Pluto TV Summer of Cinema: Free Movie Weekend

Pluto TV's “Free Movie Weekend” is part of its “Summer of Cinema” campaign, which brings the service’s signature “free” offering to independent theate... Read more

Between the Temples

Part of: Pluto TV Summer of Cinema: Free Movie Weekend

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

The Paragon

Part of: Pluto TV Summer of Cinema: Free Movie Weekend

The victim of a hit and run learns how to be psychic so he can find the car that hit him and take revenge on the driver.

Weekend at Bernie's

Part of: Pluto TV Summer of Cinema: Free Movie Weekend

Fun-loving salesmen Richard (Jonathan Silverman) and Larry (Andrew McCarthy) are invited by their boss, Bernie (Terry Kiser), to stay the weekend at h... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

9 to 5

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Office satire about three female secretaries who decide to get revenge on their tyrannical, sexist boss by abducting him and running the business them... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

9 to 5

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Office satire about three female secretaries who decide to get revenge on their tyrannical, sexist boss by abducting him and running the business them... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Office Space

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Corporate drone Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) hates his soul-killing job at software company Initech. While undergoing hypnotherapy, Peter is left in... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

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

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Office Space

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Corporate drone Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) hates his soul-killing job at software company Initech. While undergoing hypnotherapy, Peter is left in... Read more

Devonte

Controversial Franchise quarterback Devonte Mitchell (Julian Parker) lands in his hometown — Chicago — to sign a new $150 million contract for the cit... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

NOIR CITY: Chicago returns to the Music Box this September!Under the banner, "Darkness Has No Borders" this year’s NOIR CITY festival features themati... Read more

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

“Their Love Was a Flame That Destroyed!” James M. Cain’s 1934 novel—essentially the blueprint for noir—was so hot, and so wrong, it took Hollywood twe... Read more

The Paragon

The victim of a hit and run learns how to be psychic so he can find the car that hit him and take revenge on the driver.

Ossessione

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

The first acclaimed work of Italian neorealism is this gritty, earthy (and unlicensed) adaptation of The Postman Always Rings Twice, much closer in to... Read more

Devonte

Controversial Franchise quarterback Devonte Mitchell (Julian Parker) lands in his hometown — Chicago — to sign a new $150 million contract for the cit... Read more

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

To celebrate our grand reopening of Theatre 1, we present this eye-popping widescreen extravaganza, now seven decades old: a rousing and ridiculous ad... Read more

The Paragon

The victim of a hit and run learns how to be psychic so he can find the car that hit him and take revenge on the driver.

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

NOIR CITY: Chicago returns to the Music Box this September!Under the banner, "Darkness Has No Borders" this year’s NOIR CITY festival features themati... Read more

Odd Man Out

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

Carol Reed’s intense manhunt thriller won the inaugural “Best Film” prize from the British Academy of Film Awards, and it remains one of the most high... Read more

Victims of Sin

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

This film virtually leaps off the screen. The music, the characters, the confrontations, the emotions: they boil over the top in this uniquely Mexican... Read more

The Window

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

This adaptation of Woolrich’s story “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” is one of Hollywood’s classic suspense films. Ten-year-old Bobby Driscoll is a chronic fi... Read more

Never Open That Door

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

NOIR CITY presents its latest restoration, featuring two classic Woolrich stories. In “Someone’s on the Phone,” a man is compelled to solve the myster... Read more

Hundreds of Beavers

In this silent supernatural epic, a drunken applejack salesman is thrust into the frigid wilderness.Can he go from zero to hero, become North America'... Read more

Devonte

Controversial Franchise quarterback Devonte Mitchell (Julian Parker) lands in his hometown — Chicago — to sign a new $150 million contract for the cit... Read more

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

To celebrate our grand reopening of Theatre 1, we present this eye-popping widescreen extravaganza, now seven decades old: a rousing and ridiculous ad... Read more

The Paragon

The victim of a hit and run learns how to be psychic so he can find the car that hit him and take revenge on the driver.

NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

NOIR CITY: Chicago returns to the Music Box this September!Under the banner, "Darkness Has No Borders" this year’s NOIR CITY festival features themati... Read more

Zero Focus

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

This many-layered mystery is only one of a series of crime-laced dramas in which the great (if still largely unheralded) director Yoshitarô Nomura ada... Read more

Cast a Dark Shadow

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

Before becoming a 1960s art house favorite in films by Joseph Losey and Luchino Visconti, Dirk Bogarde shot to stardom in England playing sexy, amoral... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

This Gun for Hire

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

One of the genuinely seminal films in Hollywood’s noir movement, this taut thriller (scripted by W. R. Burnett and Albert Maltz from the book by Graha... Read more

Le Samourai

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

NOIR CITY presents a spectacular new restoration of Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le Samourai, one of the director’s most perfectly realized works of existen... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

The Paragon

The victim of a hit and run learns how to be psychic so he can find the car that hit him and take revenge on the driver.

Devonte

Controversial Franchise quarterback Devonte Mitchell (Julian Parker) lands in his hometown — Chicago — to sign a new $150 million contract for the cit... Read more

NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

NOIR CITY: Chicago returns to the Music Box this September!Under the banner, "Darkness Has No Borders" this year’s NOIR CITY festival features themati... Read more

Brute Force

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

Producer-writer extraordinaire Mark Hellinger followed his groundbreaking hit The Killers (1946) with the most hardboiled prison picture ever made. Th... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Joy Ride

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

It's summer break and college freshman Lewis Thomas (Paul Walker) has decided to embark on a cross-country road trip to pick up the girl of his dreams... Read more

Hardly a Criminal

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

The best Argentine film noir of the 1940s is an audacious blending of Naked City and Brute Force, telling the tale of a clever banking clerk (Jorge Sa... Read more

Devonte

Controversial Franchise quarterback Devonte Mitchell (Julian Parker) lands in his hometown — Chicago — to sign a new $150 million contract for the cit... Read more

The Paragon

The victim of a hit and run learns how to be psychic so he can find the car that hit him and take revenge on the driver.

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

NOIR CITY: Chicago returns to the Music Box this September!Under the banner, "Darkness Has No Borders" this year’s NOIR CITY festival features themati... Read more

Inferno

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

It’s The Postman Always Rings Twice from the victim’s point-of-view. Illicit lovers scheme to bump off her rich husband. But said husband, left for de... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Joy Ride

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

It's summer break and college freshman Lewis Thomas (Paul Walker) has decided to embark on a cross-country road trip to pick up the girl of his dreams... Read more

Black Tuesday

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

Finally back onscreen after being AWOL for almost twenty years, this brutal and breakneck hostage yarn is powered by arguably Edward G. Robinson’s mos... Read more

Devonte

Controversial Franchise quarterback Devonte Mitchell (Julian Parker) lands in his hometown — Chicago — to sign a new $150 million contract for the cit... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

NOIR CITY: Chicago returns to the Music Box this September!Under the banner, "Darkness Has No Borders" this year’s NOIR CITY festival features themati... Read more

Man in the Dark

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

Fully restored in 3-D and glorious black-and-white! Crook Steve Rawley (Edmond O’Brien) undergoes an experimental operation to eliminate his criminal... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Stir of Echoes

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Blue-collar family man Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon) scoffs at supernatural phenomena -- until he lets his wife's sister, Lisa (Illeana Douglas), put him i... Read more

Le Trou

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

Adapted from the first novel by mysterious ex-con José Giovanni, who based it on a real prison-break attempt he’d taken part in, and co-starring Jean... Read more

Devonte

Controversial Franchise quarterback Devonte Mitchell (Julian Parker) lands in his hometown — Chicago — to sign a new $150 million contract for the cit... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

NOIR CITY: Chicago returns to the Music Box this September!Under the banner, "Darkness Has No Borders" this year’s NOIR CITY festival features themati... Read more

Union Station

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

“If you see something, say something.” That’s what Joyce Willecombe (Nancy Olson) does when she notices a pair of suspicious men in the bustle of Chic... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Stir of Echoes

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Blue-collar family man Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon) scoffs at supernatural phenomena -- until he lets his wife's sister, Lisa (Illeana Douglas), put him i... Read more

Cairo Station

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024

Qinawi, a newspaper hawker at Cairo’s Ramses railway station, develops a frightening obsession with Hanuma, a sexy lemonade vendor. That’s the unnervi... Read more

The Paragon

The victim of a hit and run learns how to be psychic so he can find the car that hit him and take revenge on the driver.

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

The Becomers

Opening with a shot of planet Earth, a voice describes meeting their lover for the first time. “I remember how pretty and pale they looked, standing i... Read more

The Paragon

The victim of a hit and run learns how to be psychic so he can find the car that hit him and take revenge on the driver.

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

Chicago International Film Festival Presents: BIG ART FILMS

“You have to see it on the big screen!” It’s an old trope, but lusciously lit, exquisitely framed, and ravishingly photographed art films deserve to b... Read more

Raining in the Mountain

Part of: Chicago International Film Festival Presents: BIG ART FILMS

During the Ming Dynasty, a Buddhist abbot charged with protecting the sacred scroll of Tripitaka prepares to name his successor. An aristocrat and a g... Read more

Crucemos al Otro Lado

Our week-long series, "Crucemos al Otro Lado" embraces cinema both made in Mexico as well as those made by Mexican-American filmmakers, illuminating e... Read more

The Book of Life

Part of: Crucemos al Otro Lado

In the Mexican town of San Angel, Manolo (Diego Luna), Maria (Zoë Saldana) and Joaquin (Channing Tatum) have been friends ever since childhood. Althou... Read more

Vertigo

After an incident in the field, detective John “Scottie” Ferguson (Jimmy Stewart) suffers from acrophobia and vertigo, forcing him to retire. He’s hir... Read more

The Becomers

Opening with a shot of planet Earth, a voice describes meeting their lover for the first time. “I remember how pretty and pale they looked, standing i... Read more

Tigers Are Not Afraid

Part of: Crucemos al Otro Lado

Abandoned and alone, ten-year-old Estrella is given three magical wishes. Her first wish is that her missing mother come back, and she does… from the... Read more

Dan Savage’s 2024 HUMP! Part Two

Part Two features 25 MORE brand-new, creative, funny, and sexy adult short films – there’s something for everyone in the second half of this year’s of... Read more

The Paragon

The victim of a hit and run learns how to be psychic so he can find the car that hit him and take revenge on the driver.

Stop Making Sense

Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by criti... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

Chicago International Film Festival Presents: BIG ART FILMS

“You have to see it on the big screen!” It’s an old trope, but lusciously lit, exquisitely framed, and ravishingly photographed art films deserve to b... Read more

Daughters of the Dust

Part of: Chicago International Film Festival Presents: BIG ART FILMS

A landmark in African American filmmaking, this magical realist tone poem—recently restored in 4K for its 25th anniversary—is a stunning cinematic ach... Read more

Crucemos al Otro Lado

Our week-long series, "Crucemos al Otro Lado" embraces cinema both made in Mexico as well as those made by Mexican-American filmmakers, illuminating e... Read more

Los Olvidados

Part of: Crucemos al Otro Lado

Once he escapes juvenile prison, El Jaibo (Miguel Inclán) resumes his role as the ringleader of a group troubled street kids in Mexico City's slums. E... Read more

Vertigo

After an incident in the field, detective John “Scottie” Ferguson (Jimmy Stewart) suffers from acrophobia and vertigo, forcing him to retire. He’s hir... 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. S... Read more

The Becomers

Opening with a shot of planet Earth, a voice describes meeting their lover for the first time. “I remember how pretty and pale they looked, standing i... Read more

The Master

Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) is a troubled, boozy drifter struggling with the trauma of World War II and whatever inner demons ruled his life befor... Read more

El Mariachi

Part of: Crucemos al Otro Lado

El Mariachi (Carlos Gallardo) is a traveling guitar player with the modest desire to play music for a living. Looking for a job, he stops at a bar in... Read more

Vertigo

After an incident in the field, detective John “Scottie” Ferguson (Jimmy Stewart) suffers from acrophobia and vertigo, forcing him to retire. He’s hir... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

The Premiere

On the night of his first movie premiere, Jacob Sanders is hounded by mounting issues and paranoid delusions appearing on the screen. Disaster looms a... Read more

The Master

Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) is a troubled, boozy drifter struggling with the trauma of World War II and whatever inner demons ruled his life befor... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Troop Beverly Hills

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

With her marriage breaking up, Beverly Hills housewife Phyllis Nefler (Shelley Long) boosts her self-esteem by leading a local troop of Wilderness Gir... Read more

The Becomers

Opening with a shot of planet Earth, a voice describes meeting their lover for the first time. “I remember how pretty and pale they looked, standing i... Read more

The Master

Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) is a troubled, boozy drifter struggling with the trauma of World War II and whatever inner demons ruled his life befor... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

Acoustic Open Mic Night

On the 3rd Tuesday of the month (unless otherwise noted), join us for "Tunes Tuesdays!" an Acoustic Open Mic Night in the Music Box Lounge. Admission... 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

Chris + Heather's 16mm Big Screen Blowout

Part of: The Chicago Film Society Presents

Artist and filmmaker Heather McAdams and songwriter and musician Chris Ligon have assembled one of the most impressive and painstakingly curated priva... Read more

Crucemos al Otro Lado

Our week-long series, "Crucemos al Otro Lado" embraces cinema both made in Mexico as well as those made by Mexican-American filmmakers, illuminating e... Read more

Life Within the Lens: Chicago, Alli, y Mas

Part of: Crucemos al Otro Lado

The third iteration of “Life Within the Lens” will celebrate the Latino film community across Chicago, showcasing short films which explore the themes... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Troop Beverly Hills

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

With her marriage breaking up, Beverly Hills housewife Phyllis Nefler (Shelley Long) boosts her self-esteem by leading a local troop of Wilderness Gir... Read more

The Becomers

Opening with a shot of planet Earth, a voice describes meeting their lover for the first time. “I remember how pretty and pale they looked, standing i... Read more

Vertigo

After an incident in the field, detective John “Scottie” Ferguson (Jimmy Stewart) suffers from acrophobia and vertigo, forcing him to retire. He’s hir... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

Chess of the Wind

About CHESS OF THE WINDThis rediscovered jewel of Iranian cinema has reemerged as one of the most astonishing works of the country’s prerevolutionary... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

The Incredible True Adventures of Two Girls in Love

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Randy Dean (Laurel Holloman), a boyish lesbian who works at a gas station, has trouble performing in high school and is treated badly by bigoted local... Read more

The Becomers

Opening with a shot of planet Earth, a voice describes meeting their lover for the first time. “I remember how pretty and pale they looked, standing i... Read more

Vertigo

After an incident in the field, detective John “Scottie” Ferguson (Jimmy Stewart) suffers from acrophobia and vertigo, forcing him to retire. He’s hir... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

The Becomers

Opening with a shot of planet Earth, a voice describes meeting their lover for the first time. “I remember how pretty and pale they looked, standing i... Read more

Young Hearts

YOUNG HEARTS captures the pain and joy of falling in love for the first time in a coming-out film that reminds us of why love stories never grow old.... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

The Incredible True Adventures of Two Girls in Love

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Randy Dean (Laurel Holloman), a boyish lesbian who works at a gas station, has trouble performing in high school and is treated badly by bigoted local... Read more

The Master

Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) is a troubled, boozy drifter struggling with the trauma of World War II and whatever inner demons ruled his life befor... Read more

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

Omni Loop

OMNI LOOP follows Zoya Lowe (Parker), a quantum physicist who finds herself in a time loop, with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to... Read more

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

Chicago International Film Festival Presents: BIG ART FILMS

“You have to see it on the big screen!” It’s an old trope, but lusciously lit, exquisitely framed, and ravishingly photographed art films deserve to b... Read more

Diva

Part of: Chicago International Film Festival Presents: BIG ART FILMS

An international arthouse sensation that launched the “cinéma du look,” an explosion of visually stunning, punk-inspired, super-cool French movies in... Read more

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

Omni Loop

OMNI LOOP follows Zoya Lowe (Parker), a quantum physicist who finds herself in a time loop, with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to... Read more

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

Boys in the Sand

Broadway dancer and choreographer Wakefield Poole kickstarted the porno chic era and made Fire Island an international gay tourist destination with th... Read more

Chicago International Film Festival Presents: BIG ART FILMS

“You have to see it on the big screen!” It’s an old trope, but lusciously lit, exquisitely framed, and ravishingly photographed art films deserve to b... Read more

The Piano

Part of: Chicago International Film Festival Presents: BIG ART FILMS

Nominated for eight Oscars (and winner of three), Jane Campion’s stirring and sumptuous tale of a mute woman and her daughter’s fight against patriarc... Read more

Omni Loop

OMNI LOOP follows Zoya Lowe (Parker), a quantum physicist who finds herself in a time loop, with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to... Read more

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

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

The Double Life of Vèronique

Event description: WBEZ is pleased to announce a partnership with the Music Box and Greg Gonzalez of Cigarettes After Sex. Join us on Sunday, Septemb... Read more

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

Omni Loop

OMNI LOOP follows Zoya Lowe (Parker), a quantum physicist who finds herself in a time loop, with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Mother's Boys

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Sexy but unstable wife and mother Jude (Jamie Lee Curtis) walked out on her family three years ago. Now, just as suddenly, she is back. But her husban... 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 & hang out with you sickos once a year! Every... Read more

Don’t Let The Riverbeast Get You!

Part of: Music Box of Horrors Presents

A disgraced tutor returns to his New England hometown determined to confront the indecorous aquatic menace that destroyed his life in Matt Farley and... Read more

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

Omni Loop

OMNI LOOP follows Zoya Lowe (Parker), a quantum physicist who finds herself in a time loop, with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to... Read more

Chicago Film Archives 20th Anniversary Variety Show

Come help us celebrate Chicago Film Archives’ 20th year with a screening of some of the most enjoyable and fascinating films we’ve preserved over the... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Mother's Boys

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Sexy but unstable wife and mother Jude (Jamie Lee Curtis) walked out on her family three years ago. Now, just as suddenly, she is back. But her husban... 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 & hang out with you sickos once a year! Every... Read more

Freaky Farley

Part of: Music Box of Horrors Presents

When Farley Wilder (a weirdo peeping Tom in a small New England town) meets a daring young woman, he gains the confidence to both stand up to his over... Read more

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

Omni Loop

OMNI LOOP follows Zoya Lowe (Parker), a quantum physicist who finds herself in a time loop, with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to... Read more

Fresh Kill

FRESH KILL, coined as an eco cybernoia film, an avant-anarcho ecosatire, envisions a post apocalyptic landscape strewn with electronic detritus and su... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Motel Hell

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Vincent Smith (Rory Calhoun) and his sister Ida (Nancy Parsons) run a rural hotel, but they earn most of their cash operating a food stand that specia... Read more

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

Omni Loop

OMNI LOOP follows Zoya Lowe (Parker), a quantum physicist who finds herself in a time loop, with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Motel Hell

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Vincent Smith (Rory Calhoun) and his sister Ida (Nancy Parsons) run a rural hotel, but they earn most of their cash operating a food stand that specia... Read more

Selena

In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla (Jennifer Lopez) is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham (Edward J... Read more

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

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

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

The Spongebob Squarepants Movie

Part of: Animation Adventures

In this lively animated adventure, undersea oddball SpongeBob SquarePants and his starfish friend, Patrick, embark on a quest to clear the name of Mr.... Read more

Chicago International Film Festival Presents: BIG ART FILMS

“You have to see it on the big screen!” It’s an old trope, but lusciously lit, exquisitely framed, and ravishingly photographed art films deserve to b... Read more

Punch-Drunk Love

Part of: Chicago International Film Festival Presents: BIG ART FILMS

Struggling with erratic anger issues, novelty toiletry salesman Barry Egan (Adam Sandler) spends his days collecting frequent-flyer-mile coupons and d... Read more

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

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

Party Monster

In this film based on a true story, Michael Alig (Macaulay Culkin) arrives on a Greyhound bus in New York City desperate to leave his boring Midwester... Read more

Chicago International Film Festival Presents: BIG ART FILMS

“You have to see it on the big screen!” It’s an old trope, but lusciously lit, exquisitely framed, and ravishingly photographed art films deserve to b... Read more

Lady Bird

Part of: Chicago International Film Festival Presents: BIG ART FILMS

Before Barbie, Greta Gerwig arrived as a bold new cinematic voice with her solo writing-directing debut Lady Bird. Set in the quaint, suburban ennui o... Read more

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

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

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

Caligula: The Ultimate Cut

Absolute power corrupts in CALIGULA: THE ULTIMATE CUT, an extensive reconstruction of the notorious 1980 spectacle. Shadowed by the murder of his fami... Read more

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

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

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Kicking and Screaming

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Four college graduates avoid making real decisions about their futures. They refuse to move forward in their lives, each in their own unique way.

Caligula: The Ultimate Cut

Absolute power corrupts in CALIGULA: THE ULTIMATE CUT, an extensive reconstruction of the notorious 1980 spectacle. Shadowed by the murder of his fami... Read more