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| - The Plaza Theatre is easily my favourite place to spend an entire afternoon.Not only am I a fan because their film selection is impeccable, but also because I am in love with their community involvement. I can't even count the number of films or events I've attended at the Plaza.
All of the best films I've seen in theatres, I've seen at the Plaza.
I have also attended countless lectures and nerdfest's here- "The Bicycle Thief" on 35 mm, a few consecutive weeks of Japanese films and lectures from my favourite film professor...as well as festivals such as CIFF, Fairytales....and most recently the People's Poetry festival put on a double feature of "Ladies and Gentleman...Mr. Leonard Cohen," and "Howl," based on Allen Ginsberg's epic. As a film nerd, and possessing a degree in English Lit, I have to say that The Plaza Theatre appeals to my senses in every way. Soon, they are also hosting an event in the first week of October which is a multi-arts gala of Calgarian artists, musicians, poets, etc, called "Fragments," which I am looking extremely forward to. Additionally, I attended a showing of "The Cove" last year in support of an animal conservation non profit. I also die of happiness whenever they decide to have a Coen brothers week or something of the like.
I just don't have enough good things to say about the Plaza. It's charming as all hell; from the old timey-ness of its single theatre, to the bathrooms with posters plastered everywhere.
Plaza, je t'aime.
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