WBEZ | Music Box Theatre

Sound Opinions presents The Graduate

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:37:00 -0600

In this coming-of-age classic, Simon & Garfunkel perfectly capture the mood of youth in the '60s. More than just background music, their score is as important an element as Dustin Hoffman's acting or Mike Nichols' directon. There's no Mrs. Robinson without the song!

Join Sound Opinions hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot for a special screening of The Graduate.

Tickets are $9 in advance.

WBEZ members enter code PLASTIC for $1 discount.

Remaining tickets will be sold for $10 cash at the door.

Proceeds go to benefit Sound Opinions and Chicago Public Media.

Please note: This movie is Rated PG-13.

Advance tickets will be available beginning at 6:30 at the door under the purchaser's name. Tickets will not be mailed.

Questions: interact@soundopinions.org or 312.948.4600.

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Sound Opinions presents Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:33:32 -0600

Combine one of the best rock documentarians ever and the most intriguing of David Bowie's many alter egos, and you get an extraordinary film that does indeed capture the rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust, as well as the great chameleon at the height of his musical powers.

Join Sound Opinions hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot for a special screening of D.A. Pennebaker's Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in honor of the concept album's 40th anniversary.

Please note: This movie is Rated PG.

Advance tickets will be available beginning at 6:30 at the door under the purchaser's name. Tickets will not be mailed.

Sound Opinions presents The Last Waltz

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:10:20 -0500

Bob Dylan and The Band took the stage for the last time on Thanksgiving Day, 1976. The once-in-a-generation event was captured on film by director Martin Scorsese, and now 35 years later, Sound Opinions is hosting a special post-Thanksgiving screening of the The Last Waltz.

Join Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot on Wednesday November 30 at 7 p.m. at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago for what many believe to be the greatest concert film ever made. Proceeds to go benefit Sound Opinions and Chicago Public Media.

The Music Box Theatre is located at 3733 N. Southport Ave in Chicago. Tickets are $8 in advance for WBEZ members. Enter code "WINTERLAND" at checkout. Regular advance tickets are $9. The buyers name will be at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door for $10, cash only.

Please note: YOUR TICKETS WILL NOT BE MAILED. Your name will be on a list at the door. Please bring receipt of purchase and ID.

Questions: Email interact@soundopinions.org or call (312) 948-4600

FIX: The Ministry Movie

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:16:32 -0500

Sound Opinions at the Movies is proud to present the Opening Night Film of the 3^rd Annual Chicago International Movies & Music Festival: the World Premiere of “FIX: The Ministry Movie” at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Avenue, Thursday evening, April 14 at 7:30p.m. Following the screening will be a special Q&A session with Ministry Bassist Paul Barker, Film Director Douglas Freel, and Producer Ed Bates led by Sound Opinions co-hosts, acclaimed pop music critics Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune and Jim DeRogatis of WBEZ FM. The pair will also introduce the film and provide historical perspective on the band.

“FIX: The Ministry Movie”is the first extended backstage look into the eardrum-shattering highs and heroin-fueled lows of the Chicago band that introduced most of the world to Industrial music while tearing itself apart with drug abuse and general chaos. Award-winning music video director Douglas Freel spent years on the road with the band, emerging miraculously unscathed and bearing incredible footage of Al Jourgensen and his ever-changing band mates, including bassist, producer and engineer Paul Barker who was in the band from 1986-2004. The film features interviews with Trent Reznor, Jello Biafra, Lemmy Kilmeister, and many more.

“Fans of Wax Trax and Ministry should see this. I doubt we'll get a clearer picture of what it was like to be in that band at the height of its fame and the subsequent drug-induced decline,” said Kot.

Sound Opinions Movie Night: Jailhouse Rock

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:47:55 -0600

Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot of Sound Opinions host a special screening of Jailhouse Rock.
The 1957 Elvis Presley classic features the King in his first - and best - film. This is young Elvis in full swagger.

Come join us on Tuesday, February 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Music Box Theatre.
The Music Box Theatre is located at 3733 N. Southport Ave in Chicago.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts promptly at 7:30 p.m.

WBEZ members enter code ELVIS for additional $1 discount.

Please note: Tickets for Sound Opinions movies nights will not be shipped.
The purchasers name will be on a list at the door.

Sound Opinions Movie Night: Don't Look Back

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:35:14 -0600

Go to the movies with Jim and Greg!

Sound Opinions host Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot host a special screening of D.A. Pennebaker's 1967 rock documentary Don't Look Back. The film shows a revealing portrait of rock and roll legend Bob Dylan during his 1965 tour through the U.K. It's about as close as many fans are ever going to get to Bob Dylan.

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