The Lynwood Theatre is a movie-house in Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Washington. The theater specializes in showcasing independent and foreign films.

History

Lynwood Theatre opened on July 3, 1936. It was the first theatre on Bainbridge Island to show "talkies" as She couldn't take it and Times Square Playboy. The founders of the Lynwood Theatre, Edna and Emmanuel Olson, wanted to provide a modern alternative to the silent-picture cinemas which existed on Bainbridge Island in 1936. Operating with only one screen, the Lynwood Theatre shows independent and foreign films which rarely get played at large, mainstream multiplexes.[1][2][3] Celluloid Bainbridge Film Festival was held there in 2017,[4][5] and the Wildcat Movie premiere was held in 2022.[6]

Comedian, Chris Kattan hosted a show at this theatre in an attempt to revive its existence along with local comedian Derek Sheen.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lynwood Theater plays host to the 'Show People' of yesteryear". Kitsap Daily News. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  2. ↑ staff, Seattle Times (2005-10-07). "At the Historic Lynwood Theatre". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  3. ↑ "Lynwood Theatre Turns 70". www.kitsapsun.com. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  4. ↑ "Celluloid Bainbridge Takes Over the Lynwood Screen". www.kitsapsun.com. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  5. ↑ "Bainbridge is back on the big screen: 19th Celluloid Bainbridge Film Festival returns to Lynwood". Bainbridge Island Review. 2017-11-04. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  6. ↑ Dwyer, Margaret Millmore and Kevin (2022-11-02). "Wildcat Movie Premiere at the Historic Lynwood Theatre on November 10th". THE ISLAND WANDERER. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  7. ↑ "SNL comic Kattan returns to BI to help historic theater". Bainbridge Island Review. 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
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