Monthly Archives: June 2012

June 27th “Hugo” 8:30 pm

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“Hugo”

Directed by Martin Scorsese

  One of the most legendary directors of our time takes you on an extraordinary adventure. Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton. Starring Ben Kingsley, Sasha Baron Cohen, Jude Law, Christopher Lee and introducing Asa Butterfield as Hugo, the Film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards (winner of 5) in 2012.

click below to view the trailer

 

Tonite!! First Film of our 8th Season!

So far so good….clouds seem to be breaking up and wait, is that a shadow we see?? Has the sun returned??  Lets keep our collective fingers crossed till this evening.

We will post a cancellation notice if needed in three places…

1. JCLIST

www.jclist.com

2. Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/VanVorstParkAssociation

3. Twitter  @vvpajc

So if it looks questionable…you know how to find out!  Predicting the weather is tricky–we try and do our best!!

Thanks!!!

June 13th”Moneyball” kicks off our 8th Season at 8:30 pm


Moneyball

directed by Bennett Miller

 Based on the book by Michael Lewis, the film is an account of the Oakland Athletics 2002 Season and their general managers attempts to assemble a competitive team.  Starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman, the film was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Actor and Best Picture in 2012.

click below to view the trailer

Our 8th Season kicks off June 13th!

The 8th Annual Outdoor Summer film Series will again take place in Van Vorst Park on Wednesday nights. Screenings in June and July will begin at about 8:30 or later . August and September screenings will begin at 8:00 pm or later. The rain date for each film will be the following Wednesday.

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Ready, Set…Almost Action!

Hello All!!

We are so excited to start up our summer season.  It’s June and we’re almost ready for action.  We need to finalize a few more titles and we promise, the schedule will be posted next week.  We are excited this year to be sponsored by Jersey City Medical Center and Silverman-Building Neighborhoods–without their generous contributions we would not have been here this summer!!

This year  we will be posting updates on our twitter account @vvpjc and on Facebook www.facebook.com/VanVorstParkAssociation. Oh and one more thing—alot of people ask how you can help us–well, how about coming to our Fundraiser?  Save June 30th for sassy sexy sultry night of Tango at the Barrow Mansion–details to follow!

Now get your lawn chairs cleaned off, come up with some yummy picnic ideas and save Wednesday June 13th for our first film of the summer!!