Hot Takes On Film

  Casablanca (1942 US) “Of all the gin joints in the world this was the closest to my house” (Alan Tudyk on Resident Alien). I know so many of you have seen this but on this day of the Bowl of Super is a great time to rewatch this super classic. I’m also kinda hearing that it’s getting a bit lost in the sands of time and there are quite a few who have not seen it. That’s not OK. So grab someone who hasn’t seen it, tie them to a chair and force their eyelids open. They will thank you by the time Bogie says the famous line “We will always have Paris”. If they press charges tell the judge it was to watch Casablanca. They will totally understand. (Disclaimer: don’t do this.) After all in polite society knowledge of one of the most perfect movies ever made is required. Find it on HBO and Amazon and available to rent on most streaming. Please Like Share and Subscribe

  The African Queen (1951 US). Humphrey Bogart and Captain Janeway, whoops I mean Katherine Hepburn star in this classic about a spinster missionary who talks a river boat captain into taking a trip up the river and to destroy a German gunship. Based on the novel of the same name. Like a lot of films of the day they bickered a lot. I wonder if relationships at the time were like that. But they did get their poo poo together to survive the African river and the Germans and to fall in love. Eventually they stopped bickering. The implication throughout the film was that god was on their side for this mission because of Hepburn’s faith. This is one of my favorites. It was nominated for an Oscar in multiple categories and Bogie won for best actor. I’m really surprised though that director John Houston didn’t win in his category cuz that was a hard shoot. There was some criticism that the film shot in Africa, had no people of color in it. While that is true it did not have many people in it