The second film in the Pink Panther series could be argued to be the best, it puts all the familiar players on the screen with Peter Sellers, returning as Inspector Jacques Closeau. Herbert Lom is his long-suffering boss, Dreyfus, Burt Kwok is Kato, Closeau’s manservant and sparring partner, and Hercule as played by Graham Stark….
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) – Blake Edwards
Based on the novel by Truman Capote, and featuring music by Henry Mancini, this romantic classic stars Audrey Hepburn, and George Peppard. It is also the next stop on the Romantic and Melodrama chapter of the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film. The film, as solid as it is, features Mickey Rooney’s racist and…
The Pink Panther (1963) – Blake Edwards
The recommendations from Le Vacances de Monsier Hulot in Great Movies – 100 Years of Film, allowed me to revisit a fun film I haven’t seen in years. Blake Edwards, Peter Sellers, David Niven, Robert Wagner…. this is a pretty good pedigree to start with, throw in the lovely Claudine Cardinale (who sadly had to have her lines…
Who Killed Jessie? (1966) – Vaclav Vorlicek
The 101 Sci-Fi movies has brought me this unexpected treasure. This is a wacky 60s sci-fi romp that is just an absolutely hoot, verging on madcap hilarityof the Blake Edwards variety. Jessie (Olga Schoberova) is a busty, brainy, blonde beauty (how’s that for alliteration?) who has created a pair of anti-gravity gloves, unfortunately she’s consatantly being…
The Mind Reels 