Chicago Moviegoer's Guide: Off-beat Theaters

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Updated: July 19, 2001

When the same old thing just won't cut it anymore

IMAX

Marcus Addison Cinemas
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1555 West Lake Street, Addison, IL 60101 (map)

This 20-screen megaplex features good concessions and a recently-added IMAX theater. Probably the place to go for IMAX if you're looking to avoid the tourist crowds at Navy Pier.
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Regal Lincolnshire Stadium 21 & Imax

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300 Parkway Dr, Lincolnshire, IL 60069 (map)

It seats 270 and operates in either the 2-D or 3-D format. Plus there is a six-channel, high fidelity motion picture sound system and special Imax PSE (Personal Sound Environment) headsets.
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Omnimax Theatre - Museum of Science & Industry
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5700 S. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60637 (map)

While smaller than the Navy Pier IMAX, the domed screen here surrounds viewers and immerses them in the film. Because of the location in the museum, the theater specializes in features about technology and industry's impact upon nature.
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Navy Pier IMAX Theatre
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600 E Grand Ave Ste 115, Chicago, IL 60611 (map)

The Late Night at the MAX film series allows you to see movies like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "The Matrix" in six-story splendor.
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Hilltop Drive-In
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1800 Maple Road, Joliet, IL 60431 (map)
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Delilah's

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2771 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614 (map)

You can see midnight-style movies for free early weekend evenings at this Lincoln Park lounge.
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Music Box

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3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613 (map)

This normally respectable movie palace shows cult flicks at midnight on the weekends.
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Vic Theatre
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3145 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60657 (map)

Enjoy second-run screenings at the old Vic Theater. Cheap beer and cheap seats means the experience is heavy on audience-interaction (i.e., lots of shouting).
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Village Art Theatre

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1548 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60610 (map)

There's always a good crop of just-barely second run movies playing here, plus some good late-night oddities.
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