LOEWS JERSEY CITY ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER CLASSIC FILM SCHEDULE
Presented In Memory of Bob Eberenz*
(See below for explanation)
November 20 & 21
At the Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre
A Not-For-Profit Arts Center In a Historic Movie Palace
54 Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Tel: 
(201) 798-6055
Web: www.loewsjersey.org
Friday, November 20 at 8PM
"Monsieur Verdoux" — Starring Charlie Chaplin. Also starring Mady Correll, Isobel Elsom, Audrey Betz, Ada May, Martha Ray. Directed by Charlie Chaplin.
(1947, 124mins, B&W) Chaplin called this film his "cleverest and
most brilliant", but he is certainly not the familiar Tramp in it. He
plays a suave serial killer who makes his living marrying and murdering
lonely rich women. Chaplin turned this shocking conceit into a black
comedy that seems surprisingly modern to us today — especially in its
presentation of the hypocrisy of societies that condemn murder
committed by individuals but glorify war.
A rare big screen revival.
Saturday, November 21 at 2PM
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" – Starring Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff, Katina Paxinou. Directed by Sam Wood.
(1943, 157mins., Color) Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway, "For
Whom the Bell Tolls" is a romantic drama set against the turbulent
tapestry of the Spanish Civil War. Though downplaying the extreme
ideological aspects of the war (which Hollywood found uncomfortable),
the film is otherwise largely faithful to Hemingway’s writing and
boasts excellent performances, torrid love scenes, and first-rate
Technicolor photography.
Screened in a restored, archival print from UCLA.
Saturday, November 21 at 7:30PM
"Forbidden Planet" – Starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen. Directed by Fred Wilcox. (1956, 98mins, Color, CinemaScope)
One of the most famous science fiction movies ever made. A pre-comedy
Leslie Nielsen as a space traveler who discovers the planet where
expatriate Earth-man Pidgeon has built a one-man empire with his
daughter and Robby the Robot — which became a sci-fi icon and
progenitor of two decades of robots on both the big and small screens
. Great special effects for the day, the film also boasted lavish use
of the wide-screen CinemaScope and MGM’s early form of stereo called
Perspecta.
A rare chance to enjoy this CinemaScope masterpiece on the Loew’s 50 foot W-I-D-E screen.
Separate
Admission for each screening is just $6 for adults, $4 for seniors
(65+), children (12 & younger) and students with ID.
OR — Combo Discounts available for multiple screenings over the weekend.
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