Special Events
National Theatre Live: Inter Alia
- Sun, Oct 12
Director: Justin Martin Run Time: 105 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Jamie Glover, Jasper Talbot, Rosamund Pike
A searing new play from the team behind Prima Facie.
Misery – 35th Anniversary Screening with TCM Festival Q&A
- Tue, Oct 14
- Sun, Oct 19
Director: Rob Reiner Run Time: 107 min. Release Year: 1990
Starring: Frances Sternhagen, James Caan, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth
Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he’s writing to stay alive.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Live Shadow Cast
- Fri, Oct 17
- Sat, Oct 18
Fri, Oct 17 @ 10:00 pm: Celebrate Rocky Horror's 50th Anniversary!Sat, Oct 18 @ 1:00 pm: Celebrate Rocky Horror's 50th Anniversary!
Director: Jim Sharman Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 1975
Starring: Barry Bostwick, Patricia Quinn, Richard O'Brien, Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry
A different set of jaws.
Scooby-Doo with Audience Interaction
- Tue, Oct 21
Director: Raja Gosnell Run Time: 87 min. Release Year: 2002
Starring: Freddie Prinze Jr., Linda Cardellini, Matthew Lillard, Neil Fanning, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Be afraid. Be kind of afraid.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors – Presented with The Fright Zone
- Thu, Oct 23
Director: Chuck Russell Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 1987
Starring: Craig Wasson, Heather Langenkamp, Laurence Fishburne, Patricia Arquette, Robert Englund
If you think you'll get out alive, you must be dreaming.
That Thing | That Sound with Filmmaker Q&A
- Sun, Oct 26
Director: Kelsey Hammer-Parks, Nathan M. Emerson Run Time: 74 min. Release Year: 2022
A love letter to the steel guitar, following one man’s journey to pass on his knowledge and keep the instrument alive.
Life After – Presented with The Harkin Institute and the Des Moines Art Center
- Wed, Nov 5
Director: Reid Davenport Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Alex Thompson, Ann Gulliver, Catherine Frazee, Rebecca Castner
Kick off the A Taste of ReelAbilities Film Festival with this one-night event at Varsity Cinema. Staff from The...
The Room with Audience Interaction
- Tue, Nov 11
Director: Tommy Wiseau Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 2003
Starring: Carolyn Minnott, Greg Sestero, Juliette Danielle, Philip Haldiman, Tommy Wiseau
Can you ever really trust anyone?
The Kneeling Goddess (La Diosa Arrodillada) – Presented with the Des Moines Art Center
- Wed, Nov 12
Director: Roberto Gavaldón Run Time: 107 min. Release Year: 1947 Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Starring: Arturo de Córdova, Carlos Martínez Baena, Fortunio Bonanova, María Félix, Rosario Granados
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: Carolyn Minnott, Greg Sestero, Juliette Danielle, Philip Haldiman, Tommy Wiseau
Can you ever really trust anyone?
Track Guy Movie with Filmmaker Q&A
- Sun, Nov 16
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...