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For over 30 years, the Music Box Theatre has been the premiere venue in Chicago for independent, foreign and classic films.

22 books
Book Cover for: The Story of Film, Mark Cousins

The Story of Film

Mark Cousins
Music Box TheatreMusic Box Theatre

"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
Book Cover for: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: Stories, Haruki Murakami

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: Stories

Haruki Murakami
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Based 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
Book Cover for: Doctor Sleep, Stephen King

Doctor Sleep

Stephen King
Music Box TheatreMusic Box Theatre

Tonight'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
Book Cover for: House on Haunted Hill: A William Castle Annotated Screamplay, Robb White

House on Haunted Hill: A William Castle Annotated Screamplay

Robb White
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Vincent 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
Book Cover for: Later, Stephen King

Later

Stephen King
Music Box TheatreMusic Box Theatre

You 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
Book Cover for: The Talented Mr. Ripley, Patricia Highsmith

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Patricia Highsmith
Music Box TheatreMusic Box Theatre

This 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
Book Cover for: Waxing on: The Karate Kid and Me, Ralph Macchio

Waxing on: The Karate Kid and Me

Ralph Macchio
Music Box TheatreMusic Box Theatre

There'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
Book Cover for: Strangers on a Train, Patricia Highsmith

Strangers on a Train

Patricia Highsmith
Music Box TheatreMusic Box Theatre

This 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
Book Cover for: Carol, Patricia Highsmith

Carol

Patricia Highsmith
Music Box TheatreMusic Box Theatre

This 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
Book Cover for: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Charlie Mackesy

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Charlie Mackesy
Music Box TheatreMusic Box Theatre

THE 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