The Party
The party Though this film is a relatively minor one in the massive canon of Peter Sellers, it has moments of absolute hilarity. Written and directed by Blake Edwards, one of Sellers’s most fertile collaborators, the film stars Sellers as a would-be actor from India (let them try to get away with that today) who is a walking disaster area. After ruining a day’s shooting as an extra on a film, he finds himself unintentionally invited to a big Hollywood party. That’s pretty much it as far as plot goes, but Edwards and Sellers know how to milk a simple idea for an unending string of slapstick gags. The result is a film that is episodic and sketchy, but also frequently loony in an inspired way. –Marshall Fine
Customer Review: Wonderfully offensive
Sellers’ over the top parody of an Indian man adapting to life in the mid-60s US is a hilarious, if insensitive and highly politically incorrect, reflection of the stereotypes of the era. Funny in a guilty-pleasure kind of way: you know you shouldn’t be laughing but good luck trying not to.
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Babette’s Feast Artistic, sensual and sacred passions unite in Babette’s Feast. Written and directed by Gabriel Axel, from a short story by Out of Africa’s Isak Dinesen, this Oscar(r)-winning*film offers “an irresistible mixture of dry wit and robust humanity” (Newsweek). Onthe desolate coast of Denmark live Martina and Philippa, the beautiful daughters of […]
Coleman Road Trip Grill Wheeled Carry Case
Coleman Road Trip Grill Wheeled Carry Case Easily store and transport your Coleman RoadTrip propane grill with this handy wheeled carry case. It features inner straps to secure both the grill and stand as well as inner pockets for additional accessories or condiments. It offers easy glide wheels for single-person transport, or convenient webbed […]
The Death of High Fidelity
In the age of MP3s, sound quality is worse than ever David Bendeth, a producer who works with rock bands like Hawthorne Heights and Paramore, knows that the albums he makes are often played through tiny computer speakers by fans who are busy surfing the Internet. So he’s not surprised when record labels ask the mastering engineers who work on his CDs to crank up the sound levels so high that even the soft parts sound loud. Over the past decade and a half, a revolution in recording technology has changed the way albums are produced, mixed and…
Rock List: Readers’ Twenty-Five Favorite Videos of 2007
From NIN’s surveillance footage to Justice’s parade of animated Tees to Mute Math’s backwards feat, watch some of the year’s best clips. 1. Nine Inch Nails, “Survivalism”
Joanne Weir s Cooking Class
Joanne Weir’s cooking Class This unforgettable, wryly original series of cooking lessons features real-world students working side-by-side with her in her own kitchen in San Francisco. “Joanne Weir ’s cooking Class ” invites viewers to share friendly, funny interludes with a perceptive teacher and determined students […]
Sex, Food, Death and Tarantulas
Sex, food, Death and Tarantulas Sex, food, Death and Tarantulas is the new EP from Robyn Hitchcock, the auteur of the highly-acclaimed album Ol ! Tarantula. It contains six live unreleased tracks including the Soft Boys classic “Give It to the Soft Boys,” Hitchcock solo gems like “Sometimes a Blonde,” and the Venus […]
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