Music Box Theatre

07/20/2026

NOIR CITY: CHICAGO returns September 4th-10th!

Hosted by Eddie Mueller and Alan K. Rode of Film Noir Foundation, the 2026 festival will present ‘Face the Music!’, a 19-film program of crime and mystery films featuring . . . musicians!

Passes & Tickets will go on sale on Friday July 24th at Noon.

Full Schedule & More Info: https://musicboxtheatre.com/series-and-festivals/noir-city-chicago-2026 .

From September 4 - 10, NOIR CITY: Chicago will present ‘Face the Music!’, a 19-film program of crime and mystery films featuring . . . musicians! From early examples of Hollywood noir like Blues in the Night (1941) to jazz-fueled sixties’ gems like All Night Long (1962) and A Man Called Adam (...

07/19/2026

Our amazing, talented staff went all out for THE ODYSSEY🐴

Trojan horse by Instagram.com/isa.fav.makes

Lobby mural by Instagram.com/thecheapsoap

Handpainted custom marquee lettering by Instagram.com/yooyooblue

THE ODYSSEY is Now Playing at the Music Box, presented in 70mm!

Get Tickets Now: https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/the-odyssey

07/18/2026

"One of the most enthralling movies I’ve ever seen—a glorious and bruising and beautiful epic that lives up to all the hype" -- Richard Roeper

Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY is Now Playing at the Music Box, presented in 70mm!

Get Tickets Now: https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/the-odyssey

Richard Roeper reveals his latest movie reviews, including one he called "one of the most enthralling movies I’ve ever seen."

07/17/2026

Opening Night of THE ODYSSEY, presented in 70mm🐴

07/17/2026

THE ODYSSEY is Now Playing at the Music Box, presented in 70mm!

Bring your friends🐴

Get Tickets Now: https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/the-odyssey

07/16/2026

In honor of the release of a landmark translation of French filmmaker Éric Rohmer's first and only novel, Élisabeth, the Music Box and Janus Films bring SIX MORAL TALES back to the big screen!

The audacious and wildly influential film series includes screenings of CLAIRE'S KNEE, MY NIGHT AT MAUD'S, LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON, and more.

July 24th-30th
Visit Our Website For More Info: https://musicboxtheatre.com/series-and-festivals/six-moral-tales .

“The father of the French New Wave . . . Rohmer’s surfaces aren’t placid but taut; they’re smooth because of their almost unbearably high tension.” —Richard Brody, The New Yorker“My heroes, a little like Don Quixote, take themselves for characters in a novel, but perhaps there is no no...

07/16/2026

Our extra-large temporary big screen is up for THE ODYSSEY!

Catch it on glorious 70mm film at the Music Box starting this weekend.

Showtimes & Tickets: https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/the-odyssey

07/16/2026

From Christopher Nolan, THE ODYSSEY is Now Playing at the Music Box!

🎞Presented In 70mm🎞

Showtimes on sale through Thursday July 30th.
Get Tickets Now: https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/the-odyssey

07/16/2026

Three friends arrive at a house in the woods to watch TV and drink beer, but accidentally step through a black hole to another dimension, in the weirdo '80s horror in THINGS!

Saturday July 18th at 10pm - Hosted by writer Yasmina Ketita

Limited Tickets Still Available: https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/things .

This movie is your new favorite drug. Somewhere in Canada, three friends arrive at a house in the woods to watch TV and drink beer. Little do they know that they’ve stepped into a black hole to another dimension, one that’s dripping with giant mutant bugs, gore-soaked chainsaw battles, and viole...

07/15/2026

"4 Stars! Mightily impressive, for its scale, the graceful way it moves from one time period to another, and for the tactility of its imagery." -- RogerEbert.com

THE ODYSSEY opens this weekend at the Music Box, presented in 70mm! Tickets now on sale for screenings through Thursday July 30th.

Get Tickets Now: https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/the-odyssey

A mighty epic with a view of human nature more sophisticated than most movies of its type.