Director Nabil Ayouch’s “Casablanca Beats” wears its narrative trappings ever so lightly. If the film’s bookends prime the viewer for an inspiration teacher drama, a kind of “Dead Poets Society” or ...
“Ricky, I’m going to miss you. Apparently you’re the only one in Casablanca with less scruples than I.” CASABLANCA was the last movie that the Tivoli showed in the 35mm format (about 6 months ago) – ...
“Casablanca,” directed by Michael Curtiz, is regarded as one of Hollywood’s greatest films. It is set in the French-occupied Moroccan city of Casablanca, where countless World War II refugees traveled ...
John Wayne’s rise to Hollywood’s most prominent cowboy is perhaps one of the most retold stories in the Western genre. Each narrative sheds light on a corner of his life we didn’t know. But before ...
Saturday, Feb. 6, 1943 — 80 years ago — had been a balmy winter’s day in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The daytime temperature reached 70°, which appeared comforting to the crowds that gathered ...
Director Nabil Ayouch’s “Casablanca Beats,” which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday, wears its narrative trappings ever so lightly. If the film’s bookends prime the ...