Cedar Lane Cinemas
503 Cedar Lane,
Teaneck,
NJ
7666
503 Cedar Lane,
Teaneck,
NJ
7666
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This former single screen movie house, which opened as the Teaneck Theater in the late-1930’s, has been delighting northern New Jersey audiences for over six decades.
Now split into a four screener, the Cedar Lane Cinemas is still a popular place to see first run movies and has retained its facade over the years.
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Announcing the 2009-2010 season of Big Screen Classics at the Cedar Lane Cinemas; showtime is 8pm:
9/23 – Woody Allen’s Manhattan (Woody Allen, Mariel Hemingway)
10/21 – Father of the Bride (Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor)
11/25 – Miracle on 34th Street (Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood)
12/27 – Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life (James Stewart, Donna Reed)
1/20 – An American in Paris (Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron)
2/17 – Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather (Marlon Brando, Al Pacino)
A Teaneck Theatre was built for Cedar Garrison Corp by John Eberson around 1937.Thursday 14 September also occurred in 1939.
Looking forward to seeing “The Godfather” this Wed., (perhaps a bit early) any thoughts as to how next season is shaping up ?
Hi bolorkay –
The Godfather showing will be the concluding classic show at Cedar Lane for now. We will still have a few special events there (silents, film festivals, etc.), but no regularly scheduled classics.
Hi Peter,
I hope you don’t misunderstand what I’m about to say, because I will always be in attendance at and a supporter of as many local, “neighborhood” movie theaters as I can find (within a reasonable traveling distance)but….. I was saddened to see Big Screen Classics at the Cedar Lane go out with such a whimper with last nights screening of “The Godfather”!
I just seems to me (please excuse my ignorance of such angst-inducing matters as successfully running a movie theater)that the problem that happened at Wed.’s screening should just not have happened. Aren’t there periodic projector checks?
Please understand where this is coming from because I value venues such as The Cedar Lane and The Lafayette but “incidents” like last night just make me believe that we are turning over our business to the huge multiplexes. (remeber what happened to the Rialto, in Ridgefield ? Makes me a bit nervous!)
Once again, I’m just a fan who hopes the local neighborhood cinemas can stay alive and vibrant.
Hi Bolorkay,
No offense taken – thanks for your support. Yes, there are checks taken as much as possible. The auditorium had a show the night before with no incident and I was told the afternoon run-through of the print of The Godfather yesterday was fine. So whatever the problem is (the technicians are coming out today to see what’s up) happened with no advance warning. If it’s an electrical fault with the lamp mechanism, there’s no way to predict that it would happen. An issue such as that tends to happen at the worst time. I could document all the problems over the years (exploding lamps, burned out amplifiers, blown speakers, et al) that I’ve either seen as an audience member, heard about, or been a part of at all types of theatres.
I can verify what Pete says. Anything can go wrong with a 35mm projector or it’s support systems at any time. It’s unfortunate, but it happens. I’ve had it happen to me, and I’ve been a venues where it has happened during a show.
Hello Again, Peter,
Thank you for taking the time to provide a little perspective regarding last night at the Cedar Lane. I thought we might be on the “same page” re: such venues as the Cedar Lane.
I’ll always be indebted to folks such as yourself and Nelson Page (and,dare I say the Landmark Loew’s Jersey and the Film Forum)for “fighting the good fight” by providing the average movie-goer with the opportunity to find alternatives to the usual multi-plex fare. Not that I have anything against “Avatar” or “Sherlock Holmes” or “Saw 56” (Well, maybe I might object to that one!!!), but when you give me the choice between seeing the 32nd remake of “Conan the Barbarian” or a fine print of “To Kill A Mockingbird” or “The Thief of Bagdad” or “The Uninvited”… well, I guess you know what line I’ll be on.
And I still hope that there will be a place for classic films at the Cedar Lane.
Until that time arrives, the Lafayette will always have my patronage.
I want to second Bolorkay’s comments. I am sorry to see the Classics series end in Teaneck. I am just never going to get up to Suffern on a Saturday morning, given how much I need my beauty rest on the weekends.
I think the second series had a number of overly familiar titles, such as MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET and IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE that even a buff such as I have difficulty working up the enthusiasm to see yet again, even projected in front of an audience. But seeing MAD MAD WORLD and anticipating seeing the GODFATHER (to which I brought four Film Studies students!!!)…now that’s worth leaving home and paying extra for!
I would hope that Cedar Lane conduct a little local market research to see what would appeal to its local audience. Given the popularity of contemporary foreign and independent film, I would think some Classic foreign and independent titles would do well. Also, any film which is distinguished for its cinematography and which, therefore, is important to see projected from a print rather than a digital reproduction would be an enticement.
While we don’t have any regularly scheduled classics set up for Cedar Lane, we hope to do the occasional show. Ironically, one of the problems is the theatre’s success with its regular line-up of first-run, indie, and foreign films – the studios do not like us scheduling the classic film shows at a time when we have to cancel a showing of one of the regular films.