Find A Movie Theater

Local Theaters:

Go 3-Dimensional

If you go to a 3-D movie theater to watch a film again, do you get a 4-D film?

Also visit the museum theaters for more 3-D theaters. There is indeed a 4-D theater in the Shedd Aquarium.

Art Houses:

Experience An Art House

The quote from Wikipedia defines an art house film as "intended to be a serious artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal". If you feel serious, artistic or experimental this week-end, consider visit one of the few art house movie theaters in the Chicagoland area:

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Art Houses:

Experience Opera Cinema

It is the second best thing - live opera at your local movie theater.

The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD

• Fandango for Regal, Kerasotes, Century theaters.
• AMC Theaters
• Cinemark Theatres
• Wilmette Theater

 

European Operas

• Search for operas and ballets from the foremost theatres of Europe, including Teatro alla Scala, the Royal Opera House, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, the Bolshoi Ballet, Royal Ballet and the Nederlands Dans Theater.

Outdoor Theaters:

Go Drive-In!

Have you ever watched a movie under the summer stars? We have. It is an experience to cherish. There are only a few drive-ins left in the Chicagoland area: Driving down the memory lanes, you can stop here to review the name of many drive-ins that have closed over the years:

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Cultural Theaters:

Explore Film Schools

Do you want to catch a genius director in the making? See the student films, experimental films, independent films and even big-budget films.

Cultural Theaters:

Foreign Language Institutes

Chicago and its suburbs are well-known for its melting pot of diverse ethnicity. At any given week, there is a fair amount of foreign films being shown around the metropolitan area. You can find them in mainstream theaters, at the Find A Movie digest. As for the theaters themselves, only a few showing rooms are dedicated to foreign films. All of them are part of a cultural institute. We found a few in the Chicago area:

Cultural Theaters:

Museum Theaters

You cannot find these specialized museums anywhere in the Chicago metropolitan area, except here.

Dinner Theaters:

Grab-And-Go Dining

These theaters offer one level up in eating experience from your standard cinema concession fare. They offer casual food which includes hot dishes, such as pizza and grill menu. Many of them also offer beer and fine wine. You grab the food and drink before going into the theaters. Movie goers to drive-in theaters have always enjoyed this experience.

Dinner Theaters:

In-Theater Dining

These theaters offer a true experience in in-theater dining. You stop by their in-theater restaurants and order food from a menu. When at your seat, you can have drinks and food delivered to you. What a new concept in movie watching, and we find a few theaters that offer this experience.