Loew's Jersey Theatre
54 Journal Square,
Jersey City,
NJ
07306
54 Journal Square,
Jersey City,
NJ
07306
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Brucec.. Another great double feature “ Master and Commander+ with Russell Crowe AND "Captain Horatio Hornblower” with Gregory Peck.
Re the posts on Sinatra films. I!m not really a fan of his( More my fathers generation) but with the fairly recent re make of “ Oceans 11. and its unnecessary sequel Ocaans 12”, prehaps people might want to see the real deal. Probably not a great film. but at least it has soul- and a great cast too. EO 11!
Bruce, picking double features is nice work if you can get it, eh?
Here are a couple of suggestion for good double bills
Just a couple of double bills from different decades.brucec
Therefore Robin would be in true widescreen covering a third less screen space than High Society in Vistavision which today is not really widescreen at all. Just another 1:85 aperture.
Which is why if they get a 70mm projector it would be wonderful if they got a larger screen expanding rather than reducing the screen size. And yes I know they are not going to do it due to money and logistics.
RobertR — the idea of widescreen is appealing, but as you may recall at this theatre the widescreen has actually less square footage than flat screening, (today’s flat, not Academy ratio) because here they lower the masking for widescreen, rather than expanding the sides.
Bob to be perfectly honest the two films I mentioned are not among my favorites either but they would be great at the Loew’s.
I get the impression they don’t like musicals at the Loew’s. I’m still waiting for my double bills of Singin in the Rain and Funny Face and Bye Bye Birdie and Viva Las Vegas.
Those two bills would be spectacular.
I guess in another life.
I’d say that was a very bad decision on the Director’s part, considering how many Frank Sinatra fans there are in neighboring Hoboken (his birthplace) alone, not to mention the rest of North Jersey and Manhattan too.
The echo is always great, but it really added a special dimension to the presentation of “Ben-Hur”.
I remember seeing that trailer as well but thinking it odd that they didn’t schedule a showing of the film itself.
You know another thing I love about this theater is the slap. It reminds me of going to the theater as a kid and hearing that echo which was never bothersome.
Love the idea, and both in widescreen :)
The Jersey was planning a Sinatra festival a couple of years ago but it never came about (unless I just missed it). I remember them showing the trailer for “Robin and the 7 Hoods”.
I have had another stroke of programming genius which will of course be ignored by everyone but considering that Sinatra hearing Crosby sing at this theater had an influence on his career how about a double bill of Sinatra and Crosby?
Robin and the Seven Hoods and High Society.
Would Nancy or Tina like to attend?
Well go ahead and laugh but I think it would be terrific.
Lostmemory;
Thank you very much.
TC;
I checked the site and could not find the Bergen Record listed.
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Be sure to click on the link to the Bergen Record article about the 75th anniversary.
Does anyone know who I can contact about filming inside. I am doing a documentary on the Loew’s Kings in Brooklyn. I would like to show what a restored Loew’s looks like.
Thanks Theaterat;
Vito… Very true, very true. You!ll be in for a treat when you go to the Jersey. Though still a “work in progress”, this is a grand theater in the classic Loews tradition.Let me know when “Porkys” and “Revenge of the Nerds ” opens- I wanna be first on line!
I stand corrected “Guess Who” has already been released.
Talk about BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, I forgot to mention two I KNOW you can’t wait to see remade, At a Fox screning recently I was told about
“Porky’s” and “Revenge of the Nerds”. When I heard about those two remakes I thought, Oh yeah, the industry is getting desperate.
Haven’t been to the Jersey yet,I will when it reopens. Most of my earlier moving going experiences was in movie palaces. Funny, we took them for granted in those days, if I knew they were all going to disapear I would have savered them more.
Hollywood in the earky 21th century- BEEN THERE, DONE THAT
Gustavelifting and Vito….The Jersey is closed due to the non working air conditioning, it will re open in September, so don1t worry.And Vito, you MUST be kidding, but things being what they are, I believe you.You may remember that “Guess WHO1s Coming to Dinner” was very recently remade as “Guess Who” with Bernie Mac(I think) and Ashton Kutcher.After the recent flop of the remake of “The Flight of the Phoenix” WHY would anybody attempt to remake “The Poseidon Adventure”, Like Yogi Berra says, “Its Deja Vue all over again”.
Theaterat, there will be plenty for you to rant about with remakes.
Still to come in 05-06 are:
King Kong; Poseidon Adventure; Bullitt; The Munsters; Guess who’s coming to dinner; The Blob; The Birds; Bride Of Frankenstein;
The Incredible Shrinking Man and The Pink Panther (Steve Martin)
plus many more to numerous to mention. Most of the recent remakes, with the exception of “War of the Worlds”, have all done poorly at the box-office.
I went to the Friends of the Loew’s website and found it hasn’t been updated since June. Is the Jersey still open? If it is, I would love to see it.
Brucec… Withn the exception of only 2 films mentioned, every one you listed is a gem.In the very near future, I will probably get on a rant about the upcoming remakes that will be flooding the multiplexes real soon.