We had a lot of fun on March 29, 2023, with The Road Warrior (1981). We treated this show as our final presentation on the Pickwick Theatre’s “Mega-screen.” (The screen will be coming down in favor of the old stage.)…
Tag: Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series
When a theatre averages over 600 patrons a show, you know it’s doing well. Never mind the Chicago area; that’s one of the largest attendance totals in the country (for a classic film program). However, we arrived at that season average by riding on the coattails of all the…
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…
WHAT: Singin’ in the Rain (1952) 65th anniversary screening (on DCP) WHEN: April 20, 2017 2 PM & 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Jay Warren performs pre-show music on the Mighty Wurlitzer at 7:00 PM Raffle…
“It is Sergio Leone’s masterpiece, the one he was practicing for with those hard-edged Clint Eastwood Italian westerns Leone directed in the 1960s. More epic in scope and richer in storyline, Leone’s ace-card this time was his casting the all-American…
The Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series has celebrated many centennial events over the years, paying tribute to screen legends like Tyrone Power and Olivia de Havilland. We’ve honored both their life and career. On December 8, we honor the film career of…
WHAT: Enter the Dragon (1973) presented in DCP WHEN: November 17, 2016 2PM & 7:30PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL HOW MUCH: $10 ($8 advance)/$6 for 2 PM matinee “What’s your style?” “My style? You can call it the art of fighting…
“After I had seen The Searchers a few times, it was completely fixed in my mind. The film was such a seminal and primal experience that I was absolutely convinced I had dreamed it, which was just right because that’s…