Coming Soon

Daddyfest: Mamma Mia! with Audience Interaction
- 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.

The Empire Strikes Back with Audience Interaction
- 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.

But I’m a Cheerleader
- Thu, Jun 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.

Brokeback Mountain
- Sun, Jun 22
- Wed, Jun 25
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.

Mausoleum – Presented with The Fright Zone Podcast
- 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.

Faust – Silent Film with Live Metal Score
- Sun, Jun 29
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.
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
- 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...

PIEOWA: A Piece of America with Director Q&A
- Thu, Jul 10
Thu, Jul 10 @ 7:00 pm: Stay after the film for a special Q&A session with the director!
Director: Beth Howard Run Time: 76 min.
Starring: Chuck Offenburger, Rob Sand, Scott Horsley, Tom Arnold
Give a Piece a Chance.

Goodbye, Mr. Chips in Partnership with the Des Moines Metro Opera
- 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 in partnership with Des Moines Metro Opera and Varsity Cinema. Enjoy an exclusive filmed introduction...