The Pink Panther Strikes Again 

The deranged Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) escapes from a mental asylum and builds a powerful criminal organization that threatens to destroy whole cities unless someone kills Chief Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers).…

Boogie Nights: Sex, Drugs and Disco

Photo: New Line Cinema The movie that looked like it might reenergize Burt Reynolds's career (it didn't really) is a fascinating look at the American porn industry in the late…

The Pink Panther 2

Someone is stealing the most precious historical artifacts in the world and Jacques Clouseau (Steve Martin) is hired to lead a team of crack investigators. There are virtually no redeeming…

Inspector Clouseau 

Inspector Clouseau (Alan Arkin) arrives in Britain to assist Scotland Yard, but becomes the center of a crime wave seemingly perpetrated by several identical Clouseaus. When Blake Edwards, Peter Sellers…

The Great Race 

A few years into the 20th century, a daredevil (Tony Curtis) talks auto manufacturers into promoting a race from New York to Paris; his arch-enemy, the dastardly Professor Fate (Jack…

Fail-Safe: Be Very Afraid

Dan O'Herlihy and Walter Matthau. Photo: Columbia 1964 was indeed the year of the Bomb. Stanley Kubrick's absurd Cold War comedy Dr. Strangelove, which was based on a novel by…

The Hangover 

Doug Billings (Justin Bartha) is about to get married and his friends take him to Las Vegas for one unforgettable night; when they wake up the next morning they can't…

Shot in the Dark: Clouseau Finds His Mojo

Herbert Lom and André Maranne. Photo: United Artists When Blake Edwards's The Great Race was released in 1965 it was touted as "the great laugh show of all time". That…

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 

Our runaway zoo animals try to leave Madagascar on an airplane but crash-lands in mainland Africa where Alex finds his parents. The title may be completely illogical, but the movie…

The X Files: I Want to Believe

When an FBI agent is kidnapped, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully (David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson) are consulted by the Bureau; the only clue is a disgraced priest (Billy Connolly) with…