New 'Pink Panther' Movie Features An Animated Cat, Not Clouseau
There's a new Pink Panther movie on the way, and it will be the first feature film to focus on the series' animated mascot.
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Watch A Brief History Of Movie Title Designs
As part of the screening put together in relation to the SXSW Title Design Competition, Ian Albinson from the website The Art of the Title Sequence put together a nice two and a half minute compendium of excellent film titles. (That features an occasional piece of television, too.) For any long-time film lover, this little…
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The National Film Registry Adds 'The Empire Strikes Back' And 24 More To The Library Of Congress
Since 1989 the National Film Registry has preserved films in the Library of Congress that are determined to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." This year's crop of additions has been announced and it's a pretty varied group that seems to recognize lasting value of 'new' classics (The Exorcist, Grey Gardens, All the Presidents Men)…
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'Pink Panther' Creator Blake Edwards Has Died At Age 88
Blake Edwards, the writer/director/producer who created The Pink Panther and Peter Gunn and directed Experiment in Terror and Breakfast at Tiffanys, has died at age 88. The LA Times reports that he passed on due to complications of pneumonia; he is survived by wife Julie Andrews. Blake Edwards was a giant of comedy thanks to…
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GeekBomb: The Enduring Legacy Of The Pink Panther
It saddens me to think that there are going to be generations of kids soon who will think The Pink Panther refers to "those Steve Martin movies." It's enough to make Peter Sellers spin in his grave, and he would undoubtedly be none too pleased with someone else inhabiting one of roles that he created…
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