This month, we’re featuring a few of our favorite classic movies and a few tips to help you hold the perfect movie night in your Chicago, IL apartment. We have the movies, snacks, and decoration recommendations you need to make your movie night special. Learn how to throw a classic movie night in your Arrive South Loop apartment today!
Movie Recommendations
“In Frank Capra's acclaimed romantic comedy, spoiled heiress Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert) impetuously marries the scheming King Westley, leading her tycoon father (Walter Connolly) to spirit her away on his yacht. After jumping ship, Ellie falls in with cynical newspaper reporter Peter Warne (Clark Gable), who offers to help her reunite with her new husband in exchange for an exclusive story. But during their travels, the reporter finds himself falling for the feisty young heiress.”
“If we identify strongly with the characters in some movies, then it is no mystery that ‘Casablanca’ is one of the most popular films ever made. It is about a man and a woman who are in love, and who sacrifice love for a higher purpose. This is immensely appealing; the viewer is not only able to imagine winning the love of Humphrey Bogart or Ingrid Bergman, but unselfishly renouncing it, as a contribution to the great cause of defeating the Nazis.”
Movie Snacks
No movie night is complete without a good movie snack. Bring out the popcorn, soda, ice cream, and drinks! Include a sweets bar for your guests to snack on during the movie. We recommend laying out cupcakes, caramel corn, brownies, and a sundae bar for your guests.
We really love these salted caramel brownies from Something Swanky. Use butter, semi-sweet chocolate, sugar, eggs, flour, cocoa powder, salt, and semi-sweet chocolate chips to make the brownies. Top it all off with your favorite caramel sauce (homemade or store-bought) and a sprinkle of sea salt. Serve these brownies up with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
Movie Decorations
Decorate your Chicago, IL apartment with a red carpet, twinkling lights, and your favorite classic movie posters for your movie night. Have your friends dress up as their favorite classic movie characters and furnish your apartment with a “Now Playing” sign displaying the name of the movie you’ll be watching.
What’s your favorite classic movie? Let us know in the comments. Thanks for reading our post!
