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Morocco's King Hassan II was somber as he stared across the octagonal conference room of his palace in Casablanca last week. In almost the same breath in which he declared open a summit meeting of the 21-member League of Arab States, the monarch deplored "the existence of vacant seats" at the first such gathering in three years. The brocaded chairs intended for Syria, Lebanon, South Yemen, Algeria and Libya were empty. Of the remainder, only eight were filled by heads of state. Most notably absent was Saudi Arabia's King Fahd, who was represented by Crown Prince Abdullah...
...unbroken often leads nowhere. Singin' in the Rain was not really improved by being turned into a splashy Broadway musical. Casablanca will not be improved if it is remade with John Travolta as Rick and Brooke Shields as Ilsa, with Prince singing As Time Goes By. Come to think of it, would baseball be improved if we speeded it up for today's busy audiences by ending the game after six innings? Do we really need a new national anthem, with a tune that can be sung and words that can be remembered...
...control? Iran has reached a point of no return. Can the U.S. take care of the situation, or does it need a so-called coalition? I am sure the Bush Administration has learned a lesson in Iraq and will think twice before going to war with Iran. Najib Fahim Casablanca...
Sunday, February 13. Casablanca. 2 P.M. Brattle Theater. $9. Tickets available at theater or www.brattlefilm.org...
Monday, February 14. Casablanca. 7:30 P.M. and 9:45 P.M. Brattle Theater. $9. Tickets available at theater or www.brattlefilm.org...