Can Evanston’s downtown movie house find a new tenant? Here’s why it looks likely.

“I have read some of the media coverage of the closure and suggestions that what was needed was reclining seats,” Schopf wrote. “My apologies, but I do not think that is the Evanston audience. Rather, I believe they want excellent, curated programming and they want many of the films to be eventized with visiting directors, talent, panel discussions, etc., as we do at the Music Box, all in a well-maintained theater.”