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About Studio 35

Movies. Beer. Pizza. Good Times.

Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse is all about good times. Come on in for a movie, a beer or both…we’ve got you covered. Located in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus Ohio, we offer two movie screens, a full bar with 40 draft beers & our own in-house pizza kitchen. Family-owned & independently operated, Studio 35 hosts a variety of programming – blockbuster movies, indie flicks, beer tastings, Rocky Horror Picture Show & other community events.

How Things Work

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How Things Work

We’ve got 2 screening rooms: the big auditorium seating 195 people and our recliner room, seating 28. Both have new seats (installed in 2019) & are accessible to all. Want to take your food & beer into the theater? Cool with us! All seats have cup holders & there are limited tables also available.

Pizza can be ordered to take into the theater, eat at the bar or even take out. Made right upstairs in our own kitchen, Fibonacci’s creates pies for everyone (including our vegan & gluten free friends). Once you order your pizza, you’ll be given a number and an estimated wait time in which you’ll check back with your friendly bartender.

History

Studio 35 has been your neighborhood theater since 1938. That’s 80+ years of history, so we’ve got loads of stories.

Here’s a few milestones in our journey & a few fun facts:

Opened as the Indianola Theater on February 17, 1938 showing the movie Stage Door
Traded hands several times, for a short time even showing “Adult Films” Coo-coo-ca-cho
Purchased by Frank Marzetti & became Marzetti’s Studio 35. (35 being a reference to 35 mm film)
Became the first theater in the US to have a license to sell alcohol in the early 1970s.
Home to several ghosts!
Current owners, Eric Brembeck & Rita Volpi brought Studio 35 to its current state, with renovations in 2012 (adding the full bar area) and 2019 (adding the second screening room & pizza kitchen). Rita was the mastermind behind fan favorite, popcorn with M&Ms & Eric’s appreciation for The Big Lebowski has grown the DUDE-A-THON to the multi-day fiesta it is today.
Want to learn more? Check out this documentary clip on YouTube by local filmmaker, Tim Baldwin