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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 15h

Join us Wednesday for JANE ELLIOTT AGAINST THE WORLD — A rural Iowa schoolteacher becomes a national voice against racism after a controversial 1968 lesson in discrimination with her all-white third-grade class. As she nears 90, she still continues speaking out. varsitydesmoines.com/movies/jane-...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Opening this week! John Wilson's new documentary THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE 🎥🪨 followed by a recorded Q&A with filmmaker Josh Safdie. After attending a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie, filmmaker John Wilson tries to use the same formula to sell a documentary about concrete.

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

DIGGER is #nowplaying! Tom Cruise stars in this off-the-wall dark comedy from Oscar-winning filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Digger Rockwell is a powerful elite who must prove he is humanity's savior before the disaster he's unleashed destroys everything. 🎟️ varsitydesmoines.com/movies/digge...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It’s spooky szn at Varsity Cinema! Check out the scary movies we have lined up for October. 🎃 📆 October Calendar: varsitydesmoines.com/calendar/202...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Met: Live in HD season kicks off this Saturday with Mozart’s satirical comedy of fickle young love, one of the composer’s most sublime creations: Così fan tutte – presented with Des Moines Metro Opera, who will be present 30 minutes before the screening. 🎟️ varsitydesmoines.com/movies/the-m...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Kick off #BannedBooksWeek with a screening of #TheColorPurple this Thursday, featuring a spoken word performance and post-film conversation with community leaders. Steven Spielberg’s star-studded 1985 film adaptation is based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. 🎟️: tinyurl.com/ykee2svh

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just announced! 📣 Opening Oct. 23: YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING, the highly anticipated new documentary from Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim, and A24. Thirty-four days before she’s sent to prison, notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move.

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

DIGGER opens this week! The most powerful man in the world, Digger Rockwell (Tom Cruise), embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s savior before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything.

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Robert Pattinson is chameleon-like in PRIMETIME, slipping right into the skin of Chris Hansen to tell the darker side of the rise and fall of "To Catch a Predator." Now playing.

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This Sunday, 9/27, and Wednesday, 9/30 – MANHATTAN SHORTS are back! It's time for YOU to be the judge. View and vote on the ten Finalists Films in the 29th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival! Ballots are handed out after the screenings. Tickets at: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/2026-...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Join us Thursday, Oct. 1 for THE COLOR PURPLE, followed by a conversation with local community leaders. 💜 An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. Tickets: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/the-c...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Come on in – PRIMETIME opens this Thursday! Have a seat, settle in, and get ready for television history. varsitydesmoines.com/movies/prime...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Feel like Nicole when you come see PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 — don't miss your chance this week to start spooky season off right. ✨ Tickets + showtimes at: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/pract... #PracticalMagic2 #NowPlaying #NicoleKidman

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

PRIMETIME opens in one week! Get your tickets now to Lance Oppenheim’s sharp biopic-thriller of Chris Hansen (Robert Pattinson) and his rise to fame from the hit 2000s reality show To Catch a Predator. Tickets & showtimes at: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/prime...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Prepare for a flow of terror. RESIDENT EVIL is now playing! Tickets & Showtimes: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/resid...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Check out what the Varsity team's been up to recently! Clinton & Nicole, who craft our newsletters, were at Telluride Film Festival 🏔️ and Kasey, who manages our social media, just returned from the Toronto International Film Festival. 🇨🇦 We can’t wait to hear their thoughts on some upcoming films!

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Join us on September 27 or September 30 for the 29th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Festival! Discover your inner film critic by casting your vote for your favorite short film from this year's lineup. Ballots supplied upon entry. Tickets at: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/2026-...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Put the lime in the coconut and fly on over to Concessions for this bewitching signature cocktail and catch the new film PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, now playing!

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Join us Sep. 23 for JURY OF HER PEERS, an Iowa murder mystery inspired by Pulitzer-winning playwright Susan Glaspell's reporting of a cold case from 1900. Followed by a Q&A with cast, crew, and Drake faculty! Presented in partnership with Drake University. 🎟️ varsitydesmoines.com/movies/jury-...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Love triangle, anyone? THE SUN NEVER SETS is #NowPlaying. Wendy (Dakota Fanning) is stuck between two men, leading to a messy dilemma in the Alaskan wilderness, in this "masterful portrait of humanity's inability to figure out what we actually want" (IndieWire). varsitydesmoines.com/movies/the-s...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It’s almost time for PRIMETIME. 📺 Get tickets now: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/prime... • Pattinson is “sharper than ever.” – Little White Lies • “It’s a stunning demonstration of the actor’s range.” – Vulture • “The best performance yet from the most intriguing actor of his generation.” – BBC

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Celebrate #LaborDay with a FREE screening of #NormaRae on Sunday! Sally Field stars in the true story of a woman who fought back against unsafe working conditions at a textile factory in the '70s. Presented by the Iowa Labor History Society. Reserve your seat: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/norma...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It's Steven Soderbergh September over here at the Varsity! Join us this Thursday, Sep. 3 for ERIN BROCKOVICH, presented with Drake University Law School. Get a second dose of Soderbergh on Tuesday, Sep. 8 with his groundbreaking debut film SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE. Both films play at 7pm!

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Dakota Fanning stars in THE SUN NEVER SETS — opening Friday, Sep. 4! Wendy’s life is thrown into chaos when her older boyfriend insists they take space to evaluate things. During their break, Wendy runs into her ex, Chuck, forcing them into a volatile triangle. varsitydesmoines.com/movies/the-s...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

ERIN BROCKOVICH plays Thursday, Sept. 3 at 7pm from the #VarsityVault! Presented by Drake University Law School. @drakeuniversity.bsky.social 💼⚖️ 🎟️ Get tickets: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/erin-... #ErinBrockovich #JuliaRoberts #StevenSoderbergh #comingsoon

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Goodnight to the inimitable Tim Curry. 🥀 THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW has been a Varsity staple for decades. Curry's legacy will always live on here and while we are deeply saddened by his passing, we will celebrate him more than ever this October with our annual immersive, late-night showings. ❤️

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Playing Tues. Sep. 8: 𝙨𝙚𝙭, 𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙥𝙚 — Steven Soderbergh’s feature debut and 1989 Palme d'Or winner that paved the way for independent filmmaking. A housewife who feels distant from her husband becomes drawn to an outsider with a secret obsession. 🎟 varsitydesmoines.com/movies/sex-l...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Join us for a FREE screening of the 1979 classic #NormaRae on Labor Day weekend! In partnership with the Iowa Labor History Society. Sally Field is Norma Rae, a laborer suffering intolerable working conditions who fights to unionize. Playing Sun., Sep. 6 at 7pm. Reserve your seat via our website.

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Have a seat… at the Varsity on September 25 for PRIMETIME! The highly anticipated A24 film opens in one month. Robert Pattinson steps into Chris Hansen’s shoes to reveal the behind-the-scenes of the infamous hit 2000s show To Catch a Predator. #Primetime #ComingSoon

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The Owens sisters are back, ready to break their family curse once and for all. PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 opens September 10! ✨ #PracticalMagic2 Tickets & showtimes: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/pract...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Now playing: TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA 💘 A valentine to slasher horror that celebrates self-discovery as much as it does the art of cinema, TSADACM combines killer style with a big, still-beating heart.

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Now playing: TONY, Matt Johnson's biographical film about Anthony Bourdain and his early years cooking in Provincetown. Tickets & showtimes: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/tony/... Starring Antonio Banderas, Dominic Sessa, Emilia Jones, and Leo Woodall. #Tony #anthonybourdain #nowplaying

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Opening Friday: TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA dir. by Jane Schoenbrun (I SAW THE TV GLOW) A filmmaker is hired to direct a new installment of a slasher franchise and becomes fixated on casting the actress who played the final girl in the original film. 🎟️ varsitydesmoines.com/movies/teena...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Opening Thursday: TONY — Dominic Sessa stars as a young Anthony Bourdain as he travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life. Tickets & Showtimes: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/tony/...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The sexy, tense “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” is here for one day only. Join us on Sunday, August 16 at 1pm for another National Theatre Live screening, presented in partnership with Des Moines Playhouse. Tickets at: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/natio...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Grab five friends for SIX: THE MUSICAL LIVE! — opening Friday! 🎤👑 Tickets: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/six-t... The pop-inspired musical brings the six wives of Henry VIII right into the 21st century with infectious, empowering performances, accompanied by on-stage band "the Ladies in Waiting."

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Join us on Tuesday, August 18 for #ArtHouseTheaterDay! 📺 At 1pm: Sidney Lumet’s prescient satire of the media, NETWORK, returns for its 50th anniversary. ☎️ At 7pm: SORRY TO BOTHER YOU plays with a pre-recorded intro + post-film Q&A with the director! Tickets: varsitydesmoines.com/film-series/...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

EMMA. Tuesday at 7pm. Join JASNA in the lobby before the show! Tickets at: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/emma/... #Emma #JaneAusten #JASNA

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Join us Aug. 16 for LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES for #NationalTheatreLive! BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new stage adaptation of the classic novel. Presented in collaboration with Des Moines Playhouse. varsitydesmoines.com/movies/natio...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Starting August 14, for a limited time: SIX: The Musical Live! plays on the big screen. 👑🎶 The pop-inspired musical brings the six wives of Henry VIII right into the 21st century with infectious, empowering performances, accompanied by its on-stage band, the Ladies in Waiting. #SixTheMusical

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Join us on Tues., Aug. 11 for a special screening of EMMA. – presented with Jane Austen Society of North America, who will be in the lobby with prizes before the show! In 1800s England, Emma (Anya Taylor-Joy) meddles in the love lives of her friends. 🎟️ varsitydesmoines.com/movies/emma/...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

BOYHOOD is back on the big screen for one night! Join us on Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 6:45pm for its 12th Anniversary, featuring a pre-recorded Q&A with the cast, who are reuniting for the first time since its release, after making the film together over 12 years. 🎟️: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/boyho...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Now playing: I WANT YOUR SEX — the steamy comedy from New Queer Cinema pioneer Gregg Araki. Fresh-faced twenty-something Elliot lands a job with renowned artist Erika Tracy (Olivia Wilde), who unexpectedly taps him to become her sexual muse. Ticket & showtimes: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/i-wan...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Tickets to HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL have been going fast 🔥 so we’ve added more screenings for Tuesday, July 28! Secure your seats now to this fan-favorite musical, playing for a limited time. 🌹 Showtimes & tickets at: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/hades...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Opening next week: I WANT YOUR SEX — the latest from Gregg Araki 💋 When Elliot (Cooper Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist and provocateur Erika Tracy (Olivia Wilde), his fantasies come true as he becomes her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his depth with his idol.

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Fall in love with Patrick Page and Amber Gray as they take center stage together once again in HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL! Opening Thursday, July 23 for 5 nights only. Get tickets now! #HadestownTheMusical

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Three hours in the A/C? We're seated. Come on in for an epic adventure with Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY. Or spend your three hours watching the dinner party of the summer (twice!) with Olivia Wilde’s THE INVITE.

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

More Ancient Greek Mythology comes to our screens next week! Join us for HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL starting July 23 — with a special event screening in our Main Auditorium on Saturday, July 25 at 12pm with Des Moines Performing Arts. 🎟️ Tickets at: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/hades...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

THE ODYSSEY has arrived and so have two tasty libations to sip on during Christopher Nolan's cinematic rendition of Homer's epic. Sail the Wine-Dark Sea 🍷⛵️ or give in to the Siren’s Song 🎶🧜‍♀️ — now available at Concessions! 🎟️ Tickets & showtimes for THE ODYSSEY: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/the-o...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

In 4 days, the epic arrives. 🌊 Experience Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY in theaters Friday. Get tickets now: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/the-o... #TheOdyssey #ChristopherNolan #comingsoon

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