Matt Naglieri
Second Unit
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2001
- Messages
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From: Loew's Jersey
Alien (1979) - Saturday, May 31, 8PM
Alien, with crisp acting, tight direction, and great special effects,was the biggest hit of 1979. It spawned not just several sequels but a new sub-genre of film – the fusion of science fiction and horror.
Very notably, the film departed from the typical formula for both sci-fi and horror in which women a typically helpless victims who must look to the male lead to be saved by presented Sigourney Weaver's character as a bold, brave heroine who takes on the alien herself. It is notable
that in both its expert use of setting to create an unforgettable mood and its socially conscious sub-plot, Alien is not that far removed
from its progenitor, Metropolis.
Metropolis (1927)– Friday, May 30, 8PM
A late silent-era film, made in Germany, Metropolis is set in the then far-off year 2000, when a super rich techno-autocracy lives lavishly in skyscrapers while the masses are effectively enslaved far below. That future was envisioned through a prism of concerns that were very current in the first decades of the 20th century – most
notably the fear that technology was de-humanizing and a concern that free society was being eroded by a caustic combination of science and growing economic divide. Today's headlines suggest these concerns are not terribly dated. Metropolis is also visually stunning, even by the
standards of today's special effects – realistic iniatures were used to create a very-real looking fantasy world, and the screen is filled with an array of stylized shadows, neon light, oblique camera angles,geometric images, and nightmarish labyrinths. The film created a lexicon of dark but dazzling imagery that continues to be a defining part of both science fiction and film noire. The original director's cut of Metropolis was badly edited by the film's distributors; this fact together with scratching, fading and other deterioration from age meant that for years, audiences could not enjoy Metropolis as it was
meant to be seen. But a recent restoration has returned many of the edited scenes and digitally reversed the effects of age.
Metropolis will be seen at the Loew's Jersey in this restored print, played with a newly recorded version of the original accompanying score.
The War of the Worlds (1953)– Saturday, May 31, 4PM
With brilliant pacing and then state of the art special effects, The War of the Worlds helped revolutionize the Sci-fi genre at mid century. It was also one of several films that marked the acceptance of science fiction as a serious, big-budget subject by the American movie studios, which up to then had for the most part relegated the genre to campy productions of Saturday afternoon serials. The movie was an efficient and effective re-telling of H.G. Welles' famous story of an overwhelming attack on Earth by Mars.
Ticket Prices: $6 for adults, $4 for seniors & children 12 and under.
Special Note: This weekend will conclude the Landmark Loew's Jersey's
second season of classic film weekends. Our third season will begin in
September
Alien (1979) - Saturday, May 31, 8PM
Alien, with crisp acting, tight direction, and great special effects,was the biggest hit of 1979. It spawned not just several sequels but a new sub-genre of film – the fusion of science fiction and horror.
Very notably, the film departed from the typical formula for both sci-fi and horror in which women a typically helpless victims who must look to the male lead to be saved by presented Sigourney Weaver's character as a bold, brave heroine who takes on the alien herself. It is notable
that in both its expert use of setting to create an unforgettable mood and its socially conscious sub-plot, Alien is not that far removed
from its progenitor, Metropolis.
Metropolis (1927)– Friday, May 30, 8PM
A late silent-era film, made in Germany, Metropolis is set in the then far-off year 2000, when a super rich techno-autocracy lives lavishly in skyscrapers while the masses are effectively enslaved far below. That future was envisioned through a prism of concerns that were very current in the first decades of the 20th century – most
notably the fear that technology was de-humanizing and a concern that free society was being eroded by a caustic combination of science and growing economic divide. Today's headlines suggest these concerns are not terribly dated. Metropolis is also visually stunning, even by the
standards of today's special effects – realistic iniatures were used to create a very-real looking fantasy world, and the screen is filled with an array of stylized shadows, neon light, oblique camera angles,geometric images, and nightmarish labyrinths. The film created a lexicon of dark but dazzling imagery that continues to be a defining part of both science fiction and film noire. The original director's cut of Metropolis was badly edited by the film's distributors; this fact together with scratching, fading and other deterioration from age meant that for years, audiences could not enjoy Metropolis as it was
meant to be seen. But a recent restoration has returned many of the edited scenes and digitally reversed the effects of age.
Metropolis will be seen at the Loew's Jersey in this restored print, played with a newly recorded version of the original accompanying score.
The War of the Worlds (1953)– Saturday, May 31, 4PM
With brilliant pacing and then state of the art special effects, The War of the Worlds helped revolutionize the Sci-fi genre at mid century. It was also one of several films that marked the acceptance of science fiction as a serious, big-budget subject by the American movie studios, which up to then had for the most part relegated the genre to campy productions of Saturday afternoon serials. The movie was an efficient and effective re-telling of H.G. Welles' famous story of an overwhelming attack on Earth by Mars.
Ticket Prices: $6 for adults, $4 for seniors & children 12 and under.
Special Note: This weekend will conclude the Landmark Loew's Jersey's
second season of classic film weekends. Our third season will begin in
September