2010 

In 2010, a joint Russian-American expedition goes to Jupiter to find out what happened to the crew aboard the Discovery. The sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is actually…

2001: How the Solar System Was Won

Photo: MGM I remember watching this film for the first time when I was a teenager, or perhaps 20 years old. When it was over, I was so stunned and…

Snow White and Disney’s Most Bad-Assed Villain

Photo: Disney In 1937, Walt Disney certainly had made a name for himself, having supervised and participated in the creation of such enduring animated characters as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck,…

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…