Event Series Holiday Classics: It’s a Wonderful Life

Holiday Classics: It’s a Wonderful Life

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

"Frank Capra's paean to small-town values stars James Stewart as a man who's come to the end of his rope one Christmas Eve in this classic story of redemption and second chances." Come join in the yuletide cheer with these festive favorites on the big screen. From black and white perennials to newly minted additions...

$8 – $15
Event Series Holiday Classics: Remember the Night

Holiday Classics: Remember the Night

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

"Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday." Come join in the yuletide cheer with these festive favorites on the big screen. From black and white perennials to newly minted additions to the holiday canon, we have something for everyone.

$8 – $15
Event Series Holiday Classics: Eyes Wide Shut

Holiday Classics: Eyes Wide Shut

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

"Caught between reality and illusion, jealousy and obsession, seemingly perfect couple William (Tom Cruise) and Alice (Nicole Kidman) confront their intimate sexual fantasies—which don't include each other." Come join in the yuletide cheer with these festive favorites on the big screen. From black and white perennials to newly minted additions to the holiday canon, we...

$8 – $15
Event Series Holiday Classics: It’s a Wonderful Life

Holiday Classics: It’s a Wonderful Life

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

"Frank Capra's paean to small-town values stars James Stewart as a man who's come to the end of his rope one Christmas Eve in this classic story of redemption and second chances." Come join in the yuletide cheer with these festive favorites on the big screen. From black and white perennials to newly minted additions...

$8 – $15

Holiday Classics: The Muppet Christmas Carol

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

"The Muppets and Michael Caine team up to deliver a new take on Charles Dickens' classic tale of yuletide redemption." Come join in the yuletide cheer with these festive favorites on the big screen. From black and white perennials to newly minted additions to the holiday canon, we have something for everyone.

$8 – $15
Event Series Holiday Classics: Eyes Wide Shut

Holiday Classics: Eyes Wide Shut

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

"Caught between reality and illusion, jealousy and obsession, seemingly perfect couple William (Tom Cruise) and Alice (Nicole Kidman) confront their intimate sexual fantasies—which don't include each other." Come join in the yuletide cheer with these festive favorites on the big screen. From black and white perennials to newly minted additions to the holiday canon, we...

$8 – $15

Special Event: Ninotchka

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

"Earnest commissar Ninotchka (Greta Garbo) is sent on a rescue mission to Paris, cleaning up after three Soviet diplomats, but she's stymied by the dapper Count Leon (Melvyn Douglas) who falls head over heels for her." Film provides a unique avenue for audience engagement around topical issues. It's also a whole lot of fun to...

$8 – $15

Event Series Technicolor Love: French Cancan

Technicolor Love: French Cancan

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s (The Rules of the Game) exhilarating tale of the opening of the world-renowned Moulin Rouge. Jean Gabin plays the wily impresario Danglard, who makes the cancan all the rage while juggling the love of two beautiful women—his belly-dancer mistress Lola (María Félix) and a naive working girl...

$8 – $13

Bijou After Hours: Black Orpheus

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

Presented by the Bijou Film Board, as part of Bijou's After Hours series. FREE for UI students (present student ID at box office) and $8.00 for members and $10.00 for the general public! Every After Hours show includes a PRIZE DRAWING before the screening! Winner of both the Academy Award for best foreign-language film and...

Free – $10
Event Series Technicolor Love: French Cancan

Technicolor Love: French Cancan

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s (The Rules of the Game) exhilarating tale of the opening of the world-renowned Moulin Rouge. Jean Gabin plays the wily impresario Danglard, who makes the cancan all the rage while juggling the love of two beautiful women—his belly-dancer mistress Lola (María Félix) and a naive working girl...

$8 – $13

Out of the Archive: Dahomey

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

Co-presented by FilmScene’s African Diaspora Committee, the Out of the Archive series highlights overlooked work from Black filmmakers with a monthly screening and discussion of restored and archival work. Arrive early for a pre-show meal! This season is A Global Lens with films from around the world and throughout the diaspora, showcasing a diversity of...