Courting the Lost World of ‘Casablanca’
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Steven Soderbergh, the “perpetual wunderkind,” is always up to something. News of the director’s exploits trickles in year after year: He’s firing up a 1960s Rat Pack heist caper with George Clooney! He’s assembled Michelangelo Antonioni and Wong Karwai to make erotic short films! He’s remaking a science fiction parable by Andrei Tarkovsky! He’s revolutionizing distribution by releasing “Bubble” to theaters and DVD simultaneously!
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