THE DARK CRYSTAL - 70MM Screenings at the Music Box

Name: THE DARK CRYSTAL - 70MM Screenings at the Music Box
Start: 2025-08-14T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-14T20:30:00-05:00
Location: Music Box Theatre

Schedule

Thu Aug 14 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Music Box Theatre | Chicago, IL

*2 Shows Only - Thursday August 14th at 6:30pm & Sunday August 17th at 11am*
Presented In 70MM - Part of THE MUSIC BOX 70MM FILM FESTIVAL - Visit our website for Full Schedule: https://musicboxtheatre.com/series-and-festivals/the-music-box-70mm-festival-2025
A young Gelfling named Jen sets out to restore order to his planet by recovering a glass shard from the broken and powerful Dark Crystal. A delightfully creepy collaboration between Jim Henson and Frank Oz, THE DARK CRYSTAL presents a darker side of the muppets and features some of the best animatronics of the ’80s (which still hold up beautifully today). Variety noted the film was a welcome lesson in mortality for parents and children alike, and “the outstanding character is the Aughra, an ancient one-eyed harridan of an oracle who somehow reminds one of a truly blowsy Shelley Winters.”