Coming Soon
That Thing | That Sound with Filmmaker Q&A
- Sun, Oct 26
Sun, Oct 26 @ 7:00 pm: Join us after the film for a Q&A with the filmmakers!
Director: Nathan M. Emerson, Kelsey Hammer-Parks 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.
Bugonia
- Thu, Oct 30
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Run Time: 118 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an...
Des Moines Underground Film Festival
- 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...
Life After – Presented with The Harkin Institute and the Des Moines Art Center
- 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...
Genevieve – An OLLI Screening
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...
It Was Just an Accident
Director: Jafar Panahi Run Time: 104 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: Persian (Farsi)
Starring: Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi
Vahid, an Azerbaijani auto mechanic, was once imprisoned by Iranian authorities. During his sentence, he was interrogated blindfolded....
National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession
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...
Wicked + Wicked: For Good Double Feature
- Thu, Nov 20
Run Time: 313 min.
Experience both chapters of this spectacular story back-to-back on the big screen!
Wicked: For Good
- Thu, Nov 20
- Fri, Nov 21
- Sat, Nov 22
- Sun, Nov 23
- Mon, Nov 24
- Wed, Nov 26
- Thu, Nov 27
- Fri, Nov 28
- Sat, Nov 29
- Sun, Nov 30
- Wed, Dec 3
Director: Jon M. Chu Run Time: 138 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode
You will be changed.
Jay Kelly
Director: Noah Baumbach Run Time: 132 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Riley Keough
Everybody knows Jay Kelly, but Jay Kelly doesn't know himself.
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.
Sentimental Value
Director: Joachim Trier Run Time: 133 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: Norwegian
Starring: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning, Cory Michael Smith
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage...
The Apartment – An OLLI Screening
Director: Billy Wilder Run Time: 125 min. Release Year: 1960
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Ray Walston, Jack Kruschen
Movie-wise, there has never been anything like it - laugh-wise, love-wise, or otherwise-wise!
Hamnet
Director: Chloé Zhao Run Time: 125 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn, Jacobi Jupe
Keep your heart open.
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!
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.