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:…
He’s Still Alive!!! He’s Still Alive!!! Donnie Dunagan, Co-Star in Universal’s 1939 movie “Son Of Frankenstein”, is coming to a Theatre near you! Born in 1934 to Irish parents fleeing for their lives to America, Donnie Dunagan has had a…
(Video courtesy of Robert Harrison.)
The line stretched down the block for our showing of Goldfinger! A record turnout of 461 patrons came out for our 50th Anniversary screening of Goldfinger on September 18, 2014. (The film had originally premiered in London on September 17, 1964, but was released in…
You can see movies anywhere, but there’s only one place where it becomes an event… What: 1964’s Goldfinger (DCP digital restoration) When: September 18, 2014 * 007:30 PM Where: Pickwick Theatre, 5 S. Prospect Ave. Park Ridge, IL Who: Ian Fleming…
The Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series is back in action! Join us on Sept. 18 when we kick off our second season with a 50th anniversary screening of 1964’s Goldfinger. Goldfinger, starring Sean Connery, turns 50!
The following is a video I made a few years ago. I used a rare audio recording of King Kong co-director Ernest B. Schoedsack, which was in my possession. Anything related to the original King Kong is of great interest to me, so I thought I’d…
“Try for beauty and truth in all you attempt.” ~ Tyrone Power, Sr., to his son, Tyrone Power III Searching For My Father, Tyrone Power, written by his elder daughter, Romina Power, is a work of love that his fans will…