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Minnesota Mean – Presented with Des Moines Roller Derby

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  • Tue, May 27

Tue, May 27 @ 7:00 pm: Meet the Des Moines Roller Derby skaters before the show and hang around after for a Q&A session.

Director: Dawn Mikkelson Run Time: 81 min. Release Year: 2023

It's now or never.

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Paris Is Burning — A Pride Kickoff Extravaganza

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  • Thu, May 29

Director: Jennie Livingston Run Time: 78 min. Release Year: 1991

Starring: Dorian Corey, Octavia St. Laurent, Pepper LaBeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Willi Ninja

Join us at Varsity Cinema on Thursday, May 29 at 7 PM for a special Pride Month kickoff screening of PARIS IS BURNING! Meet local community organizations and serve looks inspired by iconic movie characters as we celebrate each other and self-expression.

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The Decline of Western Civilization – Presented with Iowa Basement Tapes

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  • Thu, May 29

Director: Penelope Spheeris Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 1981

Starring: Alice Bag, Claude Bessy, Dinah Cancer, Eugene Tatu, Exene Cervenka

See it in a theater.... where you can't get hurt.

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Dr. Strangelove – An OLLI Screening

Opens on June 5

Director: Stanley Kubrick Run Time: 95 min. Release Year: 1964

Starring: George C. Scott, Keenan Wynn, Peter Sellers, Slim Pickens, Sterling Hayden

The hot-line suspense comedy.

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The Phoenician Scheme

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  • Thu, Jun 5
  • Fri, Jun 6
  • Sat, Jun 7
  • Sun, Jun 8

Director: Wes Anderson Run Time: 101 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Benicio Del Toro, Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Richard Ayoade, Riz Ahmed, Rupert Friend, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks

The story of a family and a family business.

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Better Cities Film Festival with Q&A and Panel Discussion

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  • Sat, Jun 7

Sat, Jun 7 @ 1:00 pm: Join us for an afternoon of short documentary films and conversation about how people have made their cities, towns, and neighborhoods better followed by panel discussion and Q&A.

Run Time: 117 min.

Join us for a best-of-show screening of the Better Cities Film Festival! BCFF showcases short documentary films profiling...

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National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove

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  • Sun, Jun 8

Director: Sean Foley Run Time: 150 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Giles Terera, John Hopkins, Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Penny Ashmore, Steve Coogan

Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy...

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The Birdcage

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  • Tue, Jun 10
  • Sat, Jun 14

Director: Mike Nichols Run Time: 119 min. Release Year: 1996

Starring: Dan Futterman, Dianne Wiest, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Robin Williams

Come as you are.

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Drop Dead Gorgeous

Opens on June 12

Director: Michael Patrick Jann Run Time: 98 min. Release Year: 1999

Starring: Allison Janney, Denise Richards, Ellen Barkin, Kirsten Dunst, Kirstie Alley

The battle between the good and the bad is bound to get ugly.

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Materialists

Opens on June 13

Director: Celine Song Run Time: 116 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson, Marin Ireland, Pedro Pascal, Zoe Winters

Some people just want more.

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Daddyfest: Mamma Mia! with Audience Interaction

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  • Sun, Jun 15

Director: Phyllida Lloyd Run Time: 108 min. Release Year: 2008

Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgård

A mother. A daughter. Three possible fathers. A trip down the aisle you'll never forget.

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The Empire Strikes Back with Audience Interaction

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  • Tue, Jun 17

Director: Irvin Kershner Run Time: 124 min. Release Year: 1980

Starring: Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill

The Star Wars saga continues.

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But I’m a Cheerleader

Opens on June 19

Director: Jamie Babbit Run Time: 85 min. Release Year: 2000

Starring: Cathy Moriarty, Clea DuVall, Melanie Lynskey, Natasha Lyonne, RuPaul

A Comedy Of Sexual Disorientation.

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Brokeback Mountain

Opens on June 22

Director: Ang Lee Run Time: 134 min. Release Year: 2005

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Randy Quaid

Love is a force of nature.

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Mausoleum – Presented with The Fright Zone Podcast

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  • Thu, Jun 26

Thu, Jun 26 @ 10:00 pm: Commemorative giveaways for the first 50 attendees!

Director: Michael Dugan Run Time: 97 min. Release Year: 1983

Starring: Bobbie Bresee, LaWanda Page, Marjoe Gortner, Maurice Sherbanee, Norman Burton

Centuries of Evil Have Just Awakened.

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Faust – Silent Film with Live Metal Score

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  • Sun, Jun 29

Sun, Jun 29 @ 7:00 pm: The silent classic will be brought to light with a powerful live doom-metal score.

Director: F. W. Murnau Run Time: 116 min. Release Year: 1926 Language: German

Starring: Camilla Horn, Emil Jannings, Frida Richard, Gösta Ekman, William Dieterle

Live doom-metal score to the silent classic.

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National Theatre Live: Hamlet

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  • Sun, Jul 6

Director: Lyndsey Turner, Robin Lough Run Time: 217 min. Release Year: 2015

Starring: Anastasia Hille, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarán Hinds, Jim Norton, Sian Brooke

As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death...

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Goodbye, Mr. Chips in Partnership with the Des Moines Metro Opera

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  • Sat, Jul 12
  • Fri, Jul 18

Sat, Jul 12 @ 1:00 pm: Des Moines Metro Opera and Des Moines Film are excited to present two screenings of Goodbye, Mr. Chips, a new opera reimagined for film by Gordon Getty. Fri, Jul 18 @ 1:00 pm: Des Moines Metro Opera and Des Moines Film are excited to present two screenings of Goodbye, Mr. Chips, a new opera reimagined for film by Gordon Getty. 

Run Time: 115 min. Release Year: 2021

Starring: Kevin Short, Lester Lynch, Marnie Breckenridge, Nathan Granner, Walter Brown

This event is partnership with Des Moines Metro Opera and Varsity Cinema. Enjoy an exclusive filmed introduction by...

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