They came from vaudeville and Broadway, from the silent cinema and radio, and later, the nightclubs. They are some of the most recognizable names in American screen comedy—names that are synonymous with Hollywood’s golden age. Laurel & Hardy… The Marx…
Month: February 2016
WHAT: A Night at the Opera (1935) on DCP WHEN: March 10, 2016 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge WHAT ELSE: Organist Jay Warren performs pre-show music at 7:00 PM. Also, the Laurel & Hardy short, Thicker Than Water (1935)…
We had 582 patrons come out for our 75th anniversary screening of Citizen Kane on February 11, 2016. We are grateful to everyone who supported this showing of “the greatest film in American cinema”! A special thank you to producer Michael…
Citizen Kane turns 75 this year. Our anniversary screening at the Pickwick Theatre on February 11 would’ve been more timely had the film actually been released in February, 1941, as it was originally intended. However, due to the controversy surrounding William Randolph Hearst– the film’s primary inspiration who carried great…