Cincinnati World Cinema at the Garfield
719 Race Street,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
719 Race Street,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
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Renamed The Movies on February 26th, 1982. Another ad posted.
Reopened as Moviola on October 24th, 1980.
Operated by Cincinnati World Cinema, the Garfield has been open since August 2018, presenting exclusive area screenings of select art house and independent films. Renovated with new projector, screen, sound, flooring and paint, the venue seats 163 and features new ADA access – no steps or ramps. More info: http://www.cincyworldcinema.org/
Now known as the Cincinnati World Cinema at the Garfield. Website: https://www.cincyworldcinema.org/ Functions should be movies/live shows
CityBeat recently wrote about the new cinema programming taking place at this location. I think the name can be officially changed to The Garfield Theater now. https://www.citybeat.com/movies-tv/film/article/21020736/cincinnati-world-cinema-opens-a-permanent-home-in-the-former-cincinnati-shakespeare-company-space
This Shakespeare Theater will become a newly named cinema called , The Garfield Theater, it opens Aug, 17,2018. The Shakespeare Th. formerly at this address has moved to its new address on Elm St. and 12th. st. The Garfield Theatres opening film will be ,“Dark Money”, a political documentary .
Figure of the pig in front of that Shakespeare Th . is (HAMLET) for a great nickname!!!!
Remember it well. John Waters films, Hitchcock restored films, Warner Brothers Cartoons Film Festivals, even old re-released westerns.
August 28th, 1970 grand opening ad in photo section
I miss the Real Movies so much. Although I lived in rural Indiana, I frequently drove to Cincinnati to see films. Real Movies was my first introduction to many of my favorite directors – Jarman, Araki, Almodovar – all seen for the first time there. So many films don’t come here now and even the “art” houses here show mainstream films to stay in business. So sad. Thank goodness for streaming services, but it’s still not the same as sitting in a dark theatre engulfed in the film.
This is our lone survivor of all the downtown movie theaters, and it has been converted to a live venue. That said, I’m glad it has been saved for Shakespeare fans!
There has been a recent newspaper article saying that the Shakespeare Th. would like to move to larger quarters due to their good attendance. Now I supposed there will be a fund raising event mode to hopefully accomplish that feat. However, they will stay put for the present time.
As far as I know the theatre still has its original rocking chair seats. It just finished an extended run of a three actor play which involved Sherlock Holmes.
Granted, because of its new name perhaps don’t recognize it as the Place or The Movies, but I’m surprised that years after my submission, no one has any comments about this longtime Cincinnati favorite.