Music Box Theatre Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Music Box Theatre on XFor over 30 years, the Music Box Theatre has been the premiere venue in Chicago for independent, foreign and classic films.

The Story of Film
Mark Cousins"A journey around the cinematic world over 160 minutes that's clever and informative." -- @ebertvoices From @musicboxfilms, Mark Cousins’ THE STORY OF FILM: A NEW GENERATION opens Friday at the Music Box! Showtimes & Advance Tickets: https://t.co/GWpCmOPocW https://t.co/EL8RRBlSsm
Hardcover, 2020
$45.00Member price:$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: Stories
Haruki MurakamiBased on stories by Haruki Murakami (DRIVE MY CAR), the visionary animated feature BLIND WILLOW, SLEEPING WOMAN is Now Playing at the Music Box! Get Tickets Now: https://t.co/VmfFkB9sqf https://t.co/eSq5RiJ6bA
Paperback, 2007
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Doctor Sleep
Stephen KingTonight's screening of THE SHINING is *Sold Out* but you can still check into The Overlook with @flanaganfilm's DOCTOR SLEEP Tonight at 10pm! We'll see you at THE CREEPSHOW: A STEPHEN KING FILM FEST w/@LosersClubPod all weekend long! Get Tickets Now: https://t.co/Y0S0faPaBg https://t.co/dcJCBnizrs
Paperback, 2014
$21.00Member price:$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
House on Haunted Hill: A William Castle Annotated Screamplay
Robb WhiteVincent Price is throwing a party and you’re all invited! We’re rigging up the theater just like William Castle intended for THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL on 35MM! 💀PLEASE DON’T COME ALONE💀 June 7th & 8th Showtimes & Advance Tickets: https://t.co/fFXZnwbcPl https://t.co/pJkcxHfmLH
Paperback, 2012
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Later
Stephen KingYou never had any friends later on like the ones you had when you were 12. Take a journey with a 35MM print of STAND BY ME, as part of THE CREEPSHOW: A STEPHEN KING FILM FESTIVAL. Sunday at 2:30pm Get Tickets Now: https://t.co/XkWMGfMEvG https://t.co/HIVLeSkpM0
Paperback, 2021
$14.95Member price:$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Patricia HighsmithThis weekend, see the new doc LOVING HIGHSMITH, a unique look at the life of Patricia Highsmith, author of THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY & CAROL. We’re also playing one of the best-known adaptations of her work, Alfred Hitchcock’s STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, on Sat & Sun at 11:30am. https://t.co/TcJlmMQTDb
Paperback, 2008
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Waxing on: The Karate Kid and Me
Ralph MacchioThere's only a handful of tickets left for RALPH MACCHIO at the Music Box! Our friends at @thebookstall are hosting him in celebration of his new book "Waxing On: THE KARATE KID AND ME"! Wednesday October 19th at 7pm Get Tickets: https://t.co/yvYDn48rin https://t.co/jwOybb608j
Hardcover, 2022
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Strangers on a Train
Patricia HighsmithThis weekend, see the new doc LOVING HIGHSMITH, a unique look at the life of Patricia Highsmith, author of THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY & CAROL. We’re also playing one of the best-known adaptations of her work, Alfred Hitchcock’s STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, on Sat & Sun at 11:30am. https://t.co/TcJlmMQTDb
Paperback, 2021
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Carol
Patricia HighsmithThis weekend, see the new doc LOVING HIGHSMITH, a unique look at the life of Patricia Highsmith, author of THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY & CAROL. We’re also playing one of the best-known adaptations of her work, Alfred Hitchcock’s STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, on Sat & Sun at 11:30am. https://t.co/TcJlmMQTDb
Paperback, 2015
$18.95Member price:$17.06 + Free shipping10% off
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie MackesyTHE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE [UK, 34 mins, 2022] - Dir. Peter Baynton & Charlie Mackesy https://t.co/aZEy5qn8oC
Hardcover, 2019
$22.99Member price:$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book