Hey everyone. Capone in Chicago here.
Nearly a year ago, I first saw an awesomely violent exercise depicting a period in the Roman Empire, when British guerrillas dared to fight back in some of the bloodiest and most savage fighting of the period. Writer-director Neil Marshall (DOG SOLDIERS, DOOMSDAY, and THE DESCENT, still one of the scariest movies of all time, in my estimation) presents CENTURION, a fucking bad-ass piece of sword-and-sandal filmmaking, starring Michael Fassbender (INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS; HUNGER; 300), Dominic West ("The Wire"; 300), and Olga Kurylenko (QUANTUM OF SOLACE; HITMAN).
And I have a whole bunch of tickets to the Chicago screening of CENTURION, with director Neil Marshall in attendance for a post-screening Q&A, on Thursday, August 19 at 7:00 at a theater in downtown Chicago (the exact location will only be given to the winners).
Although open to the public, the screening is technically part of the Chicago Comic Con (sometimes known as Wizard World), which begins that same day at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. On Friday, August 20, I'll be moderating two film-related panels during the afternoon--one for CENTURION (beginning at 1:00pm, with Marshall on hand for that as well), and the other for DEVIL, an M. Night Shyamalan story to be distributed by Universal, about a group of people trapped in an elevator who realize that the devil is among them. Brothers Drew and John Erick Dowdle, who directed the film, as well as the movie QUARANTINE, will meet be on hand for the 2:00pm panel.
That evening, director Alexandre O. Philippe and producer Robert Muratore of THE PEOPLE VS. GEORGE LUCAS will be on hand to talk about their film, which has been getting a bit of notice for its creative approach to looking at how fans have reacted to the famous film franchise over the past three decades-plus. I saw the film at the SXSW Film Festival earlier this year, and it's pretty great and thought-provoking. Wizard World Comic Con is hosting the Midwest premiere of the film on at 8:30 p.m., at the convention center.
As for the CENTURION screening in downtown Chicago with Neil Marshall Q&A, since there's only a few days until the screening, I'm making this easy. Here's how to win a pass for you and one guest:
Send me an email at CenturionChicago@aintitcoolmail.com (please note the new email address) with the subject line "WRITTEN IN BLOOD!" In the body of the email, I need your Name, whether or not you're bringing a Guest (guests' names are not required), and the answer to the following question (read carefully): "What is your favorite sword and sandal movie?" Keep your responses BRIEF--limit your answers to 75 words or less (no matter how tempted you are to go over the limit).
Please keep in mind that this is not an exclusive AICN event, and it is overbooked to make sure there is a full house for our guest. If you cannot arrive at this screening early, please do not enter. If there's even the slightest chance you'll have to back out of attending if you do win, don't enter. If you have a job that might make you late or unable to attend, or an ill/pregnant relative, or a temperamental significant other, or a scratchy throat, do not enter. Anyone not showing up without informing me ahead of time so I can fill their seats is no longer eligible for future screening contests.
Good luck, everyone!
-- Capone
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