Thunderball screens this Thursday, April 21, at 7 PM at the Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge. Doors open at 6 PM. When two atomic bombs are stolen and held for ransom by the organization SPECTRE, Agent 007 is called into…
WHAT: Thunderball (1965) 50th anniversary screening (on DCP) WHEN: April 21, 2016 7:00 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHO: Special guests: James Bond author Raymond Benson & Colin Clark of the Ian Fleming Foundation WHAT ELSE: The “Vulcan…
The following is film historian Leonard Maltin’s “Legends of Laughter 2” introduction written specifically for Park Ridge Classic Film. LOL2 runs from March 3-May 26 only at the Park Ridge Public Library. There is no guarantee that two or three comedians will…
They came from vaudeville and Broadway, from the silent cinema and radio, and later, the nightclubs. They are some of the most recognizable names in American screen comedy—names that are synonymous with Hollywood’s golden age. Laurel & Hardy… The Marx…
WHAT: A Night at the Opera (1935) on DCP WHEN: March 10, 2016 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge WHAT ELSE: Organist Jay Warren performs pre-show music at 7:00 PM. Also, the Laurel & Hardy short, Thicker Than Water (1935)…
We had 582 patrons come out for our 75th anniversary screening of Citizen Kane on February 11, 2016. We are grateful to everyone who supported this showing of “the greatest film in American cinema”! A special thank you to producer Michael…
Citizen Kane turns 75 this year. Our anniversary screening at the Pickwick Theatre on February 11 would’ve been more timely had the film actually been released in February, 1941, as it was originally intended. However, due to the controversy surrounding William Randolph Hearst– the film’s primary inspiration who carried great…
WHAT: Citizen Kane (1941) 75th anniversary screening WHEN: February 11, 2016 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Producer (and Orson Welles scholar) Michael Dawson will be our special guest; organist Jay Warren provides pre-show music at 7:00 PM…
Thank you to the 465 patrons who came out to support our 50th anniversary screening of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly on January 7, 2016. The new restoration of Sergio Leone’s definitive “spaghetti Western” looked spectacular on the big screen! And…
WHAT: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 50th anniversary NOTE: We will be screening the restored version on DCP (digital). WHEN: January 7, 2016 7:00 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Organist Jay Warren performs…