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The 48th Annual Chicago International Film Festival kicks off tonight with the World Premiere of "Stand Up Guys".
''Stand Up Guys" stars Academy Award® winners Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin in a tough but touching action comedy as retired gangsters who reunite for one epic last night. Val (Pacino) is released from prison after serving twenty-eight years for refusing to give up one of his close criminal associates. His best friend Doc (Walken) is there to pick him up, and the two soon re-team with another old pal, Hirsch (Arkin).
Their bond is as strong as ever, and the three reflect on freedom lost and gained, loyalties ebbed and flowed, and days of glory gone by. And despite their age, their capacity for mayhem is still very much alive and well - bullets fly as they make a hilariously valiant effort to compensate for the decades of crime, drugs and sex they’ve missed. But one of the friends is keeping a dangerous secret- he’s been put in an impossible quandary by a former mob boss, and his time to find an acceptable alternative is running out. As the sun rises on the guys’ legendary reunion, their position becomes more and more desperate and they finally confront their past once and for all.
“Bringing the World Premiere of "Stand Up Guys" to Chicago is a tremendous honor,” said producer Tom Rosenberg. “Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin are a powerhouse trio on screen – audiences are truly in for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I am grateful to my friend, Michael Kutza, for his kind invitation for all of us to be there opening night.”
“This is without a doubt the most exciting opening night for the Chicago International Film Festival in many years,” said Michael Kutza, Founder and Artistic Director of the Chicago International Film Festival. “Tom Rosenberg has been a long friend of the Festival and we are honored that he and Lionsgate have chosen this year’s Festival for the world premiere of this extraordinary film, and for bringing to Chicago this extraordinary assemblage of film legends and luminaries, several of whom give award-worthy performances in this film.”
Walking the red carpet tonight will be cast members Pacino, Arkin, Walken, Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife), the film's director, Fisher Stevens, and producer, Tom Rosenberg, all of whom will be in Chicago to celebrate the opening night of the Festival at the Harris Theater (205 E. Randolph Dr.).
Lionsgate will release "Stand Up Guys" for an Oscar®-qualifying run in December in Los Angeles and New York, and nationwide on January 11, 2013.
Tickets for Opening Night of the 48th Chicago International Film Festival are on sale now and can be purchased online at the Festival Store: http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/catalog/ or by phone at 312- 332-FILM. Film-only tickets are: Balcony, $35 for Cinema/Chicago members and $40 for non-members; Main Floor, $45 for Cinema/Chicago members and $50 for nonmembers.
VIP Ticket packages including a main floor seat and admission to the after-party at The Sidney Yates Gallery at The Chicago Cultural Center (77 E. Randolph St., 4th Floor) are priced at $150/ticket.
Festival Passes and Theater Info: A variety of Festival Passes are on sale now. Pass options include:
Moviegoer (10 regular admissions): $95 for Cinema/Chicago members, $125 for non-members.
Passport (20 regular admissions): $180 for Cinema/Chicago members, $240 for non-members
Passes can be obtained by visiting www.chicagofilmfestival.com or by calling 312.683.0121.
Photo credit: Saeed Adyani/Lionsgate Films courtesy of Chicago International Film Festival
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