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Saving Small Downtown Movie Theaters

Author
WNYC
Published
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Episode Link
https://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl

The indie movie theater in downtown Maplewood, NJ, closed during the pandemic, and wasn't able to re-open -- a fate shared by many small movie theaters as moviegoing habits have changed. Angela Matusik and Lisa Cohen, co-founders of the Maplewood Film Society,  talk about their efforts to re-open the theater in Maplewood, and explain why they think independent theaters are crucial spaces in small towns. 

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