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

The Docks of New York

Part of: The Chicago Film Society Presents

"You left all that slush in the river, baby. All you need is a good time." If only life were so simple! Bill Roberts (the strapping George Bancroft) w... Read more

La bola negra

From Cannes-winning directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi — popularly known as Los Javis — LA BOLA NEGRA follows three generations of men across... Read more

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Edition!

Happy Halloween 2026! Join us as we do the Time Warp again! In this Music Box Halloween tradition, the classic cult musical is screened with a cast of... Read more

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Part of: The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Edition!

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

The Last Waltz

CHIRP Radio 107.1FM proudly presents a special presentation of THE LAST WALTZ in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Band’s historic night of m... Read more

The American Astronaut

In THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT, space travel has become a dirty way of life dominated by derelicts, grease monkeys, and hard-boiled interplanetary traders... Read more

Music Box Bingo

Once a month, join us in the Music Box Lounge 7-10 PM for the infamous MUSIC BOX BINGO! Hosted by your good-time gals Gaudy God and Uncle Aunt. This 2... Read more

Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy + Santo vs. the Riders of Terror

SANTO IN THE VENGEANCE OF THE MUMMY - Dir. René Cardona, 1971, 87 min, 35mmWhen Mexican wrestler and superhero Santo and his crew disturb the long-los... Read more

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

The General

Many critics consider THE GENERAL to be the last great comedy of the silent era, and it consistently ranks as one of the greatest films of all time on... Read more

Music Box Movie Trivia

What makes Music Box Trivia Chicago's premier movie trivia?Six rounds of movie trivia, including audio and visual components. A beautiful community. P... Read more

Shank

“That’s some pretty good glowing green shit.”Described as “If Monty Python made JOHN WICK with no money”, SHANK is a bonkers action comedy you can’t m... Read more

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

Boom!

Part of: The Chicago Film Society Presents

Hollywood's favorite pair of mismatched lovers, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, made eleven films together, and Boom! counts among the kookiest.... Read more

Music Box of Horrors Presents

The team at Music Box of Horrors collectively agreed we could no longer only celebrate all things horror and hang out with you sickos once a year! Eve... Read more

Evil Dead II

Part of: Music Box of Horrors Presents

Dead by dawn! In this not-exactly sequel/sort-of remake, Bruce Campbell's Ash arrives once again at the proverbial cabin in the woods for a vacation w... Read more

It Came from Outer Space

Based on a script by famed sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury, this tale of an amateur astronomer and a schoolteacher who discover a mysterious meteorite cras... Read more

Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights, Matinees, & More!

Merciless Mayhem highlights the furious fists and feet of some of the world's finest martial artists, unwilling to accept defeat in the face of oppres... Read more

Magnificent Bodyguards

Part of: Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights, Matinees, & More!

Jackie Chan leaps out of the screen in Magnificent Bodyguards! As Lord Ting Chung, he commits to leading a team of warriors escorting a gravely ill ma... Read more

Money from Home

Screening in 3D for the first time in Chicago, MONEY FROM HOME is a hilarious laugh-a-minute comedy starring the legendary team of Dean Martin and Jer... Read more

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Possibly the most anarchic film ever unleashed out of Hollywood, Gremlins 2: The New Batch is a chaotic, live-action Looney Tunes cartoon that could o... Read more

Paper Tiger

In James Gray’s deeply felt and intense drama, two brothers become entangled in a scheme that turns out to be too good to be true. As they try to navi... Read more

Animation Adventures

Discover fantastic worlds, nostalgic favorites and arthouse gems with Animation Adventures at the Music Box Theatre! This recurring film series celebr... Read more

Fire and Ice

Part of: Animation Adventures

It began as a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between two of the greatest icons of the fantasy genre: Controversial animator Ralph Bakshi (director o... Read more

Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

For over two decades, Thanksgiving has been celebrated at the Music Box Theatre with the Von Trapp Singers and THE SOUND OF MUSIC. This annual event h... Read more

The Sound of Music

Part of: Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star in the beloved American classic, based on the real life von Trapp family's escape from Nazi-annexed Austria... Read more

Paper Tiger

In James Gray’s deeply felt and intense drama, two brothers become entangled in a scheme that turns out to be too good to be true. As they try to navi... Read more

Animation Adventures

Discover fantastic worlds, nostalgic favorites and arthouse gems with Animation Adventures at the Music Box Theatre! This recurring film series celebr... Read more

Fire and Ice

Part of: Animation Adventures

It began as a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between two of the greatest icons of the fantasy genre: Controversial animator Ralph Bakshi (director o... Read more

Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

For over two decades, Thanksgiving has been celebrated at the Music Box Theatre with the Von Trapp Singers and THE SOUND OF MUSIC. This annual event h... Read more

The Sound of Music

Part of: Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star in the beloved American classic, based on the real life von Trapp family's escape from Nazi-annexed Austria... Read more

Paper Tiger

In James Gray’s deeply felt and intense drama, two brothers become entangled in a scheme that turns out to be too good to be true. As they try to navi... Read more

Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

For over two decades, Thanksgiving has been celebrated at the Music Box Theatre with the Von Trapp Singers and THE SOUND OF MUSIC. This annual event h... Read more

The Sound of Music

Part of: Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star in the beloved American classic, based on the real life von Trapp family's escape from Nazi-annexed Austria... Read more

Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

For over two decades, Thanksgiving has been celebrated at the Music Box Theatre with the Von Trapp Singers and THE SOUND OF MUSIC. This annual event h... Read more

The Sound of Music

Part of: Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star in the beloved American classic, based on the real life von Trapp family's escape from Nazi-annexed Austria... Read more

Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

For over two decades, Thanksgiving has been celebrated at the Music Box Theatre with the Von Trapp Singers and THE SOUND OF MUSIC. This annual event h... Read more

The Sound of Music

Part of: Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star in the beloved American classic, based on the real life von Trapp family's escape from Nazi-annexed Austria... Read more

Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage

The perfect introduction to CASTRATION MOVIE for the uninitiated, Chapter 3.2 is a self-contained story that follows a couple struggling to adjust aft... Read more

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

Gangs of New York

Part of: The Chicago Film Society Presents

Ostensibly "suggested" by Herbert Asbury's 1928 historical chronicle of New York's 19th century underworld, Martin Scorsese's American epic bore littl... Read more