Every great film should seem new every time you see it. ~ Roger Ebert

When someone kills your partner, you're supposed to do something. ~ Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade in "The Maltese Falcon"

Maybe you love me, and maybe I love you. ~ Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade in "The Maltese Falcon"

Saw "The Maltese Falcon" on TCM a couple of weeks ago. What a great movie. I have seen the movie many times, but for the first time, I finally understood what the movie was about.

The other night, I was keeping my mother company and "The Maltese Falcon" was on TV again. I explained my revelation to her. As we watched, it was a lot like watching "The Sixth Sense" a second time, we were watching a different movie. Everything on film was exactly the same, but not only did we see new things, but the old things had new meaning. What a great movie.

If a little understanding can create that kind of change in our perception of a two hour movie, makes you wonder what new understanding and perspective can do for our dancing and our life.

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