The following is an unedited version of an article now appearing in the Spring 2024 issue of Nostalgia Digest magazine. Most everyone has seen, at one time or another, the image of the lion, framed by a circular strip of…
Author: spysmasher1942
WHAT: The Wizard of Oz (1939, DCP) 85th Anniversary WHEN: April 10, 2024 7 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Special Guest Steve Darnall, radio host of “Those Were the Days” (WDCB 90.9 FM) will be in…
WHAT: Blazing Saddles (1974, DCP) 50th anniversary WHEN: March 13, 2024 1 PM & 7 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL HOW MUCH: $12/$10 advance or $10 for the 1 PM matinee. Advance Tickets: Click Here and select date.…
WHAT: Titanic (1997, DCP, 194 min.) WHEN: February 14, 2024 1 PM & 7 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Organist Jay Warren performs pre-show music at 6:30 PM. HOW MUCH: $12/$10 advance or $10 for the…
Thank you to the 231 patrons who attended our screening of How the West Was Won (1962) on January 10, 2024. We would like to thank organist Jay Warren, our hostesses Beka & Diana, and the Pickwick Theatre management and…
WHAT: How the West Was Won (1962, DCP, 164 min.) WHEN: January 10, 2024 1 PM & 7 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Pre-show music by organist Jay Warren at 6:30 PM. HOW MUCH: $12/$10…
Based on the numbers from our exhibitor database, there were 2,000 theatres that played Die Hard (1988) nationally on Friday, December 15, 2023; the Pickwick Theatre ranked #2 in attendance! Thank you to the 496 patrons who attended our only…
WHAT: Die Hard (1988, DCP) 35th anniversary screening WHEN: Friday, December 15, 2023 1 PM & 7 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Pre-show music by organist Jake McDonagh at 6:30 PM. HOW MUCH: $12/$10 advance or…
WHAT: Little Shop of Horrors (1986, DCP, Director’s Cut)WHEN: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 1 PM & 7:30 PMWHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, ILHOW MUCH: $12/$10 advance or $10 for the 1 PM matineeAdvance Tickets: Click Here! Giant plants run amok…
WHAT: High Noon (1952, DCP) Season 10 Opening Night WHEN: September 13, 2023 1 PM & 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Organist Jay Warren performs pre-show music at 7 PM; The Three Stooges short, “Shot…