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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors – Presented with The Fright Zone

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  • Thu, Oct 23

Thu, Oct 23 @ 10:00 pm: Commemorative giveaways! Costumes encouraged!

Director: Chuck Russell Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 1987

Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Laurence Fishburne, Robert Englund, Craig Wasson, Patricia Arquette

If you think you'll get out alive, you must be dreaming.

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Des Moines Underground Film Festival

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  • Sun, Nov 2

Run Time: 146 min.

Join us for this annual screening of local short films! Programmed by Serena Fath and Hannah Wright. DSMUFF 2025...

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Life After – Presented with The Harkin Institute and the Des Moines Art Center

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  • Wed, Nov 5

Wed, Nov 5 @ 7:00 pm: Join us for a special introduction!

Director: Reid Davenport Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Rebecca Castner, Alex Thompson, Catherine Frazee, Ann Gulliver

Kick off the A Taste of ReelAbilities Film Festival with this one-night event at Varsity Cinema. Staff from The...

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The Kneeling Goddess (La Diosa Arrodillada) – Presented with the Des Moines Art Center

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  • Wed, Nov 12

Wed, Nov 12 @ 7:00 pm: Join us for a special introduction!

Director: Roberto Gavaldón Run Time: 107 min. Release Year: 1947 Language: Spanish with English subtitles

Starring: Arturo de Córdova, Rosario Granados, Fortunio Bonanova, Carlos Martínez Baena, María Félix

Join us before the film for an introduction by Art Center Senior Curator Laura Burkhalter about Manuel Álvarez Bravo,...

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Wicked: For Good Pre-Screening Singalong – Presented with Des Moines Performing Arts

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  • Sun, Nov 23

Director: Jon M. Chu Run Time: 197 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode

You will be changed.

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It’s a Wonderful Life – Presented with the State Historical Society of Iowa

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  • Thu, Dec 11

Thu, Dec 11 @ 7:00 pm: Special post-screening discussion with State Curator Hanna Howard

Director: Frank Capra Run Time: 130 min. Release Year: 1946

Starring: James Stewart, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore

It's a wonderful laugh! It's a wonderful love!

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