Nicole Baxter
Digital News ProducerExpertise: Sharing Iowa news and the Iowa film scene with IPR's digital audience
Education: University of Northern Iowa
Favorite Iowa Destination: Color the Wind Kite Festival in Clear Lake
Experience:
- Writes about the latest daily news for IPR and helps reporters bring their stories to digital readers
- Writes regularly for IPR’s internationally award-winning newsletters
- Covers the local film scene across the state for IPR
- Has written features on an indigenous violinist pursuing a career in Hollywood as a film composer, a German filmmaker/author visiting Iowa City and a silent-era satire protesting anti-Semitism.
- Served as a staff writer at The Northern Iowan
My Favorite Stories
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On Dec. 9, filmmakers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods are set to welcome audiences to the grand opening of The Last Picture House, their new boutique cinema and cocktail lounge. Located along the Mississippi River in Davenport’s Motor Row District, The Last Picture House offers audiences a curated movie-going experience, as well as a place to gather with fellow patrons at the bar and lounge area. -
Film and book lovers descended on downtown Iowa City this past weekend for the return of the Refocus Film Festival. Attendees were treated to dozens of film screenings, performances by local artists and dialogues with legendary figures like Werner Herzog and John Irving. The festival, which took place Oct. 12 through 15, was presented by FilmScene, Iowa City’s local, nonprofit cinema. -
The 99-year-old film that was lost for decades is making its way to a small Iowa town for the first time. First released in Austria in 1924, The City Without Jews is a silent-era satire with a complicated history. -
After her decade-long stay in the first violin section with the Des Moines Symphony, Geneviève Gros-Louis is moving to Los Angeles, Calif., to pursue a career in film scoring. On Jan. 5, she gave a farewell concert at xBk Live in Des Moines, which featured performances from several local musicians.
My Latest Stories
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On a summer night in 1955, one of the most acclaimed films of all time made its world premiere in Des Moines. It was one of the most monumental film events in the city’s history, and yet today that first screening of The Night of the Hunter remains largely overlooked. The Varsity Cinema is looking to fix that by screening the movie for its 70th anniversary. -
Iowa City's fourth annual Refocus Film Festival will open with Train Dreams, directed by the Academy Award-nominated writer Clint Bentley. Following in the festival's theme of adaptation, the film is based on the award-winning novella of the same name, written by Iowa Writers' Workshop alumnus Denis Johnson. -
A new film series is looking back at five iconic Hollywood films from directors and actors who left Europe in the years leading up to World War II. "From Hitler to Hollywood" will feature screenings at The Last Picture House in Davenport starting Sept. 3. -
Did you pay attention to the top headlines coming out of Iowa this week? Test your knowledge with these five questions. -
Did you pay attention to the top headlines coming out of Iowa this week? Test your knowledge with these five questions. -
Iowa City’s nonprofit movie theater FilmScene has partnered with a local investor to purchase the building that houses its original location on the Ped Mall. -
The 48 Hour Film Project of Des Moines has been a staple in the city’s film scene for decades. But this year marks a change for many teams who have regularly participated in the annual competition. The event enters a new era with a new city producer leading the way. -
Did you pay attention to the top headlines coming out of Iowa this week? Test your knowledge with these five questions. -
Did you pay attention to the top headlines coming out of Iowa this week? Test your knowledge with these five questions.
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Did you pay attention to the top headlines coming out of Iowa this week? Test your knowledge with these five questions.
