Lost Cinemas News Today

"A cinema can be a place of kindness." A festival promo trailer has debuted for a compelling documentary film from Brazil titled Pictures of Ghosts, exploring the disappearing cinemas of the city of Recife, Brazil. This premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival earlier in the summer, and is stopping by the Toronto and New

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/ The documentary "Lost Cinemas of Greater Des Moines" premieres Friday, May 14, in the Varsity Virtual Cinema. This Friday, the public will get a chance to see “Lost Cinemas of Greater Des Moines,” a documentary film over 18 years in the making. The film will premiere online in the Varsity Virtual Cinema for free May 14 and run through May 27. Director Mark Heggen first started researching the history of Des Moines movie theaters in 1986. He recalls driving around the city and noticing all...