WHAT: The Wizard of Oz (1939) presented on DCP WHEN: November 14, 2017 2 PM & 7 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Organist Jay Warren performs prelude music at 6:30 PM/cartoon HOW MUCH: $10 ($8 advance…
WHAT: Young Frankenstein (1974) presented in DCP WHEN: October 26, 2017 2 PM & 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Jay Warren performs prelude music at 7:00 PM/Frankenstein trailers HOW MUCH: $10/$8 advance (before the day of the…
If there’s a Hitchcock movie on the marquee, it must mean the Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series is back! Over 700 patrons attended our screening of Rear Window on September 14, 2017. This was the largest crowd we ever had for a season opener. We are…
WHAT: Rear Window (1954) on DCP/Season 5 Opening Night WHEN: September 14, 2017 2 PM & 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Prelude music by organist Jay Warren at 7 PM; Halloween show preview HOW MUCH:…
During the month of July, Turner Classic Movies is showcasing my favorite actor, Ronald Colman. For those interested in Mr. Colman’s life and career, we have a popular and active Facebook group dedicated to his memory: Ronald Colman Appreciation Society : A Heritage to…
This past season at the Pickwick Theatre we averaged nearly 400 patrons a month. We opened last September with The Searchers, and we ended in May with You Only Live Twice. Opening Night and Closing Night are always big events in town,…
Thank you to the 487 patrons who attended our 50th anniversary screening of You Only Live Twice on May 18, 2017. We had guests, music, memorabilia– and one of the coolest props we’ve ever had on display. And the digital restoration…
I’ve compiled a more complete list of “Movies About Movies” and various films that deal in some way with show business. The following films were not screened at the Park Ridge Public Library Classic Film Series in 2017. (Some titles, however, have already been…
“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…
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…