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| Ticket for Admittance Cape Ann Community Cinema |
A cinematic highlight of my recent trip to Massachusetts
was the time spent I spent in the idiosyncratic and charming movie theatres on Cape Anne. These venues stole my heart and occupied my weekends with their programming, deepening my conviction that local theaters and movie houses maintain a place of critical importance in our experience of film. Curated for and by individual tastes these 2 cinemas showcase soulful collections of 'movies for grown ups'.
The Cape Anne Community Cinema in Gloucester and The Little Art Cinema in Rockport showcase a wide of films not typical in the Hollywood turnstile: foreign, documentary, live opera and weird one-offs. Joy.
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| Little Art Cinema Rockport, MA |
Cape Anne Community Cinema is housed above a used record store on Main St in Gloucester. Bringing together collective viewing and comfort like none other their seating is composed of overstuffed couches and recliners, and the concession stand serves beer, wine and local organic soda. The man at the helm Robert Newton, programs a wide spectrum of stuff: mainstream movies, thematic viewing like this month's 'Doctober', and artist talks like the upcoming one with character actor Stephen Tobolosky. Their daily programming and creative curation is a testament to their commitment to bringing good film to the people. 
At a time when Hollywood blockbusters dominate the line ups of so many movies theaters, these smaller cinemas showcase thoughtfulness and genuine personality, and because of this I make it point to spend as much time in the dark on Cape Ann as I can.
- Meghan