October 2024

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Tue, October Tue, Oct 1, 2024

The Substance 2

The Substance

After former A-lister Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid), she is... Read more

Coralie Fargeat
140 mins
DCP
In the Summers

In the Summers

Siblings Violeta and Eva live in California with their mother, but every summer they travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to spend time with their loving... Read more

Alessandra Lacorazza
95 mins
DCP
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

In honor of its 50th anniversary, Dark Sky Films and the Music Box Theatre are teaming up for a celebration of the gritty, terrifying movie that start... Read more

Tobe Hooper
88 mins
DCP

Wed, October Wed, Oct 2, 2024

The Substance 2

The Substance

After former A-lister Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid), she is... Read more

Coralie Fargeat
140 mins
DCP
Freedom is a Constant Struggle

Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement

About the speakers:Dr. Angela Y. Davis is Professor Emerita of History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies at UC Santa Cruz. An activist, writer, an... Read more

90 mins
In the Summers

In the Summers

Siblings Violeta and Eva live in California with their mother, but every summer they travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to spend time with their loving... Read more

Alessandra Lacorazza
95 mins
DCP
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Noroi

Noroi: The Curse

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

An ambitious journalist enters a supernatural world that’s darker and more disturbing than he ever could have imagined in Koji Shiraishi’s masterpiece... Read more

Kôji Shiraishi
115 mins
35mm

Thu, October Thu, Oct 3, 2024

The Substance 2

The Substance

After former A-lister Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid), she is... Read more

Coralie Fargeat
140 mins
DCP
In the Summers

In the Summers

Siblings Violeta and Eva live in California with their mother, but every summer they travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to spend time with their loving... Read more

Alessandra Lacorazza
95 mins
DCP
Kathy Bates 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 mins
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Trouble Every Day

Trouble Every Day

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

American newlyweds Dr. Shane and June Brown (Vincent Gallo and Tricia Vessey) travel to Paris for their honeymoon. Once there, Shane begins a search f... Read more

Claire Denis
101 mins
35mm

Fri, October Fri, Oct 4, 2024

The Substance 2

The Substance

After former A-lister Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid), she is... Read more

Coralie Fargeat
140 mins
DCP
In the Summers

In the Summers

Siblings Violeta and Eva live in California with their mother, but every summer they travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to spend time with their loving... Read more

Alessandra Lacorazza
95 mins
DCP
Paris, Texas movie still 1

Paris, Texas

New German Cinema pioneer Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) brings his keen eye for landscape to the American Southwest in PARIS, TEXAS, written by Pulitz... Read more

Wim Wenders
147 mins
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

The Descent

The Descent

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

In an era when “strong female characters” were still a rarity in horror movies, The Descent brought a breath of fresh air to the genre — ironically, b... Read more

Neil Marshall
99 mins
35mm

Sat, October Sat, Oct 5, 2024

TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

The original and arguably never bested Bad Kid movie, based on a stage play by Maxwell Anderson, stars 11-year-old Patty McCormack as Rhoda, a pigtail... Read more

Mervyn LeRoy
129 mins
35mm
In the Summers

In the Summers

Siblings Violeta and Eva live in California with their mother, but every summer they travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to spend time with their loving... Read more

Alessandra Lacorazza
95 mins
DCP
The Substance 2

The Substance

After former A-lister Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid), she is... Read more

Coralie Fargeat
140 mins
DCP
Paris, Texas movie still 1

Paris, Texas

New German Cinema pioneer Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) brings his keen eye for landscape to the American Southwest in PARIS, TEXAS, written by Pulitz... Read more

Wim Wenders
147 mins
The Room movie still
November 16

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 mins
35mm

Sun, October Sun, Oct 6, 2024

In the Summers

In the Summers

Siblings Violeta and Eva live in California with their mother, but every summer they travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to spend time with their loving... Read more

Alessandra Lacorazza
95 mins
DCP
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

The Exorcist III

The Exorcist III

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Fifteen years after the events of THE EXORCIST (and completely ignoring the first sequel), the dynamite George C. Scott steps into the shoes of Lieute... Read more

William Peter Blatty
110 mins
35mm
The Substance 2

The Substance

After former A-lister Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid), she is... Read more

Coralie Fargeat
140 mins
DCP
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

There are indie sleeper hits, and then there’s PULP FICTION, Tarantino’s audaciously structured, deliciously hep, endlessly quotable Los Angeles-set c... Read more

Quentin Tarantino
154 mins
35mm
MBT Trivia

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. S... Read more

120 mins
Paris, Texas movie still 1

Paris, Texas

New German Cinema pioneer Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) brings his keen eye for landscape to the American Southwest in PARIS, TEXAS, written by Pulitz... Read more

Wim Wenders
147 mins
Pomp & Circumstance

Pomp & Circumstance

A trio of soon-to-be college graduates are snapped out of their ennui when a professor’s mayoral run (with promises to purge the town of “low art”) im... Read more

Adrian Anderson, Patrick Gray
66 mins
DCP

Mon, October Mon, Oct 7, 2024

The Substance 2

The Substance

After former A-lister Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid), she is... Read more

Coralie Fargeat
140 mins
DCP
In the Summers

In the Summers

Siblings Violeta and Eva live in California with their mother, but every summer they travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to spend time with their loving... Read more

Alessandra Lacorazza
95 mins
DCP
All Happy Families

All Happy Families

Haroula Rose's charming dramedy stars How I Met Your Mother's Josh Radnor as Graham, an actor and writer in a slump and still waiting for his big brea... Read more

Haroula Rose
90 mins
DCP
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Terrifier 3

Terrifier 3

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Art the Clown is set to unleash chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve. 

Damien Leone
120 mins
DCP
The Passion of Joan of Arc

The Passion of Joan of Arc

Spiritual rapture and institutional hypocrisy are brought to stark, vivid life in one of the most transcendent achievements of the silent era. Chronic... Read more

Carl Theodor Dreyer
81 mins
DCP

Tue, October Tue, Oct 8, 2024

Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

There are indie sleeper hits, and then there’s PULP FICTION, Tarantino’s audaciously structured, deliciously hep, endlessly quotable Los Angeles-set c... Read more

Quentin Tarantino
154 mins
35mm
The Substance 2

The Substance

After former A-lister Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid), she is... Read more

Coralie Fargeat
140 mins
DCP
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Sssssss

Sssssss

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

This Watergate-era “snakesploitation” movie is a strange cocktail of 50s sci-fi, 60s soft-core, and 70s dystopia stirred into one surprisingly intoxic... Read more

Bernard L. Kowalski
99 mins
35mm
Love & Irony

Love & Irony

The search for an authentic life leads an existential bike mechanic to discover the universal truths and transformative powers of love.

John Biesack
113 mins
DCP
In the Summers

In the Summers

Siblings Violeta and Eva live in California with their mother, but every summer they travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to spend time with their loving... Read more

Alessandra Lacorazza
95 mins
DCP

Wed, October Wed, Oct 9, 2024

In the Summers

In the Summers

Siblings Violeta and Eva live in California with their mother, but every summer they travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to spend time with their loving... Read more

Alessandra Lacorazza
95 mins
DCP
The Substance 2

The Substance

After former A-lister Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid), she is... Read more

Coralie Fargeat
140 mins
DCP
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

RL Stine

R.L. Stine: A Modern Master of Horror

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Chicago Humanities and Music Box Theatre conjure Halloween spirits with this spooky screening and hair-raising talk with best-selling children’s autho... Read more

90 mins
Digital

Thu, October Thu, Oct 10, 2024

The Substance 2

The Substance

After former A-lister Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid), she is... Read more

Coralie Fargeat
140 mins
DCP
In the Summers

In the Summers

Siblings Violeta and Eva live in California with their mother, but every summer they travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to spend time with their loving... Read more

Alessandra Lacorazza
95 mins
DCP
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

There are indie sleeper hits, and then there’s PULP FICTION, Tarantino’s audaciously structured, deliciously hep, endlessly quotable Los Angeles-set c... Read more

Quentin Tarantino
154 mins
35mm
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Carrie movie still

Carrie

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humil... Read more

Brian De Palma
98 mins
DCP

Fri, October Fri, Oct 11, 2024

Army of Shadows

Army of Shadows

Resistance agent Philippe (Lino Ventura), aided by compatriots including maitresse of disguise Mathilde (Simone Signoret), goes underground in the fac... Read more

Jean-Pierre Melville
146 mins
DCP
Daaaaaali!

Daaaaaali!

For journalist Judith Rochant (Anaïs Demoustier) the assignment to interview renowned artist Salvador Dalí is a great career opportunity–if only he wo... Read more

Quentin Dupieux
77 mins
DCP
The Substance 2

The Substance

After former A-lister Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid), she is... Read more

Coralie Fargeat
140 mins
DCP
Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo

Opera-loving European Brian Fitzgerald (Klaus Kinski) lives in a small Peruvian city. Better known as Fitzcarraldo, this foreigner is obsessed with bu... Read more

Werner Herzog
158 mins
DCP
Gaudyween

Gaudyween

Friday, 10/11 8pm-Midnight*Costumes Encouraged*NO COVER

180 mins
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Frankenhooker

Frankenhooker

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

After making horror history with BASKET CASE and BRAIN DAMAGE, the incomparable Frank Henenlotter unleashed FRANKENHOOKER—the greatest transmutation o... Read more

Frank Henenlotter
85 mins
DCP

Sat, October Sat, Oct 12, 2024

The Patsy
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

The King of Marvin Gardens

The King of Marvin Gardens

Part of: The Chicago Film Society Presents

After charting the course for a new kind of American art film amid the bowling alleys and oil fields of Five Easy Pieces, Bob Rafelson and Jack Nichol... Read more

Bob Rafelson
111 mins
35mm
Daaaaaali!

Daaaaaali!

For journalist Judith Rochant (Anaïs Demoustier) the assignment to interview renowned artist Salvador Dalí is a great career opportunity–if only he wo... Read more

Quentin Dupieux
77 mins
DCP
Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams captures legendary director Werner Herzog’s filming of his most ambitious film Fitzcarraldo, in which an entrepreneur (Klaus Kinski)... Read more

Les Blank
95 mins
DCP
Army of Shadows

Army of Shadows

Resistance agent Philippe (Lino Ventura), aided by compatriots including maitresse of disguise Mathilde (Simone Signoret), goes underground in the fac... Read more

Jean-Pierre Melville
146 mins
DCP
The Substance 2

The Substance

After former A-lister Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid), she is... Read more

Coralie Fargeat
140 mins
DCP
Anora

Anora

Anora (Mikey Madison), a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an ol... Read more

Sean Baker
139 mins
DCP
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Ninja III

Ninja III: The Domination

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Aerobic instructor Christie Ryder (Lucinda Dickey, Breakin', Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo) becomes possessed by the spirit of an evil ninja when she... Read more

Sam Firstenberg
92 mins
35mm

Sun, October Sun, Oct 13, 2024

Daaaaaali!

Daaaaaali!

For journalist Judith Rochant (Anaïs Demoustier) the assignment to interview renowned artist Salvador Dalí is a great career opportunity–if only he wo... Read more

Quentin Dupieux
77 mins
DCP
Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo

Opera-loving European Brian Fitzgerald (Klaus Kinski) lives in a small Peruvian city. Better known as Fitzcarraldo, this foreigner is obsessed with bu... Read more

Werner Herzog
158 mins
DCP
Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams captures legendary director Werner Herzog’s filming of his most ambitious film Fitzcarraldo, in which an entrepreneur (Klaus Kinski)... Read more

Les Blank
95 mins
DCP
Army of Shadows

Army of Shadows

Resistance agent Philippe (Lino Ventura), aided by compatriots including maitresse of disguise Mathilde (Simone Signoret), goes underground in the fac... Read more

Jean-Pierre Melville
146 mins
DCP
MBT Trivia

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. S... Read more

120 mins
The Substance 2

The Substance

After former A-lister Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid), she is... Read more

Coralie Fargeat
140 mins
DCP
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Willow Creek

Willow Creek

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

A young couple find themselves face-to-face against a terrifying evil when they venture into the heart of Bigfoot country in WILLOW CREEK, director Bo... Read more

Bobcat Goldthwait
78 mins
DCP

Mon, October Mon, Oct 14, 2024

Food and Country

Food and Country

Ruth Reichl—trailblazing NY Times food critic, groundbreaking Gourmet Magazine editor, best-selling memoirist, and for decades one of the most influen... Read more

Laura Gabbert
100 mins
DCP
Daaaaaali!

Daaaaaali!

For journalist Judith Rochant (Anaïs Demoustier) the assignment to interview renowned artist Salvador Dalí is a great career opportunity–if only he wo... Read more

Quentin Dupieux
77 mins
DCP
Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams captures legendary director Werner Herzog’s filming of his most ambitious film Fitzcarraldo, in which an entrepreneur (Klaus Kinski)... Read more

Les Blank
95 mins
DCP
The Substance 2

The Substance

After former A-lister Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid), she is... Read more

Coralie Fargeat
140 mins
DCP
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Cropsey

Cropsey

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Two filmmakers investigate the disappearance of five children in their home town and the urban legend that grew from it.

Barbara Brancaccio, Joshua Zeman
84 mins
DCP

Tue, October Tue, Oct 15, 2024

The Substance 2

The Substance

After former A-lister Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid), she is... Read more

Coralie Fargeat
140 mins
DCP
Daaaaaali!

Daaaaaali!

For journalist Judith Rochant (Anaïs Demoustier) the assignment to interview renowned artist Salvador Dalí is a great career opportunity–if only he wo... Read more

Quentin Dupieux
77 mins
DCP
Coasting

Coasting

Two people, both in relationships, find love in the most unlikely place: a remote hotel bar in the small Midwest town of Stillwater. Now they'll have... Read more

Michael P. Noens
90 mins
DCP
Lifers

Lifers: A Local H Movie

The first movie from hometown cult-rock heroes LOCAL H finally makes its world premiere at the Music Box! Written, directed and edited by the band’s s... Read more

Scott Lucas
82 mins
DCP
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Save the Green Planet!

Save the Green Planet!

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

This twisty 2003 Korean genre-bender seems prophetic in hindsight, predicting our conspiracy-obsessed post-truth present back in the days before Myspa... Read more

Joon-Hwan Jang
118 mins
DCP

Wed, October Wed, Oct 16, 2024

Daaaaaali!

Daaaaaali!

For journalist Judith Rochant (Anaïs Demoustier) the assignment to interview renowned artist Salvador Dalí is a great career opportunity–if only he wo... Read more

Quentin Dupieux
77 mins
DCP
The Piano Lesson

The Piano Lesson

A battle is brewing in the Charles household that's tearing two siblings apart. At the center stands a prized heirloom piano: On one side, a brother (... Read more

Malcolm Washington
127 mins
DCP
The Substance 2

The Substance

After former A-lister Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid), she is... Read more

Coralie Fargeat
140 mins
DCP
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Vulcanizadora

Vulcanizadora

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Michigan-based filmmaker Joel Potrykus has built his career on chronicling the comedic routines and surprisingly complex inner lives of slacker dudes.... Read more

Joel Potrykus
85 mins
DCP

Thu, October Thu, Oct 17, 2024

Daaaaaali!

Daaaaaali!

For journalist Judith Rochant (Anaïs Demoustier) the assignment to interview renowned artist Salvador Dalí is a great career opportunity–if only he wo... Read more

Quentin Dupieux
77 mins
DCP
The Substance 2

The Substance

After former A-lister Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid), she is... Read more

Coralie Fargeat
140 mins
DCP
Unstoppable

Unstoppable

Based on a true story, this inspiring drama follows Anthony Robles (Jharrel Jerome) who was born with one leg but whose indomitable spirit and unbreak... Read more

William Goldenberg
116 mins
DCP
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Grafted

Grafted

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Young Wei is a blossoming scientist continuing the controversial, yet innovative research on skin grafting begun by her late father. Shunned by her fa... Read more

Sasha Rainbow
95 mins
DCP

Fri, October Fri, Oct 18, 2024

Daaaaaali!

Daaaaaali!

For journalist Judith Rochant (Anaïs Demoustier) the assignment to interview renowned artist Salvador Dalí is a great career opportunity–if only he wo... Read more

Quentin Dupieux
77 mins
DCP
Rumours 2

Rumours

Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at th... Read more

Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson
103 mins
DCP
Maria

Maria

Directed by Pablo Larraín (ChicagoIFF selections Spencer, Jackie, Neruda, The Club) and starring Academy Award®-winner Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas,... Read more

Pablo Larraín
123 mins
DCP
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II movie still

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Thirty years after her death at senior prom, the spirit of Mary Lou Maloney is back at school and ready for her revenge. And she’s burning to be prom... Read more

Bruce Pittman
94 mins
35mm

Sat, October Sat, Oct 19, 2024

Rumours 2

Rumours

Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at th... Read more

Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson
103 mins
DCP

Sun, October Sun, Oct 20, 2024

Jaws

Music Box of Horrors - Half Marathon

Join us for a half version of THE MUSIC BOX OF HORRORS, starting with JAWS at 11:50pm. Admission begins at roughly 11:40pm.PRICING:General Admission -... Read more

90 mins
Daaaaaali!

Daaaaaali!

For journalist Judith Rochant (Anaïs Demoustier) the assignment to interview renowned artist Salvador Dalí is a great career opportunity–if only he wo... Read more

Quentin Dupieux
77 mins
DCP
Rumours 2

Rumours

Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at th... Read more

Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson
103 mins
DCP
Emilia Perez

Emilia Perez

From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard (Dheepan, Rust and Bone) comes this audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating... Read more

Jacques Audiard
132 mins
DCP
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Faust

Faust

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

In the years immediately following the First World War, F. W. Murnau produced over a dozen films across every stratum of the German film industry, fro... Read more

F.W. Murnau
107 mins
35mm

Mon, October Mon, Oct 21, 2024

Daaaaaali!

Daaaaaali!

For journalist Judith Rochant (Anaïs Demoustier) the assignment to interview renowned artist Salvador Dalí is a great career opportunity–if only he wo... Read more

Quentin Dupieux
77 mins
DCP
Rumours 2

Rumours

Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at th... Read more

Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson
103 mins
DCP
Nightbitch

Nightbitch

Academy Award nominee Amy Adams stars as a woman who has left the city and her career to be a stay-at-home mom. Through the challenges of parenting a... Read more

Marielle Heller
99 mins
DCP
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

I Know What You Did Last Summer movie still

I Know What You Did Last Summer

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

In 1997, a new slasher icon was born…and he had a hook. In I Know What You Did Last Summer, a group of kids pay the price for not reporting a hit and... Read more

Jim Gillespie
101 mins
35mm

Tue, October Tue, Oct 22, 2024

Daaaaaali!

Daaaaaali!

For journalist Judith Rochant (Anaïs Demoustier) the assignment to interview renowned artist Salvador Dalí is a great career opportunity–if only he wo... Read more

Quentin Dupieux
77 mins
DCP
Rumours 2

Rumours

Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at th... Read more

Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson
103 mins
DCP
Blitz

Blitz

Sir Steve McQueen’s Blitz follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy in World War II-era England whose mother Rita (Saoi... Read more

Steve McQueen
120 mins
DCP
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Poison for the Fairies

Poison for the Fairies

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

When the wealthy but lonely young Flavia arrives at her new school in Mexico City, she is quickly befriended by a mysterious orphan named Veronica. Wh... Read more

Carlos Enrique Taboada
89 mins
DCP

Wed, October Wed, Oct 23, 2024

Daaaaaali!

Daaaaaali!

For journalist Judith Rochant (Anaïs Demoustier) the assignment to interview renowned artist Salvador Dalí is a great career opportunity–if only he wo... Read more

Quentin Dupieux
77 mins
DCP
Rumours 2

Rumours

Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at th... Read more

Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson
103 mins
DCP
Nickel Boys

Nickel Boys

Elwood Curtis’s college dream shatters alongside a two-lane Florida highway. Bearing the brunt of an innocent misstep, he’s sentenced to the netherwor... Read more

RaMell Ross
140 mins
DCP
Showcase of Shorts 8

Stacey and Michael's Showcase of Shorts 8

A collection of short films programmed by Stacey Miner and Michael Holub.SHORTS FEATURED IN THIS PROGRAM-FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS (13 min)-MAGIC SAVIOR (1... Read more

67 mins
DCP
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Dumplings

Dumplings

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Expanding on his notorious segment from the pan-Asian anthology Three…Extremes, Hong Kong horror auteur Fruit Chan crafts a unique take on body horror... Read more

Fruit Chan
91 mins
DCP

Thu, October Thu, Oct 24, 2024

Rumours 2

Rumours

Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at th... Read more

Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson
103 mins
DCP
The Brutalist

The Brutalist

Escaping postwar Europe, visionary architect László Toth (Adrien Brody) arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife... Read more

Brady Corbet
215 mins
35mm
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Psychomania

Psychomania

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

America gave motorcycle-mad cinemagoers EASY RIDER, THE WILD ONE and THE WILD ANGELS . . . and Britain gave them PSYCHOMANIA, a tale of zombie bikers... Read more

Don Sharp
85 mins
35mm

Fri, October Fri, Oct 25, 2024

Rumours 2

Rumours

Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at th... Read more

Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson
103 mins
DCP
Anora

Anora

Anora (Mikey Madison), a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an ol... Read more

Sean Baker
139 mins
35mm
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Conrad Brooks vs. The Werewolf

Conrad Brooks vs. Werewolf

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Dubbed “The Ed Wood of the 21st Century”, Des Plaines, Illinois based former marine and Golden Gloves boxer turned gonzo filmmaker David “The Rock” Ne... Read more

David 'The Rock' Nelson
43 mins
DCP
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Edition!
Film Series

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Edition!

Happy Halloween 2024! 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 movie still

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

Jim Sharman
100 mins
35mm

Sat, October Sat, Oct 26, 2024

TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Nosferatu

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Werner Herzog’s only horror film is as rich with artistry and tragedy as his most grounded, human work. It is 1850 in the beautiful, perfectly-kept to... Read more

Werner Herzog
107 mins
DCP
Rumours 2

Rumours

Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at th... Read more

Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson
103 mins
DCP
Anora

Anora

Anora (Mikey Madison), a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an ol... Read more

Sean Baker
139 mins
35mm
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Edition!
Film Series

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Edition!

Happy Halloween 2024! 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 movie still

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

Jim Sharman
100 mins
35mm

Sun, October Sun, Oct 27, 2024

Anora

Anora

Anora (Mikey Madison), a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an ol... Read more

Sean Baker
139 mins
35mm
Rumours 2

Rumours

Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at th... Read more

Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson
103 mins
DCP
Here

Here

Reuniting the director, writer and stars of Forrest Gump, Here is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story... Read more

Robert Zemeckis
104 mins
DCP
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Don't Look Now

Don't Look Now

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

DON’T LOOK NOW is an acute study of two grieving parents (Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland) who escape the English countryside for a wintery Venic... Read more

Nicolas Roeg
110 mins
35mm

Mon, October Mon, Oct 28, 2024

Anora

Anora

Anora (Mikey Madison), a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an ol... Read more

Sean Baker
139 mins
35mm

Tue, October Tue, Oct 29, 2024

Anora

Anora

Anora (Mikey Madison), a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an ol... Read more

Sean Baker
139 mins
35mm
Mortified Live

WBEZ Presents: Mortified Live - Tales from the Crypt

WBEZ Presents is proud to welcome Mortified Live - Tales from the Crypt at Music Box Theatre on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Mortified Live - Spooky Tal... Read more

90 mins
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Amityville Horror 4

Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

The AMITYVILLE HORROR series was given new life in the ‘90s with four fun installments on the “cursed object” theme. These sequels are like a cross be... Read more

Sandor Stern
95 mins
DCP

Wed, October Wed, Oct 30, 2024

Anora

Anora

Anora (Mikey Madison), a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an ol... Read more

Sean Baker
139 mins
35mm
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

Psykho III: The Musical

Psykho III: The Musical

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

PSYKHO III: THE MUSICAL (1985) is a hilarious, hedonistic, and hallucinogenic drag reimagining of Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO (1960). This video was ori... Read more

Mark Oates, Tom Rubnitz
60 mins
DCP
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Edition!
Film Series

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Edition!

Happy Halloween 2024! 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 movie still

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

Jim Sharman
100 mins
35mm

Thu, October Thu, Oct 31, 2024

Anora

Anora

Anora (Mikey Madison), a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an ol... Read more

Sean Baker
139 mins
35mm, DCP* *Check specific showtime for film format
TCM
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in the 9+ month... Read more

The House of the Devil

The House of the Devil

Part of: Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child

Sam (Jocelin Donahue) is a pretty college sophomore, so desperate to earn some cash for a deposit on an apartment that she accepts a babysitting job e... Read more

Ti West
95 mins
35mm
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Edition!
Film Series

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Edition!

Happy Halloween 2024! 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 movie still

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

Jim Sharman
100 mins
35mm