| TREND SPOTTED 08.04.08 12:56 PM |
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Events Get Tagged With Graffiti
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 | A muralist at Angeleno magazine's summer release party.
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Whether it’s as entertainment, decor, an activity, or an art installation, graffiti has added an edgy vibe to several recent events.
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| EVENT REPORT 07.17.08 3:58 PM |
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The Dark Knight Premieres With Live Music at Screening and an Eerie Party
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FROM NEW YORK
The Dark Knight reached a critical mass of buzz this year. With the film finally hitting theaters tomorrow, stars Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, and Batman himself, Christian Bale, gathered Monday night for the film's official premiere, with a screening at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square and an after-party for 600 atop the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
The only Imax theater in Manhattan, where overwhelming demand prompted the theater to offer midnight, 3 a.m. and even 6 a.m. screenings the night before its official release, Lincoln Square was a natural choice for the movie, which was filmed with Imax cameras. Before the screening got underway, film composers Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard treated guests to a live performance featuring musicians playing down the theater aisles and a brief light show choreographed to the film's score.
When the curtain closed on the 152-minute movie, it was time for the after-party. Warner Brothers' Bonnie Horton, Chad Hudson, Courtney Saylor, and Troy Williams oversaw the event and enlisted Wendy Creed Productions to recreate the sinister tone of the film on the 36th floor of the Mandarin Oriental. Guests departed Lincoln Square in school buses (a reference to the film), and traveled nine blocks down Broadway, where the bat signal beckoned buses to the black carpet stretched out in front of the hotel.
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