The William Carlos Williams Center is a private, not for profit performing arts and cinema complex located in downtown Rutherford, New Jersey. The center was named after the Pulitzer prize winning poet and physician William Carlos Williams. The building that the center occupies was originally built in the 1920s as a Vaudeville theater known as the Rivoli. The Rivoli soon started showing silent movies and eventually "talkies". The theater enjoyed success until a fire destroyed part of the building in 1977. In 1978 a group of philanthropists started the Williams Center Project which open the Center in 1982. The center currently has two live theaters, three cinemas, and an open air meeting gallery. The Bergen County Film Commission is now located in the Williams Center.
Current Use
The movie theatre has three screens all located in the lower level of the building. The upper stage theatre is closed due to construction. The space that was used as a theatre prior to construction is now a performance hall that can be rented. Once a month the Rutherford Library uses the upstairs area as an open mic for poetry reading.
Type of Film
The theatre has three 35 millimeter film projectors.
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