Foothills Entertainment was founded in 1985 when Byron Berkley moved to the East Texas area and re-opened the then closed Circle Plaza Cinema in Henderson. Having worked for both United Artists Theatres and General Cinema Corporation for many years, Berkley's goal was to bring the same amenities and professionalism to small town theatres that were usually found only in theatres in larger cities.

Over the ensuing years, the company went on to acquire theatres in other Texas towns like Kilgore, Beaumont, Orange, Texarkana, Ft. Worth, Jacksonville, Bay City, Carthage, Borger and Mineral Wells to name a few. Today the company operates 4 first run theatres comprising a total of 13 screens. Each of these "hometown" theatres offers comfortable accommodations, state of the art projection and s