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Laurel & Hardy Christmas Spectacular

  • Posted on November 27, 2013December 5, 2013
  • by spysmasher1942

WHAT: Babes in Toyland (1934) 77 min. WHEN: Tuesday, December 10, 2013; 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge Originally released as Babes in Toyland, this Laurel & Hardy family classic is better known to legions of fans by its reissue title, March of the…

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10 Reasons You Should See The Thief of Bagdad:

  • Posted on November 11, 2013November 18, 2013
  • by spysmasher1942

10. This is a new digital restoration of The Thief of Bagdad (1924).  It was restored from two 35mm negatives and contains the color tints from the original release prints. This is not a public domain dvd you will be viewing! 9. The costume…

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Halloween Night at the Pickwick

  • Posted on November 2, 2013November 7, 2013
  • by spysmasher1942

Beware The Blob! (presented by the Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series) We had 221 people come out on a rainy Halloween night to see the 1958 cult classic The Blob with Steve McQueen. It was great to see so many kids in…

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“THEM!”

  • Posted on October 25, 2013October 25, 2013
  • by spysmasher1942

This is not the first time I’ve shown Them! Ten years ago I played an original 16mm print of it at the old LaSalle Bank revival theatre in Chicago during my “Atomic Cinema” series. It was a program that dealt…

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Halloween Horror: Park Ridge Under Attack!

  • Posted on October 12, 2013October 17, 2013
  • by spysmasher1942

  October 24: Park Ridge Public Library 7 PM October 31: Pickwick Theatre 7:30 PM

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WGN-TV Visits Pickwick Theatre!

  • Posted on October 12, 2013October 13, 2013
  • by spysmasher1942

View of the spacious auditorium from the projection booth… This past Tuesday morning (10/8/13) WGN-TV came out to visit the Pickwick Theatre– home of the new classic film series. This was part of the “Around Town” feature seen on the WGN Morning…

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Opening Night for the Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series!

  • Posted on September 28, 2013September 28, 2013
  • by spysmasher1942

Thank you to the 300+ movie fans who came out and supported us on Opening Night. Our screening of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) received a huge ovation from an audience of young and old. One of the nicest comments we overheard came from…

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Recommended Reading

  • Posted on September 22, 2013
  • by spysmasher1942

If you can find it, check out the May 1984 issue (Volume 14 Number 3) of Cinefantastique. There’s a 20-page retrospective article on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea written by Joel Frazier and Harry Hathorne. It’s one of the best “making of” articles on…

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Ahead, Full!

  • Posted on September 8, 2013September 8, 2013
  • by spysmasher1942

A toast to the upcoming Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series! I have a Nemo-like desire to escape the world at the surface– the movie world where violence and noise vibrate against the walls of every multiplex across the country. Away from that I will take audiences…

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The Silent Sea

  • Posted on August 4, 2013August 4, 2013
  • by spysmasher1942

On September 26, 2013, we will be showing the definitive screen version of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. However, a lot of people do not realize there was an earlier silent version of the film made in 1916. The…

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