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In this mini course, master magic hour lighting while you analyze its role in the movie 'Somewhere in Time,' filmed partially in Chicago.

In 60 seconds, learn about the "rough and scary" childhood of film producer Quincy Jones and a Chicago mural that celebrated him.

On this virtual walking tour, visit the childhood home of film producer Quincy Jones and a mural that celebrates him.

Walk virtually with Chicago Movie Tours and hear why some Chicagoans claimed small movie houses lured certain filmgoers into a life of sin.

Tour Altenheim, originally built to care for German elderly and later, a setting for Chicago movies

On this virtual walking tour, learn about the S.S. Eastland tragedy via a suburban Chicago speakeasy and film.

Revisit music from 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' to learn about a Hollywood term called "sneaking in and out."

Float virtually with us down a Louisiana bayou and learn why movies are filmed on these mystical bodies of water

Dig in to The Untouchables with two behind-the-scenes accounts.

In this mini course, use the most famous sequence in The Untouchables (1987) to master a disorderly editing style.

Revisit three scenes from 'The Blues Brothers,' and assess the significance of location filming in Chicago

Go on location in Chicago to learn what what low-angle shots signify in The Dark Knight — and in Hollywood movies in general.

I don't like The Dark Knight, but if you run a business called Chicago Movie Tours, then you must submit to the movie at some point.

Watch the cast and crew of "Somewhere In Time" gush over Chicago's hospitality in 1979, a new period in the Windy City's movie history.

In this hour-long interview, go behind the scenes of "Somewhere in Time" with the president of the movie's fan club.

Discover murals in Chicago that are devoted to movies.

Try your hand at 1 question about Chicago's movie history In this series, Bite-Sized Chicago Movie Trivia, we locate a building, an...

Try your hand at 1 question about Chicago's movie history

Discover secrets of a bronze cow that sits outside the Chicago Cultural Center

Explore 4 reasons the Art Institute scene in Ferris Bueller's Day Off is so memorable