Country Cinema

523 Main Street,
Watertown, CT 06795

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Styles: Colonial Revival

Previous Names: Cameo Theatre

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Country Cinema

Opened as the Cameo Theatre and is still a quaint little single screen theatre. It has a balcony that is not used for seating anymore, but one must walk upstairs to get to the men’s room. It was renamed Country Cinema in 1972 and played second-run films, often showing the same feature for weeks at a time. It was closed for renovations in November 2019.

Contributed by Roger Katz

Recent comments (view all 28 comments)

edwardguinea
edwardguinea on December 30, 2006 at 7:10 am

The original marquee was V shaped and hung out over the sidewalk in front. It had plenty of space, 4 long lines, 10 feet wide. It was taken down in 1972. The current marquee is very small, 3 short lines and often misspelled.
Ed Guinea

Roger Katz
Roger Katz on May 7, 2009 at 6:00 pm

Wow…it looks exactly the same as it does today, only less worn down.

MPol
MPol on May 25, 2009 at 8:29 am

Too bad that the theatre is so dirty, run-down and so poorly-staffed and poorly operated, as it looks like an unusual movie theatre! Here’s hoping they renovate it, add more staff, and monitor their projectionist(s) better.

nritota
nritota on October 23, 2010 at 12:22 pm

Wasn’t this an SBC (formerly L&G) theatre? When I worked for the chain in RI, we had a Cameo in CT; can’t remember if it was Waterbury or Watertown.

BTW, this theatre has a changeable sign. A marquee is attached to the building. By definition: a covering like roof: a permanent canopy, often of metal and glass, projecting out over the entrance to a large building such as a hotel or theater.

Maruchyd
Maruchyd on February 28, 2018 at 9:31 am

The old style of cinema reminded me when my grandfather took me every weekend. I loved! I love the sound!

JackCoursey
JackCoursey on July 16, 2018 at 6:03 pm

The theatre is currently on the market with an asking price of $1,200,000: http://godinpropertybrokers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/523-main-st-watertown.pdf

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on October 19, 2018 at 12:28 pm

The name change from Cameo Theatre to Country Cinema took place in 1972.

Roger Katz
Roger Katz on November 15, 2019 at 11:58 am

Country Cinemas has been sold and closed for renovations. It is scheduled to reopen this spring with its new name, the Watertown Stage.

RSDaddy141
RSDaddy141 on June 11, 2020 at 2:06 pm

When it was the Country Cinema, I saw E.T.the extra-terrestrial in 82 and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 84. We sat in the balcony for E.T. Great memories.

Roger Katz
Roger Katz on October 31, 2021 at 10:44 am

Country Cinema should be listed as closed. It never reopened as Watertown Stage after closing in November 2019.

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