UPCOMING EVENTS
Luther: Never Too Much
ONE TAKE x BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Thursday, November 21 & Saturday, November 23 | The documentary, from director Dawn Porter, chronicles the story of a vocal virtuoso, Luther Vandross. Using a wealth of rarely seen archives, Luther tells his own story with assistance from his closest friends and musical collaborators including Mariah Carey, Dionne Warwick, Valerie Simpson and Roberta Flack.
BreatheDeep: Doc & Dialogue – Dec. 7
Saturday, December 7 | An event taking place at The Little. | Ticketing not run by The Little. Little discounts and member benefits do not apply to this event.
The Nightmare Before Christmas – Dec. 7
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND | 35MM SCREENING | Saturday, December 7 | Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion. Tim Burton’s 1993 multi-holiday classic on 35mm at The Little!
The Sugarland Express – Dec. 8
4K RESTORATION | Sunday, December 8 | Steven Spielberg’s theatrical directorial debut, starring Goldie Hawn as a woman who attempts to reunite her family by helping her husband escape prison and together kidnapping their son. But things don’t go as planned when they are forced to take a police hostage on the road.
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey – Dec. 11
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE x BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Wednesday, December 11 at 7:00pm | An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the power to change their lives forever.
Fleischer Holiday Shorts – Dec. 12
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE | Thursday, December 12 at 7:30pm | Join us for a block of classic holiday cartoons from the golden age of animation featuring newly restored episodes from the legendary Fleischer Studios.
While You Were Sleeping – Dec. 13
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE x SO FETCH | 35MM SCREENING | Friday, December 13 | A hopelessly romantic Chicago Transit Authority ticket booth operator is mistaken for the fiancée of a comatose patient.
Home Alone – Dec. 14
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND | An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.
Prima Facie – Dec. 15 & 22
NT LIVE | Sunday, Dec. 15 at 11:30am and Sunday, Dec. 22 at 6pm | Jodie Comer’s (Killing Eve) Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller’s gripping one-woman play.
The Nightmare Before Christmas – Dec. 15
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE | 35MM SCREENING | Sunday, December 15 at 3:00pm | When Jack Skellington, Halloweentown’s beloved pumpkin king, accidentally stumbles on Christmastown — all bright colors and warm spirits — he gets a new lease on life: he plots to bring Christmas under his control by kidnapping Santa Claus and taking over the role.
Bell, Book and Candle – Dec. 15
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE | Sunday, December 15 at 7:00pm | A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancee, so she enchants him to love her instead. Snow, tinsel, a black cat, and an underground witches’ speakeasy club! With Kim Novak, James Stewart, Jack Lemon, and Elsa Lanchester.
The Music Room – Dec. 16
95 YEARS OF THE LITTLE | Monday, December 16 at 7:00pm | Depicts the end days of a decadent zamindar (landlord) in Bengal, and his efforts to uphold his family prestige even when faced with economic adversity.
Watkins & The Rapiers: The Great Christmas Tree Caper – Dec. 18
LITTLE CONCERT SERIES | Wednesday, December 18 | Live in concert, it’s the Watkins and the Rapiers Holiday concert spectacular! Songs, merriment, and more cheer than you can shake a candy cane at!
One Take: The Short List – Dec. 19 & 21
ONE TAKE DOC SERIES | Thursday, December 19 and Saturday, December 21 | Locally-produced short documentary films, featuring work from Boris Sapozhnikov, Jackie McGriff, Vinh Nguyen, and Robert Bilheimer.
Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point – Dec. 20 & 22
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE | LIMITED RUN | Friday, December 20 and Sunday, December 22 | A family gathers on Christmas Eve for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own.
Anastasia – Dec. 21 & 23
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE | Saturday, December 21 and Monday, December 23 | The last surviving child of the Russian Royal Family joins two con men to reunite with her grandmother, the Dowager Empress, while the undead Rasputin seeks her death.
Die Hard – Dec. 21
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE | Saturday, December 21 | New York City policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia) — and excellent-phone-answering daughter Lucy McClane — on Christmas Eve. At the company holiday party, festivities are interrupted by a group of terrorists who take over the high-rise, and everyone in it. Very soon McClane realizes that there’s no one to save the hostages — but him.
Amadeus – Jan. 11
WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS | Saturday, January 11 | A brand-new 4K restoration of the 1984 classical epic’s theatrical cut, about the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his rivalry with Antonio Salieri. Winner of 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture
Cléo from 5 to 7 – Jan. 15
95 YEARS OF THE LITTLE | Wednesday, January 15 at 7:00pm | Cleo, a singer and hypochondriac, becomes increasingly worried that she might have cancer while awaiting test results from her doctor.