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Daily Mirror
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
'Hollywood's most romantic film' with 'magnetic' couple has near-perfect 99% rating
Casablanca is a romance film for the ages. The iconic movie sees two former lovers, masterfully portrayed by old Hollywood legends Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart, reunite against the backdrop of World War 2 Casablanca is a timeless romance film. The classic movie features two former lovers, brilliantly played by old Hollywood stars Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart, reuniting amidst the turmoil of World War 2. In the film, Rick, a nightclub owner in Casablanca, encounters his past love, Ilsa, who is now married to a dashing fugitive fleeing from the Germans. As one of the most memorable lines in cinema history goes: "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine." Ilsa pleads with Rick for assistance in escaping the country, compelling him to make a heart-wrenching choice between love and sacrifice. Interestingly, the film was released in 1942, three years before the war ended when victory was still uncertain. Why is Casablanca so beloved? Casablanca won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Over seven decades since its release, the film reigns as one of the greatest ever made. The film boasts an impressive 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. As the website's critics consensus states: "An undisputed masterpiece and perhaps Hollywood's quintessential statement on love and romance, Casablanca has only improved with age, boasting career-defining performances from Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman." The actors' chemistry and the film's unforgettable lines are two major points of praise for viewers and critics. "Casablanca is one of the most romantic films that Hollywood has ever produced," penned film critic Wendy Ide for The Times UK. "Michael Curtiz's film is a classic for a reason - it's crafted with the precision, detail and beauty of a Fabergé egg; the dialogue is hauntingly memorable and, in Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, it has one of the most magnetic screen pairings in history." The movie is endlessly watchable, wrote Sheila Johnston for the Daily Telegraph: "There are some of the very finest character actors that Warner Brothers could muster and a rich, detailed screenplay studded with an indecent number of sparklingly quotable lines. It is a movie to play again, and again." During World War II, French-occupied Morocco served as an escape route for refugees fleeing from Axis powers. Film critic Serena Donadoni, writing in The Village Voice, noted: "Casablanca was filmed in the safety of the Warner Bros. lot, but the cast of immigrants and exiles who had fled the Third Reich conveyed their visceral fear. While the future was uncertain, the resolute characters of this exquisite wartime drama found peace through love and resistance." Writing for Cinephilia Beyond, Sven Mikulec explored why Casablanca remains so revered: "The main reason why Casablanca still holds a place in film theory books, popular culture and oral tradition lies in its powerful storyline that easily gets through to people, featuring characters easy to relate to, dealing with a theme that has for centuries been the artists' inspiration for creating the best of stories: love and sacrifices we make for a greater cause. "Set in the backdrop of the Second World War, evoking the notions of honor, loyalty, friendship and duty, Casablanca is a classic which represents the very best the old Hollywood had to offer, and it's no surprise the film managed to stay afloat and still be celebrated three quarters of a century since the premiere." Why viewers say it's 'perfection' Casablanca has bagged an impressive 95% rating from Rotten Tomatoes audiences. One viewer called Margaret gushed: "Best movie ever made. I never miss the chance to see it on the Big Screen. Perfect cast. Perfect storyline. SUPERB ACTING. Some of the greatest lines in the history of the movies. Just perfection." Over on Letterboxd, punters have given the flick an average of 4.3 out of 5 stars. The most popular review on the platform, which has racked up over 10,400 likes, said: "I hate it when people say stuff like: 'You should watch this because it's a masterpiece!' Those people are annoying idiots. Also: You should watch this because it's a masterpiece!" One viewer humorously pointed out: "the two main men in this movie look exactly the same. she didn't really have to choose, could've just picked either one and used her imagination a bit". On IMDB, where it boasts an impressive 8.5 out of 10 rating, the top review hailed it as "One of the greatest", stating: "As innovative as Citizen Kane was, I'm gonna put this one ahead of it. But in one way this film beats all others - the dialogue. Yes, the cinematography is great, the acting is second to none, but how many eternal lines of dialogue came from this?" Play it, Sam.
Condé Nast Traveler
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Condé Nast Traveler
Take to the Amalfi Coast in Style With This Hotel Caruso-Inspired Packing List
Among the most storied of the legendary Amalfi Coast properties that look out on the shocking blue of the Tyrrhenian Sea is Caruso, A Belmond Hotel, Amalfi Coast. Housed in an ivy-covered 11th-century palace adorned with original frescoes and buttressed by terraced gardens filled with citrus trees, the hotel—once the stomping grounds of Humphrey Bogart and Greta Garbo—recently opened the pool club La Piscina for the summer season. It's a place where live orchestra performances and outdoor screenings of Fellini films follow limoncello-making classes. Dress for cabana lounging in a look that will go effortlessly from the orange-fringed sun loungers to a traditional boat ride through hidden grottoes and coves. This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of Condé Nast Traveler. Subscribe to the magazine here. Cala de la Cruz Paloma linen midi dress $525 Anthropologie Omega Seamaster Diver 300M watch $6,200 Reed's Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton x Murakami Capucines BB handbag $7,250 Fashionphile
Sky News AU
05-07-2025
- General
- Sky News AU
Toughen up: Australians 50 years ago didn't need trigger warnings, safe spaces - they just got on with it
There are times when we Baby Boomers just shake our heads in disbelief at what the Gen Zers don't understand. We use perfectly straight-forward, everyday expressions we've used all our lives that just puzzle them. So here is my little list of what you've missed, so you won't feel quite so confused next time a Baby Boomer talks to you. Toughen up This is one Baby Boomers are fond of throwing at Gen Z. Usually pointing out that we never had 'safe spaces' or 'trigger warnings'. We just got on with it! Sometimes this expression is used in the extended form of 'toughen up buttercup'. (That's a play on the title of an old pop song from our era called 'Build Me Up Buttercup' - back when music was still music.) You sound like a broken record While you download all your music from some streaming service or other we had actual records. When we were young they were made of vinyl, and we watched them spinning on the turntable. The problem was when a small scratch was made in a groove the needle would jump on the scratch, playing the same little bit over and over again. That's why, when anyone nags, and repeats themselves, we say they sound like a broken record. Carbon Copy At the top of your email form, just under 'To' it says 'Cc'. That's because back in the day when we used paper all the time we had something called 'carbon paper.' This was a thin, black sheet you could put between your top piece of paper and second one underneath - then anything you wrote (or typed) on the top one came out on the second one. Clever, eh? And the second piece of paper was the 'carbon copy' of the first. Now you know what the 'Cc' stands for. A Kodak moment This was an advertising slogan for the Kodak company who made both cameras and something called 'film'- a strip of celluloid on which you could take pictures. This could be 35mm wide (or wider, if you used a cheap Box Brownie camera). When you had used up a roll of film you took it to the chemist to be processed, turned into negatives and printed up on paper as positive images. We couldn't just use a smart phone, then look to see how the picture turned out. No, no, no. We learned the patience waiting for the snaps to come back from the chemist. Dial phones I have stood behind a couple of Gen Zers at a technology museum as they puzzled over an old black, Bakelite dial phone. 'But where are the buttons?' they asked each other, and 'what do you press?' Well, these were real phones - where you put your finger in one of the holes in the circular dial and turned it round as far as it would go, then released it again. That's how you dialled numbers when phones were all connected by wires. Pay phones For those who enjoy those black and white films starring the likes of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, there might be one scene you would never see play out in these modern times. Younger readers might be puzzled to watch the hero dashing around the street looking for a 'pay phone'. Why doesn't he just pull his phone out of his pocket? Because they didn't exist - so he needed a pay phone. In a telephone booth would be a dial phone with a coin box attached. To make a call you needed to (a) to find a phone box, and (b) have the right coins in your pocket to make a call. I think kids these days have got it easy, compared to the way we had it (and look for the old Humphrey Bogart movie 'The Maltese Falcon' - your life will be enriched!) Actress This is one of those words that has been banned by the feminist movement. But back in our day the blokes who acted were called 'actors' and the sheilas were called 'actresses'. But we have learned not to use that latter word these days - or run the risk of being called dinosaurs who don't respect women. Rolodex This is what we had instead of something listed as 'contacts' on a phone or laptop. A Rolodex was a rotating card file. The name is a combination of 'rolling' and 'index'. It was invented in 1956 and dominated our working lives in the 1960s and 70s. It was the salesman with the best (most comprehensive) Rolodex who made the most sales! Nowadays your 'contacts' file can be read by any bit Trojan software that invades your devices - that couldn't happen with a Rolodex sitting on my desk! The Whole Nine Yards This means 'the lot'. If your Baby Boomer friend is really committed he will tell you he is going all the way on this - the whole nine yards. Well, 'yard' might puzzle a Gen Z Aussie a bit. But why 'nine yards'? Why that number? No one is certain, we just say it, because the expression has been around for a long time. As a wordsmith I can tell you that it comes from the early 1900s and appears to spring from a (very unfunny) old joke about a judge who gave a woman nine yards of cloth to make him three shirts, but (to his horror) she made one, huge shirt using the whole nine yards! Put a sock in it When a Baby Boomer says this to you, they are telling you to stop talking. They are picturing you with a sock stuffed in your mouth so that they don't have to listen you any longer. The expression actually comes from the earliest days of recorded music, when black discs were played on hand-cranked gramophones, with the sound coming out of a big bell-shaped horn on top. It was all acoustic, so if you wanted to mute the sound you had to stuff a small item of clothing (such as a sock) into the horn. Saved by the bell This means 'just in time' - help arrived at the very last moment. The 'bell' referred to here is the referee's bell in a boxing match. With timed rounds of three minutes, if a boxer was staggering and about to fall when the bell sounded he had been 'saved by the bell'. Mind you, there is also a myth attached to this expression. Namely that it goes back to the 1800s, when it was found that some people had been buried alive - in a deep coma that looked like death. Supposedly they dug up some old graves and found scratches on the inside of the coffin lids. So, according to this story, coffins were fitted with a string running up to a bell above ground - so that a mistakenly buried person, upon regaining consciousness could pull the string and be 'saved by the bell'. Complete nonsense. Never happened. But a chilling story, none the less. That's my little list. Has it helped? Explained a puzzle or two? In future, please pay attention to the Baby Boomers around you. Listen to them. Try to understand their rich and colourful expressions. If there is something you don't understand, just ask. They won't mind. Kel Richards is a veteran Australian broadcaster and author whose distinguished media career includes hosting the ABC current affairs show AM and his own talkback commercial radio shows. He is also a frequent on-air contributor for Sky News Australia
CTV News
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Grand Theatre launches film series featuring summer classics
The Grand Theatre, the oldest performing arts centre in western Canada, is hosting a summer film series featuring such classics as Raiders of the Lost Ark, Grease, Casablanca and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The Grand Theatre is turning going out to the movies back into a special occasion this summer. Starting July 11, the folks who program the oldest performing arts venue in western Canada will be screening a classic every Friday night, beginning with one of the all-time favourite summer blockbusters, Raiders of the Lost Ark. Movie Nights at The Grand The Grand in downtown Calgary is hosting a summer classics movie series (Courtesy The Grand) On July 18, it will be Barbarella, featuring Jane Fonda is a sci-fi film from the 1960s unlike any other. On July 25, they'll screen the legendary Casablanca, the 1942 Oscar-winning classic that made Humphrey Bogart a movie legend. On August 8, they'll feature Grease followed on Aug. 15 by John Hughes' Pretty in Pink. On Aug. 22, it will be the movie version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, on Aug. 29 they'll screen Scream and on Sept. 9, the summer series will conclude with Practical Magic. Raiders of the Lost Ark Raiders of the Lost Ark screens July 11 at the Grand in Calgary. (Courtesy The Grand) Tickets are $15. There's a full bar, snacks, air conditioning and a 15 per cent discount if you use the code SUMMER15 when you book tickets at 'Whether you're reliving a favourite or discovering a classic for the first time, The Grand is the perfect place to enjoy summer nostalgia in style,' said executive director Erynn Lyster, in a media release. 'It's more than just a movie night - it's a cultural experience in Calgary's most iconic theatre.' The Grand in Calgary The Grand was built in 1912 by Senator James Lougheed and his wife Belle next door to the Lougheed Building, because they knew a thriving metropolis of 50,000 people needed a performing arts venue that attracted people like The Marx Brothers, Fred Astaire and Ethel Barrymore. (Courtesy The Grand) Built in 1912 by Senator James Lougheed and his wife Belle, the Grand has hosted everyone from Fred Astaire to Sarah Bernhardt to the Marx Brothers to legendary performance artist Lori Anderson, to Canadian dance legend Crystal Pite to American play Young Jean Lee to Calgary's own award-winning Old Trout Puppet Workshop.
The Guardian
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Piece By Piece to Saltburn: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
We've had Robbie Williams played by a CGI chimp so why not Pharrell Williams as a collection of small plastic bricks? This weird but joyous documentary from Morgan Neville uses Lego to encapsulate the life of the wildly successful Neptunes producer and musician. Williams having synaesthesia – he experiences sound as colour – means the film can go off on visual flights of fancy; the beats he creates becoming rainbow fireworks or vibrant waves. All this trippy imagery covers up the fact that his rise to stardom has been fairly frictionless, but contributions from Lego versions of Missy Elliott, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg et al attest to his offbeat worldview and hyperactive creativity. Saturday, 8.25am, 4.20pm, Sky Cinema Premiere Why would a mother leave her 15-month-old daughter on a beach to drown? That's the central question in French film-maker Alice Diop's murky, moving courtroom drama, as a young Senegalese woman, Laurence (Guslagie Malanda), is put on trial. Lecturer Rama (Kayije Kagame) attends in the hope of writing a book about it, but uneasy resonances with her own life – immigrant family, pregnancy, mixed-race relationship – throw her off-track. Even the evasive, inconsistent Laurence appears unsure as to why she committed such a horrific act. Saturday, 9pm, BBC Four An unusual romantic lead at the best of times, Humphrey Bogart really pushed the boat out in terms of audience sympathy in this 1950 Nicholas Ray film. His Hollywood screenwriter Dixon Steele is sardonic and bitter, with a history of getting into fights. And when he is suspected of the murder of a hat-check girl, his blithe indifference raises the hackles of the cops. That doesn't stop new neighbour Laurel (a superb Gloria Grahame) falling for him, but as she gets to know Dixon better her suspicions rise. An edgy mystery, with Bogart an opaque, menacing presence. Sunday, 2pm, Talking Pictures TV Celebrated for making stars of John Wayne and its chief location, Monument Valley, John Ford's 1939 film also showed that the western could allow for moral complexity in between shootouts. With renegade Apache Geronimo on the warpath, an assortment of ill-matched passengers find themselves on a dangerous journey. These include Wayne's escaped convict, a sex worker, a drunken doctor, a cavalry officer's wife and a thieving bank manager. Naturally, the rough and ready types prove more reliable than their social betters when push comes to shove. Sunday, 12.45pm, 5Action Just in case the upcoming Netflix sequel doesn't quite live up to expectations, here's Adam Sandler's 1996 slapstick comedy to prove where most of its best jokes originated. Sandler's Happy is a dreadful ice-hockey player with a hair-trigger temper but he possesses a stupendously hard shot, which when adapted to the game of golf proves an unlikely boon. The disconnect between the etiquettes of the two sports is fertile ground for laughs, as is Sandler's man-child shtick. Sunday, 9pm, Comedy Central Writer-director Emerald Fennell has her gateau and eats it in this dark comedy thriller, satirising the British aristocracy while revelling in their massive houses and insouciant confidence. Barry Keoghan is the cuckoo in the gilded nest, Oxford undergrad Oliver, who is befriended by the genial, upper-class Felix (Jacob Elordi) and taken home to the country pile to meet his folks, Lady Elspeth (Rosamund Pike) and Sir James (Richard E Grant). The subsequent intrigue and flagrant rug-pulling as Oliver struggles to fit in make for a vivacious, vicious experience. Sunday, 10.30pm, BBC One This limber 2015 film is the second of four fruitful collaborations (to date) between director Ryan Coogler and actor Michael B Jordan – and also set in train a new run of boxing dramas set in RockyWorld. Jordan plays Adonis Johnson, the unknown son of Rocky Balboa's opponent turned friend Apollo Creed. Adonis has the fight gene too, so turns up in Philadelphia to get Rocky (a convincingly weary Sylvester Stallone) to train him. There's enough ring work for the action fan, but it's also an exploration of family ties and the meaning of legacy. Tuesday, 9pm, ITV4
