September 2017 – Des Moines Film

Saving Brinton: Des Moines Premiere

Posted on September 26, 2017

Des Moines Film Society is proud to co-host the Des Moines premiere of Saving Brinton, a documentary about Iowa film history produced by Iowa filmmakers. Saving Brinton is the story of Michael Zahs, an eccentric Iowa collector who uncovers five hours of film from the early 1900s that once belonged to Frank Brinton, one of America's most successful barnstorming moving picture exhibitors. Produced by Iowa City filmmakers Tommy Haines, John Richard and Andrew Sherburne, the film premiered...

The Shining: Book vs. Movie

Posted on September 19, 2017

by Ben Godar

Buy Tickets It’s a novel from the master of horror and a film from the greatest filmmaker of his generation, and now you can read and see The Shining, complete with a reception in a historic (and perhaps haunted) hotel. Des Moines Film Society and the Des Moines Public Library Foundation Next Chapter are proud to present The Shining, Book vs. Movie. After reading the novel, attendees invited to a screening Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining on the big screen...