Why would anyone want to leave CASABLANCA (1942)?
Dir. Michael Curtiz
The Paramount, 5/20/10, 7:00pm
When talking about classic film like Casablanca, the word “timeless” is often applied. But what do we mean when we say that Casablanca is timeless? After all, this is a film set in a very specific place and time (Vichy-controlled Morocco in the early 1940s), with characters dealing [...]
Assignment 6: Knock on Woody
Every week, we will be posting a prompt related to cinephilia, and some of our founding members will contribute a short response. Hopefully you, our dear readers, will feel compelled to respond in our comment section as well. This week’s prompt was:
Write about five great Woody Allen films
We actually discussed and divied up the films [...]
Austin shows its affection for classic cinema and the lovely NINOTCHKA (1939)
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Alamo Ritz, 01/31/10, 6:30pm
Congratulations are due to the Alamo Drafthouse and my co-editor pal Daniel Metz for the wildly successful first installment of their new series Cinema Club. I’m not writing to talk about the discussion led by Daniel, Alamo owner Tim League, and University of Texas professor Charles Ramirez- Berg, other [...]
