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Mitchell Dvoskin
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From: West Milford, NJ, USA
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 01-25-2010 12:52 PM
This coming weekend of January 29th and 30th, The Landmark Loews Jersey Theatre located on Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey, continues its 80th Birthday Jubilee and 10th consecutive year of classic films with its first screenings of 2010. This season, we are saluting the decades that the Landmark Loews Jersey has been entertaining us, starting with some classic films from the 1930’s.
Located directly across from the PATH subway station connecting Manhattan with Jersey City, it is also easy to reach from most area highways. Secure discounted parking is located directly behind the theatre. Have your parking ticket validated at the theatre’s boxoffice.
All Show Are Presented In 35mm With Genuine Carbon Arc Projection On Our Giant 50 Foot Wide Screen.
Friday January 29th at 8:00pm – The Thin Man (1934)
Starring William Powell & Myrna Loy. Also starring Maureen O’Sullivan, Nat Pendleton. Cesar Romero.
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke (93 minutes)
This adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s novel defined the genre of movie that succeeds in the unlikely but exquisitely entertaining mix of mystery and sophisticated comedy. Nick Charles (Powell) is a private investigator who has just retired after marrying wealthy socialite Nora (Loy) – only to be goaded by his thrill-seeking bride into investigating the recent disappearance of an inventor. The film succeeds in no small part because of the electric chemistry between Powell and Loy – who as Nick and Nora remain one of Hollywood’s most legendary on-screen couples. Their witty repartee, which often makes them seem more like saucy secret lovers than a married couple, is still great fun to listen to 76 years later. The film’s stylish Deco sets and wardrobe also gave a much needed taste of glamour to Depression-era audiences. Though originally planned as a “B picture” it proved immensely popular and inspired five sequels plus countless imitations.
Saturday January 30th at 6:30pm – Top Hat (1935)
Starring Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers. Also starring Edward Everett Horton, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore.
Music by Irving Berlin. (99 minutes)
"Top Hat" is classy, Depression-era escapism at its best. If the storyline is a typical mistaken-identity romantic comedy, what puts the movie in a class all its own is the stunning combination of an Irving Berlin score, the incomparable choreography and dance of Fred Astaire, the charismatic screen chemistry between Astarie and Ginger Rogers, and a dynamite supporting cast. (Look for Lucille Ball in a small role.) The Deco-infused sets, plus Mark Sandrich’s deft direction – which can best be described as effervescent – burnish the luster of “Top Hat” to a fine sheen and have made the film the epitome of 1930s glamour.
Saturday January 30th at 8:40pm – Gold Diggers Of 1933
Starring Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Guy Kibbee, Warren Williams, Ginger Rogers, Sterling Holloway. Choreography by Busby Berkeley. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. (96 minutes)
If Busby Berkeley’s name is still synonymous with over-the-top musical numbers, “Gold Diggers of 1933” is one of the best showcases of the outrageously lavish choreography, seemingly endless chorus lines, fluid camera work and dizzying overhead compositions that were his hallmark. And in addition to Berkeley’s signature talent, the movie also boasts an amazing mix of comedy, gritty Depression-era commentary, romance and pre-Production Code sex. A sweet love story between Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell unfolds while unemployed showgirls struggle to survive hard times by pragmatically using their “assets” to charm backers for a new show. There’s the cheekily salacious “Pettin’ in the Park” number, Berkeley's jaunty "We're in the Money" extravaganza that features coin-clad chorus girls and Ginger Rogers singing in Pig Latin, and the downbeat finale "Remember My Forgotten Man" that is firmly rooted in the grim realities of the 1930s. All of this makes “Gold Diggers of 1933” one of the best pre-Production Code musicals, and one of the best remembered movies of the 1930s.
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Mitchell Dvoskin
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From: West Milford, NJ, USA
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posted 02-22-2010 11:39 AM
This coming weekend of February 26th and 27th, The Landmark Loews Jersey Theatre located on Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey, continues its 80th Birthday Jubilee and 10th consecutive year of classic films. This season, we are saluting the decades that the Landmark Loews Jersey has been entertaining us. This month, we will be presenting some classic films from the 1940’s.
Located directly across from the PATH subway station connecting Manhattan with Jersey City, it is also easy to reach from most area highways. Secure discounted parking is located directly behind the theatre. Have your parking ticket validated at the theatre’s boxoffice.
All Show Are Presented In 35mm With Genuine Carbon Arc Projection On Our Giant 50 Foot Wide Screen.
Friday February 26th at 8:00pm – White Heat (1949)
Starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien.
Directed by Raoul Walsh. (114 minutes, B&W)
James Cagney first became a star in the 1930s as a tough criminal in Warner Bros. Studio’s classic gangster melodramas. He went on, of course, to play a great variety of other roles, ranging from George M. Cohan to the great silent star Lon Chaney, Sr., in dramas, musicals and comedies. But in 1949, Cagney returned one last time to the role of tough guy in “White Heat” – a crime drama that takes the familiar elements of plot, character and theme from his old ‘30s gangster pictures but transforms them into a kind of Film Noir tragedy. Cagney is Cody Jarrett, a deranged criminal prone to headaches and seizures. His molten temper, feral cunning and mercurial charm are finely calibrated extensions of the doomed gangsters Cagney played a decade before, this time coiled not around a Depression-era impetus of greed or class rivalry, but an Oedipal bond. Cody's beloved, calculating "Ma" (Margaret Wycherly) is the compass for his every move, her iron will and long shadow acknowledged not only by Cody but by his gang, his restless wife (Virginia Mayo, radiating sensuality and guile), and the undercover cop (Edmond O'Brien) planted in Jarrett's path. Cagney’s performance is nothing less than superb as he creates one of the most frighteningly psychotic characters ever seen on screen, a model for the stranger, more brutal outlaws who would dominate crime cinema in the 1960s and 1970s. The fiery, climactic scene has become part of pop culture.
Saturday February 27th at 6:15pm – Notorious (1946)
Starring Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, Claude Rains.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. (101 minutes, B&W)
“Notorious” is a tightly woven and brilliantly sustained mix of romance and suspense that takes remarkable risks with its main characters. Ingrid Bergman, never more radiant or vulnerable, is a flawed heroine: the beautiful daughter of a Nazi spy who’s garnered a notorious reputation for herself by turning to drink and casual affairs to help forget the shame of her father’s infamy. Cary Grant, whose suave screen persona was rarely more hard-edged and even unlikable, is an American agent who uses Bergman’s affection for him to manipulate her into spying on her father’s old Nazi cronies. And Claude Rains is an unlikely villain: a charming Nazi sympathizer who genuinely loves Bergman and seems far more likable than Grant. To this mix, Hitchcock adds some of his most stunning black and white camera work, including a famous tracking shot that begins across a crowded room and ends in a close-up of Bergman's hand while she secretly holds a key. Several scenes are unusually but very effectively shown from Bergman’s point of view. Throughout the script, written by legendary screenwriter Ben Hecht, there is the troubling subtext of love and betrayal. Notorious is one of the most effective Noir, or at least Noir-ish films, and is often considered to be Hitchcock’s finest film of the 1940s.
Saturday February 27th at 8:30pm – The Third Man (1949)
Starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard.
Directed by Carl Reed. Written by Graham Green. (104 minutes, B&W)
One of the greatest Noir movies ever filmed, "The Third Man" sets loyalty, friendship and love against justice and common good in the fractured, cynical setting of defeated and occupied Vienna after World War II. Joseph Cotten is Holly Martins, an alcoholic pulp writer from America who’s traveled to Austria to visit his old friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles). But when Martins arrives, Lime's funeral is under way. From Lime's girlfriend and an occupying British officer Martins learns of allegations of Lime's involvement in black market racketeering. The idealistic and perhaps naïve Martins vows to clear his friend's reputation. But as he is drawn deeper into postwar intrigue, Martins finds layer upon layer of deception which he desperately tries to sort out. One of the most remarkable aspects of The Third Man is that Welles is only in the last third of the film, yet seems to dominate it throughout. This is a tribute to how cleverly screenwriter Graham Greene builds anticipation through the contradictory information Martins gathers in his search for info about his old friend. It’s also a tribute to how powerful and widely known Welles’ screen persona is. Welles’ long-delayed entrance is one of the most memorable scenes in any film. The movie boasts some of the most evocative cinematography ever filmed, with long shadows, stark lighting, cocked camera angles and exaggerated close-ups that perfectly capture the surreal, off-kilter feel of postwar Europe as well as emphasize the shadowy nature of the story. The zither music that plays throughout is among the most recognized and haunting movie themes.
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Mitchell Dvoskin
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From: West Milford, NJ, USA
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posted 03-18-2010 01:18 PM
This weekend March 19th thru 21st, The Landmark Loews Jersey in Jersey City New Jersey is hosting a three days of horror-related guests, screenings, vendors.
Convention to include 35MM-film screenings of Night of the Living Dead and Creepshow.
Celebrity guests include George A. Romero, Ken Foree, Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Savini, David Emge, Kyra Schon & more!
The show is a rental, for more information visit the promoter's web site Saturday Nightmares
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Mitchell Dvoskin
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posted 03-22-2010 03:11 PM
This coming weekend of March 26th and 27th, The Landmark Loews Jersey Theatre located on Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey, continues its 80th Birthday Jubilee and 10th consecutive year of classic films. This season, we are saluting the decades that the Landmark Loews Jersey has been entertaining us. This month, we will be presenting some classic films from the 1950’s.
Located directly across from the PATH subway station connecting Manhattan with Jersey City, it is also easy to reach from most area highways. Secure discounted parking is located directly behind the theatre. Have your parking ticket validated at the theatre’s boxoffice.
All Show Are Presented In 35mm With Genuine Carbon Arc Projection On Our Giant 50 Foot Wide Screen.
Friday March 26th at 8:00pm – Night Of The Hunter (1955)
Starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish. Directed by Charles Laughton
(93mins. B&W)
Robert Mitchum gives one of his greatest performances as a psychotic, misogynistic and phony preacher who insinuates himself into the family of an executed man with whom he had been imprisoned in order to find the hoard of cash the man had hidden away. All that stands between the brutal Mitchum and the money are the other man’s two young children and the indomitable, scripture-quoting old woman, played magnificently by Lillian Gish, to whom the children turn for help. Gish’s faith, courage and compassion are set in breathtakingly stark contrast against Mitchum’s dark, venal perversity – creating one of the screen’s most memorable and successful parables of good vs. evil.
Saturday March 27th at 6:15pm – King Creole (1958)
Starring Elvis Presley, Walter Matthau, Carolyn Jones, Dolores Hart. Directed by Michael Curtiz.
(115mins. B&W)
In King Creole Elvis Presley displays an acting ability that was only hinted at in many of his later films, giving an entertaining and compelling performance as a young man trying to find himself while finding his way between good and bad choices. Presley plays a high school drop-out working to help support his unemployed father when he falls in with a gang of teenage toughs. But since he can sing, and the owner of a struggling nightclub gives him a chance to go straight and perhaps even make it big. Yet he soon finds himself being pulled into the corrupt world of a local mob boss who runs a successful nightclub and wants Presley to work for him. Presley also has to make a choice between his true love and the good-girl-gone-wrong moll of the mob boss. The film is greatly aided by good performances from Walter Matthau, who plays a very effective heavy as the mob boss, and a pre-“Addams Family” Carolyn Jones as his reluctant moll.
Saturday March 27th at 8:30pm – On The Waterfront (1954)
Starring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Eva Marie Saint, Martin Balsam.
Directed by Elia Kazan. Written by Bud Schulberg.
(107mins. B&W)
“On the Waterfront” is one of the most powerful narratives ever filmed is due in no small part to the uncanny sense of truth it projects from first frame to last. And this, in turn, is largely due to the remarkable performances of its cast – from Marlon Brando’s extraordinary creation of Malloy, to the smallest nuances of the supporting players. That the movie was famously filmed on location on the real waterfront in Hoboken, N.J. greatly adds to this aura of truth by imparting an authenticity and immediacy that has never been equaled in any other major motion picture: the gritty, violent and strangely claustrophobic world it depicted was no set, but life itself. Leonard Bernstein's score imparts a very subtle operatic quality to the otherwise hyper-realistic film. The film is an extraordinary mix of coarse and refined elements – harsh realism and elegant art fused into a coherent and compelling whole.
“On the Waterfront” won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director for Elia Kazan, Best Adapted Screenplay for Budd Schulberg, Best Actor for Brando, Best Supporting Actress for Saint, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Editing. Fifty-six years later, it remains an extraordinary cinematic accomplishment. Don’t miss this chance to see it back on the big screen.
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Scott Jentsch
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posted 04-05-2010 05:33 PM
quote: Scott Jentsch
If we can swing it, I'm hoping that we can expand our coverage to more screens by the end of the year, so this would provide more comprehensive coverage of movie theaters playing classics on their screens.
Currently, we list 10,000 screens-worth of data which covers 941 theaters across the country, but that means that there are still almost 6,000 more theaters to be listed. 60% of those that are not yet listed are less than 5-screen locations, which are probably the most apt to be showing classics.
As a follow-up to my post above from last fall, we are now listing showtimes for every theater in the United States! The change happened last week, and that means that we have many more showtimes for classic movies on the "Classic Movies Back on the Big Screen" page:
http://www.bigscreen.com/NowShowing.php?view=classics
There are 366 movies listed on that page currently, ranging from Padre Pio: Miracle Man from 2000 all the way to 1924's The Thief of Bagdad.
Some of the older IMAX movies are now getting on that list because they are more than 10 years old, but since the movies are grouped by decade, it's easy to look past the more recent stuff if that's not your cup of tea.
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Scott Norwood
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posted 04-06-2010 08:06 AM
Well, I sort of figured out how to do this with Moviefone, which does allow infinate range, but it would be even better if I could do so directly from Scott's site.
It seems that most of the venues showing these films are on the west coast (why?). Surprisingly (to me, at least), many of these are multiplexes. I have mixed feelings about repertory programming in multiplexes. On one hand, I am glad that people have the opportunity to see these films on the big screen. On the other, I worry about the print damage that might be inflicted at venues which do not typically handle archival materials. (Yes, I know that there are some very good and highly experienced operators who work at commercial multiplexes, but that is not a typical situation.)
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Scott Jentsch
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posted 04-06-2010 09:55 AM
quote: Scott Norwood
Would it be possible to allow the "range" to be set to "infinite"? I have occasionally wanted to find out all of the theatres in the country that are playing a particular film title, and have found no easy way of doing this.
I'll have to look into providing something like that, but do it in such a way that it doesn't kill the server with a query that generates thousands of results. Maybe a limit of the first 100 results or something, which is an expansion of what's being done now when there are no theaters within the mileage range.
Until that time, though, there is a workaround. The "Nearby Theaters" view for a movie will show theaters within the mileage range specified, if any are playing that movie. If not, it shows the 10 closest theaters that are playing the movie, no matter where they're located.
Since most/all classic movies do not have a very wide release on any given day, you will be shown a list of every theater playing that movie as long as you do not have any theaters near you playing that movie. Here's an example:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
http://www.bigscreen.com/NowShowing.php?movie=RockyHorror&view=sched&show=nearby&showdate=2010-04-09
It is playing at Landmark E Street Cinema in Washington, DC, so if you were to specify a ZIP code of 20004 in the page above, you will see only that theater.
However, if you specify a ZIP code that is nowhere near where the movie is playing, such as Barrow, Alaska (99723), you will get a full list of theaters in the country playing that movie because the closest 10 are displayed, and the movie is only playing at 2 theaters in the country on that day. (More are showing it on 4/10)
That's a workaround, but it's functional. I like the idea of the "infinite distance" setting, so I'll put that on my to-do list.
Thanks for the feedback, and I'm glad that people are finding it useful!
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