New 400 Theaters

6746 N. Sheridan Road,
Chicago, IL 60626

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ChicChas
ChicChas on January 17, 2010 at 2:40 pm

After six months operation under new ownership, this place remains a neighborhood gem. Saw UP IN THE AIR last week. $5.00 matinee. Fresh popcorn. Friendly and courteous staff. Clean auditorium and restroom.

Adoresixtyfour
Adoresixtyfour on September 10, 2009 at 1:31 pm

Saw “Inglourious Basterds” there a couple of weeks ago with a decent-sized, enthusiastic crowd. So nice to see this place up & running well again. It’s now one of my “go-to” theaters for affordable moviegoing (along with the Davis and the Logan). Options? Are good.

Paul Fortini
Paul Fortini on July 31, 2009 at 9:53 pm

Glad to see this place re-opened! At least this place and the North Riverside escaped the clutches of Village Entertainment.

uptownjen
uptownjen on July 31, 2009 at 5:11 pm

Awesome news for us Northsiders. As soon as something I want to see comes in, I’ll be excited to check it out!

Adoresixtyfour
Adoresixtyfour on July 6, 2009 at 8:47 am

Went there yesterday. Clean and fresh, with what looked like new carpeting and refurbished seats (at least I think they were refurbished—my butt didn’t fall asleep during “Public Enemies”), and the faint smell of fresh paint was in the air. The biggest change? The staff. The previous crew looked like extras from a George Romero movie—slow, unenthusiastic, disinterested. The new crew? Bright, friendly, eager, helpful. I’ll gladly go again.

Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short on July 3, 2009 at 9:57 am

The Little Theatre that Could.

CatherineDiMartino
CatherineDiMartino on July 3, 2009 at 9:05 am

So glad to see it re-opened. I’ll jave to check it out.

nwasinski
nwasinski on July 1, 2009 at 5:39 pm

I’m a reporter who will be covering the re-opening of 400 theater. If you happen to go there tonight, drop me a line to let me know what you thought. Email me at n.wasinski[at]gmail[dot] com. Please include your neighborhood, age and full name. Thanks, moviegoers!

Broan
Broan on July 1, 2009 at 2:16 pm

Their website will be http://thenew400.com/ but it is not yet up.

TracyMA
TracyMA on July 1, 2009 at 2:14 pm

It’s officially open today. Looks clean and new, and it’s playing four first run movies. Going definitely to try it out today.
Will comment after.

Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short on June 29, 2009 at 1:13 pm

I’m just reacting on a gut level. But 4 million seems like an awful lot of money to spend on a renovation of the 400. I wonder if that figure is incorrect.

mp775
mp775 on June 29, 2009 at 1:11 pm

Looks like the current official name is the “New 400 Theater”

Broan
Broan on June 28, 2009 at 9:07 pm

4 million, wow

Bruce C.
Bruce C. on June 28, 2009 at 8:37 pm

I was happy to find show listings for the New 400 on Flixster on Friday. I drove down Sheridan on Saturday night and noticed the theatre looked dark which seemed odd since it was supposed to be open. On Sunday afternoon I went to the theatre to see a movie but it wasn’t open. The sign on the door said it will open on July 1.

CinemarkFan
CinemarkFan on June 26, 2009 at 5:57 pm

Reopened today as the new 400 Theater. They’re showing “Transformers 2”, “Taking of Pelham 123”, “The Hangover”, and “Up” in 2D.

I will get down there again soon, but only when I can go to the nearby Carmen’s Pizza.

Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short on May 26, 2009 at 2:06 pm

Is that to say Ron Rooding is breeding horses?

Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short on May 26, 2009 at 2:04 pm

The Village North sign has been demolished. There is a vinyl banner hanging above the doors now that says something like:

“coming soon, the NEW 400 THEATRE”

Saw this on my way down Sheridan last night. The power is on in the lobby, also a good sign.

Brainwrap
Brainwrap on April 15, 2009 at 8:08 pm

Does anyone know what happened to Ron Rooding?

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on April 14, 2009 at 3:54 pm

Thanks. But “Paste” & WebTV isn’t really a good combo. It’s “server” is too archaic, and it would just post/revert to that site’s main page. If WebTV was able to do anything at all. I can send links to people, but not to other sites.
Alas, I must leave the link posting to the pros.

Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short on April 14, 2009 at 3:38 pm

That web site has pictures of everything. I am beginning to feel like a drug addict. It’s easy to post links. Just right click the web address and copy it. Then you can paste into Cinema Treasures.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on April 14, 2009 at 3:30 pm

Hey LTS, that site has 4 pics of the Nortown, since you are able to post them.

Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short on April 14, 2009 at 3:25 pm

The 400, complete with old-school road sign:

View link

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on April 14, 2009 at 3:20 pm

Reactivate Notification Status.

CatherineDiMartino
CatherineDiMartino on March 31, 2009 at 5:50 pm

I’ve been a little out of the loop lately. Village Theatres has bitten the dust? Yeah, I’ll shed a tear for them. They were one of the worst chains ever.