Festival Cinema

475 Hamilton Avenue,

Palo Alto, CA 94301

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John R Bales on May 6, 2026 at 1:18 am

They showed great films. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), The Ladykillers (1955) etc. The only downside was the lobby cat would get bored and leave the warmth of the popcorn bin to walk beneath the seats, rub against your ankles and scare the … out of you.

rivest266 on July 2, 2022 at 6:37 am

Opened as Academy Cinema, the Luxury Home of the Classics on October 20th, 1972.

Academy Cinema opening 16 Oct 1972, Mon The Peninsula Times Tribune (Palo Alto, California) Newspapers.com