Special Events
Genevieve – An OLLI Screening
- Today, Nov 6
Director: Henry Cornelius Run Time: 86 min. Release Year: 1953
Starring: Dinah Sheridan, John Gregson, Kay Kendall, Kenneth More, Geoffrey Keen
Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be...
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
- Sat, Nov 8
Director: Keri-Lynn Wilson Run Time: 209 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: Italian
Starring: Freddie De Tommaso, Keri-Lynn Wilson, Juliana Grigoryan, Heidi Stober, Lucas Meachem
With its enchanting setting and spellbinding score, the world’s most popular opera is as timeless as it is...
National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession
- Sun, Nov 9
Director: Dominic Cooke Run Time: 105 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Imelda Staunton, Bessie Carter, Kevin Doyle, Robert Glenister, Reuben Joseph
Five-time Olivier Award-winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the...
The Room with Audience Interaction
- Tue, Nov 11
Director: Tommy Wiseau Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 2003
Starring: Tommy Wiseau, Juliette Danielle, Greg Sestero, Philip Haldiman, Carolyn Minnott
Can you ever really trust anyone?
The Kneeling Goddess (La Diosa Arrodillada) – Presented with the Des Moines Art Center
- 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: María Félix, Arturo de Córdova, Rosario Granados, Fortunio Bonanova, Carlos Martínez Baena
Join us before the film for an introduction by Art Center Senior Curator Laura Burkhalter about Manuel Álvarez Bravo,...
The Room
- Thu, Nov 13
Director: Tommy Wiseau Run Time: 99 min. Release Year: 2003
Starring: Tommy Wiseau, Juliette Danielle, Greg Sestero, Philip Haldiman, Carolyn Minnott
Can you ever really trust anyone?
Track Guy Movie with Filmmaker Q&A
- Sun, Nov 16
Sun, Nov 16 @ 3:00 pm: Post-screening Q&A with Mike Jay and director Andrew Snyder!
Director: Andrew Snyder Run Time: 66 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Mike Jay
Through the course of an Iowa high school track & field season, PA announcer Mike Jay shares what...
The Metropolitan Opera: Arabella – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
- Sat, Nov 22
Director: Nicholas Carter Run Time: 252 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: German
Strauss’s elegant romance brings the glamour and enchantment of 19th-century Vienna to cinemas worldwide in a sumptuous production...
Wicked: For Good Pre-Screening Singalong – Presented with Des Moines Performing Arts
- 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.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
- Tue, Nov 25
Director: John Hughes Run Time: 93 min. Release Year: 1987
Starring: Steve Martin, Dylan Baker, John Candy, Laila Robins, Michael McKean
What he really wanted was to spend Thanksgiving with his family. What he got was three days with the turkey.
It’s a Wonderful Life – Presented with the State Historical Society of Iowa
- 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!
The Metropolitan Opera: Andrea Chénier – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
- Sat, Dec 13
Director: Daniele Rustioni Run Time: 211 min. Release Year: 2025
Giordano’s passionate tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczała as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and...
Die Hard with Audience Interaction
- Tue, Dec 16
Director: John McTiernan Run Time: 131 min. Release Year: 1988
Starring: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson
Forty stories. Twelve terrorists. One cop.