Current & Upcoming Shows

Riddle of Fire - Poster

Riddle of Fire

Synopsis:

Calgary Underground Film Festival Presents: Riddle of Fire (2023)


This neo-fairytale set in Wyoming, USA follows three mischievous children as they embark on an odyssey when their mother asks them to run an errand. On the hunt to obtain her favourite blueberry pie, the children are kidnapped by poachers, battle a witch, outwit a huntsman, befriend a fairy, and bond together to become best friends forever.

Genre: Action, Adventure

Director: Weston Razooli
Stars: Lio Tipton, Charles Halford, Weston Razooli                
Running time: 1 hr 53 min 
Rating: STC



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Upcoming Showtimes
  • March 27 - 7:00pm
Stopmotion - Poster

Stopmotion

Synopsis:


Globe Cinema Presents: Stopmotion (2023)

Ella Blake, a stop-motion animator struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother, who embarks upon the creation of a film that becomes the battleground for her sanity. As Ella’s mind starts to fracture, the characters in her project take on a life of their own.

Genre: Horror, Animation

Director: Robert Morgan
Stars: Aisling Franciosi, Therica Wilson-Read, Stella Gonet            
Running time: 1 hr 33 min 
Rating: 18A 


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Upcoming Showtimes
  • March 24 - 3:30pm
  • March 24 - 6:30pm
  • March 25 - 7:45pm
  • March 27 - 8:00pm
  • March 28 - 7:30pm
  • March 29 - 10:00pm
  • March 30 - 8:45pm
The Incredible Shrinking Man - Poster

The Incredible Shrinking Man

Synopsis:

Calgary Cinematheque Presents: The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)


After a string of excellent creature features for Universal International, director Jack Arnold delivers his science fiction opus in this film based on the novel from classic sci-fi horror author Richard Matheson. While certainly intended as a showcase for the special and visual effects work of Clifford Stine, Arnold uses the story of a man who finds himself ever shrinking after being exposed to radioactive fallout from offshore testing to explore a story about the loss of masculinity, made metatextually significant with the casting of closeted homosexual Grant Williams. 

Here, the power of unknown science renders a man into a child in his own home, then a doll, and finally in a harrowing ending Arnold had to fight to retain, shrinking into infinitesimal nothingness. The ideal American man of the 1950s was king of his castle, but the incredible shrinking man is dwarfed and defeated by his.

Genre: Sci-fi, Horror

Director: Jack Arnold
Stars: Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent            
Running time: 1 hr 21 min 
Rating: STC  




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Upcoming Showtimes
  • March 28 - 7:00pm
I Live in Fear - Poster

I Live in Fear

Synopsis:

Calgary Cinematheque Presents: I Live in Fear (1955)


The only picture of famed director Akira Kurosawa to directly deal with the topic of nuclear war, I Live in Fear follows the story of a Japanese patriarch and factory owner played by Toshiro Mifune who becomes paralyzed with the fear of nuclear attack. He enacts a scheme to sell his factory and move his entire extended family to Brazil where he believes they will be safe, bringing him into conflict with everyone in his life he is trying to protect who now must decide if they embark on the difficult task of challenging their father's authority. 

This difficult drama depicts the theme of emasculation and helplessness in the face of overwhelming terror through a realistic lens, separating it from the genre trappings of our other three presentations. I Live in Fear depicts the crippling effect that the realities of life in our terrifying modern world can have on our psyche and our relationships.

Genre: Drama

Director: Akira Kurosawa
Stars: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki              
Running time: 1 hr 43 min 
Rating: STC  




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Upcoming Showtimes
  • April 4 - 7:00pm
Life of Brian - Poster

Life of Brian

Synopsis:


Globe Cinema Presents: Life of Brian (1979)

The story of Brian of Nazareth (Graham Chapman), born on the same day as Jesus of Nazareth, who takes a different path in life that leads to the same conclusion. Brian joins a political resistance movement aiming to get the Romans out of Judea. Brian scores a victory of sorts when he manages to paint political slogans on an entire wall in the city of Jerusalem. The movement is not very effective but somehow Brian becomes a prophet and gathers his own following.

Genre: Comedy

Director: Terry Jones
Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle            
Running time: 1 hr 34 min 
Rating: 14A  


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Upcoming Showtimes
  • March 29 - 7:30pm
  • March 29 - 9:45pm
  • March 30 - 5:30pm
  • March 30 - 7:45pm
  • March 31 - 3:00pm
  • April 3 - 7:00pm
  • April 7 - 3:30pm
  • April 10 - 7:30pm
Cure - Poster

Cure

Synopsis:


Globe Cinema Presents: Cure (1997)

A wave of gruesome murders is sweeping Tokyo. The only connection is a bloody X carved into the neck of each of the victims. In each case, the murderer is found near the victim and remembers nothing of the crime. Detective Takabe and psychologist Sakuma are called in to figure out the connection, but their investigation goes nowhere. 

An odd young man is arrested near the scene of the latest murder, who has a strange effect on everyone who comes into contact with him. Detective Takabe starts a series of interrogations to determine the man's connection with the killings.

Genre: Crime, Horror

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Stars: Masato Hagiwara, Koji Yakusho, Tsuyoshi Ujiki           
Running time: 1 hr 51 min 
Rating: 18A  


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Upcoming Showtimes
  • March 29 - 7:00pm
  • March 30 - 6:00pm
  • April 5 - 7:00pm
  • April 6 - 7:30pm
  • April 7 - 7:30pm
Wanda - Poster

Wanda

Synopsis:


A League of Thier Own Presents: Wanda (1970)

In grim, rust-belt Pennsylvania, Wanda is down and out. She works sporadically, has abandoned her husband and children, sleeps on her sister's couch, drinks and smokes too much, and goes home with men just to have a roof over her head. 

One night she walks into a bar after closing and finds a nervous Mr. Dennis pacing. She takes up with him, and he proves to be a criminal. They go on the road, visit his father, and he plans a robbery. He's rude and demanding; Wanda accepts his abuse docilely. What future does she have?

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: Barbara Loden
Stars: Barbara Loden, Michael Higgins, Dorothy Shupenes            
Running time: 1 hr 42 min 
Rating: PG  


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Upcoming Showtimes
  • April 10 - 7:00pm
Josie and the Pussycats - Poster

Josie and the Pussycats

Synopsis:


Blackbyrd Myoozik Presents: Josie and the Pussycats (2001)

For years, the record industries have inserted subliminal messages into music so that they can turn teenagers into brain dead zombies who do nothing but buy, buy, buy. And whenever the musician or band finds out the truth, the record company silences them to keep the truth from coming out. When the hot boy band DuJour discovers this, their manager, Wyatt Frame, under his evil, corrupt boss, Fiona, has the plane they are flying in crashed and him looking for a new band to use for their evil schemes. 

Enter Josie, the ditsy Melody, and the tough Valerie, from Josie and the Pussycats, a small band who wants to make it to the big time. When they are discovered by Wyatt, they give in and become big rock stars. But will they find out that they are just pawns for the record industry or will fame take them over?

Genre: Comedy, Music

Director: Deborah Kaplan
Stars: Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson            
Running time: 1 hr 38 min 
Rating: PG 


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Upcoming Showtimes
  • April 11 - 8:00pm
Dawn of the Dead: 45th Anniversary - Poster

Dawn of the Dead: 45th Anniversary

Synopsis:


Globe Cinema Presents: Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Following the events of Night of the Living Dead (1968), we follow the exploits of four survivors of the expanding zombie apocalypse as they take refuge in an abandoned shopping mall following a horrific SWAT evacuation of an apartment complex. 

Taking stock of their surroundings, they arm themselves, lock down the mall, and destroy the zombies inside so they can eke out a living--at least for a while. Tensions begin to build as months go on, and they come to realize that they've fallen prey to consumerism. 

Soon afterward, they have even heavier problems to worry about, as a large gang of bikers discovers the mall and invades it, ruining the survivors' best-laid plans and forcing them to fight off both lethal bandits and flesh-eating zombies.

Genre: Horror

Director: George A. Romero
Stars: David Emge, Ken Foree, Gaylen Ross            
Running time: 2 hr 07 min 
Rating: 18A  


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Upcoming Showtimes
  • April 12 - 7:30pm
  • April 13 - 7:00pm
  • April 14 - 3:30pm
  • April 17 - 8:00pm