Bow Tie Cinemas Presents "The Dark Knight Rises" at Maritime Aquarium's IMAX Theater

Bow Tie Cinemas, the premiere motion picture exhibitor in Southwestern Connecticut, has announced a partnership with The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, where it will present Warner Brother’s upcoming hit, “The Dark Knight Rises,” in the Aquarium’s IMAX® Theater. 

The engagement begins with a special midnight showing at 12:01 a.m. on Fri., July 20, 2012.  Then two shows will be presented daily, at 7 and 10 p.m., in an engagement scheduled for five weeks.

“We are excited to debut ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ on the giant IMAX® screen at The Maritime Aquarium to complement our regular engagement of the same film playing simultaneously on multiple screens at our Royale Theater on Westport Avenue,” said Ben Moss, owner of Bow Tie Cinemas.  “We will have a great selection of theater concessions available at the IMAX® Theater as well during the run,” Moss added.

“To see this movie on the Aquarium’s six-story screen, via an IMAX® 70mm film projector, is the ultimate Batman experience,” said Chris Loynd, Maritime Aquarium marketing director. “IMAX® film offers detail, clarity and intensity, presented in giant, panoramic scenes.  More than an hour of the film will expand to fill our entire giant screen. We are excited to be working with our South Norwalk neighbor Bow Tie Cinemas to offer this IMAX experience on opening day, July 20^th.”

Director Christopher Nolan was the first filmmaker to use IMAX® cameras in a major motion-picture release (“The Dark Knight,” 2008). For “The Dark Knight Rises,” he upped the intensity, filming for more than an hour with the giant-format cameras, a new Hollywood record.

“The Dark Knight Rises” is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some sensuality and language. It’s 2 hours and 45 minutes long.

Tickets can be purchased online in advance at bowtiecinemas.com, or at the box office at the Regent Theater, at 64 N. Main St. near The Maritime Aquarium in South Norwalk.