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The summer's best movie was made in 1948 (episode 123)


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1:57: Why you should see “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre” on the big screen: After “Finding Dory,” the pickings are slim among new releases this summer. So film critic Linda DeLibero noticed in coming attractions a revival screening of “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre” at the Charles Theatre in Baltimore on July 23 and 25. Until the new Jason Bourne movie gets here, she says, this might be your best summer ticket. "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" was directed by John Huston, and it starred his father, Walter Huston, who won an Oscar as an old gold prospector who meets up in Mexico with two guys down on their luck, one played by Humphrey Bogart, the other by cowboy actor Tim Holt. They set out to seek a fortune in the hills, and what follows is a classic cinematic drama about gold fever, grit and greed. Linda DeLibero is director of film and media studies at the Johns Hopkins University and she co-directs the Hopkins/MICA film center.25:39: Bonus: On this 14th of July, Bastille Day, we could not resist an indulgence — the scene in "Casablanca," starring Bogart in an iconic role, when the Nazis are in Rick’s Cafe American singing a patriotic German military song, prompting the exiled French to rise up and counter with their national anthem.Links:http://thecharles.com/movie/the-treasure-of-the-sierra-madre/http://krieger.jhu.edu/film-media/directory/linda-delibero/
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