It seems that not many people (myself included) realized that this wonderfully funny Woody Allen movie is actually a wonderfully funny Herbert Ross movie. One just assumes that Woody directed all his movies, but that’s not the case. I imagine he had a steady hand on the wheel driving the making of Play it Again, Sam though.

Play it Again, Sam marked a departure from our usual program of rather intense fair. This departure took place at the request of one of our favorite MovieNight regulars, and guess what? She couldn’t make it in the end. As I often point out in this mostly unread blog, you can’t second guess your audience. It never works! When Play it Again, Sam ended, I was inspired to put on Casablanca and make it a double feature… not such a good idea, as it was already after eleven, with at least some of us only hours away from a day of work. Still… there’s always next week.

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