Casablanca a Smashing Success!
So this past weekend’s Valentine showings of Casablanca was a hit! We hope you were able to make it. We had so many people asking us about what was coming up next both film-wise and live. Well be very very excited because the WPAC is lining up a summer of fantastic Friday night films that will consist of classic movies, independent films and limited releases! Here are some pics of some of the folks who enjoyed Casablanca on Friday and Saturday (courtesy of our very own photographer Nolan). Please post or email your suggestions for movies you’d like to see here, because guess what? You DO get a say 
February 16th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
I thought the showing of Casablanca was incredible. What a great idea to utilize the Historic Hippodrome as a medium for people to reconnect with iconic works such as Casablanca. Being able to see it on the silver screen offered a perspective that none of my generation has had for this great film. Great Job WPAC, I can’t wait for the next opportunity!
February 17th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Thanks Trey, we definitely want to offer a variety outside of what is locally available and that can even include some of those “limited releases” that you normally have to drive to far away cities to enjoy.
February 21st, 2009 at 5:49 pm
My husband and I enjoyed the Saturday, 6 p.m. showing of Casablanca but the DVD had some technical difficulties. It sort of froze; then when it started back, it had skipped the whole cafe scene in which Rick tells his plans and orders the Frenchman to call the airport but the Frenchman calls the German major instead. The DVD jumped straight to the airport scene, which didn’t make nearly as much sense without that cafe set-up scene. I felt sorry for the young people in front of me who had never seen it before because the ending loses a lot of its impact without the set-up scene.
February 21st, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Yeah, we were pretty upset about the skip as well! The DVD was provided by the company who licenses the rights to show it, and they ensure that nothing like that is supposed to happen, so you can imagine that I’m hashing it out with them. Rest assured, we will show Casablanca again, and it will be a Blu-Ray version that we’re purchasing specially for the theatre! Hope to see you again soon!