Loew's Jersey Theatre
54 Journal Square,
Jersey City,
NJ
07306
54 Journal Square,
Jersey City,
NJ
07306
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One way to prove everything Vito said is true: when the young people of today are my age (50) or older, will they be able to look back with fond memories and affection on the stupid comic book adaptations and remakes of 40-year-old TV sitcoms that are being made today? Movies have been dumbed down almost to the point of no return – do you think this trend can ever be reversed?
I hate to sound like an cranky old man, but I have to agree, most of todays movies are a bunch of noisy, effects driven garbage, void of story lines and charactor development. I am retired now with pass privliges to almost any theatre circuit, as well as being on the screening list for many studios, but I rarely go to the movies anymore. Where are the script writers with an intelligent story to tell?. I don’t mind a good special effects movie once in a while but how about including an interesting story to go along with the CGI and effects. When is the last time we had a comedy that was actually funny and not geared to the mind of a 13 year old. There i’ve said it, now I can go back to my rocking chair, continue to grow old and continue to feel bad about what has become of the business I dedicated my life to.
I’m afraid that’s asking too much. If we get three or four really good movies a year, that’s a whole lot. In the old days, there’d be three or four good ones every month.
Good weather? Hey Hollywood, how about some GOOD MOVIES!
As hot as it is outside, imagine how hot it must be inside the Loew’s right now! Can’t wait till fall, for the Loew’s as well as the return of good weather.
During this long and very,very HOT summer- especially with all those “creatively bankrupt” movies being offered us courtesy Hollywood, I can`t wait until the Jersey re-opens.Stay cool until then.
Thanx Mister Huelbig
Here’s the contact information from their website:
http://www.loewsjersey.org/contact.php
Who does a person contact if they want to film inside the Loew’s Jersey? I am doing a documentary on the Loews Kings in Brooklyn which shares the same architects, but is closed to the public, and in need of restoration. I would like to show people what the theater could look like.
This is a more complete scan of the same page:
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Here’s the program page which talks about the balcony renovation:
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I thought there were more people Saturday than Friday but thought that there was more than 75 on Friday so maybe my judgment is off.
I am a regular at the revival houses and while I don’t know any of the other people I do recognize faces and I don’t see too many, if any, of the people who patronize MoMA, BAM, AMMI et al in Jersey City. I don’t think people in New York City realize how easy it is to get to Jersey City and how fast you get, in my case, from Herald Square to Journal Square on the PATH train.
Regarding the renovations, they essentially stopped renovating while the Mayor held up the lease so nothing on the renovations front has been done in recent years.
hardbop wrote: “I thought attendance at both screenings was adequate; that theatre is so big it can swallow up a crowd.”
I was there Friday night and there were about 75 people there for the shows – how many were at the Saturday night shows?
I’ve been a semi-regular attendee at the Loew’s shows and I have to say that while I’m extremely happy that the theatre has been spared the wrecking ball, it’s a shame that it not in a really advanced state of renovation considering the amount of money and time that have been spent on the place. The lobby still has these tacky white Christmas tree lights strewn over the mezzanine railings, there are still light fixtures hanging from wires, there are still piles of who-knows-what in the outer lobby and the mezzanine, the inner bathrooms still do not have the tiles in place, etc. And it’s been that way since I first went there in 2000/2001. I applaud their efforts but question the results as of now.
And I can’t be the only person bothered by the numerous projection issues that have cropped up lately, especially this past Friday where the shows started late due to some issue and “Body Snatchers” was mis-aligned on screen left-to-right during a number of the reels. It’s as if that showing was the first time they had run the film, I would think that if they were doing shows for the public that they would have an advance run-through to see if there are problems with the projectors and/or prints. I understand it’s mostly a volunteer effort and you can’t expect things to always be perfect, but the on-screen image is one of the most important things to get right when you are charging money to attend. And when they do get it right, the results are terrific.
Still, I’ll be back in September for the show with teh Nighthawks as it sounds like a unique event.
Just a note about eating in the area…the Journal Square Pub, right next door to the theater, has a 25 seat dining room downstairs from the cozy pub, and they serve delicious Italian food. Before the show Friday my friend and I shared a fresh arugala and tomato salad, and each had a chicken parmegiana hero, and paid $10. each, including tax and tip.
It’s always a treat to see a show at the Jersey, especially a double feature, but I did miss seeing any shorts or trailers or cartoons.
And it was a treat to meet fellow cinemaphile KenRoe…we didn’t know each other and were just talking theater stuff, when it turned out we had one or two things in common!
I was there Friday and Saturday. I’ve seen “Body Snatchers” so I bolted after “Crack in the World.” And Saturday I was there for “Wrath of Khan.” I had trouble hearing the dialogue at the beginning of “Khan” so I assume there was deterioration in the sound track on the print.
I thought attendance at both screenings was adequate; that theatre is so big it can swallow up a crowd. I know it would be nice to fix the balcony, but they certainly don’t need those extra 1,000 seats!
And I had a Line Rickey at that luncheonette a couple of doors down from the Loew’s. It was good.
I agree about the film’s starting late. That guy who gets up there to talk before the film — overdressed in a suit — goes on and on and on. Start the movie will you please. And that area is not the best. It is like a perp walk across the street on the walk back to the PATH train.
RE the air conditioning… the Jersey DOES have air, but it doesn`t work too good. It was on Sat 6-4 for Tron and Star Trek II and while it was cool, it just isnt strong enough to cool the entire theater, especially on a hot and humid day {or in this case, a night}.
They have to take apart, clean and rebuild all the seats in the balcony. The program says there’s 57 years worth of bubble gum built up on them. The AC must have been removed when the theater first closed in 1986, but I’m not sure. It was comfortable in there on Saturday night and it had been a fairly warm day, but I guess the heat and humidity build up as the summer goes on.
I think re-opening the balcony is a great idea! What needs to be done in order for the public to be allowed in? Also, what do you mean there’s no air conditioning. Surely the theater must have had it at one time. Is the plant currently non-functioning, or has it been removed?
According to the program, they want to get started on the balcony. The number one question they’re asked by patrons is, “When will we be able to sit upstairs?”
They don’t have AC, and they also use the summer weekends as extra renovation time.
No, the Loew’s Jersey does not have air conditioning.
No, the Loew’s Jersey does not have air consitioning.
No shows the whole summer? Does the Jersey have AC?
Judging from the times I’ve gone to the Loew’s, the Saturday night shows are always the most crowded, compared to the Friday night and Saturday afternoon shows. The only bad thing about the late shows for me is that they always start around 20 minutes later than scheduled, and often end right around the time the last bus leaves Journal Square for Weehawken in North Hudson where I live. More than once I’ve had to run out of the theater and try to make that last bus. I’m not complaining, though – I could always walk home if I had to (about 4 miles).
Rhett: The next show will be in September. No movies confirmed yet, but whatever they are they’ll be shown in conjunction with a live performance by Vince Giordano’s 1920’s jazz band.
Ken…I can understand the disapointment to the “low” attendance for a great show the Loews Jersey puts on. I missed the weekends show, regretably. I believe the problem is in the schedueling of the showing. On a Friday night I’d bet that not many people , after a hard week at work wish to venture to busy Jersey City for a later show which they won’t get out till 11pm. The area is not the best.
“My” opinion, is that the Loews should scheduele more matinees for weekends, Saturday especially, and Sunday. It’s much more appealing to make it an event for the early day (while it’s daylight) and to know you still have the rest of the day to yourself. I’ve been a dedicated fan of the Lafayette’s BigScreen series and they get a tremendous turnout for their Saturday morning shows at 11:30am. While the crowd is many of the elderly set, I don’t imagine many would be up for a 8pm show. I would have loved to have seen Trek II on the Jersey screen but the 8:15pm show just couldn’t drag me out there.
There are obviously many who disagree but , remember, this is just one person’s opinion..mine, so please excuse me sounding like an old rag. I just wish the showtimes were more accessable than to have later evening shows..that’s just me. I saw “Great Escape” and “Great Dictator” at a low attended Sunday matinee. The Loews is a great theater and the people who work there are dedicated to movies. I hope they sell out the house for every show.
BTW…what’s up next?