Apparently, word has it that upcoming Pink Panther 2 is expected to flop big time, and I’m not the least surprised. Of course, seeing as I’ve never appreciated Steve Martin or his characters, I may just be biased, but really… As inspector Clouseau – a character so closely tied in with the late acting phenomenon Peter Sellers that any attempts at making sequels are futile?
While Sellers appears the only actor suitable for the Closeau part, I’m afraid the entire Pink Panther concept is long since exhausted, but he had his …

Of course, this is old news to most of you, but recent discussions reminded me of a film project still in the making: The Iron Sky, made by Finnish director Timo Vuorensola. The original title, by the way, is Rautataivas. However scary, yet fascinating, the plot itself is very simple, really. And, as usual, I turn to Wikipedia for support:
As World War II comes to an end in 1945, Hans Kammler and other German scientists make a breakthrough in anti-gravity research. Nazi spaceships are sent to the “dark side” of …

Having parented for the better of my adult life (so far for 20 years), there’s no getting around it: You get to see a lot of kiddy movies, and, sadly, all the fewer grown-up films (not to be confused with the adult kind, mind you). Thank heaven for DVDs! Anyway, last weekend my five-year old daughter and I went to see WALL-E, which she’s been wanting to see for some time, and I have to say it was a treat for an old computer graphics artist, such as myself.
I’ve always …