Revival house explained

A revival house, rep house, or repertory cinema is a cinema that specializes in showing classic or notable older films (as opposed to first run films). Such venues may include standard repertory cinemas, multi-function theatres that alternate between old movies and live events, and some first-run theatres that show past favorites alongside current independent films.

History

Former theaters that repeatedly showed old films, changing the titles offered daily, include the UC Theater in Berkeley, CA, the Scala Cinema, Scala Tottenham Street, and Scala Nightclub, Pentonville Road, in London, and the Landmark Theatres chain in Los Angeles.

List of revival houses

North America

Canada

• Calgary, The Globe Cinema
• Hamilton, The Westdale
• Hamilton, Playhouse Cinema
• London, Hyland Cinema
• Montréal, Cinéma du Parc
• Montréal, La Cinémathèque québécoise
• Montréal, Dollar Cinema
• Montréal, Cinéma Moderne
• Ottawa, ByTowne Cinema
• Ottawa, Mayfair Theatre
• Saskatoon Broadway Theatre
• Toronto, Bloor Cinema
• Toronto, Paradise Theatre
• Toronto, Revue Cinema
• Toronto, Royal Cinema
• Vancouver, Rio Theatre
• Vancouver, The Cinematheque
• Winnipeg, Winnipeg Film Group's Cinematheque

United States

• Atlanta, GA, Plaza Theatre
• Baltimore, MD, The Charles Theatre
• Brooklyn, NY, Spectacle Theater
• Brooklyn, NY, Nitehawk Cinema
• Boston, MA, Brattle Theatre
• Boston, MA, Coolidge Corner Theatre
• Boston, MA, Harvard Film Archive
• Chicago, IL, Gene Siskel Film Center
• Chicago, IL, Music Box Theatre
• Chicago, IL, Doc Films
• Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Cinematheque
• Columbus, OH, Gateway Film Center
• Columbus, OH, Studio 35
• Dallas, TX, Texas Theatre
• Denver, CO, Sie FilmCenter
• Detroit, MI, Redford Theatre
• Houston, TX, Brown Theater
• Lexington, Kentucky Theater
• Los Angeles, CA, Grauman's Egyptian Theatre
• Los Angeles, CA, New Beverly Cinema
• Manhattan, NY, Anthology Film Archives
• Manhattan, NY, Film Forum
• Manhattan, NY, IFC Center
• Manhattan, NY, Metrograph
• Minneapolis, MN, Trylon Cinema
• Norfolk, VA, NARO Expanded Cinema^[1]
• Omaha, NE, Dundee Theater
• Palo Alto, CA, Stanford Theatre
• Pittsburgh, PA, Row House Cinema
• Philadelphia, PA, Lightbox Film Center
• Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Film Center
• Philadelphia, PA, Roxy Theater
• Bryn Mawr, PA, Bryn Mawr Film Institute
• Portland, OR, Hollywood Theatre
• Portland, OR, Joy Cinema and Pub
• Raleigh, NC, Colony Theater
• Rochester, NY, Dryden Theatre
• Saginaw, MI, Temple Theatre
• Santa Monica, CA, Aero Theatre
• San Francisco, CA, Castro Theater
• Seattle, WA, Grand Illusion Cinema
• Waukegan, IL, Belvidere Cinema Gallery

Europe

France

• Paris,
• Paris, Le Champo
• Paris, Cinémathèque Française
• Paris, La Filmothèque
• Paris, Le Grand Action
• Paris,
• Paris, Le Studio Saint-Michel

Germany

• Berlin, Kino Babylon

The Netherlands

• Rotterdam, WORM

Poland

• Warsaw,

Romania

• Bucharest, Arhiva Nationala de Filme - Cinemateca

Russia

• Moscow,

United Kingdom

• Glasgow, Glasgow Film Theatre
• London, BFI Southbank
• London, Prince Charles Cinema
• London, Regent Street Cinema
• London, Close-Up Film Centre
• Coventry, Warwick Student Cinema

Australia

• Adelaide, Mercury Cinema (Adelaide Cinémathèque)
• Hobart, Rewind Cinema^[2]
• Melbourne, Astor Theatre
• Melbourne, Sun Theatre
• Sydney, Randwick Ritz

Africa

South Africa

• Gardens, Cape Town, Labia Theatre
• Johannesburg, The Bioscope

Notes and References

1. https://narocinema.com/ NARO Expanded Cinema, Norfolk, VA, official site
2. Web site: About . Rewind Cinema . 20 February 2024.