Magic at the Movies

Contact the Show! Mike sits down with Chris Johnson to chat about the mid-summer 2024 movie slate. Mike continues to mine excitement for "the scariest movie in a long, long time..." 'Long Legs.' After seeing the early screenings, they then dig into a review of their next, must-see summer recommendation 'Fly Me to the Moon.'  They talk about some fun throwback films ma...

Contact the Show! Mike and Jim discuss the wonderful continuation of summer studio releases with a deeper focus on some scary selections: including their shared experience of seeing Mia Goth in 'MaXXXine' and Mike's first look at Nicholas Cage in 'Long Legs.' Don't listen to this one in the dark!

Contact the Show! Mike has an in-depth discussion with cinephile Kyle Johnson about his preview screenings of ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ and Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon: An American Saga, Part I’. 

Contact the Show! Mike & Jim discuss Jim’s preview screening of the new film ‘The Bikeriders’, a Jeff Nichols written and directed project which has some amazing local Illinois connections. Mike also lists his top 3.5 favorite films, and argues for others that might be on your list. They also discuss an opportunity to see Mission Impossible 2, as part of the Smash Cut Cinema Series, Saturday n...

Contact the Show! With the premiere of Disney•Pixar's "Inside Out 2" just days away... Mike does a deep dive with some new pals, Jim and Beth (from the Classic Cinemas Marketing team) about being able to see the extended preview of the film at CinemaCon a few weeks back. They also discuss some upcoming films including "Tuesday" (Julia Louis-Dryfus), Alien Romulus (from Dir...

Contact the Show! Mike shares the airwaves with fellow podcaster, movie reviewer, Michael Bay enthusiast, and general RIDE OR DIE companion, Diego Crespo @thediegocrespo from the Waffle Press. Mike and Diego dissect this week’s action blockbuster from Columbia Pictures - BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE!

Contact the Show! Mike sits down with Chris Johnson (CEO, CPE) to discuss our premium large format theatre auditoriums and what makes our XQ PLFs so special an offering. Part movie-lover battonage, part full-on nerd tech talk...this podcast covers every aspect of why our theatre auditoriums are built and designed to such exacting specs, and why that $6 Tuesday price (yes, even for XQ) is such a br...

Contact the Show! Mike sits down to discuss the latest George Miller masterpiece and gets into some serious behind the scenes motivation for the creative process on how the movie came to exist in the first place. This is a 'DO NOT MISS' episode and according to Mike a 'DO NOT MISS' movie. See it at most CLASSIC CINEMAS this week !

Contact the Show! Episode 7, "The Star Trek Series," needs a bit of a disclaimer — this is a HARD CORE Star Trek nerd-out sesh, in the best way possible. Mike sits down with Special Ops manager (and fellow Star Trek junky) Randy Pollock to discuss the most memorable points of the Star Trek films in Elk Grove Village's upcoming Star Trek film series, "The Genesis Trilogy."...

Contact the Show! MIke sits down to discuss all the happenings at all the theatres we have special event programming this summer. Do not miss, some of your favorites will be gracing the big screen for one night only! See you at the movies. For more information and lineup please visit us HERE  

Contact the Show! Mike sits down with CEO and CPE (Chief Popcorn Eater) Chris Johnson of CLASSIC CINEMAS to discuss two films opening this week that are near and dear to Chris's heart (and ears apparently.)  This week looks like a lot of fun at the movies, join these two for a short conversation surrounding both films, and a sneak peek conversation at the upcoming Kingdom of the Planet of the...

Contact the Show! Mike sits down and talks about some amazing films coming to (AND BACK TO) CLASSIC CINEMAS next week including Challengers, Alien: 45th Anniversary Re-release, The Mummy: 25th Anniversary Re-release, and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - The 25th Anniversary Re-release. For tickets and more information on any of the films discussed, please visit us at www.classiccinemas.com

Contact the Show! This week Mike sits down with Andrew Carlin from the AfterImage Film Festival to discuss the film festival taking place at CLASSIC CINEMAS CHARLESTOWNE 18 from April 11-14. The weekend line up opens with a Chicago film titled GHOSTLIGHT, which screens Thursday, 4/11 @ 5:30pm. It is directed by Alex Thompson & Kelly O'Sullivan.  There will be a hosted Q&A following th...

Contact the Show! This week, Mike discusses the new Liam Neeson release titled "In the Land of Saints and Sinners." (Samuel Goldwyn Films) The film is set in a remote Irish village, where ex-assassin, Finbar Murphy (Neeson) is compelled to protect and defend the innocent, at the risk of exposing his hidden past of violence and sin. This film releases on March 29, 2024.   Get your tickets...

Contact the Show! Mike discusses a new horror release called "Late Night with the Devil." (Umbrella Entertainment) The film is set in Berwyn, IL and covers the live broadcast of a late-night talk show in 1977 that goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms. It stars David Dastmalchian and is directed by Australian siblings Cameron and Colin Cairnes. This film rel...