Located on Palestine Avenue in Palestine, the Schulman Dogwood 6 theaters is the city’s one movie theater complex. Its name pays tribute to the dogwood trees that bring thousands of visitors to Palestine each spring to enjoy the trees’ blooms. The Schulman Theater chain began operating movie theaters in New Orleans in 1908. A few years later, the founder, Abraham Schulman, moved his operations to Houston. In the late 1920s Schulman shut down Houston operations and moved to Bryan, Texas, where he operated a theater until 1985. That theater in Bryan was one of the first in the world to offer both air conditioning and, later, Dolby digital sound. One of the two remaining movie houses currently operated by the Schulman family is the Dogwood 6 in Palestine.
Operated by Foothills Entertainment, the Jackson Cinema 3 is in Jacksonville, Texas, about 26 miles (or 30 minutes’ drive) northeast of Palestine. The complex offers three screens.
Cinemark Cinema 4 is part of the national movie theater chain Cinemark, which also operates Century Theaters and CineArts. The theater offers four movies on four screens, one of which features digital 3-D technology. Located in Athens, Texas, this theater is about 35 miles (or 40 minutes’ drive) northwest of Palestine.
Located in Tyler, Texas, the Carmike 14 Theaters are the farthest from Palestine. The theater sits about 54 miles (or 60 minutes’ drive) northeast of Palestine. The national movie theater chain Carmike operates this 14-screen theater, which includes multiple screens that operate digital 3-D technology. Guests interested in a big-theater movie experience may enjoy the drive to Tyler for dinner and a movie there; with more than twice as many screens, the Carmike is likely to be playing movies not being shown at theaters nearer to Palestine.