Well, it's that time of the month again, and this particular month is very special to me. The second Wednesday of every month means another 'Nick's Pix' screening at the beautiful Lake Theater in downtown Oak Park, where Classic Cinemas basically lets me take over the giant Theater 2, get up onstage, and show whatever movie I want. I've been doing these screenings for more than two years now, and they have become one of my favorite things I get to do. I love introducing the m

I cannot tell you how excited I am about this one! On Saturday, October 10th, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., I will be at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago for A Frightful October Afternoon, a very special event celebrating the release of my new book, 40 Years, 40 Horror Films, from Eckhartz Press. There will be a meet and greet, an interactive discussion and Q&A, and I’ll be selling and signing copies of the book afterward. We’ll take pictures, hang out, talk

There are some performers who make you laugh, some who impress you with how ridiculously talented they are, and some who simply make you feel better whenever you see them. Melissa Villaseñor does all three for me. I was reminded of that again this past weekend when I saw Melissa perform at The Den Theatre here in Chicago, and she was absolutely wonderful. I've seen her live several times over the years, including about five times now at The Den, and she somehow keeps getting

To say I am unbelievably excited about what is happening at The Midway Drive-In on Saturday, September 19th is an understatement. This is going to be one hell of a night. We’re talking about an honest-to-God dusk-to-dawn horror movie marathon at one of my favorite places in the world, featuring four of the greatest, funniest, scariest, craziest, and most entertaining horror movies of the 1980s. There will be horror vendors, vintage trailers, old concession ads, merchandise, m

Well, it’s that time of the month again. The second Wednesday of every month means another Nick’s Pix screening at the beautiful Lake Theater in Oak Park, and this time I could not be more excited because we are going all the way back to 1933 for one of the funniest movies ever made. On Wednesday, September 9th at 7:00 p.m., I’ll be presenting the Marx Brothers’ absolute masterpiece Duck Soup in a beautiful 4K restoration on the big screen. And when I say masterpiece, I mean

The new animated film adaptation of George Orwell's Animal Farm (directed by Andy Serkis and featuring the voices of Seth Rogen, Woody Harrelson, Glenn Close and Kieran Culkin) is an absolute train wreck and should be avoided at all costs, especially if you're a true fan of Orwell's...like I am. Okay, so here’s the thing about George Orwell (and yeah, I know, everybody throws that name around like they’ve actually read him, like they didn’t just pick up Nineteen Eighty-Four i