Join A.R.T. at The Brattle Theatre on Friday afternoons for three films featuring legendary tap dancers Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly, Gregory Hines, Sammy Davis Jr., and others.
The Friday Film Matinee is a new, ongoing program at The Brattle featuring special screenings of 35mm prints. Take an afternoon off to see and celebrate the magic of “reel” film.
Co-presented with The Brattle, which has been showing the best in classic, cutting edge, foreign, and arthouse films since 1953.
Lineup
Top Hat
DEC 6 3:30PM
Released 1935
Showman Jerry Travers (Fred Astaire) demonstrates his new dance steps late one night to producer Horace Hardwick (Edward Everett Horton), much to the annoyance of the sleeping Dale Tremont (Ginger Rogers) below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Co-presented with Screen Boston.
DEC 6 3:30PM
Released 1935
Showman Jerry Travers (Fred Astaire) demonstrates his new dance steps late one night to producer Horace Hardwick (Edward Everett Horton), much to the annoyance of the sleeping Dale Tremont (Ginger Rogers) below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Co-presented with Screen Boston.
Singn’ in the Rain
DEC 20 3:30PM
Released 1952
Gene Kelly, alongside Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor, stars as a silent film matinee idol faced with the onset of cinematic sound. This is truly one of the most joyous and entertaining movie musicals ever made!
DEC 20 3:30PM
Released 1952
Gene Kelly, alongside Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor, stars as a silent film matinee idol faced with the onset of cinematic sound. This is truly one of the most joyous and entertaining movie musicals ever made!
Tap
DEC 27 3:30PM
Released 1989
Max Washington (Gregory Hines) has just been released from prison after serving time for burglary. He returns to his old hangout, a hoofer club, where Little Mo (Sammy Davis Jr.), has plans for a show with Max. But Max’s old partners in crime have another job in mind.
DEC 27 3:30PM
Released 1989
Max Washington (Gregory Hines) has just been released from prison after serving time for burglary. He returns to his old hangout, a hoofer club, where Little Mo (Sammy Davis Jr.), has plans for a show with Max. But Max’s old partners in crime have another job in mind.
