Posts Tagged ‘Casablanca’
An Appreciation – Children of Men
The beginning of Alfonso Cuaron’s great film, Children of Men (2006), is like a cinematic wake up call, slapping us right in the face to gain our attention. We see a man in a coffee shop ordering a drink. A group of people huddle together,…
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3D – A Qualified Defense
Amongst cineastes, be they as famous as Roger Ebert, or we mere mortals on this website, it has become de rigueur to trash the new trend of 3D film. The industry is pushing everyone toward putting on sometimes unwieldy glasses while staring at a potentially…
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An Appreciation – The Third Man
No film is perfect, but there a few that come close. The Third Man (1949), written by Graham Greene and directed by Carol Reed, is one such film. It is one of those movies in which every single element works in perfect harmony with one…
READ MOREAn Appreciation – Casablanca
“We’ll always have Paris” – Rick Blaine If there was a vote taken to choose only one film from the 20th century to preserve for future generations to experience, my guess is that Casablanca (1942) would be that film. It is so iconic, so memorable,…
READ MOREEpisode 60 – Use Your Grand Illusion
Spencer and John travel to the Grand Illusion – one of the premiere independent cinemas in the United States – to learn about their upcoming fundraiser, discuss the career of Zack Snyder in advance of the release of The Legend of the Guardians: The Owls…
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Hi again already! So, I forgot to mention a couple of more things that I’m setting down as rules for everyone who is playing the home version of the game.
READ MOREEpisode 17 – Comfort Films
Spencer is joined by Kevin Malcolm, co-host of the Backroom Comics Podcast. They open the episode with a discussion of comfort films – films you love to watch after a hard day. Next, they move on to a retrospective of the summer film season. They…
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