4K UHD Review: The Return of the Pink Panther
With their careers in decline, Peter Sellers and director Edwards put their differences aside, joining forces for 1975’s Return of the Pink Panther, more than a decade away from the franchise did nothing to dull the humor of Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau. Eager for a hit both Sellers and Edwards (which he co-wrote with […]
4K UHD Review: Revenge of the Pink Panther
Continuing box office success brought Peter Sellers back for Revenge of the Pink Panther which ended up being his last outing as Clouseau, due to his death in 1980, aged 50. Sadly, this entry has only a few laughs here and there and seems largely uninspired. It has a lot of the same trappings of […]
4K UHD Review: The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Released in 1976, The Pink Panther Strikes Again is inspired, zany fun. Recovering from his stint in a mental hospital, Herbert Lom’s Dreyfus seeks revenge against Clouseau. Yes, the storyline is utterly preposterous but so be it. There are several memorable gags, and Peter Sellers is at his over-the-top best. It’s impossible not to laugh […]
4K UHD Review: A Shot in the Dark
Originally a stage play by Harry Kurnitz, and envisioned as a vehicle for Sophia Loren, the original script for A Shot in the Dark didn’t include Clouseau, and Anatole Litvak was to direct. When those plans fell through, Blake Edwards significantly rewrote the script with William Peter Blatty (The Exorcist), making Inspector Clouseau the lead […]
4K UHD Review: The Pink Panther (1963)
It seems hard to believe now, but initially United Artists had so little faith in The Pink Panther that they let Lee Grade produce it in exchange for distribution rights. You can bet UA was regretting that decision after the film became a hit and spawned several sequels. Setting the tone for the series, The […]
Blu-ray Review: The Pink Panther Collection
[amazon_link asins=’B01MZ6Y8XS’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazetteo-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’62bd0d39-6311-11e7-8cab-bd320e4458e6′] After years of speculation and rumor, Shout Factory has finally released The Pink Panther Collection. A box set that brings together all six of the seminal Pink Panther films that starred the legendary Peter Sellers (Being There), together, on Blu-ray, for the first time ever. For fans of Sellers […]
Blu-ray Review: The Magic Christian
Loosely adapted from the novel by satirist Terry Southern, 1969’s The Magic Christian was largely dismissed upon its release as being “messy,” and “incomprehensible.” Fans of the film contend that this was deliberate, that the film was an attempt to create a piece of social satire that was so revolutionary that it turned the establishment […]
DVD Review: Alice in Wonderland (BBC Broadcast, 1966)
BBC | 1966 | 72 mins. | Not Rated With the Johnny Depp/Tim Burton version of Alice in Wonderland now in theaters, several earlier adaptations of the Lewis Carroll classic have been re-released on video. Among them is the haunting, nightmarish 1966 BBC Television version written and directed by Jonathan Miller, and starring Peter Sellers, […]