Casablanca slums Sep 22, 2009
Casablanca has one of the largest slums in the whole of the Arab world. Think of Casablanca and most of us imagine Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman's epic wartime love affair ... The rising young population, and growth in rural urban migration, has put pressure on housing, in cities such as Casablanca. (BBC News -- Business)
Letters to the Pink Sep 14, 2009
Editor - "Casablanca" is one of the best films of all time. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, as the passionate lovers who chose to forgo their own happiness for the greater good, are one of the great screen couples of all time. (San Francisco Chronicle)
5Top: Unfiltered flicks that light up the screen Aug 10, 2009
AP** ADVANCE FOR FRIDAY, March 23 ** FILE ** This studio publicity file photo shows actors Humphrey Bogart and Swedish-born actress Ingrid Bergman in a scene from the 1943 classic film "Casablanca." Bergman is the subject of the new biography, "Ingrid," by Charlotte Chandler ... And in the beloved Casablanca, he inhales, he exhales and he stubs out his butts with the resignation of a man who has lost the great love of his life. (MSNBC -- Movies)
The 'Casablanca' debate Aug 10, 2009
Editor - I thought Mick LaSalle was a bit harsh - and a touch condescending - toward questioner Paul Holtz (Ask Mick LaSalle, June 28) for his temerity in confessing that he considered "Casablanca" far from the classic it has come to be considered: "I found it to be rather awful," Holtz said, and gave terse examples of what he judged to be its failings ... Seeing "Casablanca" again after many years only reaffirmed the reasons why this oldie moves me more to unseemly giggles than unalloyed awe... (San Francisco Chronicle)
S.F.'s signature weather, fog great for movies Jul 11, 2009
So do Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman at the end of "Casablanca." ... Play It Again, Sam (1972): Director Herbert Ross shot this Woody Allen script on location in San Francisco, where the airport is quite foggy for the final scene, a satire of the "Casablanca" climax. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Free Summer Movie Series returns Jun 19, 2009
The Time Warner Cable Summer Movie Series is back again this year, showing classic cartoon characters like Yogi Bear, the Flintstones and the Jetsons, along with legendary movies such as "Singing in the Rain" and "Casablanca." ... July 2: 1 p.m. - Toon Takeover - Cartoon Pandemonium from the Cartoon Network 3 p.m. - "Casablanca" - starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Joan Alexander; radio actress was voice of Lois Lane; at 94 May 23, 2009
"I even got to Casablanca before Roosevelt and Humphrey Bogart put it in on the map," she was quoted as saying, according to Thomas A. DeLong's 1996 book, "Radio Stars.". In 1944, she married John Sylvester White, an actor best known for playing assistant principal Woodman in the TV show "Welcome Back, Kotter." The marriage ended in divorce, as did a later marriage to Robert T. Crowley. (Boston Globe)
Old movie posters mean big bucks for NJ collector May 11, 2009
Icons of American pop culture adorn DeLuca's still-being-furnished town house: Orson Welles in "Citizen Kane" (signed by the director); the Marx Brothers in garish caricature in "Duck Soup"; Charlie Chaplin in "City Lights"; Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in "Casablanca.". All the posters date back to the movies' original release, and give the room the feel of an old theater lobby. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Ask Mick LaSalle: Actors playing real people Apr 28, 2009
I'll take Humphrey Bogart in "Casablanca" or "Key Largo" over Bogart in "The African Queen" any day. Dear Mick: Regarding your list of the 15 best films of the decade: If you were to put together a list of your 10 or 15 favorite films of the decade, would it be the same list. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Morocco imagines its capital free of slums Apr 19, 2009
Sidi Moumen, pictured here, is one of dozens of slums around Casablanca where a third of Morocco's worst urban housing lies ... CASABLANCA, Morocco - This seaside city is known as a rich stockpile of art deco architecture, the hub of Morocco's economic growth and the setting of an all-time classic movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman ... But Casablanca is also the capital of a bleaker aspect of modern Morocco - sprawling slums, where huge families are packed into shanties with tin... (Boston Globe)
• Morocco strives to eliminate slums Apr 19, 2009
In this photo taken on Friday, March 6, 2009, children play in the Sidi Moumen slum of Casablanca ... But Casablanca is also the capital of a bleaker aspect of modern Morocco _sprawling, garbage-filled slums that are fertile ground for terrorist recruiters ... Morocco strives to eliminate slums By ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU CASABLANCA, Morocco - This seaside city is known as a rich stockpile of art deco architecture, the hub of Morocco's economic growth and the setting of an all-time classic movie... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
News flash: You can buy happiness Feb 25, 2009
As Humphrey Bogart said to Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca, "We'll always have Paris.". My list of great experiences includes undeniably costly ones - a celebratory night with my husband at the Santa Fe Opera, where we enjoyed The Marriage of Figaro in the amphitheatre with the darkening desert sky as the backdrop. (Globe and Mail)
2009 Strawberry Hill Races Feb 19, 2009
This year's theme is Casablanca ... The Casablanca theme pays homage to the classic location and movie featuring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. (WTVR.com, VA)
@ The Movies: 10 Romantic Film Favorites Feb 14, 2009
Casablanca' (1942): Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman's romantic masterpiece, about a wartime club owner (Bogie) and his lover (Bergman), is still heartbreaker ... ("Casablanca" -- Warner Home Video; "The African Queen" -- 20th Century Fox Home Video). (KIRO TV, WA)
Romance Will Be In The Air And Casablanca Will Be On The Screen Feb 10, 2009
WACO, Texas Romance will be in the air and Casablanca on the screen at the Waco Hippodrome on February 13 - 14th. Screenings will be at 6 p.m., 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. to allow movie patrons to make dinner reservations at their favorite downtown dining spot. (KWTX.com, TX)
The Best Places to Steal a Kiss for Valentine's Day Feb 7, 2009
home of Hershey's Kisses chocolate candy; Blarney Castle in Ireland, where visitors kiss the Blarney Stone to be rewarded with the gift of gab; Venice, where lovers might kiss on a gondola passing beneath the Bridge of Sighs; and Casablanca, Morocco, the setting for the famed movie in which Ingrid Bergman implored Humphrey Bogart to kiss her "as if it were the last time." Kissimmee, Fla. and Kissing, Germany, deserve a spot on the list by virtue of their smoochy names alone. (Fox News)
