Classic Movie Man’s Favorite Christmas Movies: 2017 Edition

This is the seventh year that I’ve been picking favorite Christmas movies and it’s getting harder to feature movies that haven’t already bee...

Screening of Billy Wilder's "The Apartment" at the Daystar Center December 9

“Holiday” Series:  The Apartment  (1960) Where: Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street When: December 9, 2017 Time: 6:30 p.m. Hosted by Stephe...

Screening of "Remember the Night" December 5 at the Daystar Center

“Holiday” Series:  Remember the Night  (1940) Where: Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street When: December 5, 2017 Time: 6:30 p.m. Hosted by S...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Jeanne Crain looks lovingly at her Thanksgiving turkey!

Screening of "Where the Sidewalk Ends" at Daystar Center November 18

“Noirvember” Series: Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) Where: Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street When: November 18, 2017 Time: 6:45 p.m. Hos...

Field Trip: “Casablanca” November 12 at River East 21

Join the Chicago Film Club, on Sunday November 12 at 2:00 p.m., as we enjoy viewing the 1942 classic, Casablanca on the big screen at the A...

Honor and Remember our Veterans Today and Everyday

(from left to right) Actors Robert Montgomery, Clark Gable, and Robert Taylor served in the armed forces during World War II.

Screening of "Arsenic and Old Lace" October 28 at the Daystar Center

“Halloween” Series: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Where: Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street When: October 28, 2017 Time: 6:45 p.m. Hosted by...

10 Things You May Not Know About Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr (1921 – 2007) is perhaps best remembered as portraying proper British ladies on the screen, but she had quite a range as an act...

Screening of “The Innocents” with discussion afterward October 17 at Daystar Center

“Halloween” Series: The Innocents (1961) Where: Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street When: October 17, 2017 Time: 6:30 p.m. Hosted by Steph...

Book Review: "Must-See Musicals: 50 Show-Stopping Movies We Can’t Forget"

Author Richard Barrios has chronicled the movie musical from the beginning of the sound era, starting with the very first one, The Broadway ...

Screening of “Golden Boy” with discussion afterward September 23 at Daystar Center

“Stanwyck on State Street” Series:  Golden Boy  (1939) Where: Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street When: September 23, 2017 Time: 6:45 p.m. ...

Screening of “The Snake Pit” at Daystar Center September 12

“Classic Movie Man Favorites” Series: The Snake Pit (1948) Where: Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street When: September 12, 2017 Time: 6:30 ...

2018 #TCMFF dates set: April 26 – April 29

The dates for the 2018 Turner Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) have been announced: April 26 – April 29. The 2018 theme will be Powerful Words:...

Noir City Chicago Opens with screening of “L.A. Confidential” at Music Box

August 25, 2017 Noir City Chicago returned to the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., tonight with the  screening of Curtis Hanson’s ...

Book Review: “Sophia Loren: Movie Star Italian Style”

Like Ava: A Life in Movies by Kendra Bean and Anthony Uzarowski, Sophia Loren: Movie Star Italian Style by Cindy De La Hoz is a pictorial ...

Screening of "Meet John Doe" at Daystar Center August 26

“Stanwyck on State Street” Series: Meet John Doe (1941) Where: Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street When: August 26, 2017 Time: 6:45 p.m. H...

Book Review: "Ava: A Life in Movies"

This new biography of screen legend Ava Gardner is one pretty package. Authors Kendra Bean and Anthony Uzarowski, while focusing on Gardner’...

Raiders of the Lost Ark at Daniel Webster Park, Chicago July 17, 2017

The Greater South Loop Association is presenting Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) free of charge at Daniel Webster Park, 1357 S Indiana Ave,...

Happy Fourth of July 2017!

Does Rita even need to use a match to light that firecracker?!

Happy 101st birthday to Olivia de Havilland!

Today is Olivia de Havilland’s 101st birthday. The screen legend is the only surviving major cast member of the Civil War classic Gone With ...