Chicago Illinois Movies

  • 2023
    Jan Terri: No Rules

    Jan Terri: No Rules

    Jan Terri: No Rules

    02023HD

    30 years in the making, the film Jan Terri: No Rules tells the story of an irrepressible, and often delightfully perplexing personality. As a child,...

    Jan Terri: No Rules
  • 2017
    The 312

    The 312

    The 312

    62017HD

    A transformative unconventional story blending coming-of-age cinema verite in a deep personal tale of weightloss struggles and love. Based on the...

    The 312
  • 1966
    He

    He

    He

    5.21966HD

    Surreal film melding documentary footage of Chicago and its residents, featuring fast paced montage sequences set against a rollicking 1960s musical...

    He
  • 2013
    17 Seconds

    17 Seconds

    17 Seconds

    5.22013HD

    “17 Seconds” provides an all-access pass inside the Blackhawks locker room party in Boston and the airplane ride home with the Cup...

    17 Seconds
  • 2006
    10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads

    10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads

    10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads

    92006HD

    Kenny Wayne Shepherd's reverence for his musical roots are center-stage on Ten Days Out...Blues From The Backroads. The guitar-slinger is featured...

    10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads
  • 1938
    The Spider and the Fly

    The Spider and the Fly

    The Spider and the Fly

    81938HD

    Few amateur films with sound were produced in the 1930s and fewer remain extant. A charming artifact that demonstrates the expressive possibilities...

    The Spider and the Fly
  • 1964
    Nightsong

    Nightsong

    Nightsong

    01964HD

    A portrait of the Chicago Near-North nightlife scene in the mid-1960s, centering around the struggles and romantic desires of an African American...

    Nightsong
  • 2009
    Irish Chicago

    Irish Chicago

    Irish Chicago

    02009HD

    The colorful stories of Irish-American immigrants and their descendants who lived the history and exemplify the repeated cycle of the outsider...

    Irish Chicago
  • 2007
    You Weren't There: A History of Chicago Punk 1977–1984

    You Weren't There: A History of Chicago Punk 1977–1984

    You Weren't There: A History of Chicago Punk 1977–1984

    02007HD

    You Weren't There: a History of Chicago Punk 1977-1984 is a documentary that looks back on the impact that the Punk movement had on the Windy City....

    You Weren't There: A History of Chicago Punk 1977–1984
  • 2011
    Smashing Pumpkins - Live at the Metro 1993

    Smashing Pumpkins - Live at the Metro 1993

    Smashing Pumpkins - Live at the Metro 1993

    02011HD

    Smashing Pumpkins play for their hometown in this DVD extra that is included with the remastered Siamese Dream reissue deluxe CD.

    Smashing Pumpkins - Live at the Metro 1993
  • 1970
    When She Flies

    When She Flies

    When She Flies

    01970HD

    A dorky college student falls for a free-spirited musician, and is faced with a decision—let her fly away to follow her dreams, or follow his...

    When She Flies
  • 2017
    Sickened No More: Documenting the Life and Death of Weekend Nachos

    Sickened No More: Documenting the Life and Death of Weekend Nachos

    Sickened No More: Documenting the Life and Death of Weekend Nachos

    102017HD

    In 2004 a group of friends took the stage at a small coffee house in Dekalb Illinois with the sole purpose of pissing off everyone. Surprisingly,...

    Sickened No More: Documenting the Life and Death of Weekend Nachos
  • 1985
    Vegetable House

    Vegetable House

    Vegetable House

    01985HD

    Vegetable House is no garden variety comedy. When actor/writers Joe Doyle, Ron Dean (Code of Silence), and Aaron Freeman (America's Political...

    Vegetable House
  • 2024
    Moonlight Sonata No.71

    Moonlight Sonata No.71

    Moonlight Sonata No.71

    02024HD

    In the 60s, the five members of a Chicago kingpin's inner circle are called to a meeting following a job gone wrong. At the back of a popular bar...

    Moonlight Sonata No.71
  • 2018
    On the Rink

    On the Rink

    On the Rink

    02018HD

    The regulars of Chicago's Southside Rink show off the style and personality of the place they have called home for generations.

    On the Rink
  • 2013
    Old St. Patrick's Church: Chicago Renaissance Story

    Old St. Patrick's Church: Chicago Renaissance Story

    Old St. Patrick's Church: Chicago Renaissance Story

    02013HD

    Mike Leonard tells the inside story of how the west Loop’s St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, known to residents as Old St. Pat's,...

    Old St. Patrick's Church: Chicago Renaissance Story
  • 2009
    Detroit Mob Confidential

    Detroit Mob Confidential

    Detroit Mob Confidential

    02009HD

    Detroit Mob Confidential explores the history of Detroit's La Cosa Nostra Family, which, in many ways, is the most successful crime family in the...

    Detroit Mob Confidential
  • 2007
    What Poor Gods We Do Make: The Story and Music Behind Naked Raygun

    What Poor Gods We Do Make: The Story and Music Behind Naked Raygun

    What Poor Gods We Do Make: The Story and Music Behind Naked Raygun

    02007HD

    What Poor Gods We Do Make: The Story and Music Behind Naked Raygun," the 2-disc DVD/CD focuses on the band's history and the development of their...

    What Poor Gods We Do Make: The Story and Music Behind Naked Raygun
  • 2009
    The Unusual Suspects: Once Upon A Time In House Music

    The Unusual Suspects: Once Upon A Time In House Music

    The Unusual Suspects: Once Upon A Time In House Music

    92009HD

    The Unusual Suspects: Once Upon a Time in House Music recounts the history and origins of the genre of dance music known as house. The documentary...

    The Unusual Suspects: Once Upon A Time In House Music
  • 1978
    I Was a Contestant at Mother's Wet T-Shirt Contest

    I Was a Contestant at Mother's Wet T-Shirt Contest

    I Was a Contestant at Mother's Wet T-Shirt Contest

    01978HD

    A short documentary on wet t-shirt contests at a Chicago bar.

    I Was a Contestant at Mother's Wet T-Shirt Contest