3 Classic Suspense Films September 24, 2010

A new season of classic film begins with . . .

3 of the Best Films Hitchcock DIDN'T Make

At the Landmark Loew's Jersey Theatre
A Not-For-Profit Performing Arts Center in a Historic Movie Palace
54 Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Tel: (201) 798-6055 Fax: (201) 798-4020 Web: www.loewsjersey.org

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Friday, September 24 8PM
"Peeping Tom" Starring Carl Boehm, Moira Shearer. Directed by Michael Powell. (1960, 106 mins., Color) Unrated, but not recommended for children.
$6 for Adults, $4 for Seniors (65+) and Children (12 & younger).
This British-made film premiered within a few months of "Psycho", and the two are often compared. Indeed, "Peeping Tom", about a psychologically damaged young man driven to kill women, is every bit the dark story of madness and murder that "Psycho" is. It also shares themes of voyeurism and repressed desire with "Rear Window" and "Vertigo". But if those three films ultimately cemented Hitchcock's reputation as "The Master" of psychological thriller and horror films, "Peeping Tom" all but destroyed the career of Michael Powell, who had been one of Britain's top directors. It was denounced and banned as prurient exploitation, and all but forgotten until Martin Scorsese lauded it as groundbreaking and personally arranged for its re-release. It is both more frank and yet more subtle in its exploration of its themes than any of Hitchcock's works. And it is also a provoking meditation on the appeal of cinema, which is inherently voyeuristic. A half century later, it retains its considerable psychological impact. Don't miss this rare screening.

Saturday, September 25 6PM
"The Stranger" Starring Orson Welles, Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young. Directed by Orson Welles. (1946, 95 mins., B&W) Unrated, but suitable for most audiences.
$6 for Adults, $4 for Seniors (65+) and Children (12 & younger).
Often considered to be the most "conventional" film that Welles directed, "The Stranger" tends to be overlooked amid "Citizen Kane", "A Touch of Evil" and his other more famous titles. But this cat-and-mouse hunt to unmask a Nazi war criminal hiding in a sleepy Connecticut town still brims with Welles-ian flair, such as extraordinary use of lighting and shadow, long focus and dramatic camera angles. It's also a first rate thriller thanks to a great performance by Welles, and also by Robinson. The theme is a familiar one to Hitchcock fans: evil amid the ordinary, and the plot and at least one notable scene have something in common with Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt".

Saturday, September 25 8:20PM
"Charade" Starring Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn. Directed by Stanley Donen. (1963, 113 mins., Color) Unrated, but suitable for most audiences.
$6 for Adults, $4 for Seniors (65+) and Children (12 & younger).
Audrey Hepburn is an innocent woman caught in a web of intrigue and deceit when her husband is murdered and she discovers she really knew little that was true about him. As she is pursued by three men who were apparently her husband's accomplices in the theft of a large sum of money, she looks to Cary Grant for help -- but it turns out he has layers of secrets too, including multiple aliases. Soon, neither the increasingly desperate Hepburn nor the audience knows what to believe or whom to trust. Stanley Donen, better known for making musicals, borrowed some of Hitchcock's favorite plot devices to craft this stylish thriller that also mixes in romance and comedy. Includes beautiful location cinematography of early '60s Paris, and a great score by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini.

(Film descriptions compiled from various sources.)

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