Loew's Jersey Theatre
54 Journal Square,
Jersey City,
NJ
07306
54 Journal Square,
Jersey City,
NJ
07306
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Apologies to Alto – didn’t see your most detailed listing.
bobmarshall
And check out their “Spend Halloween with Boris Karloff"
– two classic non-Frankenstein films.
Bobmarshall
And another reminder tommorrow and Saturday.
Friday Oct. 5th at 8pm “A Streetcar Named Desire”
Saturday Oct. 6th at 6pm “Bonnie and Clyde"
Saturday Oct. 6th at 8:45pm "Cool Hand Luke”
More great movies in October…â€Halloween with Boris Karloff a jam-packed weekend!
Friday, October 26th â€" special double feature (one screening)…
7:45 PM / 9:10 PM: The Black Cat / The Old Dark House
Admission (for both): $9-adults; $6-seniors, children age 12 or younger.
No combo discounts available.
Saturday, October 27th – three “spooktacular” single features in one day…
3:00 PM: “The Mummy†— 7:00 PM: “Frankenstein†— 8:45 PM: “The Bride of Frankensteinâ€
Admission (for each screening): $6-adults; $4-seniors, children age 12 or younger.
Combo discounts are available for multiple screenings.
Off-street paid parking (behind the theatre at the end of Magnolia Ave.): Square Ramp Garage offers discount rates exclusively for theatre customers who present special “half-price parking†vouchers (available at theatre box office, valid only on dates indicated). Garage is handicapped-accessible.
Any chance of 40th anniversary showings of “2001” and “Planet of the Apes” at the Jersey in 2008?
Uh-oh – the streetcar was “named” Desire.
The Loew’s has announced their first shows of the season, with 5 Oscar-winning performances between them:
The Anti-Heroes
Friday October 5th, 8PM: “A Streetcar Naned Desire"
Saturday October 6th, 6 PM: "Bonnie and Clyde"
Saturday October 6th, 8:45 PM: "Cool Hand Luke”
When the jersey got triplexed in the early 1970’s, how many seats did each auditorium have and which sound formats did they have in each? Also, was the theater one of the most profitable for Loews during that time from 1974-1986, even as the company worked on newer theaters like the theaters in Wayne and Secaucus, which opened four years before the oldest Loews theater in North Jersey closed for nearly two decades before getting restored to its single screen glory by some non-profit people? I hope the same thing happens to the long-vacant Franklin theater in Nutley, which is still there and badly needs restoration after it closed in 2000.
While the Loew’s Jersey is indeed a beautiful theater, I don’t believe that it rivals the beauty of the other Loew’s wonder theaters, The Paradise, The Valencia, the 175th Street and, having been inside the ruins and seeing how spectacular the theater still is, The Kings in Brooklyn. To see a truly spectacular movie palace in prime condition in Manhattan, you should get to The Hollywood theater on W. 51st Street which is now a church. I believe that it too outrivals the Jersey in beauty.
p.s. I do believe the Jersey is a great and wonderful palace. I just think that, if one was to rank them, for me it would be last.
I have attended some old movies theaters in the Greater New York City area in my youth in the 70’s, but never one of this design. After viewing the photos of the Loew’s Jersey City, I now know what a real movie palace looks like, and the good folks who restored and now care for this gem should be commended for their efforts, congratulations Friends of The Lowe’s Jersey City.
I don’t think the person who set up the introductory credit was doing so with a great deal of particular intent. I think they simply knew the names of the two famous principals and listed them.
There is no doubt that the building was designed by the firm of Rapp & Rapp. The identity of the particular people within the firm who worked on this project is a subject that would require research.
The Loew’s Jersey theatre is in possession of most, if not all, of the original blueprints for the theatre which list Rapp & Rapp as the architects. Though it would require inspecting the blueprints for the date of the draft and the designer of record for that plate, it is not inconceivable to reason that C.W. Rapp was involved in the design the theatre, even if he was not alive to see it completed. The theatre certainly bears the style of firm.
Actualy there is a new 70mm print of Mad World that played at the Cinerama Dome in all it’s Original Ultra Panavision glory about a year ago. It was introduced by Mrs Stanley Kramer. Too bad they wern’t able to show that print as it was stunning and even had the 6 track stereo mix. plus the police call intermission. As many of the people who are still alive came to the showing… it was a great evening of fun. I even managed to get an autograph from one of my favorite people… Stan Freberg.
Matt Spero
GabeDF: After a 10-tear restoration by the GSTOS, the gigantic Loew’s Jersey Robert Morton “Wonder” Organ is now playing, and will be going through several months of tuning and testing before its public unveiling this Fall. Watch for the announcements in a month or two. Gonna be GREAT!
The Cinerama “Road Show” version of Mad World no longer exists. While some of the footage still exists, not nearly all of it. The “extended” LaserDisc from years ago was NOT closer to the Cinerama Road Show version. The LaserDisc’s extra footage contained mostly scene trims and alternate takes that were cut with good reason, they didn’t work. You can tell what (little) footage from the Cinerama Roadshow is on the LaserDisc, because they didn’t bother to properly unsqueeze it. The center of those scenes are more squeezed than the left/right sides.
At present time, no new 35mm or 70mm prints have been struck that includes any of the road show footage.
The DVD is nice but not the finest transfer. The long out-of-print wide screen laser disc returns the film closer to the Cinerama running time. The standard exchange print and DVD is around the 154-161 minutes running time.
Regardless of whatever print was screened, it WAS a good show, and one that I thoroughly enjoyed. I remember seeing it on a rented video a few years ago. It was on two tapes. The color and quality of tape 1 was good, but it looked like all the color was bleached out on tape 2.I intend to buy it on DVD. I just hope the transfer is good, and it has a lot of “extras” like interviews with the cast, shooting scenes and other “bling”.
No, the “Cinerama” (single panel, no 3-panel prints were ever made) prints of Mad Mad World would have been in 70mm format and no longer exist. It was a 35mm print that just ran at the Loews.
I may be wrong, but I thought the speaker at the screening said it was a cinerama print. He said that they’d purchased a new print of the film from MGM, but that they felt like the color was off so instead showed an older cinerama print. It was somewhat scratched, but only really noticeable against shots with a lot of pale colored sky in the background. He warned that due to the print’s age, the image may go soft from time to time due to the film being warped, but they’d be closely monitoring it to fix any focus problems. I only noticed this happening once or twice.
This was my first visit to the Loew’s Jersey, although I’ve been meaning to go for a long time now, and I’ll definately be looking forward next season. We’re really lucky to have this place.
Saw “It
s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World at the Jersey 6-9. Although the print was not the Cinerama version, it was pretty decent anyway. After it was announced that there might be some minor sound and color problems, they never materialized and it turned out to be a fine show all around. Truly an epic comedy in every sense of the world. I never realized how funny it was until I saw it on the big screen again- after more than 40 years since the times I saw it as a pre-teen in the 60s. As usual, the audience was well behaved. About 200 people showed up. noticed many younger people, who were probably not born when the film was new, but judging by the laughter from the audience, they seemed to be having a great time with it. I enjoyed it so much that I did not even realise the air conditioning was not working. A great way for the Jersey to end the season. Wonder whats in store for September?Huge crowd last night for “Strangers on a Train” and Farley Granger. The most people I’ve seen there since “Forbidden Planet”.
Any news on print quality of Mad World would be greatly appreciated!
Also concluding the 2006-2007 film season at the Jersey â€" on Saturday, June 9th…
3:00 PM: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s†(1961)
7:00 PM: “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World†(1963)
From the Loew’s Jersey’s website:
Fri., June 8 & Sat., June 9
Our final screenings for this film season will include Alfred Hitchcock’s “Strangers On A Train” on Friday evening with live appearance by film star Farley Granger.
In response to an e-mail inquiry (from me), Japan Society quickly corrected the price discrepancy on its Web site – it is indeed $4 admission for their cardholding members, and it is only valid for the screening of “The Seven Samurai†(which I agree can be clearly understood from wording contained on their site as well as in FOTL publicity).
I also received a prompt, detailed and informative response from a FOTL staff member regarding some points posed to them:
“Thanks for bringing these points to my attention.
The intended discount price was — and is — $4 for adults (down from our usual $6) with a Japan Society membership card.
The intention was that the discount be for the Seven Samurai screening only, and in fairness, I think that is reasonably clear on the Japan Society website.
I was frankly unaware of the Japan Society membership card alternate of the printed web page, and I will enquire about the genesis of that.
As to the reference to Yojimbo, you are of course correct. The flyer with that reference was not made up by our usual graphics person, but rather was designed, along with a Japanese language version, specifically for distribution at the Japan Society and its immediate environs. (A few may have gone elsewhere.) I did see this flyer before distribution, but must have only been checking dates and times and do not remember noticing the Yojimbo reference at all — so in the end, the fault is mine. I just checked our main flyers and posters, and re-read the press materials I prepared, and none describe TG,B&U as based on Yojimbo. Here’s what I said in my press kit: ‘Following in the footsteps of John Sturges and the Magnificent Seven, Sergio Leone remade one of Akira Kurosawa’s samurai films, Yojimbo, as A Fistful of Dollars…The movie…prompt(ed) two sequels; the final and, by most critical accounts, best of this “Dollars” trilogy being The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.’
Thanks again for your interest, and your support of the Loew’s."
…And THANK YOU, Loew’s Jersey and FOTL, for your concern and tireless efforts in presenting creative and quality classic movie programming to your patrons. It is most appreciated!
Anyone that can attend SHOULD attend and show their support!