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Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft: Exclusive Guest Post by Author Douglass K. Daniel
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Guest Post on Sep 27, 2017
Mel and Anne, Hollywood’s best matched opposites… Was one of entertainment’s oddest couples – the dramatic actress Anne Bancroft and the wacky comic genius Mel Brooks – all that much a mismatch? That’s a question I pondered at times when I explored her career for my new biography Anne read more
Blazing Saddles (1974, Mel Brooks)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 5, 2016
Maybe the first two-thirds of Blazing Saddles are really funny, getting great performances out of lead Cleavon Little, his sidekick Gene Wilder and especially Harvey Korman’s villain. Wilder’s almost an add-on character; he’s around so Little, in addition to being funny and likabl read more
5 Mel Brooks Musical Numbers (2)
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Jun 7, 2013
Next Saturday, AFI is awarding Mel Brooks its Lifetime Achievement Award for bringing joy and laughter to millions and changing American comedy as we know it. I figured we can start the celebration a little early, so here are 5 fantastic musical numbers from 5 equally fantastic Mel Brooks movies.
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5 Mel Brooks Musical Numbers (1)
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Jun 7, 2013
Next Saturday, AFI is awarding Mel Brooks its Lifetime Achievement Award for bringing joy and laughter to millions and changing American comedy as we know it. I figured we can start the celebration a little early, so here are 5 fantastic musical numbers from 5 equally fantastic Mel Brooks movies.
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News From the Lake: DVD Releases, Mel Brooks, a Greta Garbo Biopic, and Cinemark Classic Series
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 23, 2013
Blame Cleopatra for why this is late, but never late than never, right? In this expansive News From the Lake segment, I’ll announce some DVD release dates, discuss Mel Brooks getting the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, a new biopic in the works, and what movies you can see in theaters this su read more
Mel Brooks: Silent Movie
True Classics Posted by on Jul 23, 2012
Before High Anxiety, Mel Brooks starred in and directed Silent Movie (1976). The ultimate silent movie, it’s a silent film about creating a silent film. Aided by his two loyal associates, Dom Bell (Dom DeLuise) and Marty Eggs (Marty Feldman), Mel Funn (Mel Brooks) takes a silent film script to read more
Young Frankenstein (1974, Mel Brooks)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 7, 2010
Young Frankenstein does not feel like a Mel Brooks film. It’s so startlingly well-directed, one could almost believe he didn’t direct it himself. Brooks, for the film, has this way of keeping the camera mostly stationary and letting his actors and the sets do all the work–one can& read more