Episode 31: Casablanca

Loren and Scott will always have Casablanca.

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This Week’s Podcast:  Casablanca

• 0:00-1:27:  Intro!  Loren welcomes us to the podcast and introduces the subject of this week’s episode: [amazon_link id=”B006BG7RI0″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Casablanca[/amazon_link].  But before that . . .
• 1:27-2:10:  Scott has become a foster father!  Read more about his new family here.
• 2:10-5:10:  Scott loved [amazon_link id=”B009369Z8A” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Lawless[/amazon_link], comparing it favorably to [amazon_link id=”B003Y5HWJU” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Boardwalk Empire[/amazon_link].
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• 5:11-6:50:  Scott calls [amazon_link id=”B009EU6T16″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Hit & Run[/amazon_link] “a fun, light car chase comedy.”  It features Kristen Bell and Kristen Chenoweth, so he had to see it!
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• 6:51-10:56:  Scott was “dragged” to see [amazon_link id=”B009ANP48G” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Step Up:  Revolution[/amazon_link], the fourth in the Step Up franchise.  He was pleasantly surprised but calls it “impossible to review,” comparing it [amazon_link id=”B005LAIGYQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Act of Valor[/amazon_link], another movie that features professionals in the field that is being portrayed as opposed to actors.
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• 11:00-12:13:  Loren enjoyed [amazon_link id=”B007MDB71O” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]John Carter[/amazon_link], despite some flaws.
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• For a more in-depth discussion of [amazon_link id=”B007MDB71O” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]John Carter[/amazon_link], check out the bonus episode “Dean Trippe Interview #2!”
• 12:14-15:41:  Loren enjoyed [amazon_link id=”B004A8ZX2I” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Unknown[/amazon_link], despite being so genre-savvy that he was able to call the film’s “big twist.”
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• 15:41-18:13:  Scott has seen the trailer for [amazon_link id=”B0067EKYDG” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Taken 2[/amazon_link] and it has filled him with trepidation.
• 18:13-22:41:  Loren and Scott rave about the thoroughly enjoyable [amazon_link id=”B0082GQ5HG” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Pirates!  Band of Misfits[/amazon_link] and recommend it to everyone.
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• 22:43-23:13:  The review of [amazon_link id=”B006BG7RI0″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Casablanca [/amazon_link]begins. Scott reads a slightly amended synopsis from IMDB:  Set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War II:  An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
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• 23:35-25:34:  Loren discusses the AFI Top 100 and Casablanca‘s place on it.
• 26:15-31:30:  Scott discusses the pre-production and production of Casablanca, which took place during World War II.  This leads to a conversation about Scott’s favorite scene and Loren describing being able to see it on the big screen.
  
• Scott’s favorite scene:
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• 31:34-34:49:  Loren and Scott discuss the story.
• 34:49-37:38:  Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, the love triangle, the sacrifices of war, and modern romantic comedies.
• 37:38-39:28:  More discussion on the story, the setting, and how most of the film takes place in a single location.
• 39:28-41:55:  Scott discusses all the dialogue you’ve surely heard, as well as some of the other films that were clearly inspired by this film.
• 41:56-43:10:  Loren discusses the plethora of character actors that appear in Casablanca.
• 43:11-45:49:  Dialogue about the script.
• 45:50-46:20:  The one thing that bugs Loren about this movie.
• 46:20-47:26:  The one thing that bugs Scott about this movie.
• 47:26-48:37:  Verdicts.
• 48:38-52:55:  Loren has some recommendations for other films in this vein.
• 52:56-53:40:  Outro!
• SparkNotes: Casablanca
• Roger Ebert’s Review