Entries from Chicagoist tagged with 'marxbrothers'
February 27, 2008
The listed events were chosen by the editors of Chicagoist and brought to you by the 2009 Toyota Corolla. Film Have you heard the new place to play hooky is the Portage Theater's classic Wednesday matinée series? Last week it was the Marx Brothers at their most anarchic. This week Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald star in "I Married an Angel." This classic 1942 fantasy features some classic Rogers and Hart songs sung beautifully......
Continue Reading "Pencil This In"February 12, 2008
The listed events were chosen by the editors of Chicagoist and brought to you by the 2009 Toyota Corolla. Food/Drink: Get an early start to Valentine's Day with a champagne dinner at Café Matou this evening. Chef Charlie Socher will prepare a five-course dinner featuring dishes from the Champagne region, paired with Champagne wines selected by Wine Director James Rahn. 1846 N. Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Cost is $95 (all inclusive); RSVP at 773.384.8911. Art:......
Continue Reading "Pencil This In"January 11, 2008
Mattell will make a collectible Barbie based on locally-based sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha (Barbie Dream Gamekeepers not included). For the curious: the man whom the Bishop Ford Freeway is named after. Mayor Daley open to the idea of closing half-empty schools. Gary, Indiana's "punk fucking rock" potato chip factory. 'Tis the season for catching Norovirus. Owls are nesting in a South side park. The Marx Brothers classic Duck Soup is screening at the Siskel......
Continue Reading "Extra Extra"September 8, 2004
Oh my god, we are so excited for Sing A-long Wizard of Oztonight. No, seriously, holy shit, we cannot wait. There's been a decent amount of buzz about the whole thing, and that's appropriate considering it's the "most beloved motion picture of all time," and now it's back. The screening tonight is part of the Music Box Theater's 75th anniversary celebration, which included three movies yesterday and will wrap up tomorrow with Blackmail, Hitchcock's first......
Continue Reading "Sing-A-Long? Now That's a Horse of a Different Color"