THE PLAZA THEATRE
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The Plaza Theatre is an iconic landmark, offering so much more than just a boutique film experience. A nostalgic glimpse of The Plaza's beginning.
Courtesy of the City of Calgary's Heritage Sites archive...
"Hillhurst was subdivided in 1906, annexed to the City in 1907, and grew as Calgary's population boomed prior to World War I. Many services were needed in the working class suburb and businesses sprang up to meet the demand. One such establishment, a garage, opened for business in 1929. In the mid-thirties, the original use changed. Jim Finney, who had recently moved to the area, recalled the transformation:
"'I watched the Plaza Theatre being built in the early thirties. It was renovated from an old garage. We used to spend all our Saturdays there. The cost of a show was 10 cents. Half the time we'd sneak into the place. The first guy had the dime and he'd have to go in and open the back door and let the rest of us in because we didn't have the money.'
"The rejuvenated garage opened as a theatre in 1935 and is a good example of a building which has responded to the emerging demands of a community. A full house is common in this theatre which often screens old film classics. The building features stucco cladding in a facade treatment which owes as much stylistically to the western 'false front' tradition as the Modern movement, with its moulded parapet and taut plastic use of the building skin. "The Plaza Theatre's long and varied life adds a special dimension to the atmosphere of the vibrant Kensington area of northwest Calgary."
10/09/2026
THIS WEEK at The Plaza!
This week, THE WEIGHT sends Ethan Hawke into the Oregon wilderness with a fortune in gold and freedom on the line, while RUN TERRY RUN brings 96 reels of unseen Marathon of Hope footage back to the screen.
THE FIRE IN OUR HEARTS follows communities in northern B.C. as wildfire closes in, with a special Q&A after Sunday’s screening. SPIRITED AWAY: LIVE ON STAGE brings Miyazaki’s world to the theatre in a production captured live in Tokyo, and PRIMETIME sticks around for another week.
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10/08/2026
THIS WEEK'S SHOWTIMES AT THE PLAZA!
THE WEIGHT: Torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal work camp, Samuel Murphy is offered early release if he can move a fortune in gold through the Oregon wilderness.
RUN TERRY RUN: Ninety-six reels of unseen footage take us back onto the road with 21-year-old Terry Fox during the Marathon of Hope.
THE FIRE IN OUR HEARTS: As wildfire closes in on northern B.C., members of the Cheslatta Carrier Nation must decide whether to leave or stay and protect their land. Special Q&A Sunday.
SPIRITED AWAY: LIVE ON STAGE: Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved Studio Ghibli film comes to life on stage in a production captured live in Tokyo.
PRIMETIME: Chris Hansen’s hidden-camera stings became appointment television. Primetime looks behind the confrontations at the machine that made
MOTORCYCLE FILM FESTIVAL: We’re proud to welcome the Motorcycle Film Festival to The Plaza for one night of films, stories and motorcycle culture. This Thursday, 6:30–10:30 PM.
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10/07/2026
THIS WEEK AT THE PLAZA!
THE WEIGHT: Ethan Hawke enters a prison camp where Russell Crowe offers him a deal: move a fortune in gold across the Oregon wilderness and earn his freedom.
RUN TERRY RUN: Ninety-six reels of unseen film put us back on the road with Terry Fox during the Marathon of Hope, closer to the 21-year-old behind the icon.
THE FIRE IN OUR HEARTS: Wildfire closes in on a remote corner of northern B.C., leaving the Cheslatta Carrier Nation and their neighbours to decide whether to evacuate or stay.
SPIRITED AWAY: LIVE ON STAGE: Miyazaki’s bathhouse moves from screen to stage in John Caird’s acclaimed production, filmed live at Tokyo’s Imperial Theatre.
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HEART OF THE BEAST is COMING SOON to THE PLAZA.
A plane crash leaves Special Forces veteran James Belmont and his combat dog, Odin, stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. With miles of unforgiving country between them and home, the two have little to rely on but their training and each other.
PANS LABYRINTH is COMING SOON to THE PLAZA.
To mark its 20th anniversary, Pan’s Labyrinth is back on the big screen. Ofelia discovers an old labyrinth near her new home, where a mysterious faun gives her three tasks and opens the door to a world of monsters, magic and danger.
YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER is COMING SOON to THE PLAZA.
After his wife dies, Latif is left raising three children in Houston while trying to leave his life as a contract killer behind. Protecting them soon pulls him back toward violence, forcing him to reckon with the faith he has built his life around.
10/02/2026
THIS WEEK at The Plaza!
This week, PRIMETIME steps inside the height of Chris Hansen’s predator stings, when a police operation had an audience of millions and every confrontation was also television. THE ODYSSEY sends Matt Damon’s Odysseus out of Troy and across a mythic world where gods, monsters and the sea itself stand between him and home.
DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER brings Liam and Noel Gallagher back into rehearsal rooms and stadiums together, sixteen years after Oasis split, and PRINCESS MONONOKE returns for another week, with Ash*taka still caught between Iron Town and a forest that has no intention of giving way.
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10/02/2026
THIS WEEK'S SHOWTIMES AT THE PLAZA!
PRIMETIME: In 2006, Chris Hansen’s predator stings become appointment television. As the audience grows, so does the pressure to keep pushing everything further.
THE ODYSSEY: Troy is behind him, Ithaca is somewhere ahead, and nearly everything in between seems determined to keep Odysseus away.
DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER: Sixteen years after Oasis split, Liam and Noel Gallagher find themselves sharing rehearsal rooms, interviews and stadium stages again. The film catches what happens between the headline moments.
PRINCESS MONONOKE: Ash*taka rides west carrying a curse and finds a forest at war with the people cutting into it. San has been raised by wolves to defend it, and she has no reason to trust him.
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10/01/2026
THIS WEEK AT THE PLAZA!
PRIMETIME: Robert Pattinson steps into the world of To Catch a Predator at its peak, when millions were watching, and every sting had to go further than the last.
THE ODYSSEY: Odysseus has survived Troy. Now Matt Damon has to cross a world that seems determined to make sure Ithaca stays out of reach. Universal Pictures Canada
DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER: Liam and Noel Gallagher sit down together for their first joint interviews in more than twenty years, then walk back into the noise of Oasis Live ’25. The cameras stay close enough to catch what the stadiums can’t.
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YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING is COMING SOON to THE PLAZA.
Thirty-four days before prison, Elizabeth Holmes invites a film crew into her home to tell her side of the story. Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim follow, and what begins as unprecedented access turns into something far stranger than a redemption documentary.
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