WHAT: A Hard Day’s Night (1964) DCP presentation WHEN: March 19, 2015 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHO: Beatles author Robert Rodriguez* will join us to introduce A Hard Day’s Night. His band, “The Time Bandits,” will perform…
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“Remember, as was once told me, ‘Life is to give, not to take.’” ~Fredric March as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables (1935) In 2015, we look beyond the veil of our existence as we take a spiritual journey through the…
Once again, the line to get in stretched down the block… “Welcome back to the fight. This time, I know our side will win.” ~ Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid) to Rick (Humphrey Bogart) in Casablanca (1942). We had 695 patrons…
What: Casablanca (1942) film screening Also: “Our Wife” (1931) starring Laurel & Hardy When: February 10, 2015 7:30 PM Where: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL Who: Jay Warren performing pre-show music at 7:00 PM Why: A DCP (digitally restored) presentation…
With our Gone With the Wind screening over– and no Pickwick Theatre show until February 10– our attention has shifted back to the upcoming film program at the Park Ridge Public Library. The Classic Film Series is set to return in the spring. For those only…
The Ridge Theatre– Park Ridge’s first movie house. The Pickwick Theatre is the most identifiable landmark in Park Ridge. It’s been a source of pride for the community since 1928. Filling the theatre, however, is not always an easy task. Suburban multiplexes and…
The line stretched down the block even past 7 PM… Our 75th anniversary screening of Gone With the Wind (1939) on December 4, 2014, was a colossal success with 735 people attending! This is a new attendance record for the…
WHAT: Gone With the Wind (1939): 75th anniversary film screening. WHEN: December 4, 2014 7:00 PM (Doors will open at 6:00 PM) WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHO: Organist Jay Warren will perform prelude music between 6:30-7:00 PM. “Those…
A record turnout of 614 theatregoers attended the 75th anniversary screening of Son of Frankenstein (1939) on October 30, 2014– an evening made unforgettable by the presence of Donnie Dunagan. Donnie signed autographs in the lobby before and after the feature presentation. Though the…
“Well, Hellllll-lo!” ~Peter von Frankenstein (Donnie Dunagan) WHAT: Son of Frankenstein (1939) 75th anniversary screening WHEN: October 30, 2014 at 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHO: Donnie Dunagan (“Peter von Frankenstein”) will be our honored guest. HOW MUCH:…