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Scene from “The Blues Brothers”. When Jake and Elwood met Ray Charles in the film, they were at Shelly’s Loan and Jewelry Company at 300 E. 47th St. on Chicago’s South Side. Other filming sites include City Hall, the South Shore Cultural Center, Jackson Park, Old Joliet Prison Park, and the Soul Food Cafe.
- Chicago Theatre. Music. Music venues. Loop. price 3 of 4. The Loop’s 3,600-seat Chicago Theatre was the opulent French baroque-style flagship of the Balaban and Katz movie-palace chain when it opened in 1921.
- Goodman Theatre. Theater. Drama. Loop. price 3 of 4. A standard-bearer among the nation’s regional theaters and the downtown grand pooh-bah of Chicago’s professional scene, the Goodman is helmed by Tony-winning director Robert Falls.
- Steppenwolf Theatre. Theater. Lincoln Park. price 2 of 4. The juggernaut that’s home to maybe the world’s most famous acting ensemble (paging Gary Sinise, John Mahoney, Laurie Metcalf, Martha Plimpton, William Petersen…) is probably what most people outside Chicago think of when they hear “Chicago theater.”
- James M. Nederlander Theatre. Theater. Performing arts space. Loop. price 3 of 4. The gorgeous Rococo Oriental, like the Cadillac Palace down the street, was designed by the Rapp Brothers in the 1920s.
- The Blues Brothers (1980) Directed by John Landis. Starring John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cab Calloway. Action, Adventure, Comedy (2h 13m) 7.9 on IMDb — 72% on RT.
- The Fugitive (1993) Directed by Andrew Davis. Starring Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward. Action, Crime, Drama (2h 10m) 7.8 on IMDb — 96% on RT. In a thriller about a citywide manhunt, the city itself needs to be one that adds pressure on the lead and leaves a lasting impression.
- High Fidelity (2000) Directed by Stephen Frears. Starring John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso. Comedy, Drama, Music (1h 53m) 7.4 on IMDb — 91% on RT. Speaking of fourth wall-breaking rebels, High Fidelity might seem like a pretentious opinion piece about music on the surface.
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) Directed by John Hughes. Starring Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara. Comedy (1h 43m) 7.8 on IMDb — 81% on RT. Without a doubt, Ferris Bueller's Day Off is chief among John Hughes's films set in Chicago.
Jun 23, 2022 · Chicago, Illinois is a large and sprawling city with a rich culture and deep history. The city has iconic landmarks and locations that make for great cinema.
Designated CL. March 28, 2001. The Biograph Theater on Lincoln Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, was originally a movie theater but now presents live productions. It gained early notoriety as the location where bank robber John Dillinger was leaving when he was shot down by FBI agents, after he watched a gangster ...
Dec 24, 2019 · When the Autobots learn about the spacecraft hidden on the moon, they fight against the Decepticons in order to reach it first. The third installment of the Transformers movies, Transformers: Dark of the Moon was filmed in various locations, including Chicago, Florida and Moscow. The film includes a lot of stunt work and pyrotechnics that took ...
Nov 27, 2016 · In the egalitarian spirit of a town that both elected Harold Washington to become one of the first African-American mayors of major American city and hit Martin Luther King Jr in the head with a brick during a peaceful protest, here are 25 insanely Chicago movies, in no particular Chicago order.
