'Casablanca' Skeds Theatrical Release

Warner Bros has scheduled a one-night showing March 21st in nearly 500 cinemas across the country, presented by NCM’s Fathom Events. This screening is titled Turner Classic Movies Presents Casablanca 70th Anniversary Event and precedes the March 27th release of the restored Casablanca on a three-disc Blu-ray and DVD package from Warner Home Video. The classic movie’s latest restoration will be its third. The film debuted November 26, 1942, but didn’t open officially until January 1943. It won three Oscars, including best picture, at the 16th Academy Awards in 1944.