"Burn After Reading": Up in flames? Sep 2, 2008
" Last week I caught the most compelling release of 2008 so far, a devastating period piece about love, betrayal and cruelty. It's masterfully photographed and alive to the human complexity of its characters, but offers an unsparing view of their failures and their blindness. It's intensely erotic, although it depicts nothing more risqu; than a young couple kissing. It brings a disturbing fragment of the distant past alive with vivid clarity, but also crackles with contemporary political... (Salon)
Daniel Day-Lewis Dishes About His Clooney Kiss At The Oscars Aug 27, 2008
" Backstage, the actress even serenaded the press room with a few breathy, touching lines from a Piaf classic. The first person to ever win an acting Oscar with a French-language performance, she explained that she used to watch the awards when she was young and often dreamt of joining the world's biggest stars. "I'm a very big fan of Peter Sellers," she grinned. "I wanted to marry him when I was a child. " Academy voters were also happy to slurp up Daniel Day-Lewis' milkshake, surprising no one... (Yahoo News -- Academy Awards)
A European masterpiece, reborn Aug 27, 2008
For every Peter Sellers or Dudley Moore or Sacha Baron Cohen who crosses over, there's a pileup of Simon Peggs and Eddie Izzards and Peter Cooks and Spike Milligans and Ian Hislops and Paul Whitehouses, some of them known to the bicoastal Anglophile Terry-Gross-listening audience, but none of them capable of getting arrested in Des Moines. Based largely on his long-running role as the horrendous radio and TV chat-host Coogan is a sufficiently huge star in the United Kingdom to become a favored... (Salon)
All That Glitters Is Not Gold . . . Obama vs. McCain Aug 24, 2008
There was an entertaining Peter Sellers movie in the late 1970s called Being There. It was about the rise of an unknown, simple gardener named Chance, to be the candidate for president. (Townhall.com)
Movie star Carell is a big screen action man Aug 23, 2008
But they will go because of Carell, who s becoming box office bullion to the studios, and is already being described as a 21st century answer to the likes of Peter Sellers or even Cary Grant by many fans. Massachusetts-born Carell started making waves on the big screen about five years ago by stealing scenes from other, more established comedy stars. (WalesOnline)
Tropic Thunder review: Who left the fridge open? Aug 21, 2008
Peter Sellers in Being There. Not retarded. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
A comedian with a flair for nuance learns to play big Aug 17, 2008
He is regarded by many as a comic talent and innovator on a level with John Cleese or even Peter Sellers. Coogan, 42, is best known for his character Alan Partridge, who began as a clueless sports reporter with an excessive interest in "groinal" injuries and then evolved into a supremely confident and sublimely uninformed talk show host. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Bill Cotton: Your memories Aug 13, 2008
Many great experiences with him - but I always liked a particular story he told me of when Peter Sellers came for dinner at Bill's house and there and then sketched out a comedy series idea to Bill set in the BBC. Peter was going to play all the characters - and all seen from the perspective of a janitor living beneath the BBC. The discussion went into the early hours of the morning. Bill said it was one of the great (and most hilarious) nights of his life as this comic genius - one-on-one with... (BBC News)
Stylishly Suburban Aug 1, 2008
Or, if you're a Peter Sellers fan, settle in at the bar. Killer apps: Gharai's mother, Sarideh, runs the kitchen. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
You'll forget all about his other band Jul 29, 2008
Lyrically, the album comes off underwritten, more elliptical than revelatory (sample song title: "Feed Me Jack Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Peter Sellers"). But the melodies speak for themselves, especially on "Victory at Monterey," whose chorus ricochets with warped guitars over a murky bass line. (Boston Globe)
Weekend bests Jul 25, 2008
Strangelove' starring the comic genius Peter Sellers is the main event for Movies on Main Street in downtown Suwannee Saturday night. MOST POPULAR STORIES. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Chef Blanc on TV? Bon, okay! Jul 24, 2008
After 36 years in England, Mr. Blanc still sounds an awful lot like Peter Sellers' hapless French detective. In fact, fellow celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, who could pick a fight with the Buddha, said after seeing Mr. Blanc's reality TV show, The Restaurant: "I was going to call up the BBC and ask them to provide subtitles.". (Globe and Mail)
BFI plans gallery of film memorabilia Jul 16, 2008
Currently stored in Hertfordshire, the collection includes letters from Alec Guinness while he was filming with David Lean, an annotated early script of Star Wars and Peter Sellers' makeup diary. "Once we have the green light, we will start a massive fundraising campaign," says Amanda Neville, director of the BFI. "It is vital that we have a centre for everyone to learn about film and film culture.". (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Hey, Emmy voters! Don't forget... Jul 16, 2008
(The show lost, to a miniseries about Peter Sellers. That outsider status has been perfectly fitting for a show that was, after all, filmed in Baltimore and trafficked in none of the hour-long drama clich;s so popular during its run. (Salon)
Posthumous roles: We see dead people Jul 15, 2008
(The producers of Trail of the Pink Panther pulled a similar smoke-and-mirrors bit with old footage of the late Peter Sellers. . (MSNBC -- News)
The Love Guru Jul 13, 2008
Myers, who seems to believe he's today's comic equivalent of the late Peter Sellers, offers jokes from under his fake hair and make-up with a boyish guilt and little smiles towards the camera. This affectation becomes tiresome rather quickly. (NEWS.com.au)
Eddie Murphy: Ill retire from films at 50 Jul 13, 2008
No piece of cakeMurphy, of course, excels as playing multiple characters, a skill he began to develop as a kid in imitation of his acting hero, Peter Sellers. But playing a tiny spaceship captain and the big person who is essentially an empty shell was a challenge, he told Roker. (MSNBC -- News)
New on DVD: 'Stop-Loss' is a gain for movie fans Jul 13, 2008
With: Michael Murphy, Nigel Davenport and Lynne Frederick, who, in real life, inherited most of husband Peter Sellers' estate, despite a brief three-year marriage, before her own premature death. Hitler: The Last Ten Days* * 1/2, 1973, Paramount/Legend, PG, $15. (USA Today -- Life)
Hollywood's version of the president Jul 4, 2008
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964): Tour de force for director Stanley Kubrick and star Peter Sellers. A war-crazed general (Sterling Hayden) takes steps down the path to nuclear war; politicians and military types must try to prevent it. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Love Guru features over-played gags and lowbrow laughs Jul 3, 2008
When Myers is on, he s the type of comedian similar to the great Peter Sellers, someone who can create outrageous characters and situations that entertain in an exclusive comic world. But here, he and his co-writer go for the easy, lowbrow laugh. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Abortion movie sweeps UK awards Jul 3, 2008
Also nominated: Paddy Considine - Dead Man's ShoesGeoffrey Rush - The Life and Death of Peter SellersDaniel Craig - Enduring LoveIan Hart - Blind Flight ... Also nominated: Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine - Dead Man's ShoesPaul Laverty - Ae Fond KissMike Leigh - Vera DrakeChristopher Markus and Stephen McFeely - The Life and Death Of Peter Sellers. (Yahoo News -- Film Awards)
One Night Only Jun 30, 2008
"For some reason as kids we use to listen to lots of it: Victor Borge, Peter Sellers, Billy Connolly, Robin Williams. My whole family - Mum, Dad, and my brother - would listen to tapes in the car when we went on holidays and we used to watch The Benny Hill Show on TV as a group. That's one of the reasons I do comedy - because it brings people together.". In 1991, Hills and fellow comedian Belinda Frank were supporting English hypnotist Peter Powers when the run was cancelled. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
United state Jun 30, 2008
She has the requisite Woody Allen film on her resume, a bio of Peter Sellers and Iraq drama In The Valley Of Elah. But here's where it gets tricky. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Industry Buzz Jun 29, 2008
Foremost among the difficult personalities: Peter Sellers ... "I hope in the book I didn't take anything away from his genius, but Peter Sellers sure could unsettle a person," he says. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Hail to the celluloid chief! Jun 29, 2008
"Strangelove" introduced the world to President Merkin Muffley (Peter Sellers), an Adlai Stevenson-like figure who was well-intentioned but ineffectual. Verini pointed out that "The Best Man" and "Fail-Safe" also came out in '64. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Stiller, Rogen, Ferrell offer up summer laughs Jun 25, 2008
"Slide showBatman, the Mummy, Agent Mulder and even Yoda return for more summer cinema adventures.more photosBy Paige NewmanMovies EditorMSNBCupdated 2:36 p.m. ET June 24, 2008Forget Mike Myers and Steve Carell. Two of the most promising comedies of the year head into theaters this August: Ben Stillers Tropic Thunder and Seth Rogens Pineapple Express. The two share an R rating and a willingness to tackle taboo subject matter Robert Downey Jr. performs in blackface in... (MSNBC -- Movies)
Have a laugh in Britain Jun 25, 2008
They include the birthplaces of Chaplin, "Pink Panther" star Peter Sellers and Noel Coward; Benny Hill's grave and the houses of Irish wit Oscar Wilde and stars such as Sid James from the "Carry On" films. Stan Laurel's statue and the Laurel and Hardy Museum are included, as are Albury Park stately home, used for the third marriage in "Four Weddings and a Funeral", and the protagonist's flat in "Bridget Jones's Diary". (iAfrica.com)
WMD: Mohamed Clouseau Jun 24, 2008
British comic actor Peter Sellers has been dead a quarter-century, but the perfect successor to his portrayal of the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther movies has emerged: the International Atomic Energy Agency's director general, Mohamed ElBaradei. His job is supposed to be to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and stop such means of mass annihilation from slipping into the hands of aggressors and terrorists. (Investors Business Daily)
There's little to love in Myers's 'Guru' Jun 20, 2008
With a changeling like Peter Sellers, the whooshing you heard, even on a bad film, was that of man racing concepts. On "The Love Guru," the same sound is more of a flushing nature. (Boston Globe)
Vintage Mike Myers in 'The Love Guru' Jun 20, 2008
It's vintage Myers, with an outrageous, broadly played character borrowed from Peter Sellers, silly makeup, bad puns, innuendo, the occasional pause for song and dance and Myers' ongoing obsession with little people. But is there still a place in filmgoers' funny bones for winking farce in an age of raunchy, explicit "Nerd gets the girl" laughers such as "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and "Knocked Up". (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Review: 'Get Smart' funny, some of the time Jun 20, 2008
Powers is the swingin' love child of Sean Connery and Peter Sellers, whereas Smart is a far more prosaic American composite of Jack Benny, Jack Webb and Lou Costello. By coincidence, Carell finds himself going head-to-head with Mike Myers' "The Love Guru" this weekend. (CNN -- Showbiz)
An homage to the everyman of sixties cinema Jun 13, 2008
Handsome as Cary Grant, funny as Peter Sellers, he is characteristically regarded with affection and recalled as the put-upon modern everyman of early-sixties cinema, an era when challenging cinema and European women with large breasts were unusually popular. Ciao Marcello. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Zohan vs. Guru Jun 6, 2008
His was a commitment to character, and moment, reminiscent of The Party, the Blake Edwards comedy in which Peter Sellers played a bumbling movie extra of Indian extraction who wreaks sly havoc at a studio mogul's Hollywood dinner party. Borat was a mainstream hit. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Harvey Korman broke up and made up with Emmy Jun 1, 2008
For the show's swan song season the following year, Conway would win supporting actor for the third time (edging out Belushi and Dan Akroyd of the newly rechristened "Saturday Night Live," Gossett for a Ben Vereen special and Peter Sellers for "The Muppet Show") and another Emmy Award as part of the writing team. Enjoy the comic delights of Korman and Conway as patient Harvey falls victim to inept dentist Tim. (Los Angeles Times)
Screen gems: UA Film Festival travels through 90 years of classics May 25, 2008
This, however, is Peter Sellers' movie all the way. His bumbling Inspector Clouseau remains a riot 45 years after this film debuted, though the many sequels and redos (some with Sellers, some without) are wildly uneven. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Bad bard McGonagall beats J.K. Rowling in Edinburgh auction May 17, 2008
But it was hardly a serious work: British comedian Spike Milligan played the poet; Peter Sellers costarred as Queen Victoria. McGonagall's careworn, well-thumbed poems are mostly signed "Sir William Topaz McGonagall (Knight of the White Elephant).". (AZCentral -- News)
Gilding the Lilley May 4, 2008
To some observers, Lilley, 33, is simply the most exciting comic satirist to have emerged in Australia since Barry Humphries, with whom Lilley is now sometimes bracketed (along with the unknowable chameleon Peter Sellers and the prince of excruciatingly confronting humour, Ricky Gervais) ... Hardy sees parallels with Peter Sellers, "that unknowable human being, so immersed in his characters who knows anything about Chris Lilley himself? He's so guarded and private. He becomes these people,... (Sydney Morning Herald)
Happy-Go-Lucky Interview Apr 19, 2008
Peter Sellers was a huge influence on my wanting to act. I grew up with him and found him hysterical. (IGN FilmForce)
Brand awarenessHow the eccentric comedian is taking the States by storm Apr 19, 2008
"I'm anxious to see what he can do. The comedian was previously seen as Flash Harry in St Trinian's "Maybe he's the next Sacha Baron Cohen, the next Peter Sellers, the next Hugh Grant. " Brand, however, offers a typically dismissive response to the notion he has set his sights on "breaking" America. "I don't want to break it, because who's going to put it back together. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Sir George Martin to Be Honored with The GRAMMY Foundation(R) Leadership Award at Starry Night Gala Apr 17, 2008
Of the hundreds of major artists with whom he has worked, a sampling includes: America, Aerosmith, Shirley Bassey, the Bee Gees, Jeff Beck, Bon Jovi, Jimmy Buffett, Jim Carrey, Cheap Trick, Cher, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Celine Dion, Dire Straits, Earth Wind & Fire, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Goldie Hawn, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Elton John, Mark Knopfler, Cleo Laine, Paul McCartney, John McLaughlin, Joni Mitchell, Dudley Moore, Kenny Rogers, Neil Sedaka, Peter Sellers, Carly Simon,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Mike Myers Shares His 'Love Guru' Wisdom And His Love For Justin ... Apr 10, 2008
MTV: We know how much you love Peter Sellers and love playing multiple characters in films. Will we ever see a movie that brings Wayne, Austin and Pitka together. (MTV.com)
Filmmaker put focus on characters, story Mar 27, 2008
BEING THERE (1979): This nearly perfect film stars the late, great Peter Sellers as an emotionally and intellectually stunted gardener who becomes an inadvertent media darling when he stumbles into the world of national politics. Jack Warden, Shirley MacLaine and Melvyn Douglas also give career-defining performances. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Letters to the Editor - 3/9/2008 Mar 15, 2008
Just like in "The Mouse That Roared," with Peter Sellers. Gordon Mirrett. (North County Times)
Downey fears black-lash over film role Mar 10, 2008
"If it's done right, it could be the type of role you called Peter Sellers to do 35 years ago. If you don't do it right, we're going to hell," he told a US magazine, anticipating a backlash that has already begun on showbiz blogs. The movie also stars Steve Coogan, Nick Nolte and has cameos from Tom Cruise and Tobey Maguire. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Get out of the house. Brave the snowdrifts. Have a good laugh Mar 7, 2008
Here, they've taken the classic, dark, Gothic novel - young damsel sent to work at an eerie, secluded country house run by a seemingly schizoid bachelor and his lunatic staff - and turned it into a memorable piece of silliness, stealing shamelessly from the comedic archive of Monty Python, Peter Sellers, Mel Brooks and the Marx Brothers ... He has clearly been a serious student of Peter Sellers. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
First Look: Stiller's new movie Mar 6, 2008
If it's done right, it could be the type of role you called Peter Sellers to do 35 years ago,'' Downey says. If you don't do it right, we're going to hell. (Entertainment Weekly)
2008 Oscars Snub Comedy: Juno Feb 26, 2008
Neither Cary Grant nor Peter Sellers ever won Oscars. Who are the men who have won the Best Actor award for being in a comedy in the last twenty years. (Suite101.com)
Backstage reactions from Oscar winners Feb 26, 2008
"The French actress rattled off a list of thesps who had inspired her: Meryl Streep, Daniel Day-Lewis Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette and Peter Sellers ("I wanted to marry him when I was a child").Cotillard ended her time backstage by singing a few bars from the Edith Piaf tune "Padam Padam" the song she said best encapsulated her feelings at that moment and the press room burst into applause. * * *Tilda Swinton"I just had a reverse 'Zoolander' moment, where I think I heard someone else's name... (Variety)
News from backstage at the Oscars Feb 25, 2008
Asked about her acting inspirations, Cotillard says she wanted to marry Peter Sellers as a kid, to several chuckles from the room. Her exuberance totally charms the press corps: ''I am totally overwhelmed with joy and sparkles and fireworks. (Entertainment Weekly)
Daniel Day-Lewis Dishes About His Clooney Kiss At The Oscars Feb 25, 2008
" Backstage, the actress even serenaded the press room with a few breathy, touching lines from a Piaf classic. The first person to ever win an acting Oscar with a French-language performance, she explained that she used to watch the awards when she was young and often dreamt of joining the world's biggest stars. "I'm a very big fan of Peter Sellers," she grinned. "I wanted to marry him when I was a child. " Academy voters were also happy to slurp up Daniel Day-Lewis' milkshake, surprising no one... (Yahoo News -- Academy Awards)
French actress Cotillard shines at Oscars Feb 25, 2008
In reply to a question about her screen idols, she said: "I'm a very big fan of Peter Sellers. I wanted to marry him when I was a child.". She also gave a short rendition of the famous Piaf number "Padam Padam," prompting loud applause from reporters. (Reuters India)
Smithee's unique take Feb 25, 2008
Then she dropped her bomb: I m a very, very big fan of Peter Sellers. I wanted to marry him when I was a child. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The Big Interview After 70 Years In Showbiz Bruce Is Still Game Feb 23, 2008
"I took over fromthe late Tommy Trinder, and I still remember the first one that I did. "There was Jewell and Warris, the most successful double act of their day, the singers Anne Shelton and David Whitfield, and a young comic called Peter Sellers. "They were all so nice to me, and their encouragement was an enormous help. I started off doing it for 85 a week, but because I made a success of it my pay went up, not long after, to 1000 a week, which was unheard of in TV terms those day.". (Glasgow Daily Record)
Todd Traina's passion is movies, not money Feb 6, 2008
" In 2000, things finally began to click. "It takes a long time to raise money and earn people's trust and make a film people will see," he said. His company, Red Rover, was formed a year ago. Despite the mostly serious subject matter of his films to date, Traina's passion for film stems from a love of Peter Sellers and the "Pink Panther" films. So far, he has yet to make a comedy. "Comedies are very hard to make," he said in December while home for Christmas in San Francisco. "It's very... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bush favors tax breaks in stimulus plan Jan 18, 2008
Jimbo wrote on Jan 17, 2008 4:21 PM:" Rent the movie "Being there" with Peter Sellers. Funny movie, however it is true that the economy cannot always be robust there will inevitably be a slower period. This is a correction period. That said we do have a global situation we are not used to. We are in somewhat uncharted waters with the massive import imbalance, coupled with a very expensive war. ". bad idea wrote on Jan 17, 2008 4:21 PM:" Tax rebates do not stimulate the economy. In order for the... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
The time for talk is over Jan 17, 2008
His favoured interviewees are from that distant roll-call of greats embracing Orson Welles, James Cagney, Fred Astaire, Peter Sellers, Muhammad Ali and James Stewart. "To talk to people who'd flown missions over Germany as well as played Hamlet was to deal with a different creature," he says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
10 reasons for the Tigers and Buckeyes to believe Jan 8, 2008
last year, but Being There is more than a funny Peter Sellers movie. The Buckeyes brought back 38 lettermen from last year's team. (ESPN -- College Football News)
Review: Simulscribe — Read Your Voice Mail Jan 8, 2008
Not having any confederates with foreign-sounding voices, I did a bad imitation of British comic actor Peter Sellers imitating a South Asian person. (Apologies both to the Sellers estate and the South Asian community. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Ian Jack: The Bhutto I knew Dec 29, 2007
An odd assortment: Princess Margaret's former husband behind the lens and, to the side of the camera with the lip gloss at the ready, the wife of the actor who played Peter Sellers' twitching boss in the Pink Panther, both of them helping the 32-year-old woman, who would soon become the first elected female leader of a Muslim country, to present her best face to the world. "Lord Snowdon!" she said in the car. (Guardian Unlimited)
James Hebert's 10 book-to-box office adaptations that worked Dec 1, 2007
November 30, 2007 Being There (1979): Peter Sellers is a memorable riddle of a man in this quietly eye-opening take on the Jerzy Kosinski novel. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962): Classic book, more-than-worthy movie, with Gregory Peck as Harper Lee's fearlessly principled Southern lawyer, Atticus Finch. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Kennedy Center honors Steve Martin Nov 30, 2007
Having just shot yet another "Pink Panther" sequel, Martin reveals an inclination to emulate Peter Sellers, who was an earlier brilliant clown with an indistinct persona. I knew Sellers, but I could never quite figure out who he really was. (Variety)
A cast of dozens Nov 25, 2007
Think Peter Sellers in the first two Pink Panther movies mixed with Jim Carrey in Liar, Liar. . (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
See 'Beowulf' Nov 16, 2007
So Zemeckis must pull the same sort of stunt - without humor - that Blake Edwards and Peter Sellers did when Inspector Clouseau visited a nudist colony or that Mike Myers does as Austin Powers. Zemeckis hides the hero's private parts with anything at hand, from another man's helmet to a ceiling beam. (SunSpot.net)
Propaganda, and Perspective, on "American Empire" Nov 15, 2007
In 1959, the hilarious Peter Sellers comedy The Mouse That Roared charmed audiences around the world by mocking Americas long-standing reputation for prodigious generosity especially to nations whove fought the United States and lost ... In 1959, the hilarious Peter Sellers comedy The Mouse That Roared charmed audiences around the world by mocking Americas long-standing reputation for prodigious generosity especially to nations whove fought the United States and... (Townhall.com)
Bette Davis bio dissects her genius on the screen Nov 8, 2007
The author of biographies of Billy Wilder and Peter Sellers, Sikov makes a compelling case that despite her stylized mannerisms and clipped diction, Davis was an actress of genius in a way other stars such as Joan Crawford never were. (Rent What Ever Happened to Baby Jane. (USA Today -- Life)
