TESTIMONIALS
The future of the Coolidge matters
But you don’t have to take our word for it. Some of our favorite artists, experts, leaders, and members share why they support the Coolidge and feel it is vital to invest in its future.
LOUISE BOWDITCH
Coolidge supporter
“There is no place in this town where a nonprofit can have a meeting. We need the Coolidge community room. We need a lobby. And I think everyone should support getting us there because we all benefit from it.”
TY BURR
Film critic, The Boston Globe
“More and more people value this experience: the theatrical experience, the Coolidge experience—an experience you can touch, an experience you can feel. The audience for that is intensifying.”
JONATHAN DAVIS
Coolidge supporter
“The hunger for social connection is very strong—(the Campaign) is coming at an opportune time.”
ETHAN HAWKE
Oscar-nominated actor, writer, and director
“Movies are an empathy generator; they open our eyes. Places like the Coolidge Corner Theatre make that happen.”
Misti Jaynes
Coolidge supporter
"It's a great place—it's not just a movie theatre (...) they're here for the community."
GRACE KELLY
Musician
“People will know the Coolidge Corner Theatre not just as a movie theatre but as a community place that everyone wants to be in, even more so than it already is”
LIV ULLMANN
Actress, filmmaker
“In a time like this with all the disasters that are surrounding us—art, dance, music, movies, theatre—that is what can change you and help you survive.”
“ I believe in what the Coolidge is doing. I do believe that you can build community through film and that the more democratic the process, the filmmaking, and viewing become, the better we are all for it.”
“Thank God for the Coolidge; we have to keep these theaters really going and thriving.”