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Join me for School Daze , a very Special Nick's Pix Screening  on Wednesday, September 10th, at 7 p.m. in Oak Park! Tickets are only $9 ($7 for seniors!) Get your tix HERE! WAKE UP: A Look Back at Spike Lee’s Wild, Loud, Vital Masterpiece School Daze I absolutely love School Daze . I loved it when it first hit screens back in 1988, and I love it even more today. It’s a film that bursts with energy, ideas, and emotion. It's one of my favorite Spike Lee joints, wild, flawed, a

Join me for Dr. Strangelove , a very Special Nick's Pix Screening  on Wednesday, June 11th, at 7 p.m. in Oak Park! Tickets are only $9 ($7 for seniors!) Get your tix HERE! I am unbelievably thrilled and honored to be hosting a one-night-only screening  of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb , Wednesday, June 11th at 7:00 p.m. at the beautiful Lake Theater in downtown Oak Park . This isn't just any movie. This is one of the greatest black come

Join me for Mad Max: Fury Road,  a very Special Nick's Pix Screening  on Wednesday, May 14th, at 7 p.m. in Oak Park! Tickets are only $9 ($7 for seniors!) Get your tix HERE! I am unbelievably excited and honored to be hosting a screening of what I think is truly One of the Greatest Films Of All Time, the extraordinary Mad Max: Fury Road , a masterpiece of modern cinema and perhaps The Best Action Film Ever Made. Getting this film made is almost as much of a miracle as the mov

Join Me for a Special Nick's Pix Screening Wed, March 12 @ 7 pm in Oak Park! Some movies define your love of cinema—movies that hit you at just the right age, in the right way, and stay with you for life. Escape from New York  is one of those movies. It’s not just one of my favorite movies of all time—it’s a defining moment in my journey as a film lover. That’s why I’m thrilled to host a special Nick's Pix screening of John Carpenter ’s Escape from New York  on Wednesday, Ma

Let's celebrate Valentine's Day early with a night of laughter, tears, and great cinema with a movie that captures the messy, beautiful chaos of love and life at my next Classic Cinemas Nick's Pix screening  on Wednesday, February 12th, at 7 PM at the Lake Theater in Oak Park! My good friend Monica Eng  from Axios Chicago  will join me as a co-host, sharing her unique connection to the film. Trust me, you don't want to miss this. "Away We Go" (2009) with John Krasinski and Ma

My next monthly Nick's Pix is Paul Schrader's  searing drama Blue Collar, one of the best films of the 1970s and features the finest performance by the great Richard Pryor . This one-night-only  screening is at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8, at Classic Cinemas Lake Theater in Oak Park. It will feature trivia, prizes, and special guest Tom Appel from Consumer Guide Automotive. Get your tickets here! Life is very unpleasant for three Detroit auto workers and best friends (Pryo