Loew's Jersey Theatre

moviebuff82 on July 9, 2020 at 5:27 am

i hear this theater is being renovated while we are in a pandemic. Can’t wait to check it out soon.

markp on December 17, 2019 at 8:43 pm

Don’t know if you would interested but this Sat Dec 21 at the Union County Arts Center in Rahway we will be showing National Lampoons Christmas Vacation in 35MM. 8 pm

DaveM on October 16, 2019 at 12:34 pm

Yes. The Newark Paramount (marquee only) and the Loews Kings (extensive interiors) also show up.

DaveM on October 16, 2019 at 12:19 pm

JOKER SPOILER ALERT:

The Loews Jersey exterior is used for the scene where Bruce Wayne’s parents are murdered. (Not much of a spoiler if you’ve ever seen a Batman film…)

vindanpar on October 20, 2018 at 7:55 pm

Ok so who took that just posted color photo of the Loew’s Jersey because it’s magnificent.

moviebuff82 on February 9, 2018 at 5:18 pm

Next year will mark 90 years since it opened.

Bill Huelbig on October 22, 2017 at 9:59 am

Last night at this wonderful movie palace, a classic horror triple feature: House on Haunted Hill (1959), Island of Lost Souls (1933) and Halloween (1978). In the lobby, Halloween’s villain Michael Myers played the theme from the movie on a grand piano. He also played music from The Exorcist, Rosemary’s Baby, and Barry Lyndon (?). The crowd was huge for all three films.

vindanpar on October 21, 2017 at 10:55 am

I really wish this place would only play films suitable for the entire family and when you consider what they play are classics there is no place in a great movie palace for utter trash like Rocky Horror.

I like early Almodovar and John Waters but I don’t want to see it at the Loew’s.

For a party like this it should be family friendly and Phantom should be the star feature WITH the color sequence. I don’t know what gets into the heads of people that plan this stuff.

And what’s up with the digital nonsense?

Loews Jersey on October 19, 2017 at 2:54 pm

Time again for the Loew’s annual Movie AND Masquerade Party: This year it’s Rocky Horror Nite. The (in)famous cult classic movie about what is arguably the worst (or perhaps best) masquerade party in history will be followed by a real masquerade party in the Loew’s Grand Lobby – complete with music & dancing, refreshments, a cash bar and — of course — a costume contest. (But you can come as you are if you don’t like dress-up; costumes are optional.) It’s all a fundraiser to benefit Friends of the Loew’s. Advance tickets are $25 at rockyhorrornite.eventbrite.com. (Movie will be screened digitally.)

If you’re not up for the party but still want to see the movie, it’s $8. Movie only tickets are not sold in advance.

Robert Kratky on August 21, 2017 at 8:17 am

Hi,

Looking forward to the Fall Film Weekend schedule. Any word as to what films will be presented?

mdvoskin on January 20, 2017 at 12:28 pm

Next Friday (01/27) and Saturday (01/28) The Landmark Loews Jersey in Jersey City, New Jersey is running:

Fri, 1/27 – 8pm – Double Feature – The Great McGinty & Duck Soup

Sat. 1/28 – 6:00pm – Wag The Dog
Sat. 1/28 – 8:15pm – Citizen Kane

All 4 films will be presented in 35mm on the giant Loews Jersey screen.

Mike (saps) on October 25, 2016 at 5:56 pm

Here is the full link, and here is the article (for when the link eventually goes down) There are also a lot of picture of the area, and the renditions of the proposals…

JERSEY CITY — The neighborhood behind the Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre in Journal Square would be set for a radical transformation under zoning changes up for final adoption by the City Council tomorrow.

The changes would allow the Harwood family to construct residential high-rises and arts facilities on a roughly 2-acre area the family owns that runs along the PATH tracks. The area is now home now to parking lots and a garage.

The city hopes the changes will lead to the creation of a cultural arts district connecting the neighborhood west of the Loew’s to Journal Square. The Harwoods would be allowed to build taller high-rises than zoning allows in exchange for creating spaces for theaters, art galleries and studios, museums, libraries and more.

The plans also call for improvements to Concourse West, the walkway commonly called the Loew’s alley that offers a direct if narrow connection between the Marion neighborhood and Journal Square. The zoning changes would require developers to incorporate retail space within the concourse and adjacent plaza at the foot of Magnolia Avenue.

The proposed changes to Journal Square zoning come as the area has become a target for real-estate developers. The first high-rise of a three-tower project called Journal Squared is nearly complete, while plans for a two-tower development across the street from the Loew’s were approved by the city in August, as were plans for a 72-story skyscraper on the site of the old Jersey Journal building.

The parking lots and garage targeted by the zoning changes up for approval tomorrow night have been owned by the Harwood family for nearly a century. Brett Harwood said the Journal Square development boom convinced the family to revamp their properties.

“As Journal Square has finally started to come into its own, and you can see the results of that all around, we think that there’s a higher and better use,” Harwood told The Jersey Journal.

The zoning changes would allow for two residential high-rises, one near the foot of Magnolia Avenue and the other near the foot of Pavonia Avenue. The city would allow the developers to exceed the 37-story maximum on each in exchange for the construction of cultural arts facilities in the high-rises and in two additional low-rise buildings. A fifth low-rise building would be allowed to house restaurants, cafes and other retail stores.

The city also envisions an amphitheater, dog run and playgrounds on a site near Van Reipen Avenue.

If approved by the council tomorrow, the zoning changes offer a template to the Harwoods. There are no plans yet, Harwood said, adding that unlimited height restrictions would not lead to soaring skyscrapers.

“Nobody should have expectations that we’re going to build another World Trade Center,” he said. “It wouldn’t be economical, it wouldn’t appropriate.”

The council meets tomorrow at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 280 Grove St.

Terrence T. McDonald may be reached at . Follow him on Twitter @terrencemcd. Find The Jersey Journal on Facebook.

Rstewart on October 25, 2016 at 1:51 pm

Article about the area around the Jersey from the Jersey Journal. http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/10/jersey_city_envisions_new_arts_district_behind_loe.html