Greenwood Features
269 Greenwood Avenue,
Bethel,
CT
06801
269 Greenwood Avenue,
Bethel,
CT
06801
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Previously operated by: Jerry Lewis Cinemas
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: Jerry Lewis Cinema, Bethel Cinema, Penthouse Cinema
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News About This Theater
- Sep 10, 2011 — Bethel Cinema: The little movie theater that could
- May 21, 2008 — Connecticut Film Festival 2008
- Oct 15, 2007 — Connecticut Film Fest, Take 2
Great, cozy art-house cinema, featuring a diverse and well-stocked refreshment stand including real butter for the popcorn. The Jerry Lewis Cinema was opened on February 21, 1973. It is not a “classic” theatre, architecture-wise, but it does deliver a sense of what fun it used to be to go to the movies. It was renamed Bethel Cinema on February 7, 1974. On October 9, 1974 it became an adult movie theatre screening Linda Lovelace in “Deep Throat”. On January 17, 1978 it was renamed Penthouse Cinema. It was closed in 1984.
On February 12, 1993 it reopened as the twin-screen Bethel Cinema. Screens 3 & 4 were added in 1999. Management publishes a periodic newsletter, outlining the various films being shown. One of the auditoriums is of a decent size, the others are about half that size. This little place beats the megaplexes, hands down!
Closed permanently on March 16, 2020. It was reopened as the Greenwood Features on February 18, 2022, screening new releases, classic movies and independent movies.
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Please update closed
https://news.hamlethub.com/newfairfield/life/47643-bethel-cinemas-closes-its-doors stated in article closed
Yes, it’s a dark day here in Western Connecticut.
We can only be hopeful that some buyer who wants to run a quality movie theater will come along before it’s too late.
Thank you, Bethel Cinema, for a wonderful run.
I’m scared for the future of movie theaters…
Please update, the theater is closed and it has been for at least a week.
Reopening as Greenwood Features in 2022.
https://www.greenwoodfeatures.com/
Please update, reopen on February 18, 2022
Opened As Early As The Early 1970s.
I am very happy to see that this Theatre has reopened again. Currently showing movies like the whale and everything everywhere all at once. I was sure once it closed that it would not reopen again. There’s a historic driving restaurant not far from the theater at all. Definitely go there to have some delicious food and then to the movies
Originally opened as the Jerry Lewis Cinema on February 21, 1973, the theater was renamed Cinema Bethel on February 7, 1974. It transitioned to an adult cinema on October 9, 1974, featuring “Deep Throat,” and was renamed Penthouse Cinema on January 17, 1978. The cinema closed in 1984 but later reopened as Bethel Cinema with two screens on February 12, 1993. Screens 3 and 4 were added in 1999. Grand opening ad posted.
I saw sooo many movies at this theater in 98/99. Off the top of my head I saw Run Lola Run, The Loss of Sexual Innocence, The Opposite of Sex, Buffalo 66, Blair Witch Project, and these are what is off the top of my head. I also saw The Perfect Storm there which was a perfect storm of awful. I remember the popcorn. My boss, who I went with, wanted to go there for the real butter.