Camera 12 Cinema opened in summer 2004 in the heart of San Jose, premiering for downtown residents such diverse films as the Sundance Film Festival audience favorite Napoleon Dynamite, Around the World in 80 Days (starring Jackie Chan), Dodgeball, King Arthur, Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg's The Terminal and Richard Linklater's acclaimed indie romance, Before Sunset. This state-of-the-art complex at 201 South Second Street features:
* 12 state-of-the-art movie theaters, ranging from 75 to 300 seats, on three levels
* New stadium seating and Dolby Digital sound
* On-Line advance ticketing from this website
* Art/independent/foreign cinema and Hollywood first-run/crossover films
* Jump Cuts public art
* Parking validation for theater patrons in five surrounding garages and parking lots
* On-screen advertising and arts presentation
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72 reviews
This is the best place to catch independent films in the area. Not only do you get the independent films here but some of the main stream ones if you missed them in their first run through the theaters.
Biggest Con: As with anything in Downtown San Jose, you will be paying for parking and it will be a pain to find.