Do we really need to try to convince you on this one? If you’re building a DVD library and don’t plan on including Casablanca, there’s just plain something wrong with you. This double-disc edition includes 10 minutes of newly discovered deleted scenes, plus a couple of choice bits of nearly forgotten Casablanciana—a radiodrama adaptation, the premiere episode of the short-lived 1955 TV spinoff, and Bugs Bunny’s rascally remake, “Carrotblanca.” And, shifting subjects a bit, the bad rumors are apparently true that Ben Affleck and J.Lo are actively pursuing a remake. This just makes us feel sorry for them. Really, how dumb could they be to set themselves up against the original? If that film leaves the ground and they’re on it, they’ll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of their lives.
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