Classics at the Loews: Blues Brothers, Duel, Bullit in the landmark theater JSQ

Hello! We'd like to welcome you all back to our new film season with three classic films that feature amazing chases and other thrills. Hold onto your popcorn and enjoy!

Of course, seeing a show at the Loew's is always a lot of fun. But being a part of the volunteer team that puts on the show is an experience you'll never forget! Curious? Read more below, just after this month's film schedule.

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Friday, Sept. 27 - 8:00 PM

The Blues Brothers

Starring John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cab Calloway, James Brown, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Carrie Fisher, John Candy, Henry Gibson.
Directed by John Landis.  1980, 133mins., Color.  Original Rating: R.


Saturday, Sept. 28 - 6:30 PM

Duel

 

Saturday, Sept. 28 - 8:30 PM

Bullitt

 Admission Each Film:  $7 for Adults, $5 for Seniors (65+) and Children (12 & younger).

- - - Combo discounts available for multiple screenings in a weekend. - - -

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And next month...

Sunday, Oct. 6 - 3:00 PM

The Garden State Theatre Organ Society will present the Restored UCLA version of “My Best Girl” (1926) at the Loews Jersey Theatre in Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ . The film stars Mary Pickford and will be accompanied by Bernie Anderson, Jr. on the Wonder Morton Theatre Pipe Organ. As an added bonus, the short subject comedy, “Movie Night” (1929) starring Charlie Chase will also be screened. Both films will be presented in their original aspect ratio using 35mm projection.

$12 Adults, $10 Children and Seniors.

Of course Halloween is coming too! We're planning to be doing plenty for that including screening horror classics Bride of Frankenstein, Phantom of the Opera, and more!

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Be A Part Of The Show!

Friends of the Loew's Event Volunteers do everything from selling the tickets to making the popcorn to showing patrons to their seats and cleaning up the theatre afterwards. If you are interested in joining us this weekend or at any other event this season, email us at loewsjersey@gmail.com or call us at (201) 798-6055.

There will be an especially warm sense of camaraderie for those who help us in making sure the show does go on this weekend. As always, volunteers can bring a guest to help, pick a complimentary selection from our concession stand, and after the crowd is in and the film begins, they can enjoy the show. We do ask, however, that volunteers stay 30-40 minutes after the final show the help us clean up.

classic Films at the Loews Landmark Theater in June

Classic Films In June -

Sci-Fi.  Myths.  Monsters.  . . . plus Remembering Special Effects Genius Ray Harryhausen

"Men In Black" - Friday, June 7 at 8PM

"20 Million Miles To Earth" - Sci-Fi effects by Ray Harryhausen - Saturday, June 8 at 6:30PM

"Jason and the Argonauts" - One of Harryhausen's greatest - Saturday, June 8 at 8:20PM

Each film is $7 adults / $5 kids & seniors.  Combo discounts available for more than one film.


And if you'd like to join our volunteer team -- we can still use a few extra helping hands for ushering and concessions. You'll be a part of making things happen here at the Loew's -- and get to see a great show!" Email us at loewsjersey@gmail.com if you're interested.

Celebrating 100 Years of Paramount Pictures


Join us later this month as we screen three classics from Paramount Pictures that haven't won any Academy Awards--but maybe they should have.

Of course, seeing a show at the Loew's is always a lot of fun. But being a part of the volunteer team that puts on the show is an experience you'll never forget! Curious? Read more below, just after this month's film schedule.

Also, if you would like to help spread the word about our upcoming film series, click here to download copies of our latest fliers. Also, if you have time to distribute a larger number of posters and fliers, contact us and we'll give you a supply of our publicity materials.
Friday, February 24 - 8 pm
Ferris Bueller's Day Off


Starring Matthew Broderick, Allan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones.
Directed by John Hughes  (1986, 103mins., color)

Saturday, February 25 - 6 pm

Double Indemnity


Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Edward G. Robinson.
Directed by Billy Wilder. (1944, 107mins.  B&W)

Saturday, February 25, 8:20 pm

Psycho


Starring Anthony Perkins & Janet Leigh.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. (1960, 120 mins., B&W)


Admission: $7 Adults / $5 Children & Seniors.

The Thing from another World, film at the Loews

Saturday, April 30 - 6 pm
The Thing From Another World
Starring Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, Robert Cornthwaite, James Arness. Produced by Howard Hawks.
Directed by Christian Nyby. (1951, 87mins.)

The Matrix, cult films at the Loews

Friday, April 29 - 8 pm, Loews Landmark theater, JSQ
The Matrix
Starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving.
Directed by The Wachowski Brothers. (1999, 136mins.)

saturday classics at the Loew's Jersey landmark

Saturday, February 26 - 6 pm
The Big Sleep
Starring Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall.
Directed by Howard Hawks.  (1946, 114 mins.)

One of the most popular noir films and most influential detective movies ever made, The Big Sleep nevertheless has one of the most convoluted scripts of any movie made in classic Hollywood. Director Howard Hawks literally blew past red herrings and possible dead ends by letting dialogue and action spill out so fast that there is barely time to acknowledge, never mind contemplate, a new plot twist. But Hawks did slow down to let the audience fully appreciate the erotic innuendo in the repartee between Bogart's Philip Marlowe and Bacall's Mrs. Rutledge -- performances that were made palpable by the couple's real-life relationship. This was cutting edge stuff for a Hollywood still under the Production Code. It's the combination of this razor sharp sexual edge with the disquieting murky mystery that gives the film its distinctly hot yet cold, dream/nightmare feeling.

Saturday, February 26 - 8:30 pm
Dark Passage
Starring Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall.
Directed by Delmar Davis.  1947, 107 mins.
A well constructed Film Noir that is one of the most darkly seductive but seldom revived pairings of Bogart & Bacall. Bogart is a man wrongly accused of his wife's murder who undergoes plastic surgery to conceal his identity. Bacall, more vulnerable here than in other roles, is a lonely heiress who shelters Bogie -- and falls for him -- while he tries to find his wife's real killer. The film makes great use not only of its stars' real life  chemistry but also of its San Francisco setting. The Bay Area's hills and winding roads, world-famous bridges and even prison proximity are integral to the story, while the city's mixture of affluence and squalor, misfits and money men give texture to the shadowy atmosphere. The supporting cast more than hold their own, and Director Delmar Davis makes great use of the tight, efficient script. The opening scenes filmed from Bogart's perspective are especially effective, adding a distinct, perhaps even Hitchcock-ian feel. Don't miss this rare chance to see this noir gem on the Big Screen.