Hi folks, One of the all time faves: Inspector Clouseau. From The Pink Panther Strikes Again: Marty the Mugger: You have several of the world's greatest criminal minds right here, in this very room. Bruce the Knife: Yeah, why don't we take care of it ourselves? Dreyfus: Because you wouldn't stand a chance. [Crims murmur disbelief] Dreyfus: You don't know Clouseau. Tournier (a.k.a. Tony the bank robber): He can't be that good. Dreyfus: Good? Ha, he's not good, he's terrible; he's the worst. There's not another man like him anywhere in the world. Compared to Clouseau this doomsday machine, it's just a mere water pistol. Cheers! Matt On Dec 13, 2012, at 11:03 PM, Frank, Michael wrote: > i have a student who's interested in writing about the incompetent hero in american movies, and asked me about such figures in movies from before the current century . . . i immediately thought of woody allen but then drew a blank . . . can anyone suggest either a movie [or set of movies] featuring an incompetent hero, or an actor who regularly played the part of the incompetent hero? > > many thanks > > mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: Film and TV Studies Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dana Polan > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 9:11 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [SCREEN-L] critical studies of MacMahonism? > > Does anyone know a good study (essay or otherwise) of that French cinephilia phenomenon known as MacMahonism? I assume there's some material in de Baecque's history of its rivals at Cahiers du cinema. And I came across a few pages here and there, but I'd love to come across a fuller treatment of the phenomenon. > > ---- > For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: > https://listserv.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html > > ---- > Learn to speak like a film/TV professor! Listen to the ScreenLex > podcast: > http://www.screenlex.org -- Matt McAllister Professor of Communications Assistant Graduate Program Chair 209 Carnegie Bldg. Dept. of Film/Video & Media Studies, College of Communications Penn State University University Park, PA 16802 814-863-3322 (office); 814-863-8161 (fax); e-mail: [log in to unmask] ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org