Yeah, you read that correctly: Warner Bros. Digital Distribution is screening the legendary film “Casablanca” – which critic Leonard Maltin calls “the best Hollywood movie of all time,” starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman and winner of three Academy Awards®, including Best Picture (1944)—directly on facebook.com/CasablancaTheMovie on Wednesday, May 16 at 7p ET and 7p PT.
Watching the legendary movie by the glow of the computer (um, how I watch everything?) can’t really compare to seeing it at the Paramount, where I saw it for the first time in epic glory—gotta love Austin. But a livestream via facebook is a pretty cool thing for a 70-year-old film. “Casablanca” was voted the screen’s greatest love story and the #3 film of all time by the American Film Institute (AFI).
“Casablanca”: easy to enter, but much harder to leave, especially if you’re wanted by the Nazis. Such a man is Resistance leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), whose only hope is Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a cynical American who sticks his neck out for no one—especially Victor’s wife Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), the ex-lover who broke his heart. Ilsa offers herself in exchange for Laszlo’s transport out of the country and bitter Rick must decide what counts more—personal happiness or countless lives hanging in the balance.
Note: Movie fans must begin watching “Casablanca” prior to 9 pm PT through the film’s Facebook Page. Only one screening per Facebook account is permitted.