WHAT: Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) on DCP WHEN: October 29, 2015 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: “Shiver Me Timbers!” (Popeye, 1934) Musician Dave Drazin will be performing pre-show music on the Mighty Wurlitzer organ beginning at…
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Minutes before the show started, the line continued to stretch down the block! Nearly 600 people (598) attended our season opener last Thursday! It was a rainy weekday night, so we are very grateful to all those who came out to…
WHAT: North By Northwest (1959) screening on DCP WHEN: September 17, 2015 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL HOW MUCH: $10/$7 seniors 60+ ($8/$6 advance tickets at box office or online www.pickwicktheatre.com) WHAT ELSE: Organist Jay Warren performs…
A near-capacity crowd came out for our World War II event at the library. The following is a transcript from our introduction of Twelve O’Clock High on August 6, 2015. We had 82 patrons attend this special event at the Park Ridge Public…
On August 6, 2015– coincidentally, the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima– we will honor “The Spirit of ’45” at the Park Ridge Public Library with a screening of Twelve O’Clock High (1949). We will also present a fascinating documentary on the history of…
We are grateful to J.R. Jones, author of The Lives of Robert Ryan, for asking Park Ridge Classic Film to be involved in his Robert Ryan Event on May 31, 2015, at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago. Matthew C. Hoffman moderated…
On May 31, 2015, the Music Box Theatre in Chicago will be presenting a screening of The Set-Up (1949) starring Robert Ryan. Lisa Ryan, the late actor’s daughter, will be a special guest. In addition, author J.R. Jones will be discussing his new book, The…
Thank you to everyone who came out to support the Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series. For the seven shows this season, we had a combined attendance of 3700! (That’s an average of over 500 people a show.) Though we only…
“If you believe in your dreams, your dreams will come to life.” ~ Colleen Moore On May 7, 2015, the Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series will conclude its second season with a screening of Why Be Good? (1929) starring Colleen…
“I was the spark that lit up Flaming Youth, Colleen Moore was the torch. What little things we are to have caused all that trouble.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald What: Why Be Good? (1929) DCP restoration Jay Warren of the SFSC…