Theater was launched March 15, 1996. It is the first and only movie channel created exclusively to meet the unique entertainment choices of Blacks and others with Black interests and sensibilities. The channel features hosted movie segments, interviews, movie trivia between films plus original programming. Cinema features movies that make you think, make you laugh, make you cry SM . That Touch You SM .
Cinema features endearing themes, moving story lines and provocative subjects.
It is for everyone who is passionate about movies. Cinema presents films in their original, wide-screen theatrical format, giving movie lovers an opportunity to see films the way the director intended. Encore features hosted movie segments, interviews, movie trivia between films plus original programming such as The Directors geared toward movie lovers. The unique programming strategy offers viewers a great movie every night in prime time. All rights reserved.