Here's looking at you Casablanca.

With all the recent rain pelting down on an already wet Johannesburg I did what many a Joburger does on a day like this...hit the shops. Now I'm an avid movie fan and I collect DVDs like women collect shoes. As I stepped into Look 'n Listen at Cresta a sign caught my eye that read DVDs! 1 for R79, 2 for R149, 3 for R199. Being in advertising myself, the word sale doesn't really trigger me into compulsive buying but it did. I walked out with 7 DVDs to add to my collection and 1 of them was the renowned movie Casablanca. I've never seen the film myself and I've always gotten the odd glare when i mention this in conversation, so last night I sat down with some popcorn and watched the epic play out in front of me.

This movie is simply brilliant. There's something about the golden age of Hollywood that captures you in so many ways. The dialogue is razor sharp, the storyline is fantastic (Nazi's, WW2, a love triangle, a bar owner...), and Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman are sublime actors. Watch this movie if you haven't, if you have watch it again. And to those of you saying "but it's in black an white", if you haven't seen a movie in black and white you haven't seen a movie. Oh and this movie is riddled with movie quotes that you've always heard through the years but never really seen played out on screen. It saddens me to say that it's been a long time since Hollywood has brought out a film with this much cultural impact and good acting. CGI and cheesy teen soundtracks have taken over movies but we can always hope that this will soon change.