State Theater

Location

322 Main Street

Phone

(530) 666-3444

Website

No theater website found;

Showtimes available from Yahoo, etc

Owner(s)

Independent theater: Owned by Morgan family

along with one theater in Red Bluff, Ca

Established

1937

Payment Method

at least cash and debit, prob. credit, too?

The State Theater in Woodland is tied for the best movie prices in the region, and is older than the Varsity and second only to it for history and architecture, and being an independent community fixture. It is the hands-down winner in ugliest outside, but don't let that keep you from enjoying your show — the inside is renovated and maintained and the sound system is quality (Star Wars played there, and they wouldn't allow even second-rate multiplexes to show it if the equipment wasn't good enough).

Movie schedules can be found at http://eastbay.citysearch.com/profile/1235472/woodland_ca/state_theatre_woodland.html

They have no website, although Inside Woodland has some information. Most movie sites feature their showtimes, and they have a recording that lists times for the week as well. There are three theaters, two small ones added in the eighties, and the main hall, with around 750 seats by one estimate. The main screen is unusually large, as well. For what you would pay in the ugliplex 16 you can get an admission and food and not drive so far in the process.

As of last year, they hosted "Diaper Dates" where parents can watch a movie and bring their babies. For $4.50, a parent can get out of the house and see a current run movie, nurse, change a diaper, and be among people who are happy to have babies at the show. Contact the theater to see if they're still doing this, as they have no website and this Enterprise article is the only reference found so far.

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2006-10-18 18:23:25   Watching a movie in the main theater is great! The two smaller ones, however (shudder)... Michael ("The Movie Guy") told me they'll occasionally run off-beat or indie films for a week, and will keep them running longer if people keep buying tickets. —DukeMcAdow

2007-06-04 02:18:17   I remember when this was the only theater in Woodland and got tons of business. Now it seems to be kinda crappy and I wouldn't even bother to see a movie that's not on the main screen. I would hate to see it go out of business, though. —BradBenedict

2007-07-12 16:21:21   I saw Pan's Labyrinth here. It's not much of a theater but it definitely has character and I didn't care that the screen was on the small side. —RohiniJasavala

2007-08-17 21:21:59   They have Gyuss, the "Galaga in a circle" game. They also screened "The Host" before any other theater around here. Kind of crappy, in a charming way. I watched that awful Australian serial killer movie here; it was appropriate. —MisterProfessor