DVD: Casablanca Blu-ray: Casablanca Casablanca Revisited By David Macaray With the Motion Picture Academy having recently announced a change in next year’s format (i.e., going from five Best Picture nominees to a whopping ten), it might be useful to revisit the classic 1943 Best Picture winner, “Casablanca,” one of the most celebrated films in Hollywood [...]
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Casablanca (1943) Revisited
Posted: July 15, 2009 in David MacarayTags: academy awards, narrative, nazis, World War II
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Cartoon Voices: Serf’s Up in Hollywood
Posted: July 14, 2009 in David MacarayTags: Hollywood, producing, SAG
By David Macaray “Hollywood isn’t so much a place, as a state of mindlessness” —John Gregory Dunne Tinsel Town is addicted to “star power.” As evidence, look no further than SAG’s (Screen Actors Guild) latest contract with the AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers), and you’ll see that, while the Alliance is willing [...]
