Plaza Theatre, Movie theater in Atlanta, United States
The Plaza Theatre is a movie theater in the Poncey-Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, housed in an Art Deco building at the corner of Ponce de Leon Avenue and Highland Avenue. It runs two screens and has been a fixture of that corner for decades.
The theater opened in December 1939, with 'The Women' starring Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer on the opening night. It has changed hands several times over the decades but has never closed its doors as a cinema.
The Plaza Theatre shows independent and foreign films that rarely appear in mainstream cinemas, drawing a loyal crowd of film lovers. On any given evening, the audience tends to be local and knowledgeable, giving the place the feel of a neighborhood film club.
The theater sits at a walkable corner in Poncey-Highland, easy to reach on foot from nearby restaurants and bars. Tickets can be bought in advance online, which is a good idea for popular screenings since the two small auditoriums fill up fast.
Every Friday at midnight, the theater has screened 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' with live performers in front of the screen since the year 2000. Audiences come in costume and bring props, turning each show into something closer to a collective ritual than a standard film screening.
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