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 21st edition of the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival is this weekend at Collins Road Theatres in Marion. The festival runs from April 5 - 7 and features 57 films — all with an Iowa connection.
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Antoinette Lavalle's directorial debut, Peck, premieres March 17 at the Varsity Cinema in Des Moines. The film explores mental health and the female experience in the early 20th century.
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The mystery writer and independent filmmaker Max Allan Collins is releasing is his sixth film made in Iowa, with features an all-Iowa cast. The Iowa Writers' Workshop alumnus gained fame after his graphic novel Road to Perdition was adapted into the Academy Award-winning film of the same name. Audiences will have four chances to see his latest project as it premieres across the state over the next month.
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Nine of the Iowa acts we've got our eyes on this year, including Mr. Softheart, Sharane Calister, Sten Joddi and Trap Garage Mafia.
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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.
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This weekend, audiences in Des Moines will have the opportunity to hear from Joseph Giunta, the music director and conductor at the Des Moines Symphony, during the Varsity Cinema’s two-night premiere of Maestro. Giunta will share stories about his time working with legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein before the 7 p.m. screenings on Dec. 15 and 16.
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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.
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In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50, the new music documentary from director Toby Amies, hits theaters this fall. Audiences in central Iowa can see it Nov. 8 at the Fleur Cinema & Café in Des Moines for a one-night screening.
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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.
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Werner Herzog, a prolific director who's considered a pioneer of New German Cinema, is coming to Iowa.
