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Happy Holidays from the Music Box! |
Hey Everyone,
This year’s Christmas Show was the most attended show in recent years. From all of us at the Music Box, thank you for coming out in the sleet and sharing the holiday season with us.
If you’re looking for something special to do this week, might we suggest taking a holiday with Mr. Hulot? Roger Ebert calls MR HULOT’S HOLIDAY “a comedy of memory, nostalgia, fondness and good cheer.” We think it is the perfect film for this festive time of year!
Wishing you all a happy and healthy holiday and New Year, we hope to see you at the movies soon.
Your friends at the Music Box
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Now Playing
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Mr. Hulot’s Holiday
“4 STARS...Miraculous! A comedy of memory, nostalgia, fondness and good cheer.”
–Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
“4 STARS! It is a film attuned to the rhythms of a seaside vacation, and because you are here in Chicago, in December, can you think of a better time to see a restored print of Jacques Tati's 1953 classic?”
–Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
New 35mm Restoration!
While on holiday at a seaside resort, Monsieur Hulot – Jacques Tati’s endearing, pipe-smoking clown – finds his presence provoking one catastrophe after another. A wildly funny satire of vacationers determined to enjoy themselves, the first entry in the Hulot series includes a series of brilliantly choreographed sight gags about boats, dogs, tennis, and other hazards of leisure. Janus Films is proud to present this masterpiece of gentle slapstick in a new restoration.
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Fri, Dec 25
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7:45pm · 9:45pm
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Sat, Dec 26
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2:00pm · 3:55pm · 5:45pm · 7:45pm · 9:45pm
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Sun, Dec 27
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2:00pm · 3:55pm · 5:45pm · 7:45pm · 9:45pm
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Mon, Dec 28
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2:00pm · 3:55pm · 5:45pm · 7:45pm · 9:45pm
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Tue, Dec 29
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2:00pm · 3:55pm · 5:45pm · 7:45pm · 9:45pm
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Wed, Dec 30
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2:00pm · 3:55pm · 5:45pm · 7:45pm · 9:45pm
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Thu, Dec 31
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2:00pm · 3:55pm · 5:45pm · 7:45pm
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Fri, Jan 1
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5:05pm
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Sat, Jan 2
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12:30pm · 5:05pm
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Sun, Jan 3
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12:30pm · 5:05pm
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Mon, Jan 4
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5:05pm
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Tue, Jan 5
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5:05pm
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Wed, Jan 6
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5:05pm
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Thu, Jan 7
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5:05pm |
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Police, Adjective
“4 STARS! A brilliant black comedy!”
–Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
“More evidence of the remarkable recent renaissance in Romanian cinema.”
–Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Cristi is a policeman who refuses to arrest a young man who offers hash to two of his school mates, an offense punishable by current law. Cristi believes that the law will change soon, and he does not want the life of this young man to be a burden on his conscience. For his superior the word conscience has an entirely different meaning…
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Thu, Dec 24
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2:00pm · 4:30pm
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Fri, Dec 25
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7:00pm · 9:30pm
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Sat, Dec 26
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2:10pm · 4:30pm · 7:00pm · 9:30pm
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Sun, Dec 27
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2:10pm · 4:30pm · 7:00pm · 9:30pm
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Mon, Dec 28
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2:10pm · 4:30pm · 7:00pm · 9:30pm
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Tue, Dec 29
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2:10pm · 4:30pm · 7:00pm · 9:30pm
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Wed, Dec 30
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2:10pm · 4:30pm · 7:00pm · 9:30pm
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Thu, Dec 31
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2:10pm · 4:30pm · 7:00pm · 9:30pm
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Fri, Jan 1
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2:40pm · 5:00pm · 7:20pm · 9:40pm
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Sat, Jan 2
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2:40pm · 5:00pm · 7:20pm · 9:40pm
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Sun, Jan 3
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2:40pm · 5:00pm · 7:20pm · 9:40pm
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Mon, Jan 4
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5:00pm · 7:20pm · 9:40pm
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Tue, Jan 5
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5:00pm · 7:20pm · 9:40pm
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Wed, Jan 6
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5:00pm · 7:20pm · 9:40pm
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Thu, Jan 7
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5:00pm · 7:20pm · 9:40pm |
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New Year’s Eve on the S.S. Poseidon
For the forth year in a row, Camp Midnight will present the most beloved disaster flick in cinema history THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE on New Year’s Eve.
“Passengers” are invited to embark at 11:00 pm on December 31 for a Camp Midnight pre-show hosted by your Captain Dick O’Day and staffed by the hearty crew of Hell in a Handbag Productions. There will be a costume competition with fantastic prizes as voted on by the audience! So put on your best wear from that secondhand store!
Then sit back and enjoy a screening of the film most beloved disaster flick in cinema history, THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE. This 1972 Academy Award-winning “classic” tells the tale of a tottering ocean liner that flips over one fateful New Year’s Eve.
Audience members will receive an interactive guide and Camp Midnight will provide hilarious running commentary throughout the film. The screening of the film will be timed so that theatre patrons AND their celluloid counterparts will celebrate midnight at the EXACT SAME TIME. The screening will also feature original bonus material created by Hell in a Handbag Productions.
Admission includes a complimentary champagne toast, drink ticket, and party favors. Reserve your deck chair now! 70’s cruisewear preferred! The Music Box Theatre will remain open until 2am for post show festivities!
Tickets are $22 in advance and $27 at the door!
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Thu, Dec 31
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11:00pm
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Fri, Dec 31
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11:00pm |
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
“No one is better at this kind of performance than Nicolas Cage. He's a fearless actor.”
–Roger Ebert, ??Chicago Sun-Times??
“The marvel of Cage's performance is that, somehow, it's all of a piece. That's the marvel of the movie, too. This is one fever dream you'll remember whole.”
–Peter Rainer, ??Christian Science Monitor??
Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs — while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, he reigns over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon.
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Fri, Jan 1
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2:30pm · 7:00pm · 9:30pm
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Sat, Jan 2
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2:30pm · 7:00pm · 9:30pm · midnight
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Sun, Jan 3
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2:30pm · 7:00pm · 9:30pm
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Mon, Jan 4
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7:00pm · 9:30pm
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Tue, Jan 5
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7:00pm · 9:30pm
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Wed, Jan 6
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7:00pm · 9:30pm
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Thu, Jan 7
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7:00pm · 9:30pm |
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Quai des Orfévres
Within the vibrant dance halls and crime corridors of 1940s Paris, performer Jenny Lamour, her covetous husband and their confidante attempt to cover one another’s tracks after an acquaintance is murdered. Enter Inspector Antoine, whose seasoned instincts lead him down a circuitous path in this classic whodunit murder mystery.
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Sat, Dec 26
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11:30am
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Sun, Dec 27
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11:30am |
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Last But Not Least... |
Back by popular demand, THE ROOM will also be playing Saturday, December 26th at midnight. Not to worry, if you aren’t able to attend on Saturday, we’ll be bringing THE ROOM back yet again on Friday, February 12, 2010 with director/writer/star of the film TOMMY WISEAU in person for the first time at the Music Box!
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Calendar
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Download our Music Box Theatre Winter Calendar 2011-2012 in PDF format
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Tickets
Admission for main features and midnight films is $9.25 (different prices may apply to special presentations). The first show of the day on Mondays through Thursdays is only $8.25. Admission for the 11:30am matinee films is $7.25.
The Music Box Discount Card provides 5 admissions for $33.00 (a savings of up to $13.25; good for six months; limit two admissions per visit). Cards are available at the box office.
Film info line: (773) 871-6604.
Getting here
The Music Box is located at 3733 North Southport Avenue, Chicago. Metered street parking is available on Southport Avenue. The Music Box is a short walk east from free street parking on Ashland Avenue. There is a parking lot one block north of the theatre at the Blaine School ($10).
The theater is near the Southport station on CTA's Brown Line and the 152 Addison, 9 Ashland and 80/X80 Irving Park bus routes.
For public transit information, call 836-7000.
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