Nicole Baxter
Sponsorship CoordinatorNicole Baxter is a Sponsorship Coordinator and covers film as a contributing writer for Iowa Public Radio.
She covers the local film scene across the state and reviews new releases. Before writing for IPR, Nicole was a staff writer at the Northern Iowan while she was a student at the University of Northern Iowa.
You can contact Nicole at: nbaxter@iowapublicradio.org
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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.
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Des Moines' iconic Southside movie theater, Fleur Cinema & Café, reopened Sept. 8 after being closed for over three years.
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The new doc tells the story behind the design studio that’s responsible for some of the most iconic album covers of the 1970’s including Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.
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You Hurt My Feelings is tender, witty and entertaining. With a 93-minute runtime, it’s the perfect weekend matinee movie for anyone looking for a laugh and a happy ending.
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It may come as a surprise that the world's oldest continuously operating cinema is in rural Iowa, but the people of Washington take pride in their city's long history with motion pictures. Now, a new film festival is celebrating that history, while paving the way for filmmakers of the future. Farm to Film Fest kicks off this weekend and features 36 films from across the state, country and world.
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The historic Des Moines movie theater will be open by mid-December.
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For many teams competing in the 2022 Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, the annual competition has little to do with prizes. The weekend-long challenge to create a short film in just two days is about pushing themselves creatively and bonding with their team.
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Over the weekend, 36 teams participated in Des Moines’ 48 Hour Film Project, a weekend-long competition to write, shoot and edit short films in just two days.
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Roosevelt Alum Max Ward first had the idea for "Return of the Beast from Outer Space" while working as an assistant director on another horror movie. There was something he saw on set that sparked his imagination for a new kind of monster movie.
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The Interrobang Film Festival, which was cancelled in 2020, will return with a hybrid schedule of in-person and online events.