This May marks the 100th anniversary of actor Tyrone Power’s birth. Launching a series of commemorative events around the U.S., the Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge will host a Tyrone Power double feature on May 1, 2014 as part of…
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To reflect upon Mickey Rooney is to reflect upon film. Starting from the present, one flips backwards through the vibrant pages of American cinema. One would whir past bright colors, flashy effects, Technicolor, giddy musicals, patriotic shorts, all the way…
Join us at the Pickwick Theatre on April 24 when we screen the gangster classic Scarface. Author Christina Rice will be with us to introduce the film and talk about the life of Ann Dvorak. For more about the Ann Dvorak…
We would like to thank the 183 film buffs who came out this past Thursday night to see Mr. Smith Goes to Washington at the Pickwick Theatre. In addition, we’d like to thank “Those Were the Days” radio host Steve Darnall (and his wife…
When: March 13, 2014, 7:30 PM Where: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL Short: Sons of Liberty (1939) starring Claude Rains Cosponsored by the Park Ridge Public Library “Liberty’s too precious a thing to be buried in books… men should hold it up…
When: March 6, 2014, 7:00 PM (Doors open at 6:20 PM.) Where: Park Ridge Public Library, 20 S. Prospect Ave. Park Ridge, IL ***With live piano accompaniment by David Drazin!*** Short: Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000) Starts at 6:20…
Those who filled out our movie survey last spring at the Park Ridge Public Library Classic Film Series will be happy to know that one of the most requested films people listed, Wuthering Heights, will be screened on February 13, 2014, at the…
WHAT: GUNGA DIN: A 75th anniversary screening WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHEN: January 23, 2014, 7:30 PM Presented by the Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series “We spent many weeks in the California desert at Lone Pine, several hours’ drive…
There have been many great years in Hollywood’s Golden Age. Every year had its share of landmark motion pictures. Nineteen forty-six, for example, is a year that saw the release of movies like It’s a Wonderful Life and The Best Years…