The Sting (1973) will be screened in high definition on Thursday, May 5 at 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM at Newtown's Edmond Town Hall Theater at 45 Main Street. Tickets are $2.00, and can be purchased at the box office prior to the shows.
Moviegoers for the evening show will also be treated to a hot and sassy tap routine to “Me and My Baby” from the musical Chicago, performed by Lathrop School of Dance’s top group, the Stardusters.
Roger Ebert called The Sting “one of the most stylish movies of the year,” and it’s no wonder when you hear the snappy lines quipped by gangsters and con men alike, set in the sharp period detail of the sets and costumes, and seen through director George Roy Hill's nostalgic lens. Hill reunited with Paul Newman and Robert Redford for this elaborate swindle set in 1936 Chicago. The three had previously collaborated on Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid four years earlier.
Mark your calendars for the next films in this series: Grease on Sunday, May 22. Classic films will resume in the fall with The African Queen on September 1, Rear Window on September 29, and several more.
To see the complete film schedule, visit www.newtownartscommission.org/sunday-cinema-series and www.facebook.com/sundaycinemaseries.