The Big Red S is coming to the Mega-Theatre! Thank you to Adeel of Steel for creating this wonderful trailer for us! Superman: The Movie (1978) will be screened on Wednesday, December 15, at 1 PM and 7 PM. We’ll…
For a guy whose middle name is Christmas, you’d think I’d show a Christmas movie. For someone who is completely indifferent to modern superhero movies– just ask me what I think of your “multiverse”– you’d think I’d avoid the entire…
WHAT: The Magnificent Seven (1960, DCP) WHEN: November 17, 2021 1 PM & 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL HOW MUCH: $12/$10 advance or $10 for the 1 PM matinee Advance Tickets: Click Here! Calvera: New wall. Chris: There…
WHAT: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966, DCP)WHEN: October 27, 2021 1 PM & 7:30 PMWHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, ILHOW MUCH: $12/$10 advance; $10 for the 1 PM matinee(To purchase advance tickets for the 7:30 PM screening: Click Here!)…
It had been 19 months since we last presented a film at the Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series. The reaction we received on September 15, 2021, clearly indicated that people are ready to come back out to the show. The…
WHAT: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, DCP) 40th anniversary screeningWHEN: September 15, 2021 1 PM & 7:30 PMWHERE: Pickwick Theatre (5 S. Prospect Ave. Park Ridge, IL)WHAT ELSE: Pre-show music by organist Jay Warren at 7 PM! HOW MUCH:…
If Adventure has a name… it must be Indiana Jones. This summer marks the 40th anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), the first film in the popular Indiana Jones franchise. Chicago native Harrison Ford starred as the intrepid,…
It’s official! After nineteen months, the Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series will return on September 15, 2021, with a 40th anniversary screening of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). This will be our Season 8 Opening Night. We will have…
I must admit that I didn’t watch The A-Team when it first aired on NBC, but two years after its last episode, I realized through re-runs just what an outstanding show it was due to its writing– particularly its use…
I saw several John Ford films when I attended the LaSalle Bank Theatre with my dad on Saturday nights, but one that I was less than enthralled with was The Wings of Eagles. I knew someone who saw it at…