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)…
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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…
The Pickwick Theatre was the only venue in the Chicago area to honor Frank Sinatra’s Centennial this December. We are grateful to all those who came out to support our modest tribute to The Chairman. The weather that night was as warm…
WHAT: On the Town (1949) on DCP **Frank Sinatra Centennial Event** WHEN: December 10, 2015 7:30 PM (Doors open at 6:45 PM) WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Organist Jay Warren will perform prelude music from 7:15-7:30 PM.…
Thank you to everyone who came out to our “Elvis Night” on November 12. We had another fun time at the Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series! Movie Hostess Allison with Program Host Matthew The winner of our Elvis gift basket,…
“Hope all of you enjoy the screening of this A&C classic, by far the cult film of all their movies. Wish I could be here with you to see it on the big screen, but will be there in spirit… Keep the…