Garden Cinemas

I'm not sure I can put my finger on it - but there is such charm to this tucked away gem - it's our favorite date-night local and we have seen many films there ranging from "great" to "enjoyable". Easy parking, great popcorn, and a sedate crowd - just our style! more

Garden cinema is a modest cinema that plays non mainstream art films. This is the place that will have those obscure films you read about in the Friday NY Times. 4 films are usually rotated, evening shows all week with matinées offered on the weekends. Parking is ample and they are right down the street fro Fat Cat Pizza. Sounds like a good night out to me. more

Located amidst a slow to revitalize section of Norwalk and with a somewhat dingy exterior, Garden Cinemas is easy to overlook. (It is also easy to miss as it is set behind some store fronts and across a parking lot). But what it lacks in sizzle it makes up for in substance. It is one of the few high-brow cinemas in Fairfield County with a four screens dedicated to indie, foreign and documentary flicks. While crowds vary depending on the film, most weeknights are quiet, but weekends tends to draw a packed house of Fairfield's self-proclaimed (and graying) intelligentsia. The theater could use an interior renovation as well, but its clean and comfortable enough to enjoy any quality film. Too bad there aren't more post-theater opportunities in walking distance. more