Hearst Film Scene

Hearst Film Scene The Hearst Center for the Arts in Cedar Falls, Iowa offers educational programming focused on films, movies, cinematic arts.

Over the next few months we'll be talking about films and the books that inspired them. I love this artists approach of ...
05/23/2026

Over the next few months we'll be talking about films and the books that inspired them. I love this artists approach of creating vintage looking book cover art for some classic films. {Images drawn from "Good Movies as Old Books: Films Reimagined as Vintage Book Covers " by Matt Stevens. Copyright © 2025. Illustrated by Matt Stevens. Published by Chronicle books.}

Dystopian films often have their literary counterparts. This fall we'll screen "Children of Men" which was inspired by P...
05/19/2026

Dystopian films often have their literary counterparts. This fall we'll screen "Children of Men" which was inspired by P.D. James novel of the same name. The book touches many societal issues: the devaluation of life and the elderly; xenophobia and anti-immigration; totalitarianism and loss of democracy; societal nihilism and the collapse of meaning; gender and the commodification of women; also capitalist exploitation and class division. Add it to your summer reading list.

It's not easy to find Peter Greenaway's films on the stream-o-plex. So I'd encourage watching "A Zed & Two Noughts" (198...
05/16/2026

It's not easy to find Peter Greenaway's films on the stream-o-plex. So I'd encourage watching "A Zed & Two Noughts" (1985) while it's available on Kanopy {FREE with your CF Cedar Falls Public Library card}. It's a dark comedy that follows identical twin zoologists who become obsessed with animal decay and human grief after their wives are killed in a freak car accident involving a swan. Visceral and slightly surreal with a wonderful soundtrack by Michael Nyman.

"The Conversation" is one of Coppola's films that demands more attention. The themes are never more pertinent: putting t...
05/13/2026

"The Conversation" is one of Coppola's films that demands more attention. The themes are never more pertinent: putting trust in technology being one of those; what is truth (little questions). The stellar cast for this one includes Gene Hackman, Harrison Ford, John Cazale, Cindy Williams, Teri Garr, Robert Duvall (uncredited). Catch it on Kanopy or purchase a copy (it's worthy of regular viewing).

Wanted to thank all of you who joined us for talks and screenings relate to our CULT FILM series at the Hearst Center fo...
05/06/2026

Wanted to thank all of you who joined us for talks and screenings relate to our CULT FILM series at the Hearst Center for the Arts! We've got our Gary Kelley screening in June. Then we'll be looking at Dystopian Films and Literature in the Fall. Time to revisit the great novels by Orwell, Huxley, Zamyatin, Bradbury, Philip K Dick, PD James, Anthony Burgess, Margaret Atwood and others. Great things are coming down the pike. Appreciate your support.

Hey film friends. Want to call your attention to this gem of a production running this weekend. Tickets are about the sa...
04/23/2026

Hey film friends. Want to call your attention to this gem of a production running this weekend. Tickets are about the same cost as a movie! With this performance the audience seating blends with the set. Very unique. Hope you’ll consider attending.

Join us tonight for David Lynch's 1977 classic ERASERHEAD at the Hearst Center for the Arts. Talk at 6:30PM / Screening ...
04/21/2026

Join us tonight for David Lynch's 1977 classic ERASERHEAD at the Hearst Center for the Arts. Talk at 6:30PM / Screening at 7PM. Always FREE. See you there!

Enjoy this beautiful Saturday with wonderful Spring colors of leaves and flowers. Then join us Tuesday and be transporte...
04/18/2026

Enjoy this beautiful Saturday with wonderful Spring colors of leaves and flowers. Then join us Tuesday and be transported into the black-and-white world of industrial textures and one wild hairdo: ERASERHEAD (1977, David Lynch)[ 6:30P Intro; 7:00P Screening]

Lots of directions you could go crafting an alternate ERASERHEAD [screening NEXT TUESDAY at the Hearst Center for the Ar...
04/17/2026

Lots of directions you could go crafting an alternate ERASERHEAD [screening NEXT TUESDAY at the Hearst Center for the Arts] poster. Today it's Henry holding "the baby" in front of the radiator with his feet planted in the pile of dirt and his head releasing leaves...oh, can't forget the checkered floor. Lots of the films iconic symbols in one depiction.

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Cedar Falls, IA
50613

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