A trio of blockbusters — “Moana 2,” “Wicked” and “Gladiator 2” — led to record-breaking crowds at local movie theatres. More than 2,500 movie watchers visited Iola Sterling Six Cinema over the weekend, owner Rob…

The new owners of Iola’s B&B Sterling Six Cinema have known each other a long time. Rob Mayer and Tom Struthers with RT Entertainment Inc., got their start working together at a movie theater in…

“Dignity. Always dignity.” In the musical “Singing in the Rain,” Gene Kelly’s character utters that line to describe his acting philosophy as the scenes on screen reveal a very different — and very undignified —…

It may not be that Marilyn Monroe dress, but several gowns she donned for “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and “There’s No Business Like Show Business” are going up for auction this summer along with 1,400 other…

Whether they’re skating on a rink in Lake Placid or speeding across a track in Le Mans, sports figures can make for sterling cinema. Filmgoers eager to catch Will Smith’s turn as Venus and Serena…

There’s nothing quite like a “big screen experience.” Ron Hageman recently felt the joy of returning to the movie theater after an absence of about two years.  Hageman said when he and his wife recently…

Buster’s back. The Buster Keaton Celebration will return to Iola in September after a four-year hiatus.  Starting in 1993, annual festivals honored the legendary screen actor and innovator who was born in Piqua. When a…

After more than a year, movies will be back on the big screen in Iola. B&B Theatres announced Monday it would reopen the Sterling 6 Cinema on May 27. The movie theater was shuttered last…

While a small number of moviehouses have begun reopening in recent weeks, including Chanute’s Roxy 4 Cinema, others such as Sterling Six Cinemas in Iola will remain closed because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “At…

By the Kansas News Service TOPEKA, Kansas — Starting Friday, Kansans can gather in slightly larger groups, take in a movie, go to an art museum and bowl a few frames. But concerts, festivals, summer…