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The Holy Mountain theatrical trailer

Trailer for Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1973 opus La Montaña Sagrada (The Holy Mountain).

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  Pink Flamingos Trailer
  
  With the title of "Filthiest Person Alive" at stake, Babs Johnson (Divine), her degenerate son and dim-bulb mother face stiff competition from the ...
  
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  Fargo - Original Theatrical Trailer
  
  The original theatrical trailer for the Coen Brothers' first mainstream triumph: Fargo.
  
  Great movie, no words can describe it :-)
  
  Enjoy!
  
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  House By The Cemetery (Lucio Fulci) Trailer
  
  Theatrical trailer for Lucio Fulci´s suspense/gore masterpiece "House By The Cemetery"
  
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  Wayne's World (1992) Trailer
  
  Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.
  
  Starring Mike Myers & Dana Carvey
  
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  Alien trailer
  
  Alien trailer
  
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  The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - Theatrical Trailer - © 20th Century Fox
  
  Film: The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
  
  Starring: Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Susan Sarandon as Janet Weiss, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, P...
  
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  The Room - Full Length Trailer
  
  This is the trailer for the independent film "The Room" from Tommy Wiseau. Courtesy of TheRoomMovie.com ©
  
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Bellflower - Teaser Trailer

Teaser for this summer's surreal romance/apocalyptic nightmare

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Show People with William Haines and Marion Davies

Clip from 1928 silent film starring William Haines and Marion Davies.

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SPECIAL EVENTS 3 videos
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  24 Hour Party People (2002) - HQ Trailer
  
  An ingenious docudrama on the Manchester music scene of the 1980s and '90s. 24 Hour Party People traces the rise and fall of bands like Joy Divisio...
  
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  Dragonslayer Trailer HD
  
  Every day new movies, games, tv shows *** http://iRelease4u.com ***
  
  Genre: Documentary
  
  Official Site: http://www.dragonslayermovi...
  
  D...
  
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DO THE RIGHT THING - Trailer ( 1989 )

Trailer for Spike Lee's film

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MATINEES 10 videos
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  Dog Day Afternoon (1975) - Official Trailer
  
  You knew this is a unique film after you watched it, didn't you? A masterpiece of acting and screenplay, by the late Sidney Lumet.
  
  Based upon a re...
  
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  12 Angry Men trailer
  
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  In the Heat of the Night (1967) Trailer
  
  In the Heat of the Night (1967) Trailer
  
  http://www.imdb.com/title/t...
  
  Director: Norman Jewison
  
  Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates
  
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  Song of the Thin Man (1947) Trailer
  
  The Thin Man #6
  
  William Powell, Myrna Loy
  
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  The Thin Man Goes Home (1945) Trailer
  
  The Thin Man #5
  
  William Powell, Myrna Loy
  
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  Shadow of the Thin Man 1941 trailer
  
  Shadow of the Thin Man is the fourth of the six Thin Man films. Released in 1941, it was directed by W. S. Van Dyke, and stars William Powell and M...
  
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  1939 Another Thin Man - Movie Trailer
  
  The Original Movie Trailer For The Third Film In The Series The Thin Man Written By Dashiell Hammett.
  
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After the Thin Man - Trailer

It's New Year's Eve, Nick and Nora Charles have returned to the West Coast, and the philandering hubby of Nora's cousin has gone missing. Round up ...

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MATINEES 10 videos
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  The Thin Man Trailer (Powell, Loy)
  
  mystery comedy thriller. 1934.
  
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The Thin Man Trailer (Powell, Loy)

mystery comedy thriller. 1934.

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FEATURES 36 videos
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  Crazy Horse (2011)
  
  Notez !
  
  Bande annonce de Crazy Horse (2011), le documentaire de Frederick Wiseman . La vie du Crazy, des répétitions aux représentations publiques....
  
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  Harlan County USA
  
  This is the Harlan County USA movie trailer. This is a documentary talking about the mine strikes of Harlan County, Kentucky in 1973 where the lab...
  
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  DECLARATION OF WAR - Official HD trailer
  
  Based on extraordinary real-life events experienced by filmmaker Valerie Donzelli and co-star/writer Jeremie Elkaim, DECLARATION OF WAR tells the p...
  
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  The Princess Bride Trailer
  
  The First Movie used in our At the Movies Message Series
  
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  Breakfast at Tiffany's trailer
  
  The original trailer to 1961's "Breakfast at Tiffany's," starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard.
  
  http://www.fabaudrey.com
  
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  TOMBOY - Peccadillo - Trailer
  
  IN UK CINEMAS SEPT EMBER 16TH
  
  Ten year old Laure isn't like most girls. She prefers football to dolls and sweaters to dresses. When Laure, her par...
  
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A Separation (HD Trailer)

A couple has to make a decision to leave Iran to better the life of their child or to stay and take care of a parent suffering from Alzheimers; how...

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FEATURES 36 videos
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  Official NORWEGIAN WOOD trailer
  
  Tokyo, the late 1960s... Students around the world are uniting to overthrow the establishment and Toru Watanabe's personal life is similarly in tum...
  
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  The Wages of Fear (HD Trailer)
  
  In a decrepit South American village, men are hired to transport an urgent nitroglycerine shipment without the equipment that would make it safe.
  
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  Crispin Glover Film "It's Fine" Trailer
  
  Crispin Glover
  
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  What Is It? Trailer
  
  What Is It? Trailer
  
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  The Conquest - Official US Trailer
  
  From Music Box FIlms. In theaters November 11, 2011. The day is May 6, 2007, France's run-up to the presidential elections. As the French people ar...
  
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  OUTRAGE by Takeshi Kitano (Trailer)
  
  In a ruthless battle for power, several yakuza clans vie for the favor of their head family in the Japanese underworld. The rival bosses seek to ri...
  
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  Collaborators
  
  Moscow, 1938. A dangerous place to have a sense of humour; even more so a sense of freedom.
  
  Collaborators, a new play by John Hodge will be broad...
  
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The Poseidon Adventure (1972) Trailer

This is the theatrical trailer for The Poseidon Adventure (1972).

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FEATURES 36 videos
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  Rebecca: Alfred Hitchcock Film Trailer (1940)
  
  1940 http://www.amazon.com/gp/pr... Hitchcock traile...
  
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  Strangers On A Train Trailer (HD)
  
  My third favorite Hitchcock behind NBNW and Vertigo, I've always thought Strangers on a Train was underrated. Now, I've created a slick, fresh and ...
  
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  To Catch a Thief: Alfred Hitchcock Film Trailer (1955)
  
  1955 http://www.amazon.com/gp/pr... Hitchcock traile...
  
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  North by Northwest: Alfred Hitchcock Film Trailer (1959)
  
  1959 http://www.amazon.com/gp/pr... Hitchcock traile...
  
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  Rear Window - Trailer - (1954) - HQ
  
  Trailer for Alfred Hitchcock's film starring James Stewart,Grace Kelly,Wendell Corey,Thelma Ritter,Raymond Burr,Judith Evelyn,Ross Bagdasarian,Geor...
  
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  trailer for "Vertigo"
  
  Trailer for the 1958 film "Vertigo", directed by Alfred Hitchcock. http://www.hitchcockwiki.co...
  
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The Poseidon Adventure (1972) Trailer

This is the theatrical trailer for The Poseidon Adventure (1972).

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Miss Minoes Clip - "A Cat Inside"

A cat who turns into a young woman (Minoes) retains some of her feline characteristics and helps a journalist to gather news for the front page of ...

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  Lads & Jockeys - Official Movie Trailer
  
  In a small village near Paris, 14-year-old boys and girls enter the training center for future lads and jockeys. For these young pupils, the transi...
  
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  WHITE CHRISTMAS TRAILER 1954 BING CROSBY
  
  Theatrical trailer for the delightful, holiday musical, WHITE CHRISTMAS, starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera-Ellen and Rosemary Clooney. Though ...
  
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About Music Box Theatre

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Theatre History

The Music Box Theatre opened on August 22, 1929, a time when the movie palaces in downtown Chicago had seating capacities of around 3000 people. The Music Box, which sat 800, was considered an elaborate little brother to those theatres. Theatre Architecture Magazine noted in 1929 that the theatre "represents the smaller, though charming and well equipped, sound picture theatre which is rapidly taking the place of the 'deluxe' palace".

The Building

The theatre was built for a cost of $110,000. The entire building, which also included nine storefronts and 32 apartments cost $260,000. It was designed by Louis A. Simon a local architect who was better known for his depression era WPA Post Offices and homes for the nouveau riche. The building was erected by The Southport Avenue Businessmen's Association and operated by Lasker and Sons, who operated several smaller neighborhood houses in Chicago.

Innovation

The design of the Music Box was indicative of the growth of the motion picture. The grand movie palaces that preceded it were multiple use facilities with stage and film presentation capabilities. The Music Box had no stage and, therefore, could only be a film presentation house. When the theatre was built, sound films were a new technology, and the plans included both an orchestra pit and organ chambers in case sound films failed and silent film accompaniment was needed.

Architectural Style

As Chicago Tribune Architectural Critic, Paul Gapp wrote (Arts and Books July 31, 1983) "the architectural style is an eclectic melange of Italian, Spanish and Pardon-My-Fantasy put together with passion." The actual style is called "atmospheric". The dark blue, cove lit ceiling with "twinkling stars" and moving cloud formations suggests a night sky. The plaster ornamentation of the side walls, round towers, faux-marble loggia and ogee-arched organ chambers are, by Hollywood standards, reminiscent of the walls surrounding an Italian courtyard. Overall the effect is to make the patron feel that they are watching a film in an open air Palazzo.

Restoration and Rebirth

Between 1977 and 1983, the Music Box was used sporadically for Spanish language films, porno films and lastly, Arabic language films. In 1983, management reopened the theater with a format of double feature revival and repertory films. Eventually, foreign films were reinstated, and independent and cult films were added to the roster. The Music Box Theatre now presents a yearly average of 300 films.

In 1991, management decided to add a second screen. Rather than split the main theater in two, she opted to build a small theater in an existing storefront adjacent to the lobby. The ambiance of the theatre was designed to echo the architecture of the main auditorium. The feeling is still atmospheric but because of the 13 foot ceiling, the feel is that of sitting under a garden trellis with stars in the night sky beyond.

The Theatre Ghost

Old theaters have ghosts and The Music Box is no exception. "Whitey" ,as was his neighborhood nick-name, was the manager of The Music Box from opening night 1929 to November 24, 1977. His wife was the cashier and they raised their family two blocks away from the theater. According to one of Whitey's daughters and his daughter-in-law, he spent most of his time at the theater. Young people who grew up in the neighborhood tell tales of working for Whitey, being tossed out by Whitey and accidentally-on-purpose skinning their knee to get a free piece of candy from Whitey. Parents speak of the embarrassment of having their child's instamatic photo in the cashier's station "rogues gallery" of children not allowed back in the theater for any of a myriad of offenses. On Thanksgiving eve, 1977, Whitey returned to close the theater. He fell asleep on the couch in the lobby and never woke up.

Whitey is a tireless protector of The Music Box Theatre. He helps solve problems and has been known to express his opinion of a bad organist by causing the drapery to drop in both organ chambers simultaneously. He is a positive contributor to the audience's comfort and enjoyment of his theater. He is sometimes felt to be pacing Aisle 4 (protecting the alley doors where kids used to sneak in). If you see him, be sure to say hello and thank him for his 48 years of care and operation of The Music Box and his continued service to the patrons. He is the Manager Emeritus.

Current Operations

For the last two decades, the Music Box Theatre has been the premiere venue in Chicago for independent and foreign films. It currently has the largest theater space operated full time in the city. The Music Box Theatre is independently owned and operated by the Southport Music Box Corporation. SMBC, through its Music Box Films division, also distributes foreign and independent films in the theatrical, DVD and television markets throughout the United States.

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