As well as generating some of the biggest laughs in the history of the silver screen, Brooks has also courted his fair share of controversy. Blazing Saddles was nearly buried by Warner Bros because ...
Not only are we going to get some nostalgia feels for the spoof comedy it originated from but for the creator behind some of the best spoofs in film history. Mel Brooks movies have a way of ...
Decades, centuries or even the entire history of the world – these films encompass vast stretches of time within a single feature.
Last year marked the 50 year anniversary of both Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. The new book from Bruce Hallenbeck details the history of both of these celebrated movies, how 1974 became ...
Mel Brooks comedy i also often broad and often hit-or-miss, so it’s kind of surprising that Brooks only directed one sketch movie. For History of the World, Part I, the name was part of the bit ...
It sounds like a surreal scene from Father Ted or a bad taste joke from David McSavage's RTÉ sketch show The Savage Eye.
David Lynch, the surrealist filmmaker who bridged the mainstream and avant-garde, exploring the sinister recesses of the ...
This story includes major plot developments for the entire first season of “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew,” currently streaming on ...
It then came to the attention of none other than Mel Brooks, who was – then as now ... duly earned a place in cinematic and cultural history, being referenced in everything from Batman ...
We are going through some rough times right now. Here are a few movies that might make you feel better about it.