“Rich in the details of moviemaking, visually inventive, superbly scripted and acted, The Bad and the Beautiful is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the end of Hollywood’s Golden Era. In his analysis of Minnelli’s films, Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Stephen…
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The following is a transcript of my presentation on In a Lonely Place at the Park Ridge Public Library on May 11, 2017. “I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks…
“Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond.” ~Tiger Tanaka (Tetsuro Tamba) WHAT: You Only Live Twice (1967) 50th Anniversary Screening (in DCP) WHEN: May 18, 2017: 2 PM & 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Special Guests: James…
The following is a transcript of my presentation on Sullivan’s Travels at the Park Ridge Public Library on April 27, 2017. Sullivan’s Travels is the story of a well-off motion picture director who wants to make a socially-conscious movie—against the…
Please join us at the Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series in Park Ridge, IL, for the 50th Anniversary celebration of the last of the great Sean Connery Bond films, You Only Live Twice, where 007’s adventure takes him to exotic…
We had nearly 700 patrons (692) for our screening of Singin’ in the Rain on April 20, 2017. We are grateful to all our fans and friends who attended the event and made this the largest turnout of the season at…
WHAT: Singin’ in the Rain (1952) 65th anniversary screening (on DCP) WHEN: April 20, 2017 2 PM & 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Jay Warren performs pre-show music on the Mighty Wurlitzer at 7:00 PM Raffle…
The following is a transcript of my presentation at the Park Ridge Public Library on April 6, 2017. Prior to the film, we screened the Boy Meets Girl trailer, the cartoon “Felix in Hollywood,” and a Three Stooges short, “Movie Maniacs.”…
The following is a transcript of my presentation on A Star is Born, which was screened at the Park Ridge Public Library on March 30, 2017. Despite being a rainy night, over sixty patrons attended the screening. Had we issued comment…
The following is a transcript of my presentation on What Price Hollywood?, which was screened at the Park Ridge Public Library on March 23, 2017. What Price Hollywood? (1932) was one of the first serious films to dramatize the price of…