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RECAP: 50th Anniversary Screening of ‘Shivers’ with Lynn Lowry at Alamo Drafthouse Chicago

Post author:Deadly Dex
Post published:August 1, 2025
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The luxurious Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Wrigleyville on July 14, 2025, was the host for a Dead Walk Fest event. The movie that was being shown was Shivers, a 1975 classic body horror film from the mind of David Cronenberg, renowned auteur of this kind of horror. This event celebrated the 50th Anniversary of this essential horror staple. The Alamo Drafthouse is…

REVIEW: ‘Metropolis’ at the Pickwick Theatre

Post author:Deadly Dex
Post published:April 25, 2024
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A screening of the science fiction masterpiece Metropolis (1927) was held at the historical Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge on April 8. The Pickwick Theatre was first opened in 1928, one year after the premiere of Metropolis itself, a most appropriate place to host the movie. Upon arrival at the theater, the moviegoer is struck with the beauty of the Pickwick’s art…