'1984' on screen as cinema/library partnership

[Howard Besser]

"To help further this conversation about the role of the arts and
freedom of expression, speech and press in America, more than 180
independent cinemas as well as academic and cultural institutions
across the country will screen the landmark film version of
??1984?? on Tuesday, April 4, which they are calling National
Screening Day.? Proceeds from many of the screenings on National
Screening Day will go toward helping cultural and arts organizations
continue their work."


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Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 20:37:53 +0000 (UTC)
From: MyronW <myro...@yahoo.com>

It will be “1984” on April 4 at the LandmarkLoew’s Jersey Theatre 
. . . & Across America.

 The Loew’s Jersey ispartnering with the Jersey City Free Public
Library to participate in NationalScreening Day / 1984

-- screening of the film "1984"followed by discussion (thoughtcrime will
be overlooked).

At The Landmark Loew’sJersey Theatre
54 Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Tel. (201) 798-6055  Web: www.loewsjersey.org
Email: loews...@gmail.com


The Loew's Jersey is a classic Movie Palace now serving as anon-profit,
multi-discipline performing arts center.

The presentation and appreciation of film is an important part of
ourprogrammatic mission.


Tuesday,April 4 at 7:30PM

“1984” John Hurt, RichardBurton, SuzannaHamilton. Directed by
Michael Radford.  1984, 120mins, Color, Rated R.  (Screened inhigh def
digital.)

Filmed and premiered during its eponymous year-- a pivotal moment that
occurs in the novel on April 4 was actually filmed onApril 4 -- Michael
Radford's adaptation is generally considered to be thepreeminent movie
version of George Orwell's landmark novel (the story wasfilmed once
before, in 1956 in a British production). Roger Ebert, whocalled it a
“brilliant film", wrote: “What is remarkable about the movieis how
completely it satisfied my feelings about the book; the movie looks,feels,
and almost tastes and smells like Orwell's bleak and angry vision.
JohnHurt, with his scrawny body and lined and weary face, makes the
perfect WinstonSmith.” The film's stark gray settings effectively set
the mood of atotalitarian state. Suzanna Hamilton as Julia brings some
human warmth to theotherwise grim and desolate surroundings, which makes
her fate all the moreshattering. In the last performance before his death,
Richard Burton conveysInner Party member O'Brien with a strange fatherly
compassion that makes hissadistic role all the more disturbing. In
contrast to some films that have aflashy look and make a lot of use of
special effects to portray a dystopianfuture, “1984” focuses on the
plight of humans with an austere landscape,washed-out colors, and severe
close-ups that signify the omnipresence of BigBrother. In all, this
“1984” faithfully follows its literary source instory, character, and
tone.  “1984” is certainly not a ‘feel-good’ movie,but it is not
supposed to be. It’s a cautionary tale intended to make youthink –
and also, feel frightened enough to want to avoid Orwell’s
nightmareparable from coming true.  (Description compiled from
varioussources.)

Thefirst 100 attendees will receive a copy of George Orwell’s
“1984,” complimentsof the Jersey City Free Public Library Foundation.



After the movie, audience members are invited to stay for adiscussion
panel of local arts and community leaders who will set the film in its
historiccontext and use it as the jumping off point for exploring the
challenges andpossibilities facing cultural organizations and the press at
this moment inAmerican history. Panel members will include Christine
Goodman, thefounder and past director of Art House Productions in Jersey
City; John Beekmanof the NJ Room of the Jersey City Free Public Library; a
representative of TheJersey Journal; and Colin Egan, director of the
Loew's Jersey Theatre. 



The Loew's / JCFPL screeningand discussion is one of only two National
Screening Day / 1984 eventsscheduled in New Jersey.


 Admission: $10 Adults/ $5 Seniors & Students  Proceeds will go to the
Jersey City Free Public Library Foundationand Friends of the Loew's.




To buy tickets on line, go to https://1984loews.eventbrite.c om/



Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/event s/1059764394166959/



About National Screening Day / 1984:

Though the year 1984 came and went 33 years ago, it seems that some people
arewondering if now is really “1984”– George Orwell’s novel about
a grim,dystopian future shaped by newspeak, numbing propaganda,
totalitariancensorship, thoughtcrime and unquestioning submission to
demagogic authority.

Just a few hours after an official of the Trump Administration used the
term“alternative facts” on a Sunday morning news show, Orwell’s
“1984” had beensent to the top of Amazon’s best seller list by lots
of Americans whospontaneously made a connection. More people began to
wonder aboutparallels to the story when the President denounced the news
media and brandedsome reports as “fake news”. And now that the new
Administration hasannounced plans to slash or even eliminate long-standing
Federal support forthe arts in America, some people are worrying about
Orwellian control of freeexpression.

It’s a remarkable national conversation that has grown up organically
around a68 year old work of political and science fiction that has
remained in ourcollective subconscious for all those years, casting a
worried shadow acrossour political, artistic and even technological
landscapes.

To help further this conversation about the role of the arts and freedom
ofexpression, speech and press in America, more than 180 independent
cinemas aswell as academic and cultural institutions across the country
will screen thelandmark film version of “1984” on Tuesday, April 4,
which they are callingNational Screening Day. Proceeds from many of the
screenings on NationalScreening Day will go toward helping cultural and
arts organizations continuetheir work.

The April 4 date was chosen because that’s the day in “1984” that
Orwell’sprotagonist, Winston Smith, begins rebelling against his
oppressive governmentby keeping a forbidden diary.



For more info aboutNational Screening Day / 1984, go to: http://www.
unitedstateofcinema.com/



Pressinquiries: ColinEgan at (201) 798-6055 or CELL (201)
344-7477.Email: loews...@gmail.com.


TheLoew's Is Easy To Get To:   The Loew's Jersey Theatre, at54 Journal
Square, Jersey City, NJ, is directly across JFK Boulevard from theJSQ PATH
Center with trains to and from Lower and Midtown Manhattan andNewark's
Penn Station, and is minutes from the NJ Turnpike, Rts. 3 and 1&9and the
Holland & Lincoln Tunnels. We're easy to reach by car or masstransit from
throughout the Metro Region.




Discount off-streetparking is available in SquareRamp Garage adjoining
theLoew's at the foot of Magnolia Avenue off of Tonnelle Avenue, behind
theLoew's. Patrons must validate their parking ticket before leaving the
Theatre.

What’s Special AboutSeeing A Movie At The Loew’s?  The Landmark
Loew’s Jersey Theatre is one ofAmerica’s grandest surviving Movie
Palaces. We show movies the way they weremeant to be seen: in a grandly
ornate setting – on our BIG 50 ft wide screen!The Loew’s primarily
still runs reel-to-reel -- never platter -- projection,which often allows
us to screen an archival or studio vault print that is thebest available
copy of a movie title.

PLUS – Live organentrance music (from the Loew’smagnificently
restored pipe organ) before most screenings.

The Loew'sis wheelchair accessible.



The Loew’s Jersey was saved from planned demolition and is managedby
Friends of the Loew’s, Inc. to serve our community and ourregion as a
non-profit, multi-discipline performing arts center.

Our mission is to preserve a great American landmark and promotethe art of
entertainment. 

 Classic Film Weekends are presented by Friends of theLoew’s, Inc.