The following is a transcript of my presentation on The Palm Beach Story, which was screened at the Park Ridge Public Library on May 26, 2022. This was the season finale to our “Legends of Laughter 3” film series. We…
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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,…
In 2014, the Park Ridge Public Library Classic Film Series (and program host Matthew C. Hoffman) were honored to have as their guest, Ann-Marie Streibich, granddaughter of actress Irene Dunne. For the first time, we present her introduction to the…
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…
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…
“The idea of Hollywood is the most original idea Hollywood ever had– the only one that it ever made up by itself… In its impact on the world, it’s the most powerful idea it ever had.” ~Richard Schickel, Hollywood on…