This week, NCM Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies teamed up for the first of a four movie "Event Series" to celebrate Universal Pictures' 100th Anniversary. The first of the series was Alfred Hitchock's The Birds from 1963.
Read MoreFor movie fans who want to dive into the great and heavy works of Alfred Hitchcock, North by Northwest is the first of two movies that I steer them to first.
Read MoreTo anyone who will listen, I preach the greatest love and respect of Casablanca, the 1943 Oscar winner for Best Picture from director Michael Curtiz. You might be able to name singular instances, throughout the vast history of cinema, of better ensemble acting, better war-time intrigue, better left-field star turns, better broken hearts, better dialogue, and better romance. You might. However, I challenge and dare you to find a better movie in Hollywood history that has all of those qualities working together at once. Because of the successful combination of so many outstanding qualities, Casablanca is a perfect movie to me.
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