WHAT: Miracle on 34th Street (1947, DCP) WHEN: December 19, 2018 1 PM & 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Santa Claus in person in our lobby at 6:30 PM! Organist Jay Warren performs prelude music…
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The following is a transcript of my presentation on “Powell & Pressburger” that was given at the Northbrook Public Library on November 6, 2018. Thank you to the staff of the Northbrook Public Library and to those who came out on…
WHAT: The Great Escape (1963, DCP) 55th anniversary screening WHEN: November 14, 2018 2 PM & 7 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: We’re showing a Steve McQueen movie. We don’t need anything else. HOW MUCH: $12/$10…
We were extremely honored to have Sara Karloff, daughter of Boris Karloff, as our special guest on October 18, 2018, at the Pickwick Theatre. Over 500 patrons (521) attended our screenings of Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Sara enjoyed her stay in Park Ridge, meeting…
WHAT: Beetlejuice (1988, DCP) 30th Anniversary Screening WHEN: October 30, 2018 2 PM & 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL (Theatre 1) WHAT ELSE: Organist Matt Haider performs pre-show music at 7:00 PM. HOW MUCH: $12/$10 advance ($8 for the…
WHAT: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935, DCP) Season 6 Opening Night WHEN: October 18, 2018 2 PM & 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Special guest Sara Karloff, daughter of horror icon Boris Karloff. Sara will…
Two thousand and eighteen marks the 35th anniversary of 1983. In that year, movies like Scarface, A Christmas Story, and Risky Business were released. I was eight years old then, and many of these films I did not see until years later. But there were a…
The colorization of black and white movies has been a hot-button topic for the film community since the 1980s. It’s a debate that should’ve died in that decade, but every so often the fad pops up again in circles outside the mainstream,…
Someone recently asked me what I thought of actor Paul Muni and would I ever profile him in a film series. Honestly, my main interest in Paul Muni is that he appeared in several bio-pics made by William Dieterle– a favorite director of mine whom I profiled…
When a theatre averages over 600 patrons a show, you know it’s doing well. Never mind the Chicago area; that’s one of the largest attendance totals in the country (for a classic film program). However, we arrived at that season average by riding on the coattails of all the…