Casablanca

 

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There is a scene in When Harry met Sally when they are talking on the phone and both of them watching TV and it is Casablanca. Is it because Casablanca is one of the most romantic movie ever or it is a movie which is easily recognizable from a few seconds? Anyway is there anyone who hasn’t seen it and older than 25? 

It is a must! Sometimes I found the old movies boring but not Casablanca. 

 

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Casablanca contains one of the most often misquoted lines of all time. Most people are surprised to find out that nobody ever says "Play it again, Sam." in Casablanca. Ilsa says "Play it Sam. Play as Time Goes By. Probably this confusion is coming from Woody Allen as always.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo2Lof_5dy4

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My favorite facts:

When Julius and Philip Epstein along with Howard Koch won the Academy Award for Best Screenplay they became the only pair of twins to ever win an Oscar. I have a feeling this is a record which just might never be broken.

Casablanca takes top honors for having the most "best movie quotes" in the AFI 100 best movie line list.

·       Here's looking at you kid

·       Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship

·       Play it Sam, Play As Time Goes By

·       Round up the usual suspects

·       We'll always have Paris

·       Of all the gin joint in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.

The good news is that Rick’s Cafe reopened a few years ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxl9LyOSmvk

I am sure they can mix amazing gin tonic, but you can try mine. I can absolutely imagine myself mixing one to Humphrey Bogart. Were there woman bartenders in the forties?

A good gin and tonic is usually made with a dry gin; however, the key is balance between the sweetness of the gin's flavors with the bitterness of the tonic. As for the proportion of gin to tonic in the drink, it's a matter of taste: equal parts or 2-to-1 or somewhere in between.

The best tonic to use is that which is closest to true quinine water. Quinine is extracted from cinchona bark and is quite bitter; a quinine tonic contains carbonated water with lemon or lime flavoring. Freshness is key: Use a single serving bottled tonic that you crack open just as you're mixing it up. Chill your glasses and fill them with ice before adding in the cocktail. Garnish with lime, lemon and a sprig of mint. If you want a little twist add 1 tbsp. of raspberry coulis.