WHAT: The Bishop’s Wife (1947)WHEN: December 16, 2026 1 PM & 7 PMWHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, ILWHAT ELSE: Pre-show organ music by Jake McDonagh at 6:30 PM; cartoon.HOW MUCH: $12/$10 advance or $10 for the 1 PM matinee.Advance Tickets:…
Unless there is a decent turnout in January– and by that we mean far more than a hundred people– our 100th anniversary screening of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) will be the final silent film that the Pickwick Theatre Classic Film…
WHAT: Casino Royale (2006) 20th AnniversaryWHEN: November 11, 2026 1 PM & 7 PMWHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, ILWHAT ELSE: Introduction by James Bond author Raymond Benson at 7 PM.HOW MUCH: $12/$10 advance or $10 for the 1 PM matinee.Advance…
WHAT: Poltergeist (1982)WHEN: October 28, 2026 1 PM & 7 PMWHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, ILWHAT ELSE: Film critic Nick Digilio will introduce the 7 PM screening; pre-show organ music at 6:30 PM by Jake McDonagh; vintage cartoonHOW MUCH: $12/$10…
Not the 255 brave souls who came out to see it on October 7, 2026! We are grateful to all those fans who showed up to support this event. We had a head-spinning good time! We are indebted to film…
WHAT: The Exorcist (1973) Original Theatrical Version WHEN: October 7, 2026 1 PM & 7 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Special guest Nick Digilio will introduce the 7 PM screening. Organ pre-show music at 6:30 PM…
The Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series had its largest Opening Day in years this past Wednesday. Our screening of The Third Man (1949) on September 16, 2026, brought 326 patrons to the Mega-Theatre. We are extremely grateful to all our…
WHAT: The Third Man (1949, 4K DCP) Restored British Release WHEN: September 16, 2026 1 PM & 7 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Pre-show organ music by Jake McDonagh at 6:30 PM; cartoon HOW MUCH: $12/$10…
The Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series will return for its thirteenth season on September 16, 2026, with a screening of The Third Man (1949). We’ll have some updates on this event in the next few weeks. Until then, here are…
In the early 1990s, when I was still in high school, the VCR was my family’s only home entertainment. We didn’t have cable at that time. Somewhere around 1990, I recorded my first movie on television, which was the original…