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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 21h

#BUGONIA opens this THURSDAY. 🐝

Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 2d

Want to work with us at Varsity Cinema? 🍿 We have a new opening for Shift Lead!

Read more and apply at www.varsitydesmoines.com/jobs.

Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 3d

Emma Stone 🤝 Yorgos Lanthimos — They're back and better than ever in the wildly bizarre BUGONIA, opening this Thursday.

varsitydesmoines.com/movies/bugon...

Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 3d

Join us one week from today for the Des Moines Underground Film Festival 🎥 to see a slate of locally made short films!

🎟️ Tickets at: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/des-m...

This year's lineup includes: "Vainglory" by Sydney Pierick, "Flyover" by Max Ward, "Hell's Hollow" by Connor Botts & many more!

Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 7d

Join Varsity Cinema and Des Moines Performing Arts for a WICKED: FOR GOOD pre-screening singalong on Sunday, November 23!

The singalong will begin at 6:00 pm and the film will start at 7:00 pm. Plus, come early for themed cocktails!

🎟️ Tickets at: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/wicke...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 8d

Tickets are on sale NOW for FRANKENSTEIN—opening this Friday! In Guillermo del Toro’s highly anticipated adaptation, Oscar Isaac stars as Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature (Jacob Elordi) to life.

Get tickets at: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/frank...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 9d

Audiences are buzzing about AFTER THE HUNT, now playing.

Tickets & showtimes: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/after...

Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 10d

Scooby and the gang are reuniting at the Varsity this Tuesday at 7pm for our Movie Bash screening of SCOOBY-DOO (2002)! Come try our signature cocktail "Scooby Snack" at Concessions and take a trip to Spooky Island while quoting some of the movie's most iconic lines (written by James Gunn!) 🐕🔎 👻

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 12d

Oh hi, *Mark* your calendars. THE ROOM returns to the Varsity next month! Join us for a Movie Bash screening with audience interaction on November 11 at 7pm or join the late night crowd for our Midnights@10 screening on November 13. Spoons provided! 🥄

🎟️ 11/11: bit.ly/48ASsxD
🎟️ 11/13: bit.ly/49fmyXE

Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 13d

Join us on Oct. 26 for THAT THING | THAT SOUND, a heartfelt documentary celebrating the soulful voice of the steel guitar, followed by a Filmmaker Q&A!

“A beautiful love letter to a complex instrument that deserves more attention.“ — True/False Film Festival

varsitydesmoines.com/movies/that-...

Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 14d

AFTER THE HUNT, the latest from Luca Guadagnino (CHALLENGERS) opens Friday! Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri & Andrew Garfield star in this gripping drama of a college professor at a crossroads when a star student makes an accusation against her colleague, and a dark secret of her own comes to light.

Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 15d

Join us on October 23 for a Midnights@10 showing of 1987’s A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIOR 💭🔪 Presented by The Fright Zone Podcast.

Commemorative event koozies for the first 50 attendees, and costumes encouraged! Let’s party!

🎟️ Tickets at: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/a-nig...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 16d

We see you shivering with antici…pation—it’s finally ROCKY HORROR week here at the Varsity! 💋 Although Friday night’s show is sold out, there are still seats open for Saturday’s 1pm matinee of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with a Live Shadow Cast of local performers.

Get tickets at: bit.ly/48trOH2

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 19d

Kathryn Bigelow is back with another nail-biter, A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, starring Rebecca Ferguson as Captain Walker, who monitors national threats at the White House. When her team is notified of a rogue ICBM, they're left with roughly 18 minutes until it makes contact with Chicago.

Now playing.

Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 21d

Whether you’re already MISERY’s #1 fan or you're new to its thrills, join us on Oct. 14 & 19 to celebrate its 35th anniversary! Followed by a recorded Q&A with Kathy Bates and Rob Reiner.

Playing in our Restoration Celebration series — free for Varsity members!

varsitydesmoines.com/movies/miser...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 21d

National Theatre Live is back this Sunday, Oct. 12! 🎭 Join us for INTER ALIA, starring Rosamund Pike as a Crown Court Judge at the top of her career whose life is suddenly thrown completely off balance.

In Partnership with Des Moines Community Playhouse.

varsitydesmoines.com/movies/natio...

Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 23d

Like zoinks, it’s time for another Movie Bash! Join us on Tuesday, Oct. 21 for SCOOBY-DOO (2002) with audience interaction encouraged.

www.varsitydesmoines.com/movies/scooby-doo-with-audience-interaction/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=or

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 25d

“The most entertaining movie on the subject of potential mass destruction since Dr Strangelove.” – Independent (UK)

When an unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.

Kathryn Bigelow's A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE opens Oct. 10!

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · 27d

Join us on Tuesday in celebrating #BannedBooksWeek with a screening of the documentary THE LIBRARIANS followed by a discussion panel.

In partnership with Cowles Library, Des Moines Public Library, and Beaverdale Books.

Tickets at: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/the-l...

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · Sep 29

Thank you to everyone who came out last night to celebrate Des Moines Film’s 10th Anniversary and see METROPOLIS with a live score from Ben Model! Here’s to many more years and exciting things on the horizon for our Des Moines Film community and Varsity Cinema. Happy #SilentMovieDay!

📸: Dan Welk

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · Sep 28

Hey, you guys! THE GOONIES are back on the big screen this October with a live score! Our friends over at the Des Moines Symphony are bringing Dave Grusin’s iconic score to life for a special screening in celebration of the film's 40th Anniversary.
🎟️ Learn more and get tickets: bit.ly/DMSO-Goonies

Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · Sep 26

It’s time for battle. Paul Thomas Anderson’s #OneBattleAfterAnother is now playing!

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · Sep 24

Discover your inner film critic by casting your vote for Best Film and Best Actor in the 28th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival! Join us on Tuesday, 9/30 and Saturday, 10/4 to see the best short films in the world today and make your voice heard.

Tickets at: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/manha...

Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · Sep 21

Happy #OneBattleAfterAnother week to all who celebrate! The movie of the year heads to the Varsity THIS Thursday. In an adventure of epic proportions, this is one of Paul Thomas Anderson's most entertaining and thematically rich films yet.

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Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social · Sep 19

It’s almost that time of year — to do the time warp again!! 💃 Meet your live shadow cast for our ROCKY HORROR screenings on Oct 17 & 18. Tickets on sale now!

varsitydesmoines.com/movies/the-r...