daniel (12/04/82)
I believe that Casablanca is "so great" simply because it has more "levels" than any other movie around. Clearly, the movie plays-in-Peoria. There is enough romance to keep grandmothers weeping for another 35 years. It also has the nifty acting-directing-etc the keep critics (paid and unpaid) happy. It also . . . Need I go on? The point is that almost everybody likes something about the movie, but rarely do any two people like the same thing. The movie may not be the best example of any particular facet of movie-making, but is an excellent example of EVERY facet. Dan Nachbar BTL-Murry Hill
msm (12/07/82)
There is a restaurant called "Bogies" in San Mateo, California
(On the San Francisco Peninsula -- 60 East Third
Street -- phone 415/579-5911) that has a Bogart theme.
What makes this place somewhat unique
is not its decor (which looks like something out of an old movie)
but that they show Casablanca after dinner on a projection TV!
Any other restaurants inspired by movies out there?
Michael S. Maiten
Silicon Gulch, California
<...!{ucbvax!menlo70,decvax}!sytek!msm>rs55611 (12/13/82)
In regard to Casablanca, recently a movie critic submitted the exact script for Casablanca (with the same character names, etc.) to o one hundred film script screeners at the major studios. He only got replies from a small percentage, and the script was turned down by everyone, except for the one or two (!) who recognized it. And people wonder why there are so few great new movies. (Either that, or Casablanca was really a weak story made great by the performances.) Frankly, my opinion is that good scripts are not made into movies today unless the plot fits into the mold of what's hot at the moment. Bob Schleicher ihuxk!rs55611