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Although official production isn’t set to begin until May, word comes to us from Production Weekly that The Dark Knight Rises will be going under the working titles Magnus Rex and Fox Hills Green. Many of you will remember that Inception went under the working title Oliver’s Arrow; Oliver being the name of one of Christopher’s sons. And I’m sure I don’t have to remind many that The Dark Knight‘s working title was Rory’s First Kiss; Rory also being the name of another of Nolan’s sons. It shouldn’t surprise you to learn that the name Magnus in Magnus Rex is derived from yet another one of the Nolan boys. Magnus Nolan is most notably known for his adorable role as the young James Cobb in Inception.

So why would a movie filming in May have a fake production title out already?...

Chicago – After thinking it’d take “a couple months” to ink, director Christopher Nolan (of “The Dark Knight” fame) took eight years to painstakingly write the “Inception” script. And you can tell. It’s his first pure masterpiece.

Rating: 5.0/5.0

The curiously cast film stars the I’m-trying-to-be-badass Brody as he attempts to fill the more authentic shoes of Arnold Schwarzenegger from 1987’s “Predator”. “Inception” is a rare summer blockbuster that lives up to the hype and bucks the typical formula. Like “The Usual Suspects,” you can’t miss a second or you’ll fall behind.

Still, considering the hype for his “The Dark Knight” in 2008 (which arguably featured the most aggressive and successful viral networking campaign of all time), “Inception” went beneath the hype radar as compared to that monolithic blockbuster.

Read Adam Fendelman’s full review of “Inception”.

Almost exactly two years after “The Dark Knight” hit theaters and obliterated box-office records,...

Chicago – Exclusive! In our latest VIP edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 admit-one passes up for grabs for our own movie theater screening of “Inception,” which is one of the most-anticipated films of 2010 from the director of “The Dark Knight”! Even more, these VIP passes even come with a free dinner at the theater and free drinks, too!

“Inception” from writer and director Christopher Nolan stars a star-studded cast including Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard, Michael Caine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy, Magnus Nolan, Claire Geare, Tai-Li Lee, Lukas Haas, Pete Postlethwaite and Dileep Rao.

This screening is on Monday, July 12 in the west suburbs of Chicago. From 6 to 7 p.m., winners will be treated to a reception with complimentary cocktails and passed appetizers. At 7 p.m., local winners will be the first to see “Inception” and will be treated to complimentary in-theater shared dinner plates,...