River Oaks Theatre

[4] Since 1976, the theater was operated by Landmark Theatres and generally showed foreign language and independent films, as well as other "art-house" movies.

The authorities charged him with promoting obscene material but a jury acquitted the manager in an April 1983 trial.

[5] During a January 1983 screening of Fire on the Water there was a dueling protest between Ku Klux Klan and anti-Klan groups.

[5] The theater's focus went back to first run films by the mid-1980s due to an increase in video VHS releases and cable.

[6] October 5, 2012 the theatre showed its final movie on 35mm film, The Master, before being upgraded to 100% digital projection.

[10] After rumors circulated that the theater would close, on August 30, 2006, Carolyn Farb announced that she would make an effort to preserve the theatre.

[13] On March 12, 2021, Houston CBS affiliate KHOU reported that Landmark Theatres had not reached a deal with Weingarten Realty.

[16] On March 15 Landmark announced that it will be forced to close the theater due to Weingarten not responding to its proposals.

[19] In 2022, Culinary Khancepts, an affiliate of Star Cinema Grill, announced it would be the new tenant and reopen the theater in 2024, following extension renovations.