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COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF LETTER FROM THE 1 Photo credits CONTENTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO

FILM SPECIAL EVENTS Letter from the Executive Director & Special Programs Dear Coolidge Friends, Eighth Grade PG. 2 CEO a24 Moviehouse One 1 18 I’m proud to share with you our 2018 Annual Report. The Coolidge had We see so much opportunity to expand and diversify the remarkable eric scott photography Isle of Dogs another great year! array and number of events we offer in our current space. Spaces for fox searchlight PG. 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 17, 27 additional programming and outreach will enable us to better serve our Werner Herzog; Michael Science on Screen Our award-winning first-run films and signature special programs The Favourite Douglas; Liv Ullmann; Ethan Mission current patrons, cultivate new audiences, and reach those for whom fox searchlight Hawke; Coolidge Education; National Expansion attracted nearly 247,000 patrons, an all-time record for the Coolidge. Film Trivia Night; Alexandria 2 film is a critical way to learn about the world. That is the driving force 20 We were honored to host a remarkable array of special guests, including BlacKkKlansman Ocasio-Cortez; Podcast focus features behind our plans to expand the Coolidge. Those plans, which include an Festival; Coolidge Marquee Werner Herzog, Michael Douglas, Liv Ullmann, Ethan Hawke and Keir a. gallagher dixon education and engagement center as well as additional screening spaces First Reformed Dullea. People often thank me for all we do, and say they could come to a24 A Quote from and essential upgrades to public areas, are moving closer to fruition as we PG. 12, 15 Community the Coolidge every day for a new experience. Bombshell: The Hedy Wide Lens: Get Out; Keir Ethan Hawke Partnerships seek and secure major gifts prior to launching a public campaign. Dullea 3 Lamarr Story 23 We continued to harness the power of film to educate, engage and build kino lorber wesley emblidge In 2019, we will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Coolidge’s formation bridges of understanding. In addition to regularly hosting filmmakers, we Won't You Be My Neighbor? PG. 19 as a nonprofit organization, thanks to the determined efforts of a launched WIDE LENS, a program that explores social justice issues and Focus features NT Live: King Lear 2018 Film Line- dedicated community that staved off a pending demolition. Harold Brown, courtesy of national theatre Annual Operating underrepresented perspectives through film and moderated discussions. live Up Support who came to the Coolidge as a boy and throughout his life, was the star of 5 24 Panelists and audience members expanded our awareness and empathy that comeback and an ongoing major supporter. We are forever grateful by sharing their personal experiences on topics including immigration, DESIGN for his enduring support, and saddened by his recent passing. Stoltze Design homelessness, racial profiling and the legacy of the women’s movement. Highlights & I’m also deeply grateful to the extraordinary Coolidge team - patrons, Summary Human connection is increasingly recognized as a key contributor to Special Guests Financial Data members, donors, admirers, staff, and board. The Coolidge is THE 6 27 individual and community health, and we’re proud to provide a welcoming COOLIDGE because of you. Thank you. gathering place for ideas, education, and engagement. Our partnerships and collaborations with more than twenty educational, civic, and cultural organizations support the broad range of our programming. Leaders of Board & Staff 28 these organizations and many others also recognize and appreciate the Coolidge as a vital resource. KATHERINE TALLMAN 3

"Movies are an empathy Our mission is to entertain, generator; they open our eyes. inform, and engage — The Coolidge Corner Theatre building a vital community makes that happen." through film culture. — Ethan Hawke

OUR HISTORIC MOVIEHOUSE ONE 2018 FILM LINE-UP 5 Narrative Features Special Programming

New Coolidge Education Classes Cemetery Cinema and One-Night Seminars We returned to the Mount Auburn Cemetery Three new Coolidge Education classes ran in 2018, covering for a second year for another outdoor double Italian Neorealism, early Hollywood female film directors, and feature. This year we paired Ingmar Bergman's the early films of Alfred Hitchcock. In addition, we introduced William Lustig Accepts the Wild Strawberries (as part of the Bergman one-night film seminars at select Big Screen Classics events to Centennial) with Rob Reiner's Stand by Me. Coolidge After Midnite Award a resounding success. Coolidge After Midnite honored director William Lustig, with screenings of his filmsManiac Cop 2 and Vigilante, and with the Coolidge After Midnite Award. Bergman Centennial Theaters across the Greater Boston area celebrated the 100th birthday of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman with a

HIGHLIGHTS & SPECIAL GUESTS collaborative retrospective of his work. Together with the Brattle Theatre and the Harvard Film Archive, we all hosted over 30 screenings of the filmmaker’s work. The Boston Society of Film Critics named it the Restrospective of the Year at their 2018 awards ceremony.

Strano Film Festival Showcase In recognition of Earth Day, we screened a special showcase of short films from Italy's Strano Film Festival. Each film was introduced by special guests, who discussed how the work relates to the festival's focus on "the land." 12 13

Introducing Wide Lens We introduced a new signature program to the Coolidge this year: Wide Lens expands our field of vision as we explore underrepresented perspectives through film and conversation, with moderated community discussions following each screening. The series began with a screening and panel discussion on Get Out (right). Later screenings included She's Beautiful When She's Angry, Fruitvale Station, and Fahrenheit 11/9 with subject Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in person (below). Wide Lens is supported by a grant from the Brookline Community Foundation, and was co-created by Dr. Raul Fernandez. HIGHLIGHTS & SPECIAL GUESTS

Wide Lens is supported by a grant from the Brookline Community Foundation

THE FAVOURITE 14 HIGHLIGHTS & SPECIAL GUESTS moneyCoolidge.support the to where some very knowledgeable movie buffs helped raise The Film Trivia Night fundraiser returned for a second year, Film Trivia NightFundraiser Academy Award winner for Best Documentary, Free Solo. Honnold joined usfor onour Q&As openingnight of the Director Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi andfilmsubject Alex subject inperson Free Solowithdirector and film's star, Keir Dullea, inperson. throughout June anda day of special screenings with the 2001: A Space Odyssey, with screenings of the filmon70mm celebration of Stanley Kubrick's science fictionmasterpiece The Coolidge was part of Warner Brothers' 50th anniversary person 70mm withstarKeir Dulleain 2001: ASPACE ODYSSEY on The Last of the Mohicans, There Will, BeBlood Lincoln and . Screenings My included BeautifulLaundrette, My Left Foot, series I'mFinished! A Celebration of Daniel-Day Lewis tribute to itssupposedly retiring star with our repetory conjunction with that filmopening, we decided to pay Thomas Anderson's The Coolidge was proud to beselected to screen Paul Retrospective 70mm andaDanielDay-Lewis PHANTOM THREADon Phantom Thread on70mm. In . FILMMAKERS, 17 WRITERS, AND SPECIAL 1 GUESTS Both new and established filmmakers and writers, along with other special guests, took part in Q&A's and Skype conversations at the Coolidge this year, including: 2

Harvey Bravman Keir Dullea Jean-Paul Ouellette DIRECTOR: SOUL WITNESS ACTOR: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY SECOND UNIT DIRECTOR: THE TERMINATOR Lawrence D. Cohen Alexander Dynan Linda Reisman SCREENWRITER: IT (1990) CINEMATOGRAPHER: FIRST REFORMED PRODUCER: LEAVE NO TRACE

Erika Cohn Judge Nancy Gertner (Ret.) 1 Scott Rosenberg 2 DIRECTOR: THE JUDGE PANELIST: RBG SCREENWRITER: CON AIR Sherry Daniel George Hardy Greg Sestero PRODUCER: THE TEST & THE ART OF THINKING STAR: TROLL 2 ACTORS: BEST F(R)IENDS VOL. 1 & 2 Kate Davis & David Heilbroner Ethan Hawke Liv Ullmann DIRECTORS: SAY HER NAME: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SANDRA DIRECTOR: BLAZE ACTRESS: AUTUMN SONATA BLAND Werner Herzog Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy James Demo & Padraig O'Malley DIRECTOR: INTO THE INFERNO Chin, Alex Honnold DIRECTOR & SUBJECT: THE PEACEMAKER William Lustig DIRECTORS, SUBJECT: FREE SOLO Michael Douglas DIRECTOR: MANIAC COP 2 Betsy West 1 ACTOR: WONDER BOYS DIRECTOR: RBG FIRST REFORMED Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez SUBJECT: FAHRENHEIT 11/9 AWARDS AND Mindy Thomas of 3 Wow in the World at 18 The Mega Awesome NOMINATIONS Super Huge Wicked SPECIAL PROGRAMS Fun Podcast Playdate 2018 Films Shown at the Coolidge In addition to featuring the best in independent feature and documentary films, the Coolidge is proud to showcase an award-winning series of repertory programs. 84 Big Screen Classics NT Live 5 ACADEMY AWARD Box Office Babies Off the Couch NOMINATIONS Cemetery Cinema Onstage @ the Coolidge We put on 35mm outdoor screenings Cinema Jukebox® 1 Opera at the Cinema of Rear Window, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Revenge of the Creature, and The Coolidge After Midnite Rewind! Incredible Shrinking Man as part of the fourth year of our Coolidge at the Coolidge at the Greenway 2 Science on Screen® Greenway partnership 147 Coolidge Education Science on Screen, Jr. 2 ® GOLDEN GLOBE Dance at the Cinema The Sounds of Silents NOMINATIONS Goethe German Film Stage and Screen 4 Kids’ Shows 3 Wide Lens 4

A post-film discussion with local playwright Eleanor Burgess as part of our Stage & Screen program in 57 collaboration with the Huntington Theatre INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD Company NOMINATIONS

The National Theatre Students from 5 Live presentation of Ian 1 the Brookline McKellan in King Lear, Music School directed by Jonathan performing before Munby a Cinema Jukebox® presentation of Gimme Shelter 18 BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS AWARDS 20 SCIENCE ON SCREEN NATIONAL EXPANSION

Over the past nine years the Coolidge has partnered with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to award 201 grants totaling $1,300,000 to 82 independent cinemas nationwide for use in creating and presenting their own Science on Screen programming. As in prior years, this year’s grantees include art house theaters and nonprofit organizations in every corner of the country, from Florida to Alaska and Maine to Hawaii.

201 $1 million+ 82 BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY GRANTS AWARDED PARTICIPATING AWARDED CINEMAS WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? ACCESS FUND PARTNERS 22 The Access Fund was established by COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS the Coolidge to provide pro bono tickets to underserved members of our community The Coolidge is more than just a movie theater. We are proud to serve as a partner and resource for fellow nonprofit, cultural, and educational institutions in our area. BROOKLINE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER

Artbarn Brookline Interactive IFFBoston BROOKLINE HIGH SCHOOL performance venue for Group official festival venue children’s theater troupe screening venue Mount Auburn Cemetery HAWTHORNE YOUTH AND Berklee College of Music partner for cemetery cinema Brookline Youth Awards COMMUNITY CENTER partner in the sounds of venue donated for series silents® film series ( ) awards ceremony honoring National Center for Jewish achievements of local JUSTICE RESOURCE INSTITUTE'S Boston Latin School youth Film venue (donated) for annual office festival venue BOSTON GLASS screening of schindler’s list Coolidge Corner School Boston Jewish Film venue (donated) for annual Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy middle school graduation Greenway Conservancy STEPS TO SUCCESS BROOKLINE Festival partner for coolidge at the official festival venue Francophone Film greenway series Festival WEST END HOUSE Boston Psychoanalytic official festival venue Soul Witness, The Brookline Society Holocaust Witness Project co-presenter of monthly off GlobeDocs Film Festival sponsor WOMEN AND GIRLS THRIVING the couch film series official festival venue IN BROOKLINE Brookline Booksmith Goethe-Institut Boston Town of Brookline venue (donated) for annual venue for author co-presenter of monthly martin luther king jr. tribute WOMEN'S LUNCH PLACE readings and partner on series showcasing new and sister city week events transnational literature german cinema series Huntington Theatre The Trustees of THE UNITED WAY Brookline Chamber of Reservations Company partner for coolidge after Commerce co-presenter of stage & midnite at rocky woods ZUMIX chamber member screen series 24 membership support Betty Goldstein Dawn Tringas Howard Cohen and Myra 25 ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT* All-Access ($2,500) Cindy and Roger Goldstein Trust Family Foundation Musicant Thomas Gutheil Anne Welch Pieter Cohen Contributions to the nonprofit Coolidge Corner Theatre and membership revenue enable us to maintain our historic, Melissa Buenaventura and Edwin McCaddon Eric Howeler Gilbert and Karen Winn Kevin Compton Art Deco theatre while delivering the quality, curated programming that our patrons have come to rely on. Many thanks to the Harold Mason and Wendy Traynor Chobee Hoy Bill and Sue Contente following contributors for their support of the Coolidge Corner Theatre. Mary McFadden and Dr. Lawrence Katherine Ingraham and Richard membership support Chapin and Deborah Cutler Stifler Bergin Gold ($1,200) Patricia Duggan and Greg Spino James Ottaway and Katrina Velder Edward and Betsy Jacobs Mark Jensen Simin Bakhtiar and Colin Leitch Mark Erlich Roberta Traynor $25,000+ $15,000+ Alan and Harriet Lewis Georgia and Jesse Feldman Paul Joskow Gina Crandell and David Roochnik John Ewing Anonymous Anonymous Nora Osman and Mark Leonard and Karin Miller Daniel Kamil Alexandra Davis Timothy Finn $1,000–$2,499 Steve Kane Elisabeth Frost and Paul Zintl Pomerantz Robert Nicoson Julian Fisher Mass Cultural Council Elizabeth Driehaus Eric Aronson and Jennifer Winn Janice Lane Eric Grinberg and Harriet Paltiel David Rosenthal and Sally Patricia Freysinger Sam and Niela Rahman Aronson Gina Leonetti Thomas Gutheil and Shannon Michael Maynard and Ilene Abrahms Mark Gale Sandy and David Bakalar Ken Lewis and Laura Allen Woolley Greenberg Rubin/Anders Scientific Victoria Graboys $10,000+ Donald Saunders and Liv Mark Barnett and Catherine Gergen Evan and Amy Lieberman Jim and Michele Hoben The Stifler Family Barnett Sharon Grimberg Paul and Nicole Lipson Ullmann Andrew and Yong-Hee Nancy Lincoln and Reddi Ford Benna Kushlefsky Foundation The Barrington Foundation Silver Cydney and Dave Martel Richard Marks and Jennifer Susan Guiraudet Pat and Kathleen Scanlon Cameron Beck Morrison Karin Oehlenschläger Monique Hamze Barbara Stein and Jin Suk Meg and Tomas Bergstrand $5,000–$9,999 Morgan Pierson Jen Meyer Jim and Michele Hoben $20,000+ Susan Stoller Jonathan and Jenny Berz The Prospect Fund Megan O'Block Catherine A. Kelley Lucy Aptekar and Gerry Leader $2,500–$4,999 Biogen Inc. Louise and Bob Bowditch David and Patricia Straus Jan Remien Daniel Press and Stephanie Samuel Kendall Kimberly and Grady Clouse Jeff Bloomberg Shapiro Paul and Edith Babson Margaret Rhodes Katherine Tallman and John and Catherine Brownstein John Travis Judith Kidd Foundation Michael D'Onofrio and Al Santoro Peter Norstrand Andre and Marilyn Danesh Howard and Miriam Weiner David Kleiler Kathleen Fallon Richard Segan Brookline Bank Sarah Delaney Ellen and Chris Kobran The Tern Foundation, Inc. Hank Shafran and Toni Delisi Brookline Community Georgia and Bruce Johnson Dan and Norma Frank Robin LeWinter and Alan Christ Shippy Foundation $500–$999 Foundation Justin Freed Lampke Family Foundation Alan Spatrick and Kaj Wilson Anonymous Roger Lipsett The Coolidge Corner Sophia Gant Gesmer Updegrove LLP Richard Stein Kenneth Mandl and Beth Teitell Theatre Foundation, Inc. Kenneth Loveday and Ellen Jim Garrels and Joan Brooks Melissa Brokalakis and Wayne Gary Stoloff and Alice Stone Johnson Jeff McGonagle receives operating support Hamilton Charitable Foundation Hoffman Spencer Glendon and Lisa Tung from the Massachusetts Tern Foundation, Inc. Ronald Casty Theo and Lisa Melas-Kyriazi Cultural Council. Barbara and Jonathan Lee Mike Mayo and Tina Feingold Roberto and Elizabeth Goizueta 2018 RECAP

26 Beverly Merz Sean and Susan Helms Daley Kyra and Jean SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA 27 Per Audited Financial Statements for the year ended October 31, 2018; copy of statements available upon request Joseph Meyer Adrian DeDomenico Montague Chris DeSisto Marty and Becki Alejandra Miranda-Naon Norman Ronald Feinstein Paul Moghtader Claudia Ordonez Anne Fladger Michael Monroe Daniel Perlman Income and Expenditures Statement of Financial Position Peter Fleiss Jan and Josh Nagler Deborah Platek 3,900 Development Andy O'Connell Richard Frost REVENUES ASSETS Norman Posner MEMBERS Administration $427,000 Michael Paris Jenn Gangadharan Robert Prescod $203,000 Admissions & Concessions $3,271,000 Cash $343,000 Lisa Gordon Nancy Raphael Jake Quigley Membership Dues 366,000 Operating/Capital Reserves 975,000 Thomas Gosnell Marilyn Roby Abram and Martha Other Program Revenue 260,000 Cash, Temp Restricted 485,000 Prue Hay Malcolm and Michele Russell- Recht 5% Contributions & Grants 382,000 Grants & Other Receivables 212,000 Einhorn Michele Howard and Michael Mitch and Laura Rock Capital Campaign & Endowment Revenue 298,000 Millner 9% Other Assets 242,000 Amy Shapiro David Rose Fundraising Event 40,000 Property & Equipment 1,594,000 Daniel Jacobs and Susan Helen Strieder Quinn Sara Rubin Other Income 25,000 Endowment Investments 1,016,000 Tim and Jennifer Sullivan Kenneth Kaplan Ezra Shales Capital Campaign Investments 1,940,000 EXPENSES Fred Taub and Susan Cohen Brendan Keegan Andy and Jody Snider 1,800 $4,642,000 Pre-Development Costs 207,000 BY FUNCTION John Travis Mark Splaine Greg Kendall and Connie DONORS Dawn and Jim Tringas White Leo Sprecher EXPENSES $7,014,000 Rosamond Vaule Kenyon King Robert Sprich Operations $4,084,000 Alan Weiss Laura Kraut Garland Waller Capital Campaign 188,000 LIABILITIES 86% Rikk Larsen Mendie Welu Depreciation 204,000 Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses $362,000 Ronald and Joan Lazzaro $250–$499 In-Kind Support Deferred Revenue 204,000 Kathryn Link $4,476,000 Anonymous Boston Light & Sound Peter Manus $566,000 Alison Armstrong DJ T-Rex Nora Maroulis Adele and Larry Bacow Nixon Peabody LLP Program Services INCREASE IN NET ASSETS $166,000 Kathleen McGirr and Keith 247,000 $3,874,000 BEFORE OTHER CHANGES Dianne and Michael Blau Carlson NET ASSETS $6,448,000 TICKETS Anne and Myles Collins Marilyn Miller SOLD Change in Donor Commitment 700,000 Jim Cooper Bobby Milstein

*Does not include Capital Campaign contributions, with the exception of the 2018 Film Trivia Night Fundraiser DECREASE IN NET ASSETS ($534,000) paddle raise (proceeds of which went to the campaign). We have made every effort to list our donors accurately. Should you notice any errors or omissions, please contact Chris Kriofske at [email protected] with corrections. THE COOLIDGE MARQUEE, designed by Mark Favermann 28 BOARD & STAFF

Board of Directors Coolidge Staff Board Chairperson Clerk Executive Director & CEO New Media Director Box Office Managers Michael Maynard Ellen Hoffman Katherine Tallman Matt Gabor Ryan Berry Nancy Campbell Finance & Human Vice Chair Treasurer Director of Special Jane Cassingham David Rosenthal Mike D'Onofrio Resources Manager Programming Kristin DeMaio Mark Anastasio Chris Kriofske Adam Foster Theatre Manager Public Relations Sarah Guitart Nancy Campbell Marianne Lampke Harris Heron Erica Hill Board Members Development & Events Head Projectionist David McCarron Coordinator Nick Lazzaro Lucy Aptekar Sam Rahman Sam Pender Jane Cassingham Kimberly R. Clouse Pat Scanlon Program Development Greg Vellante Deborah Cohen Andrew Silver In-House Media Producer Maria Marewski Betty Goldstein Barbara Stein Projectionists Anne Continelli Chobee Hoy Susan Stoller Outreach Coordinator Greg Abrams Georgia Johnson Gary Stoloff Riley Ashton Operations Associate Sarah McElaney Andrea Kozinetz David Straus Erin Gilmour Drew Dixon Rikk Larsen Tim Sullivan Theatre Operations Wesley Hicks Paul Lipson Laura Trust Marketing & Education Director Sam Pender Bob Nicoson Andrew Thompson Martin Norman Katherine Tallman Coordinator Coco Roy ex officio Wesley Emblidge Katie Soule Nora Osman Film Programming Sean Sprecher Director of Development & Booking Thomas Welch & Marketing Connie White Beth Gilligan