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For those of you who have wondered where the writer disappeared to, I’ll let you in on the secret. I’ve been drawing.
Like many people in the world of the arts I too enjoy the pleasure of more than one form of expression. Semi-consistently now for the past year I have been putting pen to paper and creating different scenes from Chicago’s present in the form of not words but of sketches.
Perhaps…
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Driving the Zanny Way: A How-To Guide On How NOT To Drive
Driving the Zanny Way: A How-To Guide On How NOT To Drive
As a semi-professional drive who makes their living be driving, I’ve noticed a few things. The most obvious is that entirely too many people do not know how to drive properly. They make a lot of mistakes and if yo are not paying attention at all times, you can easily end up in a collision or pile up. To avoid this, I offer a tongue-in-cheek how-to guide for the best ways to crack up. If you…
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Orville: An Adult Fairytale
Orville: An Adult Fairytale
Orville wasn’t the smartest. He was the first to admit it. He had made a lot of mistakes, though he would honestly tell you it wasn’t always his fault. His dad was partially to blame. There were a few things his dad never told him. Like don’t eat the bar food. Yea, now that would have been good advice. But his dad never told him and now Orville was hooked on the stuff. It was like his own…
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LANA WOOD - In Person!!!!
LANA WOOD – In Person!!!!
Meet the Grown-Up BOND GIRL!!! Lana Wood in Person John & the Wood Sisters For more information please check out the following article. Lana will be a appearing at the Pickwick Theater in downtown Park Ridge, IL on Sept. 15, 2016! https://gracerellie.wordpress.com/2016/08/01/come-see-the-searchers-at-the-pickwick-theater-september-15-2016-at-7-pm-in-park-ridge-il/
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Come See “The Searchers” at the Pickwick Theater September 15, 2016 at 7 PM in Park Ridge, IL
Come See “The Searchers” at the Pickwick Theater September 15, 2016 at 7 PM in Park Ridge, IL
Click HERE to watch the Theatrical Trailer! The Searchers is not just a tale of the Old West based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It has been suggested by film critics that its basis comes from … Source: Come See “The Searchers” at the Pickwick Theater September 15, 2016 at 7 PM in Park Ridge, IL
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Click HERE to watch the Theatrical Trailer!
The Searchers is not just a tale of the Old West based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It has been suggested by film critics that its basis comes from the true story of nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker who was kidnapped in 1836. The similarities between Debbie Edwards in the film and Cynthia Ann are undeniable and yet the real life incident and the movie are not carbon copies of each other.
The movie starts out with the peaceful return of Ethan Edwards to his brother Aaron’s home in Texas. Homecomings aren’t always what you expect them to be and the next day Lars Jorgensen (a close neighbor) and the Texas Rangers arrive at the Edwards’ homestead to get help in hunting down the Comanches who have rustled cattle from Jorgensen. It is decided that Jorgensen, the Rangers, Ethan and the Edwards’ adoptive son Martin Pawley will leave to investigate and that Aaron Edwards will remain home with his family to protect them in case the need arises.
The hunting party doesn’t get far before they discover it was a ploy to pull the men away from their homes. While they aren’t far from either the Jorgensen or the Edwards homesteads, they are too far to simply turn around without killing their horses in the process of getting back. When they do return they find that the Edwards homestead was the target and they are too late. The buildings are in flames and the family is dead with the exception of the two daughters, Lucy and Debbie.
In anger Ethan, Martin and Lucy’s intended Brad Jorgensen set out on a search for the girls. It is a search that will never end until all answers are found. Lucy, is found dead in a canyon and in a rage Brad rushes to avenge her alone with disastrous results.
The search carries on. Ethan and Martin continue to look for Debbie. Here is where The Searchers and history depart ways to a fashion. While Debbie Edwards in our film was searched for by her adoptive brother Martin and her Uncle Ethan for five years, Cynthia Ann’s Uncle James W. Parker spent twenty-four years looking for her. Debbie had no children but was living as an Indian Chief’s wife. Cynthia Ann married a Comanche war chief and had several children. Debbie was torn between leaving the Comanches and staying with them. Cynthia Ann had no intentions of leaving. Both ladies were rescued, Debbie submitting to going home and Cynthia Ann against her will.
To read Cynthia Ann’s story and learn more about the making of the film pick up a copy of The Searchers by Glenn Frankel.
Shot in VistaVision The Searchers was released March 13, 1956. Instantly it was considered a commercial success. With a production budget of $3.75 million dollars and rental fees of $4.8 million in its first year of release here in the US and in Canada, The Searchers made both its production company (C.V. Whitney Pictures) and its distributor (Warner Brothers) happy.
To this day the film has continued to gain accolades from fans and film-goers alike. In 2007 The Searchers became #12 in the American Film Institute’s list of 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time and the following year the Institute named The Searchers the “Greatest American Western.” Different organizations in the film industry both here and abroad have placed The Searchers on their lists and always its at the top.
John Wayne
John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison on May 26, 1909 in Winterset Iowa. His heritage of English, Scotch and Irish blood could have made for a rough and tumble temperament. His upbringing in the Presbyterian church would make a hearty stand for the opposite. By 1916 the family had moved twice and had settled in Glendale California where his father became a pharmacist.
Eventually Hollywood would beckon but not in the usual way. As a student of the University of Southern California he played football. Then a surfing accident resulting in a broken collarbone ended his football career and his scholarship, without which he would be forced to leave college. Luck would be with him as coach Howard Jones liked Wayne and had given actor Tom Mix tickets to the games. Mix owed Jones and Wayne lucked out with a job. Through Mix and his close friend John Ford, Wayne was hired as a prop boy and a sometimes extra.
His big break came in 1930 when the unknown Wayne was cast as the lead in The Big Trail after being spotted by director Raoul Walsh when he was moving furniture. Despite the epic proportions of the film, shooting it in two formats (35mm & 70 mm Grandeur film) to the tune of over $2 million, the film was a flop. Wayne would be downsized to leads in A-films where he would stay until 1939 when John Ford cast him in Stagecoach. This time the film was a success. He would now get the roles his talent deserved.
The Searchers is regarded by many to be his best performance. Wayne even named his youngest son Ethan after the character he portrayed. Despite the many roles and instrumental films he made it wouldn’t be until 1969, almost the tail end of his acting career, that he would win an Oscar for his performance in True Grit. He granted many interviews including one with Playboy Magazine in May of 1971 in which he told the world what his friends already knew, exactly how he saw the world. He didn’t make everybody happy but he did remain true to himself.
Of the more than 170 films Wayne was in, he was the lead in 142 of his films, of which 83 were westerns. He worked until 1976 when working through stomach cancer became too difficult. He died on June 11, 1979.
Lana Wood
Lana Wood was born Svetlana Gurdin on March 1, 1946 in sunny Santa Monica California to Russian parents. She became a child actress starring normally as small and bit-parts in her sister Natalie Wood’s pictures. Her film debut came in 1956 when she landed the role of the younger Debbie Edwards to her sister’s older Debbie Edwards in The Searchers. In the 1960’s Wood came into her own doing television appearances in many well known shows including, Bonanza, The Fugitive, Mission Impossible, Peyton Place and many others.
In April of 1971 she agreed to pose for Playboy and later that year she landed the role of Plenty O’Toole in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. During her career she has done more than 20 films and appeared on over 300 television shows. She retired from acting in 1982 and concentrated on producing instead. Then she returned in front of the camera in 2008 and has stayed there in different rolls to the present day.
For more information please visit Park Ridge Classic Film.
What:
The Searchers (1956)
With Special Guest:
Lana Wood seen in this film as the young Debbie Edwards and known to James Bond fans as Plenty O’ Tool in Diamonds Are Forever.
When:
September 15, 2016
Live Organ music by Famed Organist Jay Warren at 6:30 PM
Feature Starts Approx. 7:30 PM (119 Minutes)
Where:
The Pickwick Theater
5 S. Prospect Ave. Park Ridge, ILL
Why:
To Celebrate the Film’s 60th Anniversary
Admission:
2 PM (Feature Only) All Seats $6
7 PM (Feature + Organist & Guest Appearance) – Day of Show $10 / Advanced $8
Come See “The Searchers” at the Pickwick Theater September 15, 2016 at 7 PM in Park Ridge, IL Click HERE to watch the Theatrical Trailer! The Searchers is not just a tale of the Old West based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May.
Click HERE to watch the Theatrical Trailer!
The Searchers is not just a tale of the Old West based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It has been suggested by film critics that its basis comes from the true story of nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker who was kidnapped in 1836. The similarities between Debbie Edwards in the film and Cynthia Ann are undeniable and yet the real life incident and the movie are not carbon copies of each other.
The movie starts out with the peaceful return of Ethan Edwards to his brother Aaron’s home in Texas. Homecomings aren’t always what you expect them to be and the next day Lars Jorgensen (a close neighbor) and the Texas Rangers arrive at the Edwards’ homestead to get help in hunting down the Comanches who have rustled cattle from Jorgensen. It is decided that Jorgensen, the Rangers, Ethan and the Edwards’ adoptive son Martin Pawley will leave to investigate and that Aaron Edwards will remain home with his family to protect them in case the need arises.
The hunting party doesn’t get far before they discover it was a ploy to pull the men away from their homes. While they aren’t far from either the Jorgensen or the Edwards homesteads, they are too far to simply turn around without killing their horses in the process of getting back. When they do return they find that the Edwards homestead was the target and they are too late. The buildings are in flames and the family is dead with the exception of the two daughters, Lucy and Debbie.
In anger Ethan, Martin and Lucy’s intended Brad Jorgensen set out on a search for the girls. It is a search that will never end until all answers are found. Lucy, is found dead in a canyon and in a rage Brad rushes to avenge her alone with disastrous results.
The search carries on. Ethan and Martin continue to look for Debbie. Here is where The Searchers and history depart ways to a fashion. While Debbie Edwards in our film was searched for by her adoptive brother Martin and her Uncle Ethan for five years, Cynthia Ann’s Uncle James W. Parker spent twenty-four years looking for her. Debbie had no children but was living as an Indian Chief’s wife. Cynthia Ann married a Comanche war chief and had several children. Debbie was torn between leaving the Comanches and staying with them. Cynthia Ann had no intentions of leaving. Both ladies were rescued, Debbie submitting to going home and Cynthia Ann against her will.
To read Cynthia Ann’s story and learn more about the making of the film pick up a copy of The Searchers by Glenn Frankel.
Shot in VistaVision The Searchers was released March 13, 1956. Instantly it was considered a commercial success. With a production budget of $3.75 million dollars and rental fees of $4.8 million in its first year of release here in the US and in Canada, The Searchers made both its production company (C.V. Whitney Pictures) and its distributor (Warner Brothers) happy.
To this day the film has continued to gain accolades from fans and film-goers alike. In 2007 The Searchers became #12 in the American Film Institute’s list of 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time and the following year the Institute named The Searchers the “Greatest American Western.” Different organizations in the film industry both here and abroad have placed The Searchers on their lists and always its at the top.
John Wayne
John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison on May 26, 1909 in Winterset Iowa. His heritage of English, Scotch and Irish blood could have made for a rough and tumble temperament. His upbringing in the Presbyterian church would make a hearty stand for the opposite. By 1916 the family had moved twice and had settled in Glendale California where his father became a pharmacist.
Eventually Hollywood would beckon but not in the usual way. As a student of the University of Southern California he played football. Then a surfing accident resulting in a broken collarbone ended his football career and his scholarship, without which he would be forced to leave college. Luck would be with him as coach Howard Jones liked Wayne and had given actor Tom Mix tickets to the games. Mix owed Jones and Wayne lucked out with a job. Through Mix and his close friend John Ford, Wayne was hired as a prop boy and a sometimes extra.
His big break came in 1930 when the unknown Wayne was cast as the lead in The Big Trail after being spotted by director Raoul Walsh when he was moving furniture. Despite the epic proportions of the film, shooting it in two formats (35mm & 70 mm Grandeur film) to the tune of over $2 million, the film was a flop. Wayne would be downsized to leads in A-films where he would stay until 1939 when John Ford cast him in Stagecoach. This time the film was a success. He would now get the roles his talent deserved.
The Searchers is regarded by many to be his best performance. Wayne even named his youngest son Ethan after the character he portrayed. Despite the many roles and instrumental films he made it wouldn’t be until 1969, almost the tail end of his acting career, that he would win an Oscar for his performance in True Grit. He granted many interviews including one with Playboy Magazine in May of 1971 in which he told the world what his friends already knew, exactly how he saw the world. He didn’t make everybody happy but he did remain true to himself.
Of the more than 170 films Wayne was in, he was the lead in 142 of his films, of which 83 were westerns. He worked until 1976 when working through stomach cancer became too difficult. He died on June 11, 1979.
Lana Wood
Lana Wood was born Svetlana Gurdin on March 1, 1946 in sunny Santa Monica California to Russian parents. She became a child actress starring normally as small and bit-parts in her sister Natalie Wood’s pictures. Her film debut came in 1956 when she landed the role of the younger Debbie Edwards to her sister’s older Debbie Edwards in The Searchers. In the 1960’s Wood came into her own doing television appearances in many well known shows including, Bonanza, The Fugitive, Mission Impossible, Peyton Place and many others.
In April of 1971 she agreed to pose for Playboy and later that year she landed the role of Plenty O’Toole in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. During her career she has done more than 20 films and appeared on over 300 television shows. She retired from acting in 1982 and concentrated on producing instead. Then she returned in front of the camera in 2008 and has stayed there in different rolls to the present day.
For more information please visit Park Ridge Classic Film.
What:
The Searchers (1956)
With Special Guest:
Lana Wood seen in this film as the young Debbie Edwards and known to James Bond fans as Plenty O’ Tool in Diamonds Are Forever.
When:
September 15, 2016
Live Organ music by Famed Organist Jay Warren at 6:30 PM
Feature Starts Approx. 7:30 PM (119 Minutes)
Where:
The Pickwick Theater
5 S. Prospect Ave. Park Ridge, ILL
Why:
To Celebrate the Film’s 60th Anniversary
Admission:
2 PM (Feature Only) All Seats $6
7 PM (Feature + Organist & Guest Appearance) – Day of Show $10 / Advanced $8
Come See “The Searchers” at the Pickwick Theater September 15, 2016 at 7 PM in Park Ridge, IL Click HERE to watch the Theatrical Trailer! The Searchers is not just a tale of the Old West based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May.
Come See “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” at the Theater October 29, 2015 at 7:30 pm in Park Ridge, IL It's Halloween and at the Pickwick we bring two kings of laughter in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.
Welcome again to the Pickwick Classic Film Series. This TUESDAY (and yes, I’m stressing TUESDAY because we usually have our shows on Thursday) we’re giving you the royal treatment. Our guest is none other than Rory Flynn, daughter of Errol Flynn – the star of our show. Rory will be in the lobby before and after the show greeting all who join us before she takes the stage and gives us some of her personal memories of her father. It’s going to be another one of those special once in a lifetime events.
As if that wasn’t enough, we’ll also be celebrating Olivia de Havilland’s centennial a few weeks ahead of her July 1st birthday. More surprises and treats will be found in the lobby. We’ll have a treasure chest of wonderful loot waiting for some lucky winner. As always tickets are only $1 and they go toward bringing these events to you. As you can well imagine it takes quite a bit to put on these shows and to bring in our special guests who live all over the country. We do it because YOU are worth it and we want to give you the very best we are able. So please, if you can, stop by our table and give it a try. These raffles are always events in themselves.
Oh, and did I forget to mention we have another surprise guest? Taryn Power, Tyrone Power’s daughter will also be with us. Where else can you go and see two Hollywood Princesses in the same room outside of Hollywood? Only the Pickwick Classic Film Series brings you these events. So please… join us this Tuesday for our season Finale.
Our Guests
Rory Flynn & Taryn Power
Born June 20, 1909 Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn was destined to be the King of Swashbucklers. He had everything it took and then some. His energy and smile were infectious, put a sword in his hand and you had a man who cold take the world upon his shoulders and win every time. He wore the mantle of the past as if it ere present day and we believed him. He was Errol Flynn!
All of us exhibit traits said to come from our families. We have the hair color of our father, the shape of our eyes comes from our mother and the last name of our forefathers. In young Flynn’s case he also inherited a life long love of the sea and any craft who could be set afloat. His mother Lily Mary Young known as Marelle (she had her name changed after being married) came from a Sea Fairing family, his father Theodore Thomson Flynn was a marine biologist. During his lifetime Flynn would own many vessels including several yachts. At times he forsook the land and lived aboard ship. It seems fitting that his first screen role was that of Fletcher Christian in the Australian film In the Wake of the Bounty. Then in Hollywood he would skyrocket to the top after only five films (mostly as a bit or small supporting roll) as Peter Blood in the Warner Brother’s blockbuster Captain Blood.
1935 was indeed a busy year for Flynn who accomplished much. In that year he migrated to the United States, made two films and married his first wife Lili Damita. But the world of American Women were hungry for more and Flynn had what it took. In many ways his on screen persona mirrored that of his real life. Above all, Flynn was an adventurer. This trait along with his love of women and the sea would stay with him his whole life.
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As a young man before the lure of Hollywood and acting hit him Flynn had a wide variety of jobs which often led to adventures. In 1927 his adventures took him to Papua New Guinea where he’s thought to find riches but instead spent five years doing everything imaginable. By his own accounts he became a police constable, a sanitation engineer, a coconut plantation overseer, a fisherman and ship-master for hire and all because he’d hoped to be a treasure hunter.
Life in Hollywood gave him the fame and fortune he’d hoped to find in that strange land. New Guinea instead left a lasting impression in the form of vast skills acquired; many of which he would later emulate on the screen, thus giving his role more credibility. It also would give him the sickness of reoccurring bouts of malaria.
On the silver screen Flynn found his true calling. Warner Brothers found him to be everything they’d hoped for. His persona filled the screen and money continued to roll in. Flynn, they discovered was dynamite in period pieces and he fit in westerns just as well. Give him a screw-ball comedy and Flynn seemed at home. However, the Swashbuckler would be his lasting legacy.
Flynn seemed to embody the pirate like no other had since Douglas Fairbanks Sr. He was an outlaw that the movie going audience liked and rooted for. He also was the man to get the girl. His most frequent leading lady was none other than Olivia de Havillane who co-starred with him in his first leading roll in Captain Blood. It was her first leading roll too!
In the eight films the two made together it was very much apparent that the chemistry seen on the screen was real. However the timing hadn’t been right and a six year relationship stayed where it’d started, that of a deep and abiding true friendship. Each went their own way and each made a name for themselves but it is possible that these two virtually unknown stars at the time can thank their lucky stars that Warner Brothers took a chance and gave them a chance. Captain Blood turned out to be Warner Brother’s highest grossing picture of the year and the eighth highest grossing picture industry wide.
So… All that said and done, please join us this coming TUESDAY (Yes, I’m stressing TUESDAY again. I just don’t want you to miss it.) as the Pickwick Classic Film Series brings you its series finale with Captain Blood. It’s a tale of piracy on the high seas and a tale of gentile manners with great ladies and men of honor. Bring your “Mate” and be prepared to “Roll with the tide.”
The Eight Films Flynn & de Havilland Made Together Include:
Captain Blood (1935)
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Four’s a Crowd (1938)
Dodge City (1939)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
They Died With Their Boots On (1941)
What:
Captain Blood (1935)
With Special Guest: Rory Flynn – Daughter of Errol Flynn
When:
May 17, 2016
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Live Organ music by Famed Organist Jay Warren at 7:00 pm
Feature starts approx. 8:00 pm (119 Minutes)
Where:
The Pickwick Theater
5 S. Prospect Ave. Park Ridge, ILL
Admission:
Regular – Day of $10 / Advanced $8
Seniors – Day of $7 / Advanced $6
Come See “Captain Blood” at the Theater May 17, 2016 at 7:30 pm in Park Ridge, IL Welcome again to the Pickwick Classic Film Series. This TUESDAY (and yes, I'm stressing TUESDAY because we usually have our shows on Thursday) we're giving you the royal treatment.
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The Courage to Hit, "Send"
The Courage to Hit, “Send”
Sitting at her desk Cynthia struggled to come to a decision. The story was done. There was nothing more she could do to change it. It was what it was. The characters were completely fleshed out. The story had a beginning, a middle and an end. Nothing was missing. She knew that and yet she hesitated. Should she change that one word here or there? Did her character’s name roll off the tongue easily…
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There is no greater superhero than the spy. He is real. He is daring and he risks his life for his country.
That is the premise of our Hero shall we say. We call him James Bond. 007 for short. He is licensed to kill and he does. He also does as he pleases which makes him the man we all wish were were given permission to be or to meet.
Created in 1953 Bond has graced the screen over two dozen times. Thunderball would be the first Bond film shot in widescreen Panavision. Almost a quarter of the film was shot under water making for a very unusual Bond film.
This film almost didn’t become a reality as a lawsuit threatened to keep it from the screen. Settled out of court, it was resolved by letting the suing party retaining some rights and the film’s producers being titled as Executive Producers instead. Despite this hurdle, the film entered the world with a bang as it earned a total of $141.2 million worldwide, eclipsing the three previous Bond films. Adjusting for inflation, Thunderball remains the top grossing film in the series today.
So… I’m not going to give you any spoilers. I won’t tell you what the plot is, I won’t tell you how Bond succeeds as you know he must, or how many women he will have in his life. I’ll let you come to the Pickwick and experience it all yourself. I will tell you that it’s going to be terrific!
The Cast of Thunderball
Our Hero: Sean Connery as Bond, James Bond!
Our Bond Girls: Naughty and Nice
Claudine Auger as Domino
Luciana Paluzzi as Fiona
Martine Beswick as Paula
And Our Villan Adolfo Celi as Largo
Our guests on this special occasion will be Colin Clark of the Ian Fleming Foundation who will bring with him many special props used in the actual filming of the movie. The biggest and most impressive item will be the actual Vulcan Bomber that was in the movie! This will be a once in a lifetime experience for all Bond aficionados.
Colin will talk about the making of this 4th Bond film and give us some insight and behind the scenes stories.
Joining Colin will be author Raymond Benson who has authored over 35 books including six original 007 novels. He has also written three film novelizations and three short stories making him an expert on Bond.
If you think that’s not enough you haven’t heard the best. The first 100 patrons through the door will get a chance to win a tour of the James Bond prop facility in Kankakee, Illinois!!! Yes, that’s right!!! You could be a winner!!! You could be sitting in a real Bond car. Or, you could be me when I went and sit ON it!!!
There will also be a raffle basket chock full of Bond items. It’s valued at well over two hundred dollars and it could be yours for only the price of one raffle ticket. My advice, buy several because we’re expecting a packed house and you don’t want to miss your chance to win.
CLICK HERE to see the Trailer for the 50th Anniversary showing of Thunderball
HERE is what the Chicago Tribune had to say about our upcoming event: Classic Film Series having a ‘Thunderball’ at the Pickwick
For more information on this event please check out the official website Park Ridge Classic Film
What:
Thunderball (1965)
When:
April 21, 2016
Live Organ music by Famed Organist Jay Warren at 7pm
Feature 7:30 p.m. (125 Minutes)
Where:
The Pickwick Theater
5 S. Prospect Ave. Park Ridge, ILL
Why:
50+1 Anniversary Screening
Admission:
Regular – Day of $10 / Advanced $8
Seniors – Day of $7 / Advanced $6
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Come See “Thunderball” at the Theater April 21, 2016 at 7 pm in Park Ridge, IL There is no greater superhero than the spy. He is real. He is daring and he risks his life for his country.
It’s that time again for watching zaniness in action. Join us at the Pickwick Theater for a rollicking laugh fest. It’s time for the Marx Brothers!!!!
It’s time to hear Groucho make some cracks and ad-lib his way out of trouble.
It’s time to watch Chico in action as he sells a singer’s voice.
It’s time to watch Harpo chase some pretty girls or play some music for them before the chase.
This Thursday (March 10, 2016) we want to find out how many people we can pack into the Pickwick Theater Lobby. Then we want to see if we can fill the theater. It’s going to be a time for side-splitting laughter as we watch the boys go through their round-about way of getting their way.
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Don’t forget to come early and hear Chicago’s Foremost Organist Jay Warren tickle your musical ear. Then we’ll have a Laurel and Hardy short for you. See what “Fine Mess,” the boys get themselves into in the Hal Roach Short, Thicker Than Water.
What:
A Night At The Opera (1935)
When:
March 10, 2016
Live Organ music by Famed Organist Jay Warren at 7pm
Feature 7:30 p.m. (92 Minutes)
Where:
The Pickwick Theater
5 S. Prospect Ave. Park Ridge, ILL
Admission:
Regular – Day of $10 / Advanced $8
Seniors – Day of $7 / Advanced $6
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Come See “A Night At The Opera” at the Theater March 10, 2016 at 7pm in Park Ridge, IL It's that time again for watching zaniness in action. Join us at the Pickwick Theater for a rollicking laugh fest.
Some people are not content to leave their brainchild in the hands of another. Orson Welles was one such individual. He believed in a hands-on approach from start to finish and it can clearly be seen in what is unquestionably his greatest work, Citizen Kane. This story of a young politician’s rise to fame started with an original screen play co-written by Welles and Herman J. Mankiewicz. Welles chose to direct his film as well as star in it like many pioneers of motion pictures.
Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin on May 6, 1915, he was destined for greatness. His parents were upstanding citizens of the community, his father an inventor and his mother a concert pianist. His home lacked for little. Sadly his mother passed away when he was at the tender age of 7. His father would join her eight years later leaving a 15 year-old Welles a Ward of the State. Luck continued to be with the boy despite his loses when he was taken under the care of Dr. Maurice Bernstein of Chicago. During this time he attended the Todd School for Boys in Woodstock, Illinois. He began writing his own plays and putting them on at the local Opera House. He graduated from The Todd School in 1931.
Graduating from school he decided to skip college though he was accepted by several. Instead he traveled Europe doing a variety of jobs that included a sketching tour of Ireland and be a matador in the Spanish bullring. In 1934 he was once again stateside and acting in a touring company. Not to be bored he directed his first short feature film, began acting on the radio and married. By 1937 he’d established a radio drama team known as the Mercury Theater which did many dramatizations of famous authors of the present as well as the past.
He would shock a nation on October 30, 1938 with his rendition of The War of the Worlds based on H.G. Wells’ famous novel . His broadcast was done in such a way that many listeners tuning in late thought we were actually being attached by men from Mars. H.G. Wells was not happy and Orson almost found himself thrown in jail for what was seen as a holiday stunt gone wrong.
In 1941 Welles took his talents to the Silver Screen with his first feature. Citizen Kane. Though a box-office flop at the time it has since become widely seen as one of the best movies ever made. This from a first attempt was more than lucky, it was genius. It won many awards including the coveted Oscar for Best Writing and Original Screenplay.
Welles would go on to make many more films but none would reach the public conscious as much as the first. In 1975 he received the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award, an award associated with greatness as it is given to those persons who have enriched the American culture through motion pictures and television. He was the 3rd individual to receive this award.
So why don’t you come join us. We’ll make sure you have a great time. More info and pictures can be found on our Facebook Events Page and on the official Webpage. Joining us will be film producer and Welles historian Michael Dawson. For more information about Welles please check out the wonderful website Wellesnet.com and for information on how Woodstock Illinois celebrated his birthday last year look on this page.
What:
Citizen Kane (1941)
When:
February 11, 2016
Live Organ music by Famed Organist Jay Warren at 7pm
Feature 7:30 p.m. (119 Minutes)
Where:
The Pickwick Theater
5 S. Prospect Ave. Park Ridge, ILL
Why:
75th Anniversary Screening
Admission:
Regular – Day of $10 / Advanced $8
Seniors – Day of $7 / Advanced $6
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Come See “Citizen Kane” at the Theater February 11, 2016 at 7:30 pm in Park Ridge, IL Some people are not content to leave their brainchild in the hands of another. Orson Welles…
What’s the best way to watch perhaps the most famous Spaghetti Western of all time? Try watching it on the Big Screen in a classic theater that seats 950 guests! Imagine the atmosphere of that many people watching a movie together. It’s truly a magic feeling.
This Thursday join the crew of the Pickwick Classic Film Series as we bring this classic back to the theater for a one night only special 50th Anniversary showing. We give you, the guest, the Red Carpet treatment because you deserve it. We welcome new faces and love to see old friends visit month after month. It’s like belonging to a movie club only you actually get to to be in a theater.
Tomorrow night we’ll see legend Clint Eastwood as Blondie, the man with no name. He’s the Good. Then you have Lee Van Cleef as the Bad. Eli Wallach is the Ugly. Join this unlikely trio as they fight together and apart during Civil War times for goals not always mutually agreeable. They are truly The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.
Also notable is the unmistakably memorable soundtrack by Italian composer Ennio Morricone. Early in his career he wrote this classic and he’s still bringing us beautiful scores. Most recently Morricone wrote the score for Quentin Tarnation’s 8th film, The Hateful Eight (currently touring the country as a special Roadshow Engagement in 70mm.)
What:
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (1966)
When:
January 7, 2016
Live Organ music by Famed Organist Jay Warren at 6:30pm
Feature 7:00 p.m. (161 Minutes)
Where:
The Pickwick Theater
5 S. Prospect Ave. Park Ridge, ILL
Why:
50th Anniversary Screening
Admission:
Regular – Day of $10 / Advanced $8
Seniors – Day of $7 / Advanced $6
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Come See “The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly” at the Theater January 7, 2016 at 7pm in Park Ridge, IL What's the best way to watch perhaps the most famous Spaghetti Western of all time? Try watching it on the Big Screen in a classic theater that seats 950 guests!
Observations of Life on a Train
There are people of all sorts on trains and today (12-12-15) is no exception. Watching your fellow passengers can be most entertaining as long as they don’t realize you’re watching. Let me explain. Take today for instance. It’s the second train of the day and people are piling on as if it were the last of the night. Seated before me is a medium-aged senior totally engrossed with the racing form.…
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Come join us this Thursday for our gala Centennial event as we celebrate the life of a man who gave us so much joy, Ol’ Blue Eyes will be at the Pickwick Theater on December 10, 2015. He’ll be joined on the big screen with one of his closest friends – Gene Kelley (the man who taught Frank to dance and boy do they do a swell job), when they take the city of New York by a storm in “On the Town. Then, look at the girls they meet. How could anyone not have a good time?”
Joining us in the theater lobby will be Steve Darnall of Those Were The Days. He will be selling copies of the Winter Edition of the Nostalgia Digest.
Frank Sinatra was prominently featured on the cover of the Autumn Edition.
Also joining us will be Chicago’s Formost Organist – Jay Warren of the Silent Film Society of Chicago. He will be playing some of our favorite Sinatra songs on the Pickwick’s Mighty Wurlitzer. Then he will be in the lobby where you can pick up your own copy of his Christmas CD – “Organ and Chimes.”
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But we are nowhere near done. We also will be giving away a copy of the brand new documentary “Sinatra 100.” But in order to get this great DVD you MUST have a ticket. Pick up your FREE ticket at the table in the lobby.
What: On the Town (1949)
When: December 10, 2015 Feature at 7:30 p.m. (98 Minutes)
Where: The Pickwick Theater 5 S. Prospect Ave. Park Ridge, ILL
Admission: Regular – Day of $10 / Advanced $8 Seniors – Day of $7 / Advanced $6
Come See “On The Town” at the Theater December 10, 2015 at 7:30 pm in Park Ridge, IL Come join us this Thursday for our gala Centennial event as we celebrate the life of a man who gave us so much joy, Ol' Blue Eyes will be at the Pickwick Theater on December 10, 2015.