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Tuesday, March 18, 2025Chicago North Side movie theater offering yearly memberships for filmgoers
CBS News Chicago / by Dana Kozlov / March 14, 2025 Movie theaters are popular places to go on a weekend, but at smaller theaters in Chicago, many seats remain open. One historic theater, however, is using a creative way to bring people back to the cinema. The popcorn is popping, the customers are finding their seats, and the movie is about to start. That describes a busy Saturday at the Davis Movie Theater at 4614 N. Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Square, but it was still not as busy as before the COVID-19
Tuesday, February 11, 2025Lincoln Square’s Davis Theater Launches Memberships For Film Lovers
Block Club Chicago / by Alex V. Hernandez / February 7, 2025 LINCOLN SQUARE — The owners of the Davis Theater recently launched a new membership program aimed at helping to maintain the more-than-100-year-old theater and expand its unique programing. The theater at 4614 N. Lincoln Ave. was first built in 1918 and was originally known as the Pershing Theater, hosting vaudeville acts and silent films. Over the years, the Davis has been renovated a few times to accommodate changing audience tastes and the
Wednesday, January 15, 2025Liza Minnelli movie part of Chicago's acclaimed Doc10 festival, will be shown at Davis Theater Wed.
ABC7 Eyewitness News / by Marsh Jordan and Hosea Sanders / January 15, 2025 CHICAGO (WLS) -- "Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story" is a fascinating documentary that's already getting rave reviews. It can be seen Wednesday night at an exclusive Chicago showing. Director Bruce David Klein talked about making a movie featuring showbiz sensation Liza Minnelli. "To feel the waves of love in the audience for Liza Minnelli, people just love her in a way that's more than just, 'Oh, I like her songs' or
Wednesday, July 03, 2024Chicago film insiders hope this weekend’s Sundance satellite will forge pipeline to Park City
WBEZ Chicago / by Graham Meyer / June 26, 2024 Sundance. For most moviegoers, the word conjures the ski-town winter film festival, an annual champion of independent film founded by Robert Redford and named after one of his most famous onscreen characters. In addition to organizing the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Institute also functions as an incubator of independent films, providing expert guidance and funding for projects such as Reservoir Dogs and Requiem for a Dream. Both
