TCM Unveils Cities Chosen for March 4 Screening of Casablanca, Including 0 Locations Chosen with Input from Fans-

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has unveiled the complete list of 20 cities that will be treated to a free theatrical screening of classic Casablanca (1942) on Tuesday, March 4. Nearly 10,000 fans voted to help choose 10 of the markets that will host screenings, with the most votes going to Baltimore, Buffalo, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Orlando, St. Louis and San Diego. Those cities join the previously announced screenings in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Miami, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

Presented in collaboration with Warner Bros., TCMs 20-market screening of Casablanca is one of many events surrounding the celebration of the networks 20th Anniversary as a leading authority in classic film. Although the screenings are free, tickets are required for entrance. Free tickets are now available for download from the TCM 20th Anniversary website: tcm.com/20.

TCMs special screenings of Casablanca will begin at 7:30 p.m. local time in all 20 cities. The following is the complete roster of theaters that will be showing the film:

Atlanta, Ga. - Regal Atlantic Station

Baltimore, Md. - Landmark Harbor East

Boston, Mass. - AMC Boston Commons

Buffalo, N.Y. - Regal Walden Galleria

Chicago, Ill. - Music Box

Dallas, Texas - Angelika Film Center

Denver. Colo. - Landmark Mayan

Detroit, Mich. - Uptown Palladium

Houston, Texas - Regal Edwards Marq'E

Los Angeles, Calif. - Landmark West

Miami, Fla. - AMC Aventura

Minneapolis, Minn. - Landmark Lagoon

New York, N.Y. - AMC Lincoln Square

Orlando, Fla. - Regal Winter Park

Philadelphia, Pa. - Ritz East

St. Louis, Mo. - Wehrenberg Chesterfield Galaxy

San Diego, Calif. - Landmark Hillcrest Cinemas

San Francisco, Calif. - Cinemark Century 9 SF Centre

Seattle, Wash. - AMC Pacific Place

Washington, D.C. - Landmark E Street

* Seating is limited. Entry will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets do not guarantee entry.

About Casablanca

Casablanca is Warner Bros. Oscar -winning wartime romance. Widely regarded as one of Hollywoods greatest films, the movie stars Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre.

In Casablanca, Bogart plays Rick, a nightclub owner who gets involved in smuggling refugees out of Vichy-controlled Casablanca. Bergman is Ilsa, the woman he once lost and who is now seeking to escape the Nazis with her husband, Victor (Henreid). And Rains is the corrupt police inspector whose loyalties are hard to place.

Casablanca earned eight Academy Award nominations, winning Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director (Michael Curtiz) and Best Screenplay (Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch).

Fans who want to own this treasured film will be glad to know that an elegantly packaged gift set edition, Casablanca 70th Anniversary 3-Disc Blu-ray + DVD Combo Edition is available for purchase. The limited and numbered collection contains almost 14 hours of bonus materials, with five comprehensive documentaries, commentaries and collectibles that include a 60-page production art book with never-before-seen photos, personal memos and archival documents, a reproduction of the original 1942 film poster and a set of four drink coasters. In addition, Casablanca is available as a single-disc Blu-ray or Special Edition DVD, as well as being offered as part of a Blu-ray Double Feature with African Queen, and included in the Best of Bogart Collection.

Contact(s): Heather Sautter

(404) 885-0746

Atlanta

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