{"id":79455,"date":"2020-07-20T15:52:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T20:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=79455"},"modified":"2020-07-21T08:44:41","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T13:44:41","slug":"4-indie-movie-theaters-in-chicago-reopening-this-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/4-indie-movie-theaters-in-chicago-reopening-this-july\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Indie Movie Theaters in Chicago Reopening This July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Movie theaters have been one of the many industries hit hard by the coronavirus. In an attempt to stay afloat, some cinemas have been offering a virtual theater experience or a popcorn delivery service. Smaller, <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/best-indie-movie-theatres-chicago\/\">independent movie theaters<\/a> have been hit especially hard, as the owners have had to make tough decisions on whether or not it is safe to reopen now that Chicago has entered into Phase 4 of the reopening plan.<\/p>\n<p>For people who have been starved for entertainment, the new phase is a welcome change, even though movie theaters do have to follow strict guidelines in order to be allowed to reopen. However, many of the cinemas aren\u2019t showing new releases but instead will be featuring releases from earlier this year like<em> Invisible Man<\/em> or <em>Trolls World Tour<\/em>, while others are bringing back favorites like <em>Space Jam<\/em> or <em>Batman Begins<\/em>. While not every Chicago movie theater has decided to reopen, here are a few that are already open or are planning on reopening in July.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79456\" style=\"width: 1537px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79456\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Music-Box-Theatre-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1537\" height=\"1026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Music-Box-Theatre-1.jpg 1537w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Music-Box-Theatre-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Music-Box-Theatre-1-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Music-Box-Theatre-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Music-Box-Theatre-1-842x562.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Music-Box-Theatre-1-406x271.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1537px) 100vw, 1537px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Music Box Theatre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/musicboxtheatre.com\/\">Music Box Theatre<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Starting back on July 3rd, the Music Box Theatre reopened its doors. Masks are required, and tickets must be purchased online in advance. You are also not allowed to enter the theater if you have any COVID-19 or flu-like symptoms. To help keep their patrons safe, the Music Box Theatre will be implementing the following safety procedures: No self-service stations, plexiglass dividers at all points of sale, reduced capacity (50 patrons in the main theater, and 18 patrons in the Screening Room), frequent cleaning of bathrooms and other high-touch surfaces, seats, and armrests to be cleaned between each movie showing and having social distancing guidelines implemented.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the movies currently available to watch are <em>Interstellar<\/em>, <em>Relic<\/em>, and <em>The Babadook<\/em>. If you aren\u2019t quite ready to go back to the cinema, you can watch movies at home while supporting the theater. Check out <em>House of Hummingbird<\/em>, <em>John Lewis: Good Trouble<\/em>, and others.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79268\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-buzzstone-thumb-square wp-image-79268\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/via-Noah_s-Ark-Waterpark-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/via-Noah_s-Ark-Waterpark-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/via-Noah_s-Ark-Waterpark-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/via-Noah_s-Ark-Waterpark-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/via-Noah_s-Ark-Waterpark-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/via-Noah_s-Ark-Waterpark-370x370.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Noah&#8217;s Ark Waterpark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">View the Best Waterparks Near Chicago<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Trying to beat the heat? View our list of the best waterparks near the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-square vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-block vc_btn3-color-primary\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/10-best-water-parks-near-chicago\/\">View the Best Waterparks Near Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79457\" style=\"width: 842px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-79457 size-buzzstone-thumb-big\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Classic-Cinemas-Facebook-Page-842x474.jpg\" alt=\"chicago movie theaters\" width=\"842\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Classic-Cinemas-Facebook-Page-842x474.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Classic-Cinemas-Facebook-Page-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Classic-Cinemas-Facebook-Page-270x152.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Classic Cinemas Facebook Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classiccinemas.com\/\">Classic Cinemas<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Multiple Locations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Classic Cinemas is still currently closed, but they have plans to open at the end of the month, starting on July 31st. Stay tuned on their website to discover what the movie times will be, and the safety procedures will be in place when they do resume business.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79458\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79458\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-79458 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Glen-Art-Theatre-Yelp-Page.jpg\" alt=\"chicago movie theaters\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Glen-Art-Theatre-Yelp-Page.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Glen-Art-Theatre-Yelp-Page-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Glen-Art-Theatre-Yelp-Page-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Glen-Art-Theatre-Yelp-Page-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Glen-Art-Theatre-Yelp-Page-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Glen-Art-Theatre-Yelp-Page-842x473.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Glen-Art-Theatre-Yelp-Page-406x228.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Glen-Art-Theatre-Yelp-Page-270x152.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Glen Art Theatre Yelp Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.glenarttheatre.com\/ComingSoon.htm\">The Glen Art Theatre<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>540 Crescent Blvd, Glen Ellyn IL, 60137<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Glen Art Theatre is open once again and is playing older movies like <em>La La Land<\/em>, <em>Chicago<\/em>, <em>The Goonies<\/em>, and <em>Ghostbusters<\/em>. The theatre is hoping to play new releases like <em>Tenet<\/em>, <em>Mulan<\/em>, and <em>A Quiet Place Part II<\/em>\u00a0in the upcoming weeks and months.<\/p>\n<p>On the theater\u2019s website, there is no information on what their safety precautions are, including if a mask is required to enter the premises. Before coming to the theater, call them to see what the restrictions are and what sanitation measures they have in place.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79459\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-79459 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pickwick-Facebook-Page.jpg\" alt=\"chicago movie theaters\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pickwick-Facebook-Page.jpg 960w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pickwick-Facebook-Page-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pickwick-Facebook-Page-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pickwick-Facebook-Page-842x632.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pickwick-Facebook-Page-406x305.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Pickwick Facebook Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickwicktheatre.com\/\">Pickwick Theatre<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>5 S Prospect Ave, Park Ridge, IL 60068<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Owner Dino Vlakahkis reported that he had hoped to reopen the theatre on July 11th, but as of now, the doors are still closed. They are now aiming to be open by July 24th, in time for the opening weekend of <em>Mulan<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>One thing that is pushing the opening day back is that the 50-person limit will make it difficult for the Pickwick Theatre, which can seat 900 people in the theatre. Vlakahkis hopes that these restrictions can be less strict to allow Pickwick Theatre to practice social distancing, but still have more patrons in the building.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Pickwick\u2019s page doesn\u2019t have any upcoming showtimes or any guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At UrbanMatter, U Matter. And we think this matters.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tell us what you think matters in your neighborhood and what we should write about next in the comments below!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured Image Credit: Classic Cinemas Facebook Page<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-square vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-block vc_btn3-color-warning\" title=\"\" href=\"\/chicago\/read-more\/\">READ MORE LIKE THIS<\/a><\/center><center><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-square vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-block vc_btn3-color-primary\" title=\"\" href=\"\/app\/\">DOWNLOAD THE URBANMATTER APP<\/a><\/center><center><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-square vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-block vc_btn3-color-success\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iparkit.com\/chicago?utm_source=urbanmatter&amp;utm_medium=adfill&amp;utm_campaign=backlinks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FIND PARKING<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Movie theaters have been one of the many industries hit hard by the coronavirus. 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