Movies at the Depot
Tuesdays
June 15 & 29, July 13 & 27, and August 10
Depot Theatre, Westport
7:30 PM
Tickets $5
WEST SIDE STORY
June 15
Winner of 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Musical Score. This classic musical is a modern Romeo & Juliet story featuring stunning choreography by Jerome Robbins, music by Leonard Bernstein, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. "Dazzling...a cinema masterpiece" - New York Times / "Electric and thrilling" - Rolling Stone / "A great movie...a landmark of musical history" - Roger Ebert / "The best film musical ever made" - Stanley Kauffmann.
INVITATION TO THE DANCE
June 29
Gene Kelly's stunning tribute to the world of dance. This bold and imaginative film is told entirely through dance and music by Andre Previn and Rimsky-Korsakov; there is no dialog. The final sequence is a captivating combination of live action and animation, with the cartoon segments provided by Hanna-Barbera. "Gene Kelly has assembled an outstanding cast of dancers" - The Film Fanatic / "Colorful costumes and skillful photography" - Variety
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
July 13
Winner of 2 Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Screenplay, and nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress. One of the best screwball comedies ever stars Katharine Hepburn as socialite Tracy Lord. Her plans to remarry spin out of control when her ex (Cary Grant) and a tabloid reporter (Jimmy Stewart) converge on her home. "Great fun. Everything a blue-chip comedy should be, with witty, romantic script and a spendid cast" - New York Times / "A timeless sophisticated comedy" - Rolling Stone / "A brilliant adaptation of Philip Barry's hit Broadway comedy" - Leonard Maltin.
ROPE
July 27
One of Alfred Hitchcock's best thrillers and his first color film. Two friends (Farley Granger and John Dall) pride themselves on committing the "perfect murder" until their former teacher (Jimmy Stewart) becomes suspicious and then horrified to discover how his academic theories have become a chilling reality. "Patrick Hamilton's play was adapted by Hume Cronyn and scripted by Arthur Laurents" - Leonard Maltin / "Hitchcock could not have chosen a more entertaining subject with which to use the arresting camera and staging techniques" - Variety.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
August 10
Golden Globe nominee for Best Picture. Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson star in Shakespeare's glorious romantic comedy, set in the magnificent Tuscan hills. Benedick and Beatrice are two marriage-phobic rivals. Their friends, Hero (Kate Beckinsale) and Claudio (Robert Sean Leonard) try to bring them together despite tenacious resistance. Denzel Washington, Michael Keaton and Keanu Reeves round out the superb cast. "Ravishing entertainment - a triumphant romantic comedy" - New York Times / "High spirited and remarkably fast paced"" - Leonard Maltin / "Cheerful from beginning to end" - Roger Ebert.
