Stanford Theatre roaring back to life after 2 years in July

The classic Palo Alto movie house will reopen with a Fred Astaire double feature, followed by favorites including “The Wizard of Oz,” “Casablanca” and “Rear Window.&#8…

Here’s a long-awaited piece of good news to kick off the summer: The Stanford Theatre is reopening July 9 after being shuttered for more than two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Casablanca,” which is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, is slated for July 16-17. A double feature starring the late Sidney Poitier — “To Sir, With Love” and “In the Heat of the Night” — plays July 23-24. You can add a little Alfred Hitchcock to your summer with “Rear Window” and “To Catch a Thief” and you can relive your nostalgic memories of “The Wizard of Oz” on Aug. 6-7.

since it was the first program upon its reopening in 1989 and again following a three-month renovation in 2017. But the Astaire double feature makes sense, too. David W. Packard, who spearheaded the 1925 theater’s restoration, arranged a two-week festival of the hoofer’s movies back in 1987 that led to the Stanford’s revival.

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