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My next monthly Nick's Pix is Steven Spielberg 's "1941," the epic comedy with an all-star line up. This one-night-only screening is at 7pm, Wednesday, December 4th at Classic Cinemas Lake Theater in Oak Park with trivia, prizes, and fun. Get your tickets here! It's one of the craziest movies ever AND a personal favorite. "1941" is breathlessly entertaining, unapologetically loud, and completely go-for-broke in its manic depiction of the widespread hysteria that blankete

My next monthly Nick's Pix  series is the 1992 Eddie Murphy  comedy "Boomerang," directed by Reginald Hudlin , featuring an all-star lineup of comedy greats. This one-night-only screening is Wed. November 13th at Classic Cinema's Lake Theater in Oak Park. Get your tickets here! One Murphy's best movies and a personal favorite of mine. Eddie Murphy in the 1980s There was a period in the 1980s when everything Eddie Murphy touched turned to gold. He dominated the box office wit

This one-night-only screening is Wed, October 9th at the Lake Theater in Oak Park. Purchase tickets here ! My next Classic Cinemas 'Nick's Pix'  film screening is The Craft , one of the best horror films of the 90s, and also a powerful and effective examination of the obstacles and challenges of being a teenage girl and overcoming insecurities, objectification, and the mental damage of adolescence in our culture. The plot:  After transferring to a Los Angeles high school, Sa

Coming up next for my monthly Nick's Pix series is the 1982 American drama "Shoot the Moon," directed by Alan Parker and starring Diane Keaton and Albert Finney. This one-night-only screening scheduled for Wed, Sept 11th at the Lake Theater in Oak Park is one of the most devastating movies about marriage and divorce ever made; it's also one of my favorite films of all time. The opening title of one of my favorite movies of all time. I was 16 years old when I first saw Alan P

The beautiful Lake Theater in downtown Oak Park. Home of the Classic Cinemas 'Nick's Pix' Film Series. Every second Wednesday of the month, I am honored to host a fun movie screening at the beautiful Lake Theater in Oak Park. We call it Classic Cinemas 'Nick's Pix' Film Series , and each month I show a movie that I love, and have chosen to share with my fans and movie freaks alike. Each movie is introduced by me, and followed by an informative and fun talk, loaded with behind