April 2023

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Sat, April Sat, Apr 1, 2023

Twentieth Century
Film Series

Carole Lombard x3

Three classics from one of the funniest women in Hollywood. All hail Carole Lombard, the Screwball Queen! Saturday & Sundays at 11:30 AM in April

Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century

Part of: Carole Lombard x3

When down-on-his-luck Broadway impresario Oscar Jaffe (John Barrymore) meets his discovery and former flame, Lily Garland (Carole Lombard), on the gla... Read more

Howard Hawks
91 min
35mm
Inside 1

Inside

Inside tells the story of Nemo, an art thief who enters a collector’s penthouse apartment hunting for valuable works of art. As he enters, the securit... Read more

Vasilis Katsoupis (a film by)
105 min
DCP
Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
Smoking Causes Coughing Still 1

Smoking Causes Coughing

SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING, a wildly inventive new French comedy from Quentin Dupieux (MANDIBLES, RUBBER, both released by Magnolia). The film, which had... Read more

Quentin Dupieux
80 min
DCP
White Chicks
February 19

White Chicks

Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus (Marlon Wayans) and Kevin Copeland (Shawn Wayans), accidentally foil a drug bust. As punishment, they are forced to esc... Read more

Keenen Ivory Wayans
109 min
35mm

Sun, April Sun, Apr 2, 2023

Twentieth Century
Film Series

Carole Lombard x3

Three classics from one of the funniest women in Hollywood. All hail Carole Lombard, the Screwball Queen! Saturday & Sundays at 11:30 AM in April

Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century

Part of: Carole Lombard x3

When down-on-his-luck Broadway impresario Oscar Jaffe (John Barrymore) meets his discovery and former flame, Lily Garland (Carole Lombard), on the gla... Read more

Howard Hawks
91 min
35mm
Inside 1

Inside

Inside tells the story of Nemo, an art thief who enters a collector’s penthouse apartment hunting for valuable works of art. As he enters, the securit... Read more

Vasilis Katsoupis (a film by)
105 min
DCP
Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
Smoking Causes Coughing Still 1

Smoking Causes Coughing

SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING, a wildly inventive new French comedy from Quentin Dupieux (MANDIBLES, RUBBER, both released by Magnolia). The film, which had... Read more

Quentin Dupieux
80 min
DCP

Mon, April Mon, Apr 3, 2023

Inside 1

Inside

Inside tells the story of Nemo, an art thief who enters a collector’s penthouse apartment hunting for valuable works of art. As he enters, the securit... Read more

Vasilis Katsoupis (a film by)
105 min
DCP
Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
Smoking Causes Coughing Still 1

Smoking Causes Coughing

SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING, a wildly inventive new French comedy from Quentin Dupieux (MANDIBLES, RUBBER, both released by Magnolia). The film, which had... Read more

Quentin Dupieux
80 min
DCP

Tue, April Tue, Apr 4, 2023

Inside 1

Inside

Inside tells the story of Nemo, an art thief who enters a collector’s penthouse apartment hunting for valuable works of art. As he enters, the securit... Read more

Vasilis Katsoupis (a film by)
105 min
DCP
Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
Smoking Causes Coughing Still 1

Smoking Causes Coughing

SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING, a wildly inventive new French comedy from Quentin Dupieux (MANDIBLES, RUBBER, both released by Magnolia). The film, which had... Read more

Quentin Dupieux
80 min
DCP

Wed, April Wed, Apr 5, 2023

Inside 1

Inside

Inside tells the story of Nemo, an art thief who enters a collector’s penthouse apartment hunting for valuable works of art. As he enters, the securit... Read more

Vasilis Katsoupis (a film by)
105 min
DCP
Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
The Thing movie still

The Thing

Master of horror John Carpenter and frequent collaborator Kurt Russell take you to a remote outpost in Antarctica, as a group of American research sci... Read more

John Carpenter
109 min
35mm
Smoking Causes Coughing Still 1

Smoking Causes Coughing

SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING, a wildly inventive new French comedy from Quentin Dupieux (MANDIBLES, RUBBER, both released by Magnolia). The film, which had... Read more

Quentin Dupieux
80 min
DCP

Thu, April Thu, Apr 6, 2023

Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
Smoking Causes Coughing Still 1

Smoking Causes Coughing

SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING, a wildly inventive new French comedy from Quentin Dupieux (MANDIBLES, RUBBER, both released by Magnolia). The film, which had... Read more

Quentin Dupieux
80 min
DCP
Bingo

Music Box Bingo

On the 1st Thursday of the month (unless noted), join us in the Music Box Lounge 7-10 PM for the infamous MUSIC BOX BINGO! Hosted by your good-time ga... Read more

180 min
Inside 1

Inside

Inside tells the story of Nemo, an art thief who enters a collector’s penthouse apartment hunting for valuable works of art. As he enters, the securit... Read more

Vasilis Katsoupis (a film by)
105 min
DCP

Fri, April Fri, Apr 7, 2023

The Innocent 1

The Innocent

Part crime thriller, part family farce, Louis Garrel's The Innocent shows with panache and pathos the dangerous lengths two men go, and the outlandish... Read more

Louis Garrel
99 min
DCP
Tori and Lokita

Tori and Lokita

A young boy (Tori) and a teenage girl (Lokita) have left their home countries of Cameroon and Benin to make a new life in Belgium. Whether it be findi... Read more

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
88 min
DCP
Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
The Doom Generation

The Doom Generation

Araki’s provocative, Godard-inspired fifth feature premiered at Sundance in 1995, but hasn’t been seen again in its complete form until now. After a w... Read more

Gregg Araki
83 min
DCP
The Room

The Room

This “electrifying American black comedy about love, passion, betrayal and lies” stars (and was directed, written and produced by) the mysterious Tomm... Read more

Tommy Wiseau
99 min
35mm

Sat, April Sat, Apr 8, 2023

Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
Tori and Lokita

Tori and Lokita

A young boy (Tori) and a teenage girl (Lokita) have left their home countries of Cameroon and Benin to make a new life in Belgium. Whether it be findi... Read more

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
88 min
DCP
Only in Theaters

Only in Theaters

The history of the Laemmle Theatres, a beloved 84-year-old art house cinema chain in Los Angeles. As the theatres face new challenges, the family behi... Read more

Raphael Sbarge
94 min
DCP
The Innocent 1

The Innocent

Part crime thriller, part family farce, Louis Garrel's The Innocent shows with panache and pathos the dangerous lengths two men go, and the outlandish... Read more

Louis Garrel
99 min
DCP
The Doom Generation

The Doom Generation

Araki’s provocative, Godard-inspired fifth feature premiered at Sundance in 1995, but hasn’t been seen again in its complete form until now. After a w... Read more

Gregg Araki
83 min
DCP
Rocky Horror Picture Show movie still
Coming January 10

Rocky Horror Picture Show

This notorious horror parody — a fast-paced potpourri of camp, sci-fi and rock ‘n’ roll, among other things — tracks the exploits of naïve couple Brad... Read more

Jim Sharman
100 min
35mm

Sun, April Sun, Apr 9, 2023

The Innocent 1

The Innocent

Part crime thriller, part family farce, Louis Garrel's The Innocent shows with panache and pathos the dangerous lengths two men go, and the outlandish... Read more

Louis Garrel
99 min
DCP
Tori and Lokita

Tori and Lokita

A young boy (Tori) and a teenage girl (Lokita) have left their home countries of Cameroon and Benin to make a new life in Belgium. Whether it be findi... Read more

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
88 min
DCP
Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
The Doom Generation

The Doom Generation

Araki’s provocative, Godard-inspired fifth feature premiered at Sundance in 1995, but hasn’t been seen again in its complete form until now. After a w... Read more

Gregg Araki
83 min
DCP

Mon, April Mon, Apr 10, 2023

The Innocent 1

The Innocent

Part crime thriller, part family farce, Louis Garrel's The Innocent shows with panache and pathos the dangerous lengths two men go, and the outlandish... Read more

Louis Garrel
99 min
DCP
Tori and Lokita

Tori and Lokita

A young boy (Tori) and a teenage girl (Lokita) have left their home countries of Cameroon and Benin to make a new life in Belgium. Whether it be findi... Read more

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
88 min
DCP
Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
The Doom Generation

The Doom Generation

Araki’s provocative, Godard-inspired fifth feature premiered at Sundance in 1995, but hasn’t been seen again in its complete form until now. After a w... Read more

Gregg Araki
83 min
DCP

Tue, April Tue, Apr 11, 2023

The Innocent 1

The Innocent

Part crime thriller, part family farce, Louis Garrel's The Innocent shows with panache and pathos the dangerous lengths two men go, and the outlandish... Read more

Louis Garrel
99 min
DCP
Tori and Lokita

Tori and Lokita

A young boy (Tori) and a teenage girl (Lokita) have left their home countries of Cameroon and Benin to make a new life in Belgium. Whether it be findi... Read more

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
88 min
DCP
High Fidelity movie still

High Fidelity

Rob Gordon (John Cusack) is the owner of a semi-failing record store located on one of the back streets of Chicago. But Rob's business isn't the only... Read more

Stephen Frears
113 min
35mm
Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
The Doom Generation

The Doom Generation

Araki’s provocative, Godard-inspired fifth feature premiered at Sundance in 1995, but hasn’t been seen again in its complete form until now. After a w... Read more

Gregg Araki
83 min
DCP

Wed, April Wed, Apr 12, 2023

The Innocent 1

The Innocent

Part crime thriller, part family farce, Louis Garrel's The Innocent shows with panache and pathos the dangerous lengths two men go, and the outlandish... Read more

Louis Garrel
99 min
DCP
Tori and Lokita

Tori and Lokita

A young boy (Tori) and a teenage girl (Lokita) have left their home countries of Cameroon and Benin to make a new life in Belgium. Whether it be findi... Read more

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
88 min
DCP
Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
The Doom Generation

The Doom Generation

Araki’s provocative, Godard-inspired fifth feature premiered at Sundance in 1995, but hasn’t been seen again in its complete form until now. After a w... Read more

Gregg Araki
83 min
DCP

Thu, April Thu, Apr 13, 2023

Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
The Innocent 1

The Innocent

Part crime thriller, part family farce, Louis Garrel's The Innocent shows with panache and pathos the dangerous lengths two men go, and the outlandish... Read more

Louis Garrel
99 min
DCP
Back to the Future
Film Festival

Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Hitchcock, now forever-canonized as one of the most quintessential filmmakers in all of history, is a far cry from being previously known as America’s... Read more

Flight

Flight

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

After spending over a decade in the controversial mocap-zone, Zemeckis triumphantly returned to the world of live action in a way that no one could've... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
138 min
35mm
Tori and Lokita

Tori and Lokita

A young boy (Tori) and a teenage girl (Lokita) have left their home countries of Cameroon and Benin to make a new life in Belgium. Whether it be findi... Read more

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
88 min
DCP
The Doom Generation

The Doom Generation

Araki’s provocative, Godard-inspired fifth feature premiered at Sundance in 1995, but hasn’t been seen again in its complete form until now. After a w... Read more

Gregg Araki
83 min
DCP
Death Becomes Her 1

Death Becomes Her

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

As acidic a take on Hollywood narcissism, PR-generated “redemption arcs”, and Tinseltown buffoonery as one can get, DEATH BECOMES HER gives a proper s... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
104 min
35mm

Fri, April Fri, Apr 14, 2023

Back to the Future
Film Festival

Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Hitchcock, now forever-canonized as one of the most quintessential filmmakers in all of history, is a far cry from being previously known as America’s... Read more

What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Michelle Pfeiffer stars as Claire, a dissatisfied housewife living a life of cozy luxury on the East Coast with a husband played by Harrison Ford, who... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
130 min
35mm
The Five Devils 1

The Five Devils

Eight-year-old Vicky (newcomer Sally Dramé) has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne... Read more

Léa Mysius
96 min
DCP
Used Cars

Used Cars

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Hot off their madcap rendering of America in 1941, the two Bobs (Zemeckis and Gale) decide to narrow their acerbic vision of the U.S. to focus on two... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
113 min
35mm
Tori and Lokita

Tori and Lokita

A young boy (Tori) and a teenage girl (Lokita) have left their home countries of Cameroon and Benin to make a new life in Belgium. Whether it be findi... Read more

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
88 min
DCP
Who Framed Roger Rabbit movie still

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Highly influential, massively popular, and still wildly misread, ROGER RABBIT was the studio-bequeathed reward for Zemeckis finally scoring a hit with... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
104 min
DCP
Romancing the Stone

Romancing the Stone

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

After a few not-so-successful turns at the box office, Zemeckis ended up making his next film at 20th Century Fox after reading a screenplay written b... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
106 min
35mm
Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
Beowulf

Beowulf

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

This marks Zemeckis’ second trip to that beautiful green screened wonderland, where he is able to realize the infamous dream of Orson Welles and his c... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
114 min
35mm

Sat, April Sat, Apr 15, 2023

Back to the Future
Film Festival

Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Hitchcock, now forever-canonized as one of the most quintessential filmmakers in all of history, is a far cry from being previously known as America’s... Read more

The Polar Express

The Polar Express

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Four years after the critical and financial success of CAST AWAY, Zemeckis fully leaned into his obsession with technology and the possibilities it ma... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
100 min
35mm
The Five Devils 1

The Five Devils

Eight-year-old Vicky (newcomer Sally Dramé) has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne... Read more

Léa Mysius
96 min
DCP
Lady Windermere's Fan
Film Series

The Chicago Film Society Presents

The Chicago Film Society comes to the Music Box for all-celluloid screenings of classic & underseen features, short subjects, trailer reels, and other... Read more

Kentucky Pride

Kentucky Pride

Part of: The Chicago Film Society Presents

You think you’ve seen everything, and then you see a silent film narrated by a horse. Following his ostentatious historical epic The Iron Horse (not n... Read more

John Ford
78 min
35mm
Zemeckis Secret Screening

Zemeckis Secret Screening

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Join the programmers for a secret (shhhh) screening of a few rare Zemeckis treats, as we open up the vault for some of the harder to finds bits and pi... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
90 min
Zemeckis Shorts 1

Zemeckis Shorts

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

One of the more delightful treats we are able to present as part of this retrospective, is a personally-curated collection highlighting the standout w... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
82 min
Tori and Lokita

Tori and Lokita

A young boy (Tori) and a teenage girl (Lokita) have left their home countries of Cameroon and Benin to make a new life in Belgium. Whether it be findi... Read more

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
88 min
DCP
Cast Away

Cast Away

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Originally conceived as an idea by Tom Hanks in the early 90’s, CAST AWAY wouldn't find its spark until Robert Zemeckis came on board. Hanks and Zemec... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
143 min
DCP
Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
Allied

Allied

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Equaling WHAT LIES BENEATH in its depiction of marital and spousal anxieties, ALLIED swaps out Harrison Ford for Marion Cotillard, both actors matchin... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
114 min
DCP
The Frighteners

The Frighteners

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Continuing the tradition of shepherding eager up-and-coming filmmakers into a world of opportunity, after reading a treatment from the creative power... Read more

Peter Jackson
110 min
35mm
L.A. Plays Itself

The Sex Garage + L.A. Plays Itself

Fred Halsted was a legend in his own time. His self-created public persona that of the leather-clad sadist instantly made him both feared and revered... Read more

Fred Halstead
90 min
DCP

Sun, April Sun, Apr 16, 2023

Back to the Future
Film Festival

Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Hitchcock, now forever-canonized as one of the most quintessential filmmakers in all of history, is a far cry from being previously known as America’s... Read more

Romancing the Stone

Romancing the Stone

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

After a few not-so-successful turns at the box office, Zemeckis ended up making his next film at 20th Century Fox after reading a screenplay written b... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
106 min
35mm
Tori and Lokita

Tori and Lokita

A young boy (Tori) and a teenage girl (Lokita) have left their home countries of Cameroon and Benin to make a new life in Belgium. Whether it be findi... Read more

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
88 min
DCP
The Five Devils 1

The Five Devils

Eight-year-old Vicky (newcomer Sally Dramé) has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne... Read more

Léa Mysius
96 min
DCP
Back to the Future movie still

Back to the Future

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

After seven long yet fruitful years as a professional filmmaker, Zemeckis finally had the mega-hit he needed to catapult his career into the stratosph... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
116 min
35mm
Back to the Future Part II movie still

Back to the Future Part II

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

As anyone knows, when you give Hollywood lemonade out of lemons, they want more and more lemonade, and usually more than needed to quench the public’s... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
108 min
35mm
Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

When one sequel isn’t enough to preserve the watershed success of the original, Hollywood tends to apply the rule of three’s almost automatically in t... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
118 min
35mm
Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Michelle Pfeiffer stars as Claire, a dissatisfied housewife living a life of cozy luxury on the East Coast with a husband played by Harrison Ford, who... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
130 min
35mm

Mon, April Mon, Apr 17, 2023

Back to the Future
Film Festival

Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Hitchcock, now forever-canonized as one of the most quintessential filmmakers in all of history, is a far cry from being previously known as America’s... Read more

The Walk

The Walk

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

THE WALK, almost begrudgingly, engages in the twee-fictionalization of the story of Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the man who infamously snuc... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
123 min
DCP
Tori and Lokita

Tori and Lokita

A young boy (Tori) and a teenage girl (Lokita) have left their home countries of Cameroon and Benin to make a new life in Belgium. Whether it be findi... Read more

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
88 min
DCP
Contact

Contact

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Jodie Foster plays Dr. Eleanor Arroway, an extraterrestrial-obsessed scientist determined to make first contact and initiate communication with beings... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
150 min
35mm
The Five Devils 1

The Five Devils

Eight-year-old Vicky (newcomer Sally Dramé) has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne... Read more

Léa Mysius
96 min
DCP
Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
Welcome to Marwen

Welcome to Marwen

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

With more than a little Gump to his character, Steve Carrel portrays Mark Hogancamp, a photographer and model builder who has constructed an entire fi... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
116 min
DCP

Tue, April Tue, Apr 18, 2023

Back to the Future
Film Festival

Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Hitchcock, now forever-canonized as one of the most quintessential filmmakers in all of history, is a far cry from being previously known as America’s... Read more

Death Becomes Her 1

Death Becomes Her

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

As acidic a take on Hollywood narcissism, PR-generated “redemption arcs”, and Tinseltown buffoonery as one can get, DEATH BECOMES HER gives a proper s... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
104 min
35mm
Tori and Lokita

Tori and Lokita

A young boy (Tori) and a teenage girl (Lokita) have left their home countries of Cameroon and Benin to make a new life in Belgium. Whether it be findi... Read more

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
88 min
DCP
I Wanna Hold Your Hand

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

The legend goes that two wildly bold young film students (Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale) forced their way into Steven Spielberg's office to show him thei... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
98 min
35mm
The Five Devils 1

The Five Devils

Eight-year-old Vicky (newcomer Sally Dramé) has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne... Read more

Léa Mysius
96 min
DCP
Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
1941

1941

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

In Hollywood history, there exists few fabled film-maudits by wildly successful filmmakers that scream out to be, at the very least, watched and admir... Read more

Steven Spielberg
146 min
DCP

Wed, April Wed, Apr 19, 2023

Back to the Future
Film Festival

Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Hitchcock, now forever-canonized as one of the most quintessential filmmakers in all of history, is a far cry from being previously known as America’s... Read more

Allied

Allied

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Equaling WHAT LIES BENEATH in its depiction of marital and spousal anxieties, ALLIED swaps out Harrison Ford for Marion Cotillard, both actors matchin... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
114 min
DCP
Tori and Lokita

Tori and Lokita

A young boy (Tori) and a teenage girl (Lokita) have left their home countries of Cameroon and Benin to make a new life in Belgium. Whether it be findi... Read more

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
88 min
DCP
Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

One of the many reasons for doing this retrospective was to be able to showcase this insanely misjudged movie for what it is, a cracked masterpiece so... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
142 min
35mm
The Five Devils 1

The Five Devils

Eight-year-old Vicky (newcomer Sally Dramé) has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne... Read more

Léa Mysius
96 min
DCP
Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP
Used Cars

Used Cars

Part of: Crackerjack Compass: The Works of Robert Zemeckis

Hot off their madcap rendering of America in 1941, the two Bobs (Zemeckis and Gale) decide to narrow their acerbic vision of the U.S. to focus on two... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
113 min
35mm

Thu, April Thu, Apr 20, 2023

Tori and Lokita

Tori and Lokita

A young boy (Tori) and a teenage girl (Lokita) have left their home countries of Cameroon and Benin to make a new life in Belgium. Whether it be findi... Read more

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
88 min
DCP
The Five Devils 1

The Five Devils

Eight-year-old Vicky (newcomer Sally Dramé) has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne... Read more

Léa Mysius
96 min
DCP
Enys Men

Enys Men

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes... Read more

Mark Jenkin
96 min
DCP

Fri, April Fri, Apr 21, 2023

Other People's Children

Other People's Children

When dedicated high school teacher Rachel (Virginie Efira) falls in love with Ali (Roschdy Zem), it’s not long before she also falls for his 4-year-ol... Read more

Rebecca Zlotowski
103 min
DCP
Beau is Afraid

Beau is Afraid

A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer/director Ari Aster.

Ari Aster
179 min
DCP

Sat, April Sat, Apr 22, 2023

Twentieth Century
Film Series

Carole Lombard x3

Three classics from one of the funniest women in Hollywood. All hail Carole Lombard, the Screwball Queen! Saturday & Sundays at 11:30 AM in April

My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

Part of: Carole Lombard x3

Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one fits that description more than Godfrey Park, who res... Read more

Gregory La Cava
94 min
35mm
Other People's Children

Other People's Children

When dedicated high school teacher Rachel (Virginie Efira) falls in love with Ali (Roschdy Zem), it’s not long before she also falls for his 4-year-ol... Read more

Rebecca Zlotowski
103 min
DCP
Beau is Afraid

Beau is Afraid

A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer/director Ari Aster.

Ari Aster
179 min
DCP

Sun, April Sun, Apr 23, 2023

Other People's Children

Other People's Children

When dedicated high school teacher Rachel (Virginie Efira) falls in love with Ali (Roschdy Zem), it’s not long before she also falls for his 4-year-ol... Read more

Rebecca Zlotowski
103 min
DCP
Twentieth Century
Film Series

Carole Lombard x3

Three classics from one of the funniest women in Hollywood. All hail Carole Lombard, the Screwball Queen! Saturday & Sundays at 11:30 AM in April

My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

Part of: Carole Lombard x3

Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one fits that description more than Godfrey Park, who res... Read more

Gregory La Cava
94 min
35mm
Beau is Afraid

Beau is Afraid

A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer/director Ari Aster.

Ari Aster
179 min
DCP

Mon, April Mon, Apr 24, 2023

Beau is Afraid

Beau is Afraid

A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer/director Ari Aster.

Ari Aster
179 min
DCP
Other People's Children

Other People's Children

When dedicated high school teacher Rachel (Virginie Efira) falls in love with Ali (Roschdy Zem), it’s not long before she also falls for his 4-year-ol... Read more

Rebecca Zlotowski
103 min
DCP
Lady Windermere's Fan
Film Series

The Chicago Film Society Presents

The Chicago Film Society comes to the Music Box for all-celluloid screenings of classic & underseen features, short subjects, trailer reels, and other... Read more

Runaway Train

Runaway Train

Part of: The Chicago Film Society Presents

Over the years CFS has shown several films perhaps unfairly labeled as the “serious pictures” from the Cannon Group catalog: Jean-Luc Godard’s King Le... Read more

Andrey Konchalovskiy
112 min
35mm

Tue, April Tue, Apr 25, 2023

Beau is Afraid

Beau is Afraid

A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer/director Ari Aster.

Ari Aster
179 min
DCP
Other People's Children

Other People's Children

When dedicated high school teacher Rachel (Virginie Efira) falls in love with Ali (Roschdy Zem), it’s not long before she also falls for his 4-year-ol... Read more

Rebecca Zlotowski
103 min
DCP

Wed, April Wed, Apr 26, 2023

Beau is Afraid

Beau is Afraid

A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer/director Ari Aster.

Ari Aster
179 min
DCP
Other People's Children

Other People's Children

When dedicated high school teacher Rachel (Virginie Efira) falls in love with Ali (Roschdy Zem), it’s not long before she also falls for his 4-year-ol... Read more

Rebecca Zlotowski
103 min
DCP
Sound of Silent Film Festival

Sound of Silent Film Festival 2023

ACM’s popular Sound of Silent Film Festival, now in its 18th year, is a unique event featuring new short silent films in every conceivable genre scree... Read more

90 min
DCP

Thu, April Thu, Apr 27, 2023

Beau is Afraid

Beau is Afraid

A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer/director Ari Aster.

Ari Aster
179 min
DCP
Other People's Children

Other People's Children

When dedicated high school teacher Rachel (Virginie Efira) falls in love with Ali (Roschdy Zem), it’s not long before she also falls for his 4-year-ol... Read more

Rebecca Zlotowski
103 min
DCP

Fri, April Fri, Apr 28, 2023

Other People's Children

Other People's Children

When dedicated high school teacher Rachel (Virginie Efira) falls in love with Ali (Roschdy Zem), it’s not long before she also falls for his 4-year-ol... Read more

Rebecca Zlotowski
103 min
DCP
Beau is Afraid

Beau is Afraid

A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer/director Ari Aster.

Ari Aster
179 min
DCP

Sat, April Sat, Apr 29, 2023

Other People's Children

Other People's Children

When dedicated high school teacher Rachel (Virginie Efira) falls in love with Ali (Roschdy Zem), it’s not long before she also falls for his 4-year-ol... Read more

Rebecca Zlotowski
103 min
DCP
Twentieth Century
Film Series

Carole Lombard x3

Three classics from one of the funniest women in Hollywood. All hail Carole Lombard, the Screwball Queen! Saturday & Sundays at 11:30 AM in April

To Be or Not To Be

To Be or Not To Be

Part of: Carole Lombard x3

Acting couple Joseph (Jack Benny) and Maria Tura (Carole Lombard) are managing a theatrical troupe when the Nazis invade Poland. Maria is having an af... Read more

Ernst Lubitsch
99 min
DCP
Beau is Afraid

Beau is Afraid

A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer/director Ari Aster.

Ari Aster
179 min
DCP

Sun, April Sun, Apr 30, 2023

Other People's Children

Other People's Children

When dedicated high school teacher Rachel (Virginie Efira) falls in love with Ali (Roschdy Zem), it’s not long before she also falls for his 4-year-ol... Read more

Rebecca Zlotowski
103 min
DCP
Twentieth Century
Film Series

Carole Lombard x3

Three classics from one of the funniest women in Hollywood. All hail Carole Lombard, the Screwball Queen! Saturday & Sundays at 11:30 AM in April

To Be or Not To Be

To Be or Not To Be

Part of: Carole Lombard x3

Acting couple Joseph (Jack Benny) and Maria Tura (Carole Lombard) are managing a theatrical troupe when the Nazis invade Poland. Maria is having an af... Read more

Ernst Lubitsch
99 min
DCP
Beau is Afraid

Beau is Afraid

A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer/director Ari Aster.

Ari Aster
179 min
DCP
Cinema Femme Film Festival
Film Festival

Cinema Femme Short Film Fest

The 5th annual Cinema Femme Short Film Fest runs from April 28 through May 4. This one-of-a-kind festival emphasizes the importance of supporting emer... Read more

Caroline

Shorts Program 1: Let's Chicago

Part of: Cinema Femme Short Film Fest

For the first time ever Cinema Femme Short Film Fest is having in-person screenings in Chicago. We celebrate and kick-off our in-person festival by el... Read more

72 min
DCP
Albion Rose

Shorts Program 2: Before Midnight: Part One

Part of: Cinema Femme Short Film Fest

This program is PART ONE of our Before Midnight program (AKA Midnight Program before Midnight). We’re excited about the trippy brilliance of these fiv... Read more

74 min
DCP