Highlands Cinema
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On the border of the Kawarthas and the Haliburton Highlands, this village of 300 boasts
an unusual demographic: More movie theatre seats than people. Highlands Cinemas
has 5 unique theatres with a total of 550 seats and has been showing movies to
customers from the surrounding area for over three decades.
Hidden in a bit of bush, on the hill just outside the village limits, it looks like an average
two-storey house. The only hint is a small marquee that’s largely obscured. The large
reupholstered seats, the thick velvet curtains and the ornate wall coverings take older
patrons down memory lane and give the younger crowd a chance to experience bygone
days. “Going to the movies used to be an event, so that’s what we’ve recreated here,”
said Stata. Until recently, the movies at the Highland Cinema were shown using
projectors dating to the mid-1950s. This year, the theatres have been switched over to
digital movie projectors.
The 4,000 sq. ft. museum features projectors, clothing, toys, news items, and
technology from 1900 to 2010. The price to visit the museum is included in the
admission to the Theatre, or tickets just to the museum are $5.00. The museum hours
are the same as the Theatre hours per the current schedule.
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