Movies at Wilmette Theatre

Current and Upcoming Movies

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Opens Friday 5/11!

4 STARS ROGER EBERT

Fri: 3:00, 7:00

Sat: 2:10, 5:30

Sun: 12:30, 3:45

Mon-Tues: 3:00, 7:00

Wed: No Shows

Thurs: 3:00, 7:00

IN THE FAMILY

NR 169 min

In the town of Martin, Tennessee, Chip Hines, a precocious six year old, has only known life with his two dads, Cody and Joey. And a good life it is. When Cody dies suddenly in a car accident, Joey and Chip struggle to find their footing again. Just as they begin to, Cody's will reveals that he named his sister as Chip's guardian. The years of Joey's acceptance into the family unravel as Chip is taken away from him. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are. Armed with their comfort and inspired by memories of Cody, Joey finds a path to peace with the family and becomes closer to his son.

"A beautifully written and performed plea for understanding" - Variety

A remarkably fresh and unpredictable drama...one of the most accomplished and undersold directorial debuts this year" - The New York Times, Critics' Pick

“4 STARS…. I was completely absorbed from beginning to end….What a courageous first feature this is, a film that sidesteps shopworn stereotypes and tells a quiet, firm, deeply humanist story about doing the right thing…. May signal the opening of an important career.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times

“A beautifully written and performed plea for understanding… the tale recalls the social realism of John Cassavetes with long takes in which silence and the faces of those in emotional pain are as potent as words… Wang’s meticulously modulated storytelling never flags and… will move many viewers with its dignity and restraint.” – Variety

Critics’ Pick “A remarkably fresh and unpredictable drama… one of the most accomplished and undersold directorial debuts this year” – New York Times

“A monumentally ambitious film… miraculous by its very existence” – Filmmaker Magazine

“One of the most exciting and thoughtful American indies to emerge in recent years…A shining example of filmmaking for our times: what the new American cinema can and should be.” – Cine-File (Chicago)

“Incisive understanding of character, believably naturalistic acting, and lengthy scenes that don’t feel stretched out so much as given room to breathe…” – The Village Voice

“A singular work that kicks convention to the curb… a transcendent experience” – San Diego Asian Film Foundation

Read Roger Eberts 4 STAR Review HERE!

NOW PLAYING! Fri 5/11 - Thurs 5/18

Fri: 4:00, 7:10

Sat-Tues: 1:00, 4:00, 7:10

Wed-Thurs: 4:00, 7:10

Fri 5/18 - Thurs 5/24

Fri: 4:00, 7:00

Sat: 1:00, 4:00, 7:00

Sun: 4:00, 7:00

Mon-Tues: 1:00, 4:00, 7:00

Wed: 3:00

Thurs: 4:00, 7:00

THE AVENGERS

PG-13. 140 Minutes

Marvel Studios presents 'Marvel's The Avengers' - the Super Hero team of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.

Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Tom Hiddleston, with Stellan Skarsgard and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Joss Whedon, from a story by Zak Penn and Joss Whedon, Marvel's The Avengers is based on the ever popular Marvel comic book series "The Avengers", first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, when the Avengers Team assembles this May at the Wilmette Theatre!

WILL RETURN MAY 18!

Fri 5/18 - Thurs 5/24

Fri: 5:00, 7:15

Sat: 2:30, 5:00, 7:15

Sun: 1:45

Mon: 2:30, 5:00, 7:15

Tues: 3:00, 5:00, 7:15

Wed: 3:10

Thurs: 5:00, 7:15

Monsieur Lazher

Rated PG-13. 94 Minutes

WILL RETURN THIS FRIDAY DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND!

Winner -- UBS Audience Award!

Winner -- Piazza Grande Award!

Nominee for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2011

Read Roger Ebert's 3 1/2 star review HERE

Algerian immigrant Bachir Lazhar is quickly hired to replace an elementary school teacher who committed suicide in Montreal. His wife, who was a teacher and writer, died in a criminal arson attack with her daughter and son, a fire caused by targets (along with their associates) of the last book she wrote dealing with the social and economic shortcomings in present-day Algeria. Despite the cultural gap evident from the very first lesson, Lazher and the class try to move on from the suicide, even though he could be deported at any time given his status as a refugee.

NPR had some great reviews! Listen to David Edelstein's "Fresh Air" review HERE, and Pat Dowell's interview with director Philippe Falardeau HERE!

In French with English subtitles

OPENS FRIDAY, JUNE 22!

Brave

Not Yet Rated.

In Scotland, stories of battles and legends have been passed through generations. Merida (Kelly Macdonald), a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson), is determined to prove her worth. Merida ignores an age-old custom sacred to Lords MacGuffin (Kevin McKidd), Macintosh (Craig Ferguson) and Dingwall (Robbie Coltrane), inadvertently causing controversy and chaos in the kingdom. When she turns to an eccentric Witch (Julie Walters) for help, she is cursed and must discover the meaning of true bravery by undoing the spell before it's too late.

Fri, June 8 at 9:30pm

Screens the 2nd Friday of each month at 9:30pm

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

Movie with Live Cast! All New Show!

Come up to the lab and see what's on the slab! It's The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), a screamingly funny, sinfully twisted salute to sci-fi, horror, B-movies and rock music. This weird and wonderful musical film phenomenon will make you shiver with antici...pation!

Adapted by director Jim Sharman and Richard O’Brien from O’Brien’s glam and punk rock inspired UK stage musical The Rocky Horror Show, the madcap, musical mayhem begins when rain-soaked typical square American couple Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Oscar winner Susan Sarandon) take refuge in the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry, in his iconic gender-bending performance), a transvestite mad scientist from outer space who is about to unveil his greatest creation - and have a bit of fun with his reluctant guests! Also present is his strange butler Riff-Raff (Richard O’Brien), weird maid Magenta (Patricia Quinn), rock and roll motorcyclist Eddie (rock star Meat Loaf) and his tap-dancing groupie Columbia ("Little Nell" Campbell). The most popular cult classic of all time!

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is an extraordinary phenomenon-- an enduring worldwide cult success, beginning in the USA at late-night screenings, where attendees would dress up, chant lines and comebacks in unison, pull visual gags, dance, sing and more for the audience to enjoy. The ultimate audience-participation film, this campy horror send-up is hosted here at the Wilmette Theatre by Chicago TV's horror/scifi host Undead Johnny and is performed with a live cast The World of the Weird Monster Show in a unique shadowcast performance that both duplicates and parodies the action taking place onscreen for a fabulously entertaining multimedia late-night show. And you can join in the fun as well, with plenty of opportunities for the audience to dig into their participation prop bags (sold at the door, complete with instructions) and enter the wild fun! And there's even a spooktacularly amazing pre-show!

The World of the Weird Monster Show is a sketch comedy/horror host television program which has been scaring laughs out of Chicagoland residents for 7 seasons now. Starring Undead Johnny, the World of the Weird Monster Show follows the activities of the misfits who make up the Channel 666 staff while showcasing classic (and not-so-classic) horror/sci-fi and other genre films. The World of the Weird Monster Show made it's broadcast debut on Halloween Night, 2004. The program airs Friday nights at 11pm on Comcast Cable in selected areas and also online on The Monster Channel (monsterchannel.tv) Wednesday nights at 7pm. And now you can see them live hosting The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Wilmette Theatre!

Let's do the "Time Warp" again... and again... and again!

Not for the faint of heart, the show is packed with raucous and racy humor. Mature audiences suggested. No one under 12 will be admitted.

Tickets $10, Prop Kits on sale for $3 each in lobby before show.

Buy Tickets - Friday, June 8 @ 9:30pm