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Even though I had heard of the Pickwick Theater--the Art Deco jewel of a movie house in the northwestern suburb of Park Ridge--I'd never...

I've long been a fan of silent films in general and the works of Charlie Chaplin in particular, but I must confess that, if I had to cho...

Tonight is the final night of the annual Silent Summer Film Festival at the grand Portage Theater. The final night of these festivals alw...

Tonight is the opening night of the 2012 Silent Summer Film Festival at the Portage Theater. This would ordinarily be more than enough cau...

The Portage Theater has announced on their Facebook page that Chicago Tabernacle has officially withdrawn its bid to buy the theater and c...

As you may or may not have heard, the Portage Theater is threatened with extinction. For those of you who haven't heard, here's t...

Tonight, I'll be at the fabulous Portage Theater to see the original, silent version of Phantom of the Opera . Yes, I've seen it the...

With JB and Dee at the Portage Theater tonight for the last show in this year's Silent Summer Film Festival: The Mysterious Lady , ...

Most years, I make it to one or two films in the annual Silent Summer Film Festival at the fabulous Portage Theater. One year, I even made ...

This is where I will be tonight, and for several more nights over the next few weeks. Any excuse to go to the gloriously restored Portage T...

The mighty Kimball organ at the Portage Theater.

Last week, JB and I went to the Portage to see The Bat , a cool old silent horror flick. They had a very nice display in the lobby, too.

Last Christmas, Mom bought me a digital camera. This was not what I had asked for. I likely wanted something boring and practical. Sheet se...