Peter Sellers as Jacques Clouseau Michaela Owens takes a deep dive into the various iterations of the iconic detective at the heart of the Pink Panther franchise. Although Peter Sellers’s career offers many, many chameleonic characters — some even in the same film — there is perhaps one who looms the largest in the cultural… Read more »
Tag: 2000s
Two Weeks Notice and the Merits of the Romantic Comedy
This June, Establishing Shot will feature a miniseries we’re calling Here’s Looking at You, 2002 as we take a look back at films celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. Today, Michaela Owens is starry-eyed for Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock as she dives into their rom-com personas and their sole cinematic collaboration. For years, I have… Read more »
Eight Legged Freaks and the Good Rental
This June, Establishing Shot will feature a miniseries we’re calling Here’s Looking at You, 2002 as we take a look back at films celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. Today, Laura Ivins makes us nostalgic as she reminisces about the rise of the DVD and the charms of the video store. In 2002, the DVD format… Read more »
The Spectacular Action-Adventure Movie of 2002: Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
This June, Establishing Shot will feature a miniseries we’re calling Here’s Looking at You, 2002 as we take a look back at films celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. Today, Noni Ford points out the merits of one of the most polarizing Star Wars flicks George Lucas ever made. What I’m about to write may divide… Read more »
Russian Ark and the Politics of Camera Movement
This June, Establishing Shot will feature a miniseries we’re calling Here’s Looking at You, 2002 as we take a look back at films celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. Today, former contributor Jack Miller returns to the blog with his assessment of a visionary historical drama that Roger Ebert once said “spins a daydream made of… Read more »
Catch Me If You Can at 20
This June, Establishing Shot will feature a miniseries we’re calling Here’s Looking at You, 2002 as we take a look back at films celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. Up first, we have Jesse Pasternack’s appreciation of a Steven Spielberg classic that deserves a reappraisal. It might seem strange to describe Catch Me If You… Read more »