It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship and it's still going strong. "Casablanca" last week was named the greatest screenplay of all time by the west and east branches of the Writers Guild of America.

	Humphrey Bogart, left and Swedish-born actress Ingrid Bergman starred in the 1943 classic film "Casablanca." Click photo for larger image. The Big List Click here to view the entire list at the Writers Guild of America site.

The 101 films on the list "are meant to be scrutinized and criticized, dissected and collected, viewed and reviewed," Patric M. Verrone, head of the western arm, said in releasing the roster. "They are the literature of our industry and the legacy of our union."

Also in the top 10: "The Godfather," "Chinatown," "Citizen Kane," "All About Eve," "Annie Hall," "Sunset Blvd.," "Network," "Some Like It Hot" and "The Godfather II."

"Casablanca," by Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch, was based on the unproduced play "Everybody Comes to Rick's" by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison. On Dec. 8, 1941, "Everybody Comes to Rick's" arrived at the Warner Bros. story department.

It wasn't love at first sight for screenwriter Robert Buckner, who sent a memo to producer Hal Wallis expressing reservations about the purchase, the WGA reports, quoting a note found in the Warner archives.

Written in January 1942, it said, in part: "Its main situations and the basic relations of the principals are completely censorable and messy, its big moment is sheer hokum melodrama ... and this guy Rick is two-parts Hemingway, one-part Scott Fitzgerald, and a dash of cafe Christ."

The list, which ends with "Memento" and "Notorious" at 100 and 101, will be featured in Premiere's May issue, arriving on newsstands April 18, and on www.premiere.com later this month. In the meantime, you can also check www.wga.org for details.

Find them guilty?

Robert Rudolph, a retired reporter for The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J., is suing the makers of "Find Me Guilty," which opened in Pittsburgh on Friday.

He alleges the Sidney Lumet movie, starring Vin Diesel, is an unauthorized adaptation of his 1992 book, "The Boys From New Jersey: How the Mob Beat the Feds." It's his firsthand account of the 21-month trial which is dramatized in the movie about Giacomo "Jackie" DiNorscio.

The suit, against Lumet, executive producer Robert Yari, writers Robert McCrea and T.J. Mancini and others, alleges copyright infringement, misappropriation and unjust enrichment. Rudolph, who worked for the Newark paper for more than 35 years, charges them with "blatant and wholesale theft."

The Star-Ledger, which reported on the suit, quoted a spokeswoman for the Yari Film Group who said the film was based on trial transcripts, plus interviews with DiNorscio.

Derby, dancing and dealers

Tomorrow's Film Kitchen will spotlight the work of Will Zavala, an instructor at Pittsburgh Filmmakers, as he screens short videos about roller derby, belly-dancing, military recruitment and used car dealers.

The monthly series also will feature "Spontaneous Improvisation," the result of an artistic collaboration between Pittsburgh vocalist Eden McNutt and Ukrainian avant-garde artist Yuri Zmorovych. Two videos by Nathan Minier also will be screened.

A reception starts at 7 p.m. tomorrow, and the program at 8 p.m. at Filmmakers' Melwood Screening Room, 477 Melwood Ave., North Oakland. Admission, $4.