Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 13, 2024

This month's featured film album is a departure from the usual soundtrack LP and features two popular stars of the 1960s - Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren - joining forces for a rollicking good time on a self-titled album. Peter displays his ability to change his voice for various characters...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on June 12, 2022

There's always been a fascination over terrible films. Whether it's a no-budget turkey with no proficient technical values whatsoever, or a major-budget blockbuster disaster, the stories behind the making of lousy movies are often times more compelling than watching a well-made cinematic story. THE   read more

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on April 27, 2020

The Fox masquerades as a director. Imagine Peter Sellers starring in a comedy written by Neil Simon and directed by Vittorio De Sica (Bicycle Thieves)! A talented trio, to be sure--but also a seemingly unlikely one. And yet they teamed up in 1966 to make the Italian comedy After the...   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on February 27, 2016

Peter Sellers: cem personagens, zero Oscars Uma instituição antiga, muito conservadora, envolvida em algumas polêmicas e que não acompanha as mudanças do mundo na mesma velocidade em que elas acontecem. De quem estamos falando? Da Igreja Católica? Não. Da família tradicional? Não. Da classe p   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on May 1, 2015

A quick hit of Google shows the word “farce” defined as “a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations”, and I can think of no more apt description of 1965’s What’s New Pus   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 3, 2014

1. Dr. Strangelove 2. Being There 3. A Shot in the Dark 4. The Pink Panther 5. I’m All Right Jack 6. Lolita 7. The Ladykillers 8. The Party 9. Murder by Death 10. The World of Henry Orient 11. The Mouse That Roared 12. The Return of the Pink...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 3, 2014

1. Dr. Strangelove 2. Being There 3. A Shot in the Dark 4. The Pink Panther 5. I’m All Right Jack 6. Lolita 7. The Ladykillers 8. The Party 9. Murder by Death 10. The World of Henry Orient 11. The Mouse That Roared 12. The Return of the Pink...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on February 10, 2013

In the interest of diversity, I’ll be slowly integrating mainstream and critically lauded biopics into Biopic Theater.  Today’s entry into Biopic Theater won two Golden Globes and aired on the HBO network.  I don’t know much about Peter Sellers outside of his movie roles, but The L   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

"For 43 years I covered up this very dark spot of my life. I carried this grudge against myself. After all these years, I'm here and I'm lost. What have I done?" - director Peter Medak Peter Sellers developed a reputation for being difficult. By the time he started filming...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

"For 43 years I covered up this very dark spot of my life. I carried this grudge against myself. After all these years, I'm here and I'm lost. What have I done?" - director Peter Medak Peter Sellers developed a reputation for being difficult. By the time he started filming...   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

Peter Sellers: cem personagens, zero Oscars Uma instituição antiga, muito conservadora, envolvida em algumas polêmicas e que não acompanha as mudanças do mundo na mesma velocidade em que elas acontecem. De quem estamos falando? Da Igreja Católica? Não. Da família tradicional? Não. Da classe p   read more