Loew's Jersey Theatre
54 Journal Square,
Jersey City,
NJ
07306
54 Journal Square,
Jersey City,
NJ
07306
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Actually, as of this writing, the LJ website is rather useless in answering YankeeMike’s question. It does NOT give SPECIFIC dates and start times for SPECIFIC movies – it doesn’t even mention the titles. All it says is “titles and times TBD”. This is the information that we would all like to know.
Yankeemike:March 30,31.Its on the Loews website.
Swampy
Well I will be at the Loews for Double Indemnity and Out Of The Past. Have the dates for these films been announced yet. Does the NY Times know that the Film Forum screened a film Noir series last year?
Yankeemike: Films were chosen strctly from strongest theater goer feedback,nothing else.Hence GWTW,BTTF & Casablanca.
Double Indemnity and Out of the past are the 2 films on tap so far for the noir weekend.The Lafayette in Suffern had a similar weekend scheduled in 06 but had to cancel for some reason.
Yes, I thought I heard “Double Indemnity” mentioned as one of their offerings. Speaking of film noir…
Page E1 of today’s NY Times (1/29/07) features a big write-up on San Francisco’s Castro Theater and their wildly successful “Noir City†film festival, now in its fifth year and probably their biggest annual event.
Here’s another excellent example of a restored old-time movie palace, serving up great classic cinema, to a large contemporary audience of loyal, enthusiastic and appreciative movie-going fans.
As far as I know, NO theater of this type or size in the NYC area is offering screenings of this popular film genre on a regular basis. If they did, I’m sure they would become a major entertainment destination, perhaps rivaling such specialized movie havens as the Angelika or Tribeca cinemas.
Loew’s Jersey management: if you are reading this, are you thinking what I’m thinking?
The Gypsy comment above was great. Also Thoroughly Modern Mille, Music Man, Bye Bye Birdie, Viva La Vegas, Gigi and Love Me or Leave Me(with Doris Day and James Cagney!)are great choices.
But except for the real biggies like Wizard of Oz, My Fair Lady and Sound of Music there really doesn’t seem to be any real interest in musicals at the Loews Jersey which is a pity as they come off so much better in a movie theater than they do on DVD.
There are a number of musicals which I didn’t like very much on TV and just thought they weren’t very good, but after seeing then in a theater they were absolute knockouts.
Could it be that they think they wouldn’t draw a crowd or do they just don’t like musicals very much?
I’ll be there for “Casablanca” but “Back to the Future” was played at the Ziegfeld recently and I’m sure GWTW will be the same inferior print that was screened at the Loews in 2005. Wish they had picked some other films to screen instaed. Why not “Forbidden Planet” intead of “Future?”.
Star Wars is not available for theatrical booking at the moment. Lucas is working on converting all of them to fake 3D digital video, and these “new” versions are scheduled to play in Los Angeles and maybe New York in the springtime, prior to yet another home video release. In the mean time, they have ordered all the prints pulled from circulation.
/Mitchell
Loews Jersey Projection Staff
Ato… was there too for the African Queen. After a slight- but audiable hum was worked out of the film after a few minutes, the presentation was first rate. Can`t say for sure wich “noirs” will be shown, but Double Indemnity is one. Hard to believe the Jersey can not obtain a copy of Star Wars!
Another great Saturday night show – the January 27th screening of “The African Queen”. The audience was, as always, in excellent form – great turnout too (I estimated over 500 – the orchestra level was about half-full). The audience’s average age was skewed slightly higher than at other shows I’ve attended, but still a wide variety (quite a few seniors, but I also noticed many in their 20s and 30s and did not see anyone under adult age).
Titles were announced for the upcoming “Audience Choice†February shows. Based on the suggestions submitted, the most popular were chosen as follows:
“Casablanca"
"Gone with the Wind"
"Back to the Future” (an exception â€" chosen as a sci-fi substitute for “Star Wars”, because no prints are available for the scheduled screening date).
Theater Director Colin Egan also mentioned March’s “Film Noir Seriesâ€, although I cannot recall what, if any, titles were mentioned. Does anyone know what they are?
Why can
t multiplex patrons behave as well as a "Jersey" audience? I hate to think what a Jersey patron would do to a cell phone user during a show.Its all about civility-and the right of a patron to enjoy a show in the manner that it is supposed to be.Incidentally, I notice previous posts mentioned Staten Island and Tony Bennett. Well, Staten Island has the renovated St. George Theater, and Tony just played there ! In fact I saw Gloria gaynor and “Mame” there. “Cats” (UGH !) is coming next year.
I,too, was there Saturday night. TV ? Unthinkable, after seeing those mountains spread across that giant screen ! I had forgotten how good that movie is ! And yes, that audience was really “with it” all the way ! I voted for “Gypsy” on the audience request ballot. If only ! I hope to come back for “The African Queen” next month !
Divine â€"what better way to describe Dec. 9th’s screening of “The Sound of Musicâ€? The previous comments summarized it quite well. I was nervous when I saw toddlers and children being wheeled, carried and cajoled into the theater…but surprise: not one incident involving crying or screaming children – an amazing feat for a three-hour-long screening! A few restless ones, on two occasions running up and down an aisle unaccompanied â€" a very minor distraction, but still one that none-the-less could have been easily prevented with a proper adult escort. Thank goodness for the “built-in” intermission. Overall, adults comprised the vast majority of the audience.
As for the adults, one or two brief instances of conversation that were obvious simply because the theater was so utterly quiet â€" and a few audience members apparently weren’t going to have any part of it â€"these elicited almost immediate responses of “shhhh!†â€" I love it! You will be hard-pressed to find better audiences or movies than at this theater. There is clearly an unwritten code of silence in operation here. This place is like a church â€" for movie worship, that is.
I wonder if theater director Colin Egan reads these posts, because in his welcome and introductory comments to the audience, he remarked how many people have mentioned that this was the very first film that they can recall seeing as a child, in a movie theater! I agree that although it is not a “holiday movie†in the true sense (which may account for the lighter-than-I-expected attendance), seeing it has become an intergenerational tradition shared by members of many families (“The Wizard of Oz†and “The Ten Commandments†are others that I can think of). After all, the holiday season is about memories, families and tradition. Well-stated.
I was both the “Sound Of Music” and “A Christmas Carol” screenings and both presentations were first rate. “The Sound Of Music” is one film that really can only be enjoyed on the big screen. The program listed Feb’s. show as “Patrons choice”. Can’t wait to see what the Loew’s has in store for us in Feb.
Saw the “Sound Of Music” at the Sat. Dec 9th screening at the Jersey.What can I say. Another first rate presentation. There were a few minor glitches during the first few minutes, but nothing too serious.Went with my mother and my friend Phil Phil. There is absolutely no way I can ever enjoy this movie on TV again after seeing it on the big screen. We were all impressed by the presentation and the very well behaved audience. I think the Jersey should begin a new holiday tradition and screen this movie every year at this time.Truly excellent entertainment, especially when viewed in light of today`s hard sell high concept so called family fare.
Response to Hal Wolverton:
The “Willie” you’re talking about that was a janitor/handyman at the Loew’s Jersey worked there longer than only 30 years. I know this will be impossible to imagine, but Willie (and I don’t have his last name near me) actually worked at the Loew’s Jersey for its complete (Pre FOL) life, from when the thearte opened in 1929, until it shut down in 1986. He was a teenager when he first started working there.
FOL has some of the huge daily journals from the Jersey dating back to the early 30’s which list the employees, how much they were paid weekly, how many dependents they support, the daily weather, and what the State and the Stanley were showing. Real neat stuff. Anyway, WIllie is in these journals.
After the theatre shut down, Hartz Mountain (the then purchaser of the Loew’s) kept Willie on to be a watchman. Colin Egan would tell me stories about dealing with Willie in the early days of FOL, and trying to save the theatre from demolition. Let’s just say he was a character, but in a good way.
He has since passed away, but I had a major recollection of hearing about Willie after reading Hal’s posting.
The “Sound Of Music”?– Cloyingly cute, cliched, syrupy , sugary, saccharine, another “Mary Poppins-esque turn by Miss Andrews, long and somewhat predictable. Yet, for some reason I absolutely LOVE this movies, its songs and the beautiful photography. When I see it at the Jersey{and I`m looking foward to it}it will be the first time that I will see it on the big screen. Should be a helluva show!
Last night on the American Music Awards, Gwen Stefani premiered her latest single “Wind It Upâ€, and guess what? The song sampled, note-for-note, large portions of “The Lonely Goatherd†song from “The Sound of Music”! Talk about a musical’s staying power!
How much does he get for a personal appearance? :)
Do you think Chris Plummer will show up for Sound of Music?
Thanks again Jersey for the showing of “2001”– absolutely first rate in every respect. Probably the best print of this film that I`ve ever seen.Also, thanks for the apperance of Mr. Dullea for the film. Made a landmark film even better. As anybody reading this posting probably knows, this was a seminal film and is likely to remain so for quite a while.I hate to use cliches, but this show and experience was out of this world. The ultimate trip{to the Jersey}.
I’ve just seen the December titles for the “Holidays at the Loew’s Jersey” Film Festival…do my eyes deceive me, or are they actually showing “The Sound of Music” here?!?
That was the FIRST movie that I can ever recall seeing in a movie theater! It was the late 1960s and I must have been four- or five-years-old, and I remember it as a big old single-screen movie theater, perhaps the Elmwood or Eagle (I lived in Elmhurst, Queens until I was six). I remember walking up Broadway from Grandview Towers apartments towards Jackson Heights, so it was probably the Eagle. What powerful memories – it almost brings me to tears. If I recall correctly, I saw it about five times – it fostered my love of music as a child, and was probably my all-time favorite cinematic experience!
I will try to bring my three 8-year-old nieces along, so they can experience it just as I did as a child.
Ed: I think it was a better print. The one at the Ziegfeld had a lot more scratches if I remember right. The sound was incredibly good on both of them.
BIll… was this the same print the Ziegfeld ran back in Feb or March?