Tomares Screens The Band Wagon at Municipal Auditorium
The municipal film forum in Tomares will screen the 1955 American musical The Band Wagon this Wednesday, October 28, at the Rafael de León Municipal Auditorium, tomares.es reported. The screening, which offers free admission, is scheduled for 18:00 hours.
Organized by the Ayuntamiento de Tomares to bring the best films in cinema history to local residents from October to May, the event features both the projection of the movie and a subsequent audience discussion. Filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter Guillermo Rojas, alongside film critic Paco Gómez Zayas, will coordinate the post-screening talk.
Classic Hollywood Musical Hits the Municipal Screen
Directed by Vincente Minnelli, The Band Wagon received three Academy Award nominations for story and screenplay, costume design, and original score. The film stars Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, and Nanette Fabray. According to FilmAffinity's synopsis provided by the municipality, the story follows a successful singer and dancer who, despite a highly critical phase in his career, remains determined to return to Broadway, the stage that previously brought him glory and fame.
Upcoming CineFórum Schedule
The Tomares CineFórum has outlined its programming for the following weeks through November. The schedule includes Elia Kazan’s 1961 film Esplendor en la hierba
on November 4, starring Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Pat Hingle, and Audrey Christie; José María Forqué’s 1962 Atraco a las tres
on November 11, featuring José Luis López Vázquez, Cassen, and Gracita Morales; Steven Spielberg’s 1971 El diablo sobre ruedas
on November 18, starring Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott, and Cary Loftin; and Bob Fosse’s 1972 Cabaret
on November 25, starring Liza Minnelli, Fritz Wepper, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey, Marisa Berenson, and Michael York.