“What is the Magic Lantern?”

Magic Lantern Films gets its name from the old Magic Lantern Theatre, now called I.V. Theatre. In the late 1960s and early 70s, the Magic Lantern was a popular movie house that screened classic, independent, and foreign films.

Historical Document

Press Release



On October 21 the revamped Batman Begins bat signal
drew large crowds to IV Theater.

Magic Lantern Films is funded by the support of the Office of the Executive Vice
Chancellor, the College of Letters and Science, and the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts