Admitting that Casablanca is one of your favorite movies is sort of embarrassing. It’s too obvious and mainstream a choice, too cliched an emblem of the “silver screen” for a connoisseur of cinema.
But I can’t help it – I’ve always loved the 1942 wartime thriller from Warner Bros., and in recent years I’ve come to love it even more. Flawlessly directed by Michael Curtiz, this tense yet expansive and funny, endlessly quotable tale of glamorous anti-fascists trying to escape the title city, foil the Nazis and come to terms with past romances remains highly re-watchable, and has recently come to seem as relevant as it ever was.
If you’ve never seen it, or maybe even if you have, you might want to check out the “Curated Cinema” screening of Casablanca, Monday, February 23 at 6:45 p.m. at Majestic Neighborhood Cinema Grill in Gilbert…