Park Ridge Classic Film

Park Ridge Classic Film http://parkridgeclassicfilm.com/ A page for all those who attend or support the Classic Film Series at the Park Ridge Public Library in Park Ridge, IL.

Since its inception in 2009, the program has grown each spring to become a community event thanks to support from our patrons and friends in the media. The Classic Film Series offers some of the most original film programming in the Northwest suburbs with an emphasis on film study and lecture.

2009: Film Noir
2010: Forbidden Cinema
2011: Legends of Laughter
2012: Screen Deco
2013: Crossed Swords

2014: The Rediscovered
2015: Cinema of Transcendence
2016: Legends of Laughter 2
2017: Movies About Movies
2018: The Ealing Comedies
2019: World Cinema
2020-2022: Legends of Laughter 3

All screenings are free. Films begin at 7:00PM. Doors open at 6:30PM.

Tomorrow (6/3) at the Pickwick Theatre!
06/03/2026

Tomorrow (6/3) at the Pickwick Theatre!

06/02/2026

Juror No. 2 may end up being the 96-year-old actor/director's final film.

06/01/2026

We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s , ‘60s , ‘70s , ‘80s , ‘90s , ‘2000s , and ‘2010s . — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

05/29/2026

Marcia Lucas, George Lucas' former wife and Oscar-winning editor of 'Star Wars,' died Wednesday. She was 80.

05/29/2026

The comedy legend, who adopted his silent persona because of stage nerves, did occasionally address his audience, as revealed by a new archive release

05/28/2026

Park Ridge Classic Film will present a 40th anniversary showing of the John Hughes favorite "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" at the Pickwick Megatheatre, one day o...

05/27/2026

An essay excerpted from the new edition of Persistence of Vision: A Collection of Film Criticism, edited by Joseph McBride, 2026. Originally published in 1968 by the Wisconsin Film Society[...]

Expect some surprises on June 3 at the Pickwick Theatre, including a giveaway of some advance copies of author Jason Kla...
05/19/2026

Expect some surprises on June 3 at the Pickwick Theatre, including a giveaway of some advance copies of author Jason Klamm's new book, FERRIS BUELLER... YOU'RE MY HERO. The book will not be released until June 16, but these copies come courtesy of 1984 Publishing. We'll have more details soon on how you can win a copy.

Making the Ferris Bueller's Day Off parade scene twist and shout.

05/17/2026

The onetime stuntwoman got more mileage out of the 1953 sci-fi movie than "Vivien Leigh did on 'Gone With the Wind,'" she once said.

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