Our 50th anniversary screening of Planet of the Apes on May 16, 2018, was a fun event for the Park Ridge community. We are grateful to all those who came out on a beautiful night to support our season finale. We…
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WHAT: Planet of the Apes (1968) 50th anniversary screening (presented on DCP) WHEN: May 16, 2018 2 PM & 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Organist Jay Warren provides prelude music at 7 PM! Season 5…
Thank you to the nearly 500 (497) patrons who attended our screening of The Sound of Music on April 19, 2018. It was a wonderful spring night, and we are grateful that so many kids were in attendance. Congratulations to the winners…
WHAT: Wings (1927) DCP restoration with 10 min. intermission WHEN: April 25, 2018 2 PM & 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Jay Warren provides organ accompaniment at both screenings on the Pickwick’s original 1928 Mighty Wurlitzer.…
The following is a transcript of my presentation on The Ladykillers at the Park Ridge Public Library on April 12, 2018. This was our final show of our 10th season. We had 75 patrons in attendance. ~MCH For the past six weeks we’ve…
WHAT: The Sound of Music (1965); DCP presentation with 10 min. intermission WHEN: April 19, 2018 2 PM & 7:00 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Jay Warren performs prelude music at 6:30 PM. Drawing for free…
Up until February of this year, the Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series had been averaging over 700 patrons a show. This has been our most successful season with few disappointments. But one such disappointment was an unrealized project that few people knew anything about. I mention it only…
Thank you to the 433 patrons who came out for our 85th anniversary screening of King Kong on March 15, 2018. We are grateful to Jay Warren, Steve Darnall, Paul Pandocchi, the Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series cast (Monica, Shannon,…
WHAT: King Kong (1933) 85th anniversary screening (DCP restoration, 100 min.) WHEN: March 15, 2018 2 PM & 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Jay Warren performs prelude music beginning at 7 PM. Steve Darnall, host…
Ealing Studios produced films of all genres, but in the late 1940s, their name became synonymous with comedy. Whisky Galore!, one of three important comedies that Ealing released in 1949– the others being Passport to Pimlico and Kind Hearts and…