MOVIE REVIEW: The Avengers

The movie, whether your are a fan of the comics and previous movies or not, is infectious summer blockbuster fun.  Those going in casual may just come out a fan.  The Avengers delivers the comic book action, beefy heroics, impressive special effects, and 3D spectacle as advertised.  When put up against the previous movie greats of the genre, The Avengers might just chisel out its own spot on the Mount Rushmore of comic book movies

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VINTAGE REVIEW: Casablanca

To anyone who will listen, I preach the greatest love and respect of Casablanca, the 1943 Oscar winner for Best Picture from director Michael Curtiz.  You might be able to name singular instances, throughout the vast history of cinema, of better ensemble acting, better war-time intrigue, better left-field star turns, better broken hearts, better dialogue, and better romance.  You might.  However, I challenge and dare you to find a better movie in Hollywood history that has all of those qualities working together at once.  Because of the successful combination of so many outstanding qualities, Casablanca is a perfect movie to me.

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