Up until February of this year, the Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series had been averaging over 700 patrons a show. This has been our most successful season with few disappointments. But one such disappointment was an unrealized project that few people knew anything about. I mention it only…
Month: March 2018
Thank you to the 433 patrons who came out for our 85th anniversary screening of King Kong on March 15, 2018. We are grateful to Jay Warren, Steve Darnall, Paul Pandocchi, the Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series cast (Monica, Shannon,…
WHAT: King Kong (1933) 85th anniversary screening (DCP restoration, 100 min.) WHEN: March 15, 2018 2 PM & 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Jay Warren performs prelude music beginning at 7 PM. Steve Darnall, host…
Ealing Studios produced films of all genres, but in the late 1940s, their name became synonymous with comedy. Whisky Galore!, one of three important comedies that Ealing released in 1949– the others being Passport to Pimlico and Kind Hearts and…