For those in the SoCal area, the biggest hit of the summer, Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, gets a special screening at the American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre on Monday, October 27 at 8 p.m., when Oscar-winning supervising sound editor/sound designer Richard King presents his process of creating the film's soundscape. Excerpts of the movie will be presented with special "pre-dubb" mixes to illustrate the variety of elements used to create an environment of serious sound. Also in the mix: music editor Alex Gibson and Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer, who will reveal the way the musical score was shaped to fit the dark narrative of good and evil.

The historic Egyptian Theatre is located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, between Highland and Las Palmas, in Hollywood. Tickets for this and all events at the Egyptian are available through Fandango, but for 24-hour recorded information on screenings, directions and other matters, phone (323) 466-FILM, or visit the Cinematheque’s eponymous Web site. For more information on this event, meanwhile, click here.