54 Journal Square -- right across from PATH
Jersey City, New Jersey 07306

KARLOFF
Five of His Greatest Films

PLUS – Display of Three RARE, ORIGINAL Theatrical One Sheets (Ad Art)
From The Todd Feiertag Collection**


October 26 & 27
At the Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre
54 Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Tel. (201) 798-6055 Fax. (201) 798-4020 Email. [email protected]

DOUBLE FEATURE! Friday, October 26:
The Black Cat at 7:45 PM FOLLOWED BY The Old Dark House at 9:10 PM
The Black Cat, Starring Boris Karloff & Bela Lugosi. Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. (1934, 65mins, B&W, Universal Pictures, Predates rating system, but is suitable for most audiences.) The first cinematic pairing of Karloff and Lugosi boasts fine performances from its two stars. Lugosi, in a rare turn as a good guy (albeit seriously flawed) is seeking revenge for being betrayed in WWI by Karloff, who creates one of the screen’s most distinct and credible evil-doers as a successful architect who is also the leader of a satanic cult. The film boasts disquietingly austere sets, great B&W cinematography, memorable props such as corpses preserved under glass and a pervasive sense of evil and doom. But the most disturbing aspect of the film is the fact that its villains are not fantastic monsters such as a Mummy or Werewolf, but seemingly ordinary people, and its hero is deeply flawed. Over the years, the film has come to be regarded as a masterpiece of horror.
The Old Dark House, Starring Boris Karloff, Raymond Massey, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Gloria Stuart, Ernest Thesiger.
Directed by James Whale. (1932, 71 mins., B&W, Universal Studios, Pre-dates rating system but is suitable for most audiences.) A wildly varied group of travelers – and an all-star cast – are forced to take shelter from a storm in a forbidding mansion in a remote part of Wales. What would otherwise merely be an uncomfortable situation becomes something more because the old dark house houses a deep, dark secret. Directed by the great James Whale who did much to define the horror film genre with “Frankenstein”, “The Bride of Frankenstein” and “The Invisible Man”, “The Old Dark House”, though less fantastic and more psychological than those other films, nevertheless crackles with all the elements of its director’s signature style: suspense and menace, moody shot composition, black humor, witty dialogue and sly hints of sexuality. Virtually unseen for decades, the film was “rediscovered” in the late 1960s, and has since been critically acclaimed as one of cinema’s horror masterpieces. It will be screened at the Loew’s in the spectacularly restored 35mm print from the Library of Congress. This print is razor sharp, with vastly superior picture quality to all other 35mm prints and even to the DVD version currently available. This is the first known screening of “The Old Dark House” in New Jersey since the film’s premiere 75 years ago.

Admission for BOTH films is $9 for adults, $6 for seniors, children under 12, and students with ID.

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The Mummy Saturday, October 27 at 3:30PM
Starring Boris Karloff, Zita Jones, Edward van Sloan. Directed by Karl Freund. (1932, 72mins., B&W, Universal Studios. Pre-dates the rating system but is suitable for most audiences.) A 3,700 year old Mummy is brought back to life when his tomb is opened by archeologists, and he soon encounters the current-day reincarnation of the ancient Egyptian princess whom he loved and for whom he was condemned.
If “The Mummy” lacks some of the overt action of “Frankenstein”, it is nevertheless a masterpiece of horror. Karloff gives one of the most memorable performances of his memorable career, the make-up is justifiably renowned, and the direction and cinematography is one of the best examples of the influence of German silent-era expressionism ever seen in any Hollywood production.

Frankenstein Saturday, October 27 at 7PM
Starring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive. Directed by James Whale (1931, 71mins., B&W, Universal Studios. Pre-dates the rating system but is suitable for most audiences.) Still regarded as the definitive film version of Mary Shelly’s classic tale, the 1931 “Frankenstein” made unknown character actor Boris Karloff a star, created a new icon of terror, and together with “Dracula”, released earlier the same year, launched Universal’s golden age of horror movies and, even more broadly, created much of the cinematic language of horror films. The film is wonderfully economical in its ability to tell a complex and engaging tale in little more than one hour. Not to be missed on the big screen.

Bride of Frankenstein Saturday, October 27 at 8:45PM
Starring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester, Ernest Thesiger. Directed by James Whale. (1935, 75mins., B&W, Universal Studios. Pre-dates the rating system but is suitable for most audiences.) Considered by most critics to be the greatest of all Frankenstein movies, this sequel begins immediately where the first film ends. The entire cast is top-notch. Karloff’s performance is again superb – his tortured creature is, if anything, even more humane and sympathetic than in the first film. Director Whale is at the height of his powers, creating palpable mood that reinforces his drama while also packing the film with amusingly eccentric characters and tossing in sly wit that mocks the cliches of horror films which he himself helped establish. “The Bride of Frankenstein” is high entertainment – and art – even if you are not especially a fan of horror films.

** About The One Sheet Art Display: “The Old Dark House” One Sheet on display is one of only two known to exist. “The Bride of Frankenstein” One Sheet is the only known original “Bride” Teaser One Sheet to exist. Also on display will be an original One Sheet for “The Black Cat”.

Each screening on Saturday, October 27 is $6 for adults, $4 for†seniors†& children 12 years old and younger.† Combo discounts are available for multiple screenings on that day. Call (201) 798-6055 or visit www.loewsjersey.org for more info.

The Landmark Loew's Jersey Theatre is one of America’s grandest surviving Movie Palaces, and now operates as a non-profit arts center. The Loew’s screens movies on our 50 ft wide x 25 ft high screen, using carbon arc illumination for the brightest, whitest light.† We run reel-to-reel, not platter, which often allows us to†screen an†archival or studio vault print†that†is the best available copy of a†movie title.

The Loew's Jersey, located at 54 Journal Square, Jersey City, is directly across JFK Boulevard from the JSQ PATH Center, is minutes from the N.J. Turnpike and is easily reached by car or mass transit from throughout the Metro Area.

Half-price off-street parking is available in Square Ramp Garage adjoining the Loew's.† Patrons present a coupon to garage attendant when they leave.† Coupon is available at our box office.

For directions or more information, call (201) 798-6055 or visit www.loewsjersey.org.

Classic Film Weekends are presented by Friends of the Loew's, Inc., which operates the Loew's Jersey as a not-for-profit arts center.

Press inquiries call Colin Egan at (201) 798-6055 or CEL (201) 344-7477. Or email [email protected].

Official Website: http://www.loewsjersey.org

Added by loewsjersey on October 9, 2007

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