutza.

A dinner reception will follow the tribute and screening in the stunning Crystal Gardens at Navy Pier, lit up by a spectacular fireworks display. The Gala will benefit Cinema/Chicago, its year-round educational programs, and the 44th Chicago International Film Festival.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Legendary Pictures, a Syncopy Production, a Christopher Nolan film, THE DARK KNIGHT. Nolan directed the film from a screenplay written by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer. Charles Roven, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan are the producers, with Benjamin Melniker, Michael E.Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull serving as executive producers. THE DARK KNIGHT is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane.

To view the film's trailer.


Evening Program:

5:30PM Red Carpet Arrivals
6:30PM Tribute and Award Presentation to filmmaker Christopher Nolan
7:00PM Gala screening of The Dark Knight
9:30PM - 11:30PM Dinner Reception at The Crystal Gardens



TICKET PRICE:

Advance ticket price: $150/ticket if purchased by June 1
After June 1: $175/ticket


TICKETS ON SALE AT 9:00AM ON FRIDAY, MAY 16! LIMIT 4 PER PERSON.

PRESALE tickets available to Cinema/Chicago members May 12-15.

To purchase tickets, please call 312-683-0121 x154, or click here.


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Christopher Nolan bio:
Filmmaking has been a lifelong pursuit for Christopher Nolan, who began making movies at an early age with his father’s Super-8mm camera. While studying English Literature at University College of London, Nolan shot 16mm films at UCL’s film society, learning the guerrilla film techniques he would later use to make his first feature, Following. The no-budget noir, which The New Yorker’s Bruce Diones hailed as “leaner and meaner than the thrillers of Hitchcock,” enjoyed great success at international film festivals including Toronto, Rotterdam, Slamdance, and Hong Kong, prior to being released theatrically in the U.S. (Zeitgeist), U.K. (Alliance), France (CCI) and various other territories.

Nolan’s second film was the low-budget independent feature Memento, starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Ann Moss and Joe Pantoliano, which Nolan directed from his own screenplay, based on a short story by his brother Jonathan. Released by Newmarket Films, Memento brought Nolan numerous honors, including Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay, two Independent Spirit Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay, and a Directors Guild of America Award nomination. In addition, he won Best Screenplay Awards from several critics groups, including the Los Angeles, London, Chicago and Broadcast Film Critics Associations, as well as the American Film Institute’s Screenwriter of the Year Award, and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.

Nolan followed Memento with the critically acclaimed psychological thriller Insomnia for Warner Bros. Pictures, Section 8, and Witt-Thomas Films. Starring Academy Award winners Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank, the film earned Nolan the Best Director of the Year Award from the London Critics Circle.

In 2005, Nolan co-wrote and directed Batman Begins, starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy and Morgan Freeman. The blockbuster pleased critics and fans alike, reimagining the Warner Bros. franchise and paving the way for the highly anticipated follow up, The Dark Knight. Nolan’s fifth and most recent film, The Prestige, was released by Touchstone and Warner Bros. Pictures. Starring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson and Michael Caine, the story depicts an intense rivalry between two magicians who become obsessed with outdoing one another, leading to self-destruction and murder. Empire Magazine named Nolan the Best Director of the Year while the film received Academy Award nominations for its extraordinary art direction and cinematography.

The Dark Knight stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman. The film follows Batman Begins, telling the story of Batman’s alliance with Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, who join forces to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. But they soon find themselves prey to a criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. The Warner Bros. Pictures film will be released on July 18, 2008.

Nolan currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, producer Emma Thomas, and their children.

me!!

but I live in England

jami0mckay said:

That sucks.

I'm going to be in England in a few months. I'd love to meet you.

Stymie said:

ooh when are you over?

jami0mckay said:

End of September.

Stymie said:

an Ivy invasion!

jami0mckay said:

I can't wait.