I guess the next question that should be asked by any of us who consider ourselves patrons of any and all classic film prgrams is what can we do, beyond our regular attendance and financial support to help ensure that classic films (on the big screen)will always have a viable and important place in our movie-going lives.
For example, in your opinion, would it be advisable to contact BCG (via e-mail) to inquire if they have any plans of continuing a classic film program of their own? (What would be the best way to contact them?)
Or is it best to just “wait and see”.?
If there is one aspect of the great Loews Jersey that I appreciate the most it is their wonderful sense of choice in selecting films that resonate with the overall audience… not exactly “popular” films all of the time, but film programs with a “theme”. (ie James Bond, Adventure heroes etc.)
I’m also grateful to Colin and the other Friends of the Loews for presenting films that might not have been very popular during their initial release, but now “deserve” a second look. (Two films that I always “turned my nose up” at [being the snobby little Sean Connery fan that I was at an early age] were “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” and , the above-mentioned “For Your Eyes Only”… they are now two of my favorite Bond films.)
Friends of the Loews deserves the support of every classic film fan in the Nj/Ny metro area. We seem to be in an age of shrinking interest in movie theaters that show classic films. We need to keep this jewel alive and shining.
Hi Mr. Apruzzee,
May I take a moment to “echo” the sentiments of movie534 and so many of the other film fans above?
Speaking as a patron of the Lafayette Theater and the Big Screen Classics program for the past four years (my only regret is that did not become aware of this program from the start!) I can only say that I am saddened to the extreme that Big Screen Classics have departed the great Lafayette. Knowing that each Saturday morning (I guess I must be one of the few who actually “liked” the 11;30 showtime) would find me sitting in a darkened theater with the likes of Boris Karlof,Godzilla, Fred and Ginger,Steve McQueen, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck etc. was always the source of great anticipation for me each weekend! (And, No!, I’m not a retired person with very little else to do….. I have two, “almost” grown kids, who are involved in sports and coaching and “borrowing the car”)
But I always found time for the Lafayette !
The best memory I have of the Lafayette was the day myself and the “above-mentioned” “almost” grown-up kids attended the Looney Tunes Festival and collectively laughed our (“you know whats”) off for about two hours. Priceless !
I’ve been a classic film fan since I was five when my dad took me to see such films as “Moby Dick” and “The Knights of the Round Table”. The Lafayette provided me with that same opportunity to share some of the great films with my sons that my father shared with me.
I would really like to know how such a fine film program could come to such an abrupt end? Politics ? The economy? The impression that I have is that someone (or a group) along the line must have schrugged their shoulders and said “I give up” !
The irony of the matter is that the crowds (varying from week to week) at the Big Screen Classics usually surpassed the numbers of patrons at the regular, “first-un” blockbuster presentations. (at least the shows that I attended.)
I guess I’d better put this to rest……or else, just like our friend, Carl Denim I might be “Going into a theme song!”
Hello Mr. Apruzzese,
I guess the next question that should be asked by any of us who consider ourselves patrons of any and all classic film prgrams is what can we do, beyond our regular attendance and financial support to help ensure that classic films (on the big screen)will always have a viable and important place in our movie-going lives.
For example, in your opinion, would it be advisable to contact BCG (via e-mail) to inquire if they have any plans of continuing a classic film program of their own? (What would be the best way to contact them?)
Or is it best to just “wait and see”.?
If there is one aspect of the great Loews Jersey that I appreciate the most it is their wonderful sense of choice in selecting films that resonate with the overall audience… not exactly “popular” films all of the time, but film programs with a “theme”. (ie James Bond, Adventure heroes etc.)
I’m also grateful to Colin and the other Friends of the Loews for presenting films that might not have been very popular during their initial release, but now “deserve” a second look. (Two films that I always “turned my nose up” at [being the snobby little Sean Connery fan that I was at an early age] were “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” and , the above-mentioned “For Your Eyes Only”… they are now two of my favorite Bond films.)
Friends of the Loews deserves the support of every classic film fan in the Nj/Ny metro area. We seem to be in an age of shrinking interest in movie theaters that show classic films. We need to keep this jewel alive and shining.
Hi Mr. Apruzzee,
May I take a moment to “echo” the sentiments of movie534 and so many of the other film fans above?
Speaking as a patron of the Lafayette Theater and the Big Screen Classics program for the past four years (my only regret is that did not become aware of this program from the start!) I can only say that I am saddened to the extreme that Big Screen Classics have departed the great Lafayette. Knowing that each Saturday morning (I guess I must be one of the few who actually “liked” the 11;30 showtime) would find me sitting in a darkened theater with the likes of Boris Karlof,Godzilla, Fred and Ginger,Steve McQueen, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck etc. was always the source of great anticipation for me each weekend! (And, No!, I’m not a retired person with very little else to do….. I have two, “almost” grown kids, who are involved in sports and coaching and “borrowing the car”)
But I always found time for the Lafayette !
The best memory I have of the Lafayette was the day myself and the “above-mentioned” “almost” grown-up kids attended the Looney Tunes Festival and collectively laughed our (“you know whats”) off for about two hours. Priceless !
I’ve been a classic film fan since I was five when my dad took me to see such films as “Moby Dick” and “The Knights of the Round Table”. The Lafayette provided me with that same opportunity to share some of the great films with my sons that my father shared with me.
I would really like to know how such a fine film program could come to such an abrupt end? Politics ? The economy? The impression that I have is that someone (or a group) along the line must have schrugged their shoulders and said “I give up” !
The irony of the matter is that the crowds (varying from week to week) at the Big Screen Classics usually surpassed the numbers of patrons at the regular, “first-un” blockbuster presentations. (at least the shows that I attended.)
I guess I’d better put this to rest……or else, just like our friend, Carl Denim I might be “Going into a theme song!”