Coolidge Corner Theatre

The distinctive neon marquee of the Coolidge Corner Theatre—a cultural and community institution—towers over Brookline's liveliest neighborhood like a beacon. The Art Deco theatre offers one of New England's strongest programs of independent and foreign films, shown across multiple screens of varying sizes. Special events run the gamut from book readings to midnight showings of cult and horror films. The Coolidge has been in operation as an independent movie theater since 1933, but in 1989 it became a nonprofit organization preserving and advancing the cinema arts.