Enjoy ‘Casablanca’ again on the big screen

Some movies are perfect. Or at least they seem perfect. And no matter how many times you see them, they never get old.

"Casablanca" is one of those films. Released in 1942, directed by Michael Curtiz and adapted from a stage play, "Casablanca" ended up winning two Academy Awards. But that is hardly what makes the movie so memorable. Let me list just a few things that do:

Bogart and Bergman: Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman make one of the great romantic couples in all film.

Claude Rains: As Capt. Louis Renault, Rains is the main foil for Bogart's Rick Blaine and a man who knows how to survive.

Peter Lorre: Pop-eyed Ugarte is a weasel, maybe the polar opposite of Renault. But what a great weasel.

Dooley Wilson: "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh. The fundamental things apply, as time goes by."

Which brings up … the quotes, such as: "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine."

Or: "Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

Or: "Here's looking at you kid."

And this exchange:

Renault: "What in heaven's name brought you to Casablanca?"

Rick: "My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters."

Renault: "The waters? What waters? We're in the desert." 

Rick: "I was misinformed."

Yet there is no one single thing that makes "Casablanca" special. It's the blend of all the above — and more — a blend that you'll be able to enjoy yet again on the big screen at 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 12 and 15 at Northtown Mall and Coeur d'Alene's Riverstone Stadium cinemas.

The occasion? The movie's 75th anniversary.

Get your tickets now. You don't get to see perfect movies every day.